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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- Through these past couple years, lo-fi's sound has progressively gotten more popular. One of the bands to implement this the best over the years has been a group going by the name of teen suicide. Changing names to American Pleasure Club a few years ago, they have managed to perfect their sound and impact the underground scene as a whole. Today I want to talk about that.
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when i first found teen suicide on spotify, i originally kind of dismissed them as a lame band that was trying too hard to sound edgy. i ended up forgetting about them for a while until i fell into a really depressive state and attempted suicide. while i was in the hospital, i started listening to them again for whatever reason, and payed more attention to what lyrics i could understand. I ended up listening to them every day until i was discharged from the hospital, and i still do today. it helped to know that there are other people who just as fucked up, angry, and hopeless as i was then.
that’s super cool to hear your story. i’m sorry about everything you went through, but i’m glad they were able to help you in that sort of way. they’ve been such an inspiration to so many people and it’s really cool to see them continue to grow.
I feel like the “poor mixing” is meant to simulate being unable to express depression vocally, the music being the feelings drowning your ability to tell anyone about it.
I remember x said he wanted to collab with them too and he said he got hooked on this band from a girl friend that told him about listening to salvia Plath and that’s how he got his distorted sound since he didn’t think it mattered about the quality as long as it made u feel a certain way
Sadly teen suicide doesn’t fw x
@@kennysalazar8192 x and teen suicide collab would have been godly
X inspired my music under delusional tiba
@@kennysalazar8192 wait why not
@@nosurveil x sampled “no, the moon” and teen suicide didn’t like that he did, also bc of his domestic abuse charges and bc he beat up a gay guy in jail
I love this video. I havnt seen anyone talk about them on yt before. Btw they changed their name back to teen suicide recently
Thank you! That’s one of the reasons i decided to cover them. Also, i saw, they changed it like less than a week after i released the video (which ended up sort of invalidating a lot of the shit i said near the end) which was super fun lol
How did you find out they changed it back to teen suicide?
It’s displayed on their twitter page!
@@Possumlvr when they announced the new album
NEW ALBUM???!?!?!?!?!!!!
Literally because you made a video about one of my favorite bands I’m subbing.
Appreciate it man :)
yeah dude
this band is top tier and despite them being very underground, they have a special place in my heart
I first discovered teen suicide when I was about 14. I was extremely depressed and started listening to all sorts of music. My favourite album is waste yrself. Every single song on this album is able to bring me into this state of nostalgia and melancholy. And it's not even the lyrics that touch me, it't the sound. The instruments and sounds in songs more than often are able to make me feel much more emotional than lyrics, and this band is a prime example of that. Haunt me (x3), We found two dead swans, swimming... all of these songs are so powerful emotionally. Their sound makes me feel empty and sad, but also hazy and dreamy. Such an amazing band.
Teen suicide has really perfected their style of ambience over the past couple of years and they’ve definitely become REALLY good at incorporating heavy emotion into their overall sound, which i think is one of their best qualities
Teen Suicide are easily one of my all time favorite bands ever, thank you so much for talking about Sam's amazing works of art.
Haven't seen anyone cover them yet
I'm glad you enjoyed! They're definitely a group that deserves infinitely more attention.
in 8th grade i decided to sing all the lonely nights in your life for karaoke in my choir class and ended up making someone in the class cry
that really goes to show how beautiful the lyrics are and how the instrumentals add to them
it has become one of my favorite songs ever and kinda introduced myself to the band afterwards
now im completely infatuated with their sound
hey, that’s really cool! you’re definitely right about the lyrics/sound having an impact, that’s one of the reasons why i love this band so much - despite their typical subject matter, they feel very comforting and familiar
I read this, and then all the lonely nights in your life started playing..
i already wanted to make music when i discovered sam’s (starry, ricky eat, teen suicide) music at 14, but listening to all of his albums really inspired me to actually start doing it, i owe everything of my teenage years to sam’s music
Bro teen suicide might be my biggest inspiration and it's really nice to see someone comment about it and make a video that's actually well done. u have now gained my subscription Dave.
tysm! i appreciate you for watchin and sticking around
Finally finding a video essay on one of my favorite bands is heavenly
what I can't say, "teen suicide" says it with its beautiful and sad lyrics
This band really carried me through the worst parts of my teenage years, and they were a pretty big thing in my circle. While they were awful times, it felt somehow blissful to know that others empathized and could vocalize the feeling in a better way than I ever could. I often feel like this type of music (the garage/indie scene) just feels more authentic and personal than the larger groups; likely because the band (and music itself) are imperfect, and don't have professionally tailored public images. Like yeah, there might be many technical flaws, but if it didn't have those flaws, it wouldn't provide the same emotion. Thank you for making this video, it really was deserved in my eyes.
