easycore

English

Etymology

From easy +‎ -core.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.zi.kɔː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.zi.kɔɹ/

Noun

easycore (uncountable)

1. (music, rare) Music that verges toward easy listening, or that is less hardcore than comparable styles.
   • 1997, Dylan Jones, Ultra Lounge: The Lexicon of Easy Listening, page 18:

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

   • 1997, Billboard, volume 109, number 18, page 67:

     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. (music) A pop punk subgenre that combines elements of metalcore, incorporating use of breakdowns, screams, major key progressions and riffs and synthesizers.
   • 2016, Jason Rossiter, March: A Good Man:

     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.

   • 2017 August 31, John Hill, “A Day to Remember Albums Ranked”, in Loudwire‎^[1]:

     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.