Millennialcore

League 10 (Jul 2026) · stomp clap slop

Song	Artist	Submitted by	Votes
Dog Days Are Over	Florence + The Machine	Regina Scime	7 ared56 +1 SamRobertsND +1 fionmul +1 — Yep Peter Seeley +1 Edward James +1 — Hard to describe the stranglehold this song had on millennial girls with mental health problems (~30%) in 2009 Sam Ary +1 shea nowicki +1 Joseph Harvey 0 — Bland, tiresome melody bludgeoned to death. Obnoxious vocal delivery. Limpwristed instrumentation. And somehow everyone but me loves it
Bad Romance	Lady Gaga	Joseph Harvey	5 ared56 +2 SamRobertsND +1 Peter Seeley +1 judd.baker +1 — I forgot how hard this song bangs. 2009 Lady Gaga is an inspired shout for this list Claire +1 — She is truly one of the best to ever do it fionmul 0 — Love this one ofc but it’s not exactly in the niche I was looking for (my made up theme in my head that’s within the original theme) Edward James 0 — Not the Lady Gaga song I would’ve gone with Alejandro or Telephone Sam Ary -1
Clarity	Zedd, Foxes	Claire	4 fionmul +1 — I almost did this haha Joseph Harvey +1 judd.baker +1 — I have never liked this song but I think it’s my favorite pick on this list. There is something so weirdly specific to this time period about this song. I’ve heard it a million times. Instantly transports me to riding in the backseat of dad’s Buick in 2013 while my sister controls the music choice Edward James +1 — You just had to be there. This is the sound of college to me. Sam Ary +1 Claire 0 — Idk about you but this song activates me like a sleeper agent shea nowicki -1
Cigarette Daydreams	Cage The Elephant	shea nowicki	4 Claire +1 — Absolutely classic, this makes me think of driving down the 150 in the early days of college Edward James +1 — This is the millennial hopefulness mixed with the ennui of the Indie vibe of that time. Hard to describe, but really emblematic. Am I biased because I happen to be 20 years old at the time? No questions. Regina Scime +1 Sam Ary +1 Joseph Harvey 0 — Lyrics do seem pretty millennial
Billionaire (feat. Bruno Mars)	Travie McCoy, Bruno Mars	fionmul	4 Peter Seeley +1 — Hilariously banal. Joseph Harvey +1 — He did not, in fact, become a billionaire. Claire +1 — It’s remarkable how many songs that we think of as Bruno’s iconic hits are features on another artist’s track. He too is one of the best to ever do it Sam Ary +1 shea nowicki +1 fionmul 0 — I had a hard time thinking of something but wanted to go outside of the stomp clap genre judd.baker 0 — Narrowly beat by others, would be my next upvote. What could be more millennialcore than a scathing indictment of the Bush admin’s handling of Katrina Edward James -1 — Again, absolutely atrocious. I also don’t think it fits the vibe as well as the others.
Renegades	X Ambassadors	Peter Seeley	3 fionmul +2 — No notes Joseph Harvey +1 — Ouch. These lyrics embody a deeply millennial ethos Regina Scime +1 shea nowicki +1 Edward James 0 — I don’t know if this is the millennial in me, but I expected this round to be bangers only. And this is absolute garbage. SamRobertsND -1 Claire -1 — I feel bad downvoting because this is a perfectly fine submission, but of all the songs this time this was the one that just didn’t get me super excited musically and also wasn’t as interesting of a pick genre wise. I’m fine with it staying in 2015
Levels - Original Version	Avicii	Edward James	3 judd.baker +1 — Avicii is a diagnostic specimen of the millennialcore genre. Much like Clarity, this instantly transports me to a time and place Regina Scime +1 shea nowicki +1 Peter Seeley 0 — This is the millennial equivalent of Bolero. Ravel would be proud Claire 0 — Maybe I’m a hater but the full version feels too long and kinda disunified to me. Still such an iconic melody
Hedwig's Theme	John Williams	ared56	2 SamRobertsND +1 Joseph Harvey +1 — A clever read and although this means nothing to me I will reward it Edward James +1 — This is such an absolutely brilliant pick in every way. Maybe the defining song of the millennial cultural mythos. Peter Seeley 0 — I appreciate what you're going for but no upvote Claire 0 — Clever. But I’m out of votes fionmul -1 — Huh?
MoneyGrabber	Fitz and The Tantrums	judd.baker	2 judd.baker: I can’t say how popular this song actually was at the time, but to me this captures a specific subset of Millennialcore that was really important to me anyway. Peter Seeley +1 Regina Scime +1 fionmul 0 — Idk if I’ve ever heard this tbh. It’s p mid Joseph Harvey 0 — I’m probably wrong, but this doesn’t hit me over the head as extremely millennial like some others Edward James 0 — I like this one, and it’s an uncommon pick. But the move here was forgotten hits I think.
Float On	Modest Mouse	SamRobertsND	1 ared56 +1 — Crazy how much better this is in studio than live. I saw them open for the Black Keys. judd.baker +1 — This one, Cage the Elephant and Florence + The Machine all playing in the same space of indie millennialcore (and all certified bangers, let the record state) but I’m picking this one because it’s my favorite Claire +1 — I particularly like this as a pull for this round bc it encapsulates a slightly earlier era of millennial music than most of the other submissions Joseph Harvey 0 — Throwback to my Hillsdale sophomore year housemate Montie Montgomery choosing this song for the setlist of our band “gulf.” (Period included) Edward James 0 — This is a great pick because it really is the bridge into the millennial sound from more of a Gen X perspective. I think this just misses out on beating Florence and the machine, because they are more of an actual millennial band. Peter Seeley -1 — Something had to get the down vote Regina Scime -1
Dreamscape	009 Sound System	Sam Ary	-2 Sam Ary: 😎🔥😎🔥 SamRobertsND +1 Peter Seeley 0 — If it makes you happy joe, ok Claire 0 — I like the different genre choice but this wasn’t quite hype enough to do it for me Edward James 0 — Eh ared56 -1 Joseph Harvey -1 judd.baker -1 — Least resonant on the list for me.