regardless of personal taste, what have been the big anthems/zeitgeist defining music this year?
migos have done a good job at being the focal point of culture, an explicit aim of theirs.
mask off was a big hit, but doesn't seem to me to be particularly essential; the musical landscape wouldn't look much different without it.
in terms of the uk, am and skengdo were uk drill's figureheads, the 'war is war instrumental' section of their mad about bars was one of the only anthems out of the scene. 'waps' was another one, maybe 'call me a spartan'. 'crash' was a minor anthem. i'm not particularly keen on 'man's not hot', but it's occupying a healthy space being the breakthrough uk drill song.
when talking about the 'best artist since 2000' thread, reynolds said there's not much consensus about these sorts of things anymore. it does feel like there's largely a void where the musical narrative of 2017 should be. i don't think that would have been the case even a couple of years back.