New artists rise to the general spectrum through corporate promotion, not through dedication or inspiration. The industry tells people what they want to hear through promotion and the creation of faux-band images like MCR. People need to learn to elevate their minds beyond the confines of corporate selection, and at least decide whether they truly appreciate the art, or whether they simply employ its facade as a social and mental narcotic.
When you listen to a song, can you hear nothing else? Does it grip your consciousness, and leave an imprint on your psyche? Or does it just wash across your ears and fall away?
This state is not helped by modern music production techniques- the policy of most producers is to create a shimmering, sugar-coated diamond of perfection. This, to me, is missing the point. Art is not about mathematical precision and scientific procedure; art is about humanity and empathy. We smother the art in packaging, steal its breath, and leave a shell. A shell of scintillating beauty, perhaps, but there is no feeling, no life, and the inherent mystery unique to living things is gone. I don't mean to deride the use of technology in art, or anything of the sort. (Pro tools kicks ass!) I advocate its use, in fact, but to enhance expression, not to synthesize perfection.
Consequently, indie music is suppressed by the corporate media. Too much thought is bad for the industry- we need for people to realize they can actually think for themselves and decide what they want to hear. That would hopefully precipitate the industry fragmenting enough to allow artists the recognition they deserve.
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