#and am is a very popular band. that album isn’t radio pop by aby means

[berlinini]

I have a thought. Do you think that Louis keeps stressing that his music is not pop, its indie/alternative or whatever because he would even be more shunned if he were to try to compete in the pop genre? Do you think that is his way of trying to create a space for himself where they would at least let him be? Unfortunately, he knows he will never be accepted by the wider indie community or will get to play the festivals and stages that those artists play so he has reconciled with that fact and hence is stuck in a no man's land?

Hmmmm I don’t think he has ever defined his musical style as indie? Charlie did for sure. Louis has said the new album is more like the stuff he listens to. And when talking about ooms and silver tongues he described them as punk rock?

I think a good 2/3 of the songs on the new album are still pop. I also think he dislikes the word because it comes with lots of baggage for him (see his famous notes app note). Somehow Louis has also integrated the belief that the music he makes isn’t radio friendly, which is just pure bullshit.

Anyways seeing the different genres on fitf I think he’s just making whatever music he wants to make without trying to fit into a precise category, and he knows he won’t ever be a huge “pop star” and his his ex-boyband label means fans of indie/rock music will always have preconceptions about him. But he makes excellent songs so if people are open to discover his stuff, I’m sure they will admit so.