Is Jack Antonoff Ruining Pop?

Clickbait title aside, it's time for me to play Pop Music Attorney and defend the pop girl whisperer, Jack Antonoff. In this career recap and analysis of why I think he's faced criticism for his prolific pop career, I will outline the case for Antonoff, his music, and well... why we should leave him alone. #jackantonoff #popmusic #videoessay

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[EljohnMacaranas]

What’s your fave and least fave Jack production?! Also which producer should I talk about next? And why is it AG Cook or SOPHIE?!

[angelakiprevski]

honestly the fact that people can even question jack's influence on pop (and indie pop) is insane since at this point he worked on green lights, masseduction, midnights, nfr and his own band in the past couple years

[musicbydemarcus]

Thank you for defending Jack! He’s been getting so much unwarranted hate and it drives me insane (he’s my favorite producer). I love that you mentioned the woman that he works with have co producer credit because too many people think he’s forcing them to do whatever he wants.

And no his productions don’t sound the same but like you said he does have very obvious jackisms if you listen to enough of his music. But same thing can be said about any producer

[hardcoreloo]

A person who is behind Melodrama and NFR...also providing us w production behind Getaway car, out of the woods, Cruel summer, august, my tears ricochet etc (...) COULD NEVER RUIN POP MUSIC.

[di]

I don’t understand why people are hating on Jack Antonoff. He is an incredible producer that has made posible millions of hit records that people love. It’s horrible to see people hate on great talent like this. Without him there would not be many of the hits songs including some of those hits that I love from Taylor.

[kevinvitualla]

taylor swift was one of the artist who believed in the power of jack antonoff. right now, i have no complain when they are going to collaborate because when they do, a masterpiece will gradually be created. Every touch of Jack Antonoff is a chef's kiss.

[mistraldespair]

It's not Jack's fault that most mainstream popstars lack the creativity or curiosity to work with someone who is not the hottest producer in town at the moment. All of them flock to him, so what is he supposed to do? Reject work? If you as an artist are not your own producer (not everybody can be a Kate Bush or Prince), choosing the right producer(s) for your projects can be a talent in its own right. Some of the most interesting artists working today in pop are making fresh music BECAUSE they are adventurous enough to seek out new and interesting producers. Jack, to his credit, has helped the artists he's worked with create their most accomplished albums to date. Now it's up to them to move on if they want to.

[julesn]

those who say that he makes the same sounds, should know the word "Style". Because he has a style, a flair that he adds that's very him. and that's not a bad thing.

[anohana]

The fact that he produce NFR, Melodrama and folklore are astonishing. Also Look What You Made Me Do doesn't debut at #1. It peaked at #1, yes but it doesn't debut at #1

[smol_chilli_pepper]

The fact that he produced NFR by LDR is all the evidence I need to prove that he is a genius who only brings out the best in the artists he works with

[sodiumsodiumsodium]

I don't care what people on Twitter say, i will die being a Jack Antonoff stan

[Ulises]

You should cover Pharrell Williams. He’s produced songs for Gwen Stefani and Ariana grade but what he did to kelis is so unforgivable, I can’t listen to his music anymore. Your videos are so good 😅

[neilwritesstuff]

If your favorite pop girl writes their own music, chances are Jack has worked with them

[Chief]

I feel he doesnt even do pop well. A Pop hit is a song that transfer across all demographics. I feel his hits are big because of artists and their fanbases, not necessarily because the song itself is actually pop. So I consider him more an indie producer than pop

[nadaAhmed-nzye]

midnight is a great record. people who complaining are folklore and evermore stan who expected repeat of the same...change espeically in direction of pop will cause feel of betrayal to the sound they hoped taylor will keep making...

[iMarryTheGaga]

Strange Desire is one of my fave albums of all time. Jack is an amazing producer, and people who discredit him and ‘blame him for their faves sound’ just don’t understand that the artist have more of a say than a producer. I highly recommend Bleachers first 2 albums to fully understand Jack’s own sound/producing style.

[elina]

Honestly, stan twitter in the summer of 2021 was the most infuriating place to be. Jack had just produced one of my favorite alt rock album of all time (daddy's home) and all I see is people bashing him and say he is a bad producer that needs to be stopped. I think melonman hit the nail on the head with this one. Fans need a scapegoat to put the blame on when they have criticisms on the music, because God forbid our favorite gurly had an off moment, no, it's the male producer's fault. The same man that has championed his frequent collaborators (which all seem to like him and choose to work with him over and over and over again) and has produced songs and albums that we all listene to religiously almost daily for years.

[edsterrock]

I find it weird whenever people like to criticize Jack whenever an album by their favorite was not as good as it was, they turn to Jack that he was the one to blame for the mediocrity the album gave us. Not the artist themselves. Jack allows the artist to help’s the artist to have the creative freedom they want. Matty Healy confirmed in an interview when promoting the new 1975 album that Jack gave him and The 1975 the amount of creative freedom they have usually get whenever The 1975 makes their albums.

[mustafamehdi]

Midnights is a good albulm ppl just wanted another folklore idk its Taylor’s most successful album in years its an album one like’s multiple times u listen to it cuz all the tracks have same feel u don’t understand after a bit time spent on the tracks

[leandrojabour]

Jack is a genius. He deserves all of his success and even more.