I was thinking of making a similar video essay, but you've definitely filled the gap. Really good job man!
thank you so much! i’m glad you enjoyed it. your experience with it is pretty similar to i think a lot of peoples, so to me it just made sense to talk about it
No the moon is the reason why I started playing piano something about it to me is just so peaceful and puts me into a happy place whenever I play it or hear it, I have much respect for them and I hope they can keep this music going forever and make an impact on the culture forever
That was actually the first song i learned on piano as well! It’s definitely super calming and fun to play, plus it never gets old which is really nice
I really love this band, it's sad that I can't find anyone who likes this type of music, I try a lot to show them why they are awesome. :(
Also, awesome vid!
i will say that a lot of their stuff is a little bit more niche so i can understand why some people aren’t super into them. I do wish they got more recognition tho. And thanks, i appreciate it!
I love they too
I love the music but the artist is a piece of shit lol
22Ethan Bui he’s just an asshole on twitter, doesn’t make him a pos
@@tjf5915 not just on Twitter lmao and even then that doesn't mean it's okay. Don't enable him
i've rediscovered teen suic*de during the pandemic. i started listening to them during junior high not really getting the whole depressed sound that they went for, i just thought it was a cool new interesting sound.
fast forward to now, i get it. i get the emotion that is in their music both old and new and it almost feels comforting? in some way, i really think that this band has saved my life.
great vid btw! :)
honestly i kinda went through a similar thing. i first heard no the moon and the rest of i will be my own hell in 7th or 8th grade and kinda just liked em, but as time went on i grew to really appreciate their sound a lot more. thanks for watching :)
oh my god i love this so much. thank you so much for this video. also i love that you even included the bit about us teen suicide fans listening to jj’s covers, screaming lyrics, playing no, the moon on various instruments, etc, made me wheeze lmao
No problem! And of course lol I relate to all of it so I figured I'd throw it in there. Thx for watchin!
dave :)))
its funny, most of the early bvf had to be deciphered because sam would forget lyrics for almost every song,
this band has brought so much hope and euphoria its insane, they practically saved my life
lmao that’s great, altho i will say remembering lyrics sometimes is a lil difficult. i’m glad they had that impact on you though, it definitely speaks to what they’re doing
dave whats your experience?
i’ve primarily just had a lot of close people in my life be in really shitty mental states,
something i’ve seen teen suicide help with a lot of the time, so i just really like their message.
dave yeah, its cool how they connect to different peoples situations
i know sam was also in a really bad spot at one point and i like think that the project helped him with that, as well as others obviously
Loved the video, though I'm surprised you didn't mention tracks or albums from them and Sam under lesser known aliases.
Honestly so many artists like Sam so often have so many other side projects that it's hard to keep track of them all. The main point was just to introduce people to the more well-known stuff that's been put out and the impact its had. Thanks for the support though :)
plz tell me like what
@@strawberrywigz1658 Sam ray, the singer on teen suicide has a solo project called "Ricky eat acid" and I think the project "starry cat" has something to do with teen suicide too but I can be wrong, good band thought
@@boywhocries4832 WAIT STARRY CAT IS SAM RAY?
edit: what abt boy crush?
