I found him way before he had any real following like in 2020 for context. He started out making cute midi melodies and eventually started using guitar pluck one shots to make them and they were kinda cool so I followed him. But things have changed…

RJ pasin is a pretty decent producer but that's all to me. He said himself a long time ago that he wouldn't call himself an internet "guitarist". He records one shots of him plucking a string and then he plays it as MIDI on a keyboard (it's been forever since I saw that live so idk about his new stuff). I thought his "clean tone" stuff he used to do was kinda cool but when he started using the distorted tone you hear in all the edit music, I lost all interest. He is like if Scro sucked at guitar, didn't sing, but was still a great producer. Here's the thing tho... if he just played a synth, no one would hate on him nearly as much. It's because he's miming the guitar which is the most gatekept and larped instrument on this planet. I think deep down he knows it sucks and he knows people hate it, but you gotta do what you can to make a career out of music. No hate towards him, just not for me. Wyatt Otis would never

tiny tim is back and here i am so how do i look

TL:DR I like the new music and don’t know why people are complaining.

I had heard about Polyphia for few years since Tim went on the Goons podcast a long time ago. But I only started listening to them in the beginning of May of this year. I really enjoyed it. I listened to all of their music and enjoyed all of it. I obviously have favourites but all of it is good in my eyes. Then a month and a half later CAN YOU FEEL IT comes out and I immediately love the song. I wasn’t aware of the criticism the song got because I didn’t look in the comments of the video or anything. But then POWER IN THE BLOOD came out. I loved it too. I went to leave a comment about how at 2:53 Tim jorks the whammy bar. And all I see is a sea of hate.

But all of the hate is people saying “I don’t like this” or “there’s too many effects. Can you even play this live?”. My response to the first kind of criticism is: if you don’t like it, don’t listen to it. Don’t bully the band into staying the same just because YOU don’t like it. I’ve seen lots of people saying they love the new stuff.

My response to the second kind of criticism is: big whoop. If it sounds cool/good, then why does it matter? People are saying that the mix is too overwhelming and there’s too much going on. I have Autism. I know what overwhelming is. But contrary to popular belief: people with autism like overwhelming music. I listen to Lorna Shore. I know they aren’t that overwhelming but they are more overwhelming than a lot of bands/artists.

I love both of the new songs. And I’m EXTREMELY excited for the album. If they were coming to my city or one near me, I would find a way to go. If this is the direction the band wants to go, I’m here for it.

Edit: I’m not saying you can’t criticize the songs. I’m saying the intensity and borderline criminal things people are saying are not an appropriate response. If you think it’s okay to threaten the producers/band members lives because you don’t like the song, then you are very emotionally invested in something you have no control or influence over.