easycore — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Music that verges toward easy listening, or that is less hardcore than comparable styles.

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   • Rare
   • Uncountable

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   […] the successful easycore DJs James and Martin Karminsky.

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   The uncanny ability of "easycore" artists to swoon us into special realms, especially ones deep in our hearts, is a major theme of "Ultra Lounge." But as the genre offers a vacation from despair, looming heartache often comes with the ticket.

2. A pop punk subgenre that combines elements of metalcore, incorporating use of breakdowns, screams, major key progressions and riffs and synthesizers.

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   • Uncountable

   Examples

   We have a forty-five minute slot, and the other bands are more easycore than we usually play with so there's a different crowd.

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   While a bevy of MySpace bands who used the word "easycore" as a self-descriptor to mark their poppy hardcore tastes, ADTR [A Day to Remember] make the rest of the pile seem like amateurs thanks to their laser-precise songwriting.