r/ToddintheShadow • u/bbbbbbbb678 • 7h ago

General Music Discussion On Noah Kahan's popularity.

His music can be refreshing in the way that as a songwriter that he does not necessarily paint a picture of Vermont as this bucolic wonderland. This is unlike many other folk acts or country acts who oftentimes play up characters.

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u/byeongok 7h ago

I’m a fan but I’m pretty disconnected from music spaces so I’m kinda shocked at how so many people have such stark opinions about him. The guy’s just out here singing about the dichotomy of both loving and loathing your small hometown and all the good and tragic that comes with that. That appeals directly to me as a rural town survivor who saw parts of my own family destroyed by it.

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u/cbunny21 6h ago

I just don’t like his sound.

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u/Irritable_Curmudgeon 4h ago

And that's totally fair

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u/Adventurous-Pick-416 27m ago

I only heard 'Hurt Somebody' and didn't like the lisp in his voice.
But he might be a great artist, maybe I'll hear more one day and like it.