@@strawberrywigz1658 i've been searching on bandcamp and it seems like boy crush is a project by a guy called Sean Henry saintseanhenry.bandcamp.com/
also, i found that sam ray had a project called mad dads, look for it as ''mad dads (demos)'' i think that's the project that eventually turned into teen suicide
This hit home hard
Teen Suicide has changed my life listening to them at 13 years old and continues to everyday
even though ive moved on from my lofi indie phase of dressing, life and music. Theres something that teen suicide/sam ray has that still brings me back. I have their waste yrself album cover tattooed on me. looks weird next to my trad tattoos but ill never ever cover it. Great video btw
I plan on getting that tattooed as well!
ive been seeing therapists since im 12, since i can remember ive always felt inadequate or unfitting for everything, i remember when i discovered them i felt a sense of relief, that someone out there felt as confused and lost as i feel, i love them so much
They really do have a great ability to help with that feeling and is i think the reason why so many people love them so much
Growing up I always loved teen suicide I was addicted to heroin for the longest time but they made everything better
I know that was something that Sam struggled with for a while so it’s really good that was something that was able to help you!
SAME! I used to listen to them alot when I would nodd off.
I listen to them and pill friends soo much whenever I shoot heroin I loved listening them too when I was just a teenager addicted to prescription opiates I got to see them with Elvis depressdly at 16 and the nostalgia is so nice that I’ve listened to them through so much of my life
@@marinavaldez3311 Woah! You got to see Elvis Depressedly? What was the show like? His music (or at least the songs I like of his) are very low energy.
Never heard of this band, but if they're from the DMV area, I like them already. Bring on the Teen Suicide!
We dont consider baltimore dmv, technically it is but they also arent at the same time. Its weird we consider anything less than 30 minutes away from DC to be dmv
i need to write a personal narrative essay about this band because nothing has impacted me quite like it. i relate to so many of their songs and knowing that someone feels the way i do, and that someone can understand the way i feel, has practically saved my life. for so long ive been trying to cope with trauma and live with ptsd and for a while i felt like i had no value, like no one would ever know how i felt. i didnt value my life. i found this band and everything from their unique sound to their lyrics embodies me. it's helped me grapple with the fact that people can understand me. they dont tell me i'm not traumatized enough, they dont make failing attempts at trying to guess how i feel, because my brain knows that the songs *know* how i feel. i hope that makes sense. im really young so having something to help me funnel the emotions from being in the psych ward, trying to kill myself, having seizures, frequent anxiety attacks, and being bullied for being trans is so refreshing. i couldn't be more thankful and i wish there was a better way to show my gratitude other than encouraging all of my friends to go to their orlando concert with me.
Teen suicide and all of Sams other projects have been life changing and life saving to me as a teenager and still as an adult. The sound and the lyrics with themes of mental health, drug use and everything else, specifically dc snuff film/waste yrself, are almost foundational to me. I hope they know the impact their band has had.
Ive been listening to this band since I was 15. I love them and still listen to them.
Edit: I'm 22 now.
i was actually listening to them today, their stuff is always great to come back to every so often
@@hetareee_ I have moments when I want to listen to them alot. I like their surreal, lofi, and fuzzy sound.
@@daisychainmilk yeah they can be super relaxing to listen to. sometimes i like to put em on as background noise too
thank you for this video, i personally love teen suicide, their music, it just relaxes me when i get anxious and things like that, when i feel sad, angry, or stressed, sometimes just listening to teen suicide's music makes me feel a bit more relaxed, it makes it special for me. i was a little bit of hyped when i saw this video pop up in my recomendations, i wish more people knew about teen suicide. thank you once more
yeah of course! they always tend to have that sort of impact on people, and that’s honestly why i made the video. thank you for watching :)
how do you literally also know every single niche ass meme and DIY thing i know HOW
idk lol but i’m glad someone is enjoying these
Christopher Brandsema teen suicide isn't THAT niche anymore after years of this
@@clydecash2212 u right u right most girls w bangs and cuffed jeans know teen suicide. theyre a RFC band now lmao
Teen suicide got me through one of the most suicidal times of my life as a late teenager and early adult thank you for this video
for sure, im glad you liked it! they’ve had such a powerful impact on so many people especially in really difficult times like yours so they hold a special place in my heart
TS/APC and Alex G/Sandy are the 2 reinventing the wheel for me rn. maybe it's just because a girl I fell in love with introduced me, but I can't shake the unreal adoration I have for them. Music to its core, so damn righteous and human
i rember listening to these albums on repeat as a suicidal teen, it was the one thing that brought me happines, still listen to them today
I remember when my friend/high school ex girlfriend showed me Teen Suicide one day while we were hanging out at her house after school, I thought it was just trashy garage rock. I legitimately asked her how she could enjoy such terribly recorded music you couldn’t understand. It wasn’t until a few years later that I finally gave them a chance. I was in college and going through a near year long bout with my depression. I began to understand the music the more I listened to it. Sam Ray figured out a way to make every insecurity, every bad thought, every pain, every bit of anxiety that I felt and put it into music. It made me feel comfort for the first time in a long time; the fact that someone felt the same as I did, and the fact that they could say it in ways I couldn’t figure out how to do myself. Soon enough, they were my favorite band. Still, to this day, I listen to Skate Witches at least once.
