ear candy

Likely analogous to eye candy.

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ear candy (uncountable)

1. (US, colloquial, music) Light popular music that has an instant appeal but no lasting impact or significance.

   Synonym: muzak

   • 2000 November 27, Christopher John Farley, “Irish Spring”, in Time‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Mumba's music is ear candy: it crunches, it bubbles, it melts in the mouth.

   • 2013, Mathew Klickstein, quoting Rachel Sweet, Slimed!, Penguin, →ISBN, page 129:

     I wanted it to just be something fun to listen to, like ear candy. I think that's what we got.

• earworm

• Cerdanya, decanary