#idc!!!!

hc’s for the lads li’s as rockstars—brought to you by my personal playlists as a former(current) middle school emo kid.

disclaimer: i’m not saying that the bands/songs mentioned are exclusive to the li’s listed, nor am i saying that they are inherently reminiscent of the li in question. i’m moreso saying the VIBE/SOUND of the music is what i think the li’s would sound like if they were an artist.

xavier ✦ sleepyhead by jutes

grainy fuckboy alt rock BUT HEAR ME OUT, the sound is fuckboy adjacent, the lyrics are NOT

as in, it’s the type of music where ur like ‘wow this is hot’ and then you go to look up the lyrics and suddenly can never listen to it again with wanting to cry.

wears gauges and does the camp rock knee thing when he sings

music is sometimes used as thirst trap audios

overall lives a very low profile life. he kind of just drops music and no one hears from him until the next 3-am snippet is posted weeks-months later.

everyone begs for a tour that never happens

caleb ✈ worthy by thriller records & the home team

breathy 5th wave post-emo music with a prominent bass line. almost exclusively love songs about loving a girl that he can’t have. yes, he screams.

wears his guitar low as fuck and it’s definitely not bc of his tendency to wear the tiniest muscle tanks

makes out with the mic when he sings, as in, his lips never leave the mic as long as there’s lyrics to be sung and it’s hot as fuck

is rarely in interviews just bc his vibes are so off , mostly lives out of the public eye. only answers questions about his music in interviews, never about himself, to the point where it’s in his press packet.

rafayel ♫ fast times at clairemont high by pierce the veil

rafayel has earned the pierce the veil vote from me bc he is my princess. 3rd wave emo with riff heavy instrumental breaks that he composes and performs himself. screams too, but not as often (gotta protect his vocal chords).

his albums are treated like chapters in his musical career, both musically and thematically. each album tells its own story, mostly drawing from a narrative of his own making that you’d have to dig through reddit to understand the lore in full (think ethel cain’s preacher’s daughter lore)

he took a years long hiatus after an accident that affected his ability to the play the guitar. came back with a full album that dropped out of nowhere and got the #1 spot.

prior to his accident he was a darling to the public. even if he was a bit of a rock diva.

fan favorites of his are mostly power ballads

has the BEST music videos. artistic and fun with complex storylines that are on theme with the current album’s narrative.

zayne ❅ how to disappear completely by radiohead

slow, instrumental rock. hard to move past the pit in your stomach when you listen to him, there a subtle feeling of loss or regret in each song and it hurts so good.

has only two albums, both are mid-length and spaced out years apart from the other. they also have very different lyrical vibes, but his sound stays the same.

indie artist that mixes and performs every song himself, dropping music into spotify without a care and absolutely NO warning

no, he doesn’t perform live, nor does the internet or greater public society know who he is. has maintained complete anonymity throughout his career. his (loyal and cult)following both hate and love this.

he has hundreds of unreleased songs that will never see the light of day outside of his hard drive.

sylus ⚜︎ black no.1 (little miss scare-all) by type o-negative

I COULDNT HELP MYSELF!! tellmeimwrong-you can’t

goth rock and doom metal, that’s sylus!!! takes his craft very seriously and yes he does remind me of peter steele .. my bad

you can feel the yearning in every note he sings!!! his vocals are just as poweful, if not more, than the instrumentals that slowly pour thru the speakers as he croons (ha!) into the mic

tours semi-frequently and always ends up in magazines for being pretty and a dangerous party-boy (its all an act, trust) (the mags dont need to know that tho, do they??)

he plays up his persona quite well, but is actually pretty laid back and rarely makes appearances outside of touring/required events.

compilations upon compilations UPON COMILATIONS of him being hot during interviews

has a massive back tattoo that has like a BILLION pinterest saves

HONORABLE MENTIONS: songs that were almost used for the boys and still somewhat remind me of them but not as well as the above

sylus — staring at the stars (from the gutter) by diamond dust

xavier — send the pain below by chevelle

caleb — blue dream by dance gavin dance

rafayel — grace by jeff buckley