If I ever get the chance to meet Sam Ray, I wanna thank him for giving people feeling like me the comfort we all need with his music.
TS forever.
that’s super powerful, and an experience i’ve heard many teen suicide fans similarly have had. glad you enjoyed the video, and that you stuck around with us
I blew on a dandelion and the whole world disappeared has been my favorite album for about 2 years now!
super solid record so very understandable!
dave dude I like don’t even care that I can’t understand half the words Sam is saying, it’s such a good vibe I love it!
a vibe indeed. plot twist - teen suicide was the first mumble rapper lol
dave that’s hilarious lol
wow this video is great, never related to a video essay so much i love this
Thanks so much!
dave yr welcome :)
i was going to do one on panuccis pizza but i after getting into contact with some people regarding the situation i thought it better not to respect privacy. that doesn’t mean i won’t do the other guys tho!
@@hetareee_ ah that's totally understandable considering how messy that whole situation is haha. also do u have an instagram? i'd like to give ya a follow hah
Yeah it's listed in the description of every video, but it's @hetareee_ if you want it
1:57 bottom right corner: Chord Organ Tapes
sam ray also has a ton of other amazing projects! like julia brown, starry cat , ricky eat acid which are all so good!!!! but he also has TONS of unreleased music from dumpster, king salmon_fish god, the worlds greatest, cute boy kissing booth, mad dads, dead virgin, 16 and pregnant, heroin party, teen mom birthday cake, sam and dan and so many more please listen cute boy kissing booth starry cat and julia are so so so amazing I’ve spent so long getting all his projects on my local files
wow, this is raw, ty. I feel a similar urgency when relating this band (or sam ray stuff), like "THIS was the band ...(of our post-emo bedroom no-fi adolescence)".
when you're truly sad, you can tell when others are there with you. they make me feel like I'm ok
teen suicide literally kept me alive. especially no the moon man. and Xxxxx
I discovered this band at my lowest point in my teens and it’s so surreal to come back 6 years later and listening to the same songs that got me through my depression. Thank you for making this video.
This is a great video. I discovered these guys a couple months ago, during a time when I was going through some rough stuff, and they helped through that. I love them and am thankful for their music. Not to mention they have become a huge inspiration for me as I may have developed a passion for making music now
That’s awesome! It’s always great when artists are able to help people through stuff, and this is definitely a great artist with that kind of thing. Thanks for watching, i’m glad you enjoyed!
"no, the moon" is a masterpiece and the first song by TS I ever heard.
Love this video. Teen suicide needs more recognition. Tour tape was also magical
dude, after watching this video i expected to look down and see it has hundreds of thousands of views or something. this is really good.thank you
thank you for watching! im glad you think it’s that good :,)
this video is criminally underrated
thank you, i’m glad you enjoyed :)
Awesome video, dude. I cant even begin to get into how much sam has inspired my music. I think i put the first tutorial/interpretation for how to play afterlife dating on youtube back when i was an awkward 17 year old. I have the waste yrself cover tattooed and still make wobbly pop songs with my cassette-tape recorder. These guys changed what music can even be to me.
