Johnny Manchild and the Poor Bastards is a rock band with influences from Jazz and other genres. After forming in 2016, it became very popular on the internet.
Studio album discography:
- 2018 - Insomnia
- 2019 - One Big Beautiful Sound
- 2021 - We Did Not Ask for This Room
Tropes:
- Artist and the Band: The band's name comes from its lead singer, who goes by Johnny Manchild.
- Genre Roulette: The band's songs often take from many different genres, such as Alternative Rock, Jazz, Ska, and Funk.
- Lyrical Dissonance: "One Big Beautiful Sound" has an upbeat sound, but the lyrics are about a man dying of hypothermia.
- Manchild: It's in the band's name.
- Putting on the Reich: "Gestapo" uses Nazi imagery to describe Donald Trump.
- Take That!: "Gestapo" is heavily critical of Donald Trump, comparing him to a Nazi.
- Title Track: Insomnia and One Big Beautiful Sound both have title tracks.