i love this video so much and i love teen suicide and all of sam rays projects even more (sorry). i’ve been at my lowest this year and teen suicide helped me work thru and feel the emotions i tried to bottle and i just love them for that. they also inspired me to start getting even more into music and making my own; me and my friend group plan on starting a basement band called SKAR once i get my drum set and i blame teen suicide for it
A lot of ts specifically "I will be my own" and "I blew on a dandelion" also a lot of starry cat inspired my recordings. I recorded my first tape "offshore" in my buddy's attic apartment with him playing the guitar and me directly rapping over it. My latest tape "EISENHOWER" has the tape clicks from my childhood tape recorder scattered throughout the whole album. I owe a tooon of inspiration to Sam🙌🏿❤️🥰
I’m surprised no one has mentioned anything about Ricky eat acid, it’s one of sam rays projects. U can hear the influences Ricky eat Acid has on American pleasure club (and vice versa) and I think Ricky eat Acid goes a little too unnoticed
Evacuation Earth exactly
starry cat & julia brown too
@@bellaxskyex starry cat is phenomenal
Been researching this off and on for a while, and these are all the names I know he’s released music under, in order of first release date: Ricky Eat Acid, Dead Virgin, Mad Dads, Teen Suicide, 16 and Pregnant, Cute Boy Kissing Booth, Heroin Party, Cumwolf, Julia Brown, Starry Cat, Teen Mom Birthday Cake, The World’s Greatest, American Pleasure Club, and The Pom-Poms.
There are other names only used for certain shows and unofficial releases: Dumpster, King Salmon: Fish God, Who Cares, and Michael Vick Official Website.
i remember stumbling on this band when i was 11. 2012 i discovered their bandcamp. changed my life maybe not for the best
so happy u mentioned jjs cover of no, the moon
it’s a central part to the song, of course i did
I discovered teen suicide i think when covid happened. I listened to haunt me (x 3) and I thought about it so much long story short in a matter of days i had listened to almost every project sam ray has made. He is a one time thing in all history, you just can't find anything like him and that's what makes it special. You can't feel that way with other music. Also im surprised that the creator of this video still likes comments lol
haunt me is a good intro track for em - and yea the pipeline to listening to their whole discog is usually pretty short. also yea i got a lot of time on my hands procrastinating finals lol
Loving this band since mid 2019, wish they released more tracks
This band is the real deal. Got me through hell and back and it is super cool to come back and see how they've done the same for a lot of others. Their ambition is truly unmatched.
Я всем сердцем люблю эту группу, которая помогает мне сейчас пробираться через сложные времена.
Much love friend stay strong
i need to see them live and meet them, this vid popped up on my rec. long time fan since 7th grade, 21+ now
There’s a video out there somewhere of Billie Eilish laughing at the lyrics to Salvia Plath lmao so Sam Ray officially made it
This was amazing, thank you soo much, i love this band with all my heart
Glad you enjoyed!
extremely underrated video wow how does this only have 15k views
haha i don’t think it’s THAT good but i’m glad you enjoyed :))
I remember I was on a Lofi Hip Hop beat tape binge and came across Waste Yrself by Teen Suicide and clicked on it assuming it was Lofi Hip Hop (Idk why I thought it was) and I fell in love with it immediately.
I think that’s the first time i’ve heard of someone discovering them like that but that’s awesome!
I hope you know dave, I watch this everyday.
i appreciate it, a lot actually! im glad you enjoy it that much :)
@@hetareee_ cant have a good thought provoking day without it, I live for videos like this.
this video is old but thank you for making this, and making it good. the writing is amazing and so is the editing good fuckin job well done man
tysm! i’m glad you enjoyed it :)
Sam Ray mentioned! Absolutely my favorite band
dude you have no idea how much i wish i were friends with ppl who are into panuccis pizza and teen suicide/amp. closest is my best friend who showed me cage the elephant and usually likes whatever i show him.
cage the elephant does also go hard, i actually got introduced to them in elementary school cuz a kid in my class was nick bockrath’s cousin
I found a niche genre that blends all my other favorite niche genres into one. And their new album is amazing
i haven’t listened to it yet! but i’ve heard absolutely wonderful things
loved this video, thanks for making it. i really wish more people talked about this band.
of course, glad you enjoyed it :))
Still a masterpiece of a video to this day
haha i’m glad you still enjoy it :)
Bro dont quit your literally gonna blow
thanks lol i appreciate it. i don’t have as much time to anymore but i definitely wanna keep making these
@@hetareee_ ofc bro whenever u can make one on XXXTENTACION PLS THATLL BE MY GIFT FOR CHRISTMASS
Man, This video is still great
Any content about one of my favorite bands is amazing ❤️❤️
4:35 I agree! That's not something different, it's like an instrument!
my favorite band of all time. no one will ever be able to come close. not for a million fucking years.
this was really well made, you should make one of these about Elvis depressedly/ coma cinema if u like them
Yknow, i’ve definitely heard of em but i’ve never actually sat down to listen to em, maybe i’ll give em a shot!
dave him and Sam were really good friends for years and they went on tour together a few times but they had a falling out a couple years ago. You should def listen to some of his older stuff
will do!
i appreciate your videos so much
Hey thanks! That’s really cool to hear and i really appreciate it :)
Shuffle?! I think you're missing out on alottttttt of Sonic's doing that.
Its nice to see someone talk about them :)
thanks for watching :)
i completely agree with all of this, and with my lack of communication skills this will help me explain why i love teen suicide
that was sorta the point so that’s good lol
@@hetareee_ than you definitely succeeded
teen suicide is great. with how often and long lasting my episodes are ive been listening to them a lot. all their songs mean a lot to me since i relate to most of them. :)
they have a knack for making really calming relatable music that still hits super hard and bats one of my favorite parts about them
I started listening to them over 5 years ago. This band is very personal to me and important . Too bad not much people have heard of them.
i love them too :) they mean a lot to everyone i’ve heard that listen to them
the first song i listened to by them was cop graveyard, now i've listened to nearly every song made by them in about a month.
Didn’t expect to see jj mentioned huh
Their music has helped me so much
Hell yes. Shit absolutely slaps.
I love this video, awesome work!
thank you!
amazing video, they are going on tour !
yea i’m hoping to see them on the philly date ;)
Definitely subscribing this was very good mate keep it up
thank you :) i appreciate it
Dude, I fucking love Teen Suicide, great video my dude
tysm :)
thx for makin this vid
This is absolutely amazing.
thank you! :)))
Im not sure why but most of us who actively listen to teen suicide started listening by rediscovering band after few years of forgeting about it, and i think its kinda cool!
Also i want to tattoo something teen suicide related, any cool ideas? It doens't have to be unique, just relatable to them.
Loved the video and this channel!
Thanks so much for watching!
I love this video , thank you for it !
Thank you for watching!
6:03 OKAY are you me???? how did you know-
i only know because of personal experience...
thank you for doing this
of course! hope u enjoyed :)
@@hetareee_ i really loved is SOOOO RARE to me to find someome who listem to Teen Suicide i've been listening to them for like 10months or more i have a question do u have a DC server that talks about that i think id like to find more people to talk about their songs :)
@@rrenildopereiraa i don’t unfortunately but they still have a fairly large following, so i would suggest looking thru a subreddit or just generally searching other stuff relating to them to find others that are interested
5:10
It does? It makes me depressed as shit lmao. It arrouses feelings of hollowness, over-whelming sadness, and or self-hatred. I usually come to this music when I am tired of trying to manage my life and I want to give up and be a suicidal teen again, before the responsibility and the knowledge that suicide or drugs aren't the answer. Now-a-days I realize that I have to live so I can help other people. And mom would be sad if I died. I recently bought hell on CD because I thought it would be interesting to add to my collection only to realize the allure of being depressed came with it. Now I'm here. I'm starting to kinda understand what you mean by the euphoria, though I would describe it more like an internal warmth. I'm not sure why that is. I'm not sure it matters. All I know is I need to be careful and not become addicted to depression again. That's when people I love get hurt. I'm in a lot of pain right now and I have a hard time telling people about it, and I can't hurt myself because that doesn't work. And what would be the point? I can't control my emotions, past attempts have shown that. I hope nobody reads this. But if someone does so this doesn't come off as hate, I liked this video. It was at 1.3k and I gave it a thumbs up.
damn yo I'm sorry you're feeling that way. i've been going through it recently so i get why everyhting can feel so shit. hope you're managing alright :)
thank you for this!
i wanna be sam ray fr
thank you david very cool!