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one of my goals for this year, outside of album-related and fitness things, is to aim for 365 Movies in 2025. This will be a thread where I try to remember to share all the letterboxd logs. No real plan for what to watch each night but we’re doing Inside Llewyn Davis tonight
It is time. Here is my AOTY list. Read it or die without knowing happiness and peace just kidding i love you all
HYLI - Patrick's Best Albums of 2025 (The Normal One)
Andy gave y'all some metal last week so here is a list of the best albums of the year for normal music listeners (Andy: wtf)
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December 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It is time. Here is my AOTY list. Read it or die without knowing happiness and peace just kidding i love you all
Dove Ellis album is great, I love it, don’t hear geese/cameron winter at all (I know he opened for them lol) that is pure uncut Van Morrison influence (+ The Bends on some songs)
December 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Dove Ellis album is great, I love it, don’t hear geese/cameron winter at all (I know he opened for them lol) that is pure uncut Van Morrison influence (+ The Bends on some songs)
What a freak lol
December 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
What a freak lol
ARE YOU: a sick fuck who only likes metal and doesn't listen to anything with a chorus? This is the EOTY list for you!
Riffletter is taking a week off for List Season so Andy came back and we had a vintage HYLI session. Check it out.
Riffletter is taking a week off for List Season so Andy came back and we had a vintage HYLI session. Check it out.
HYLI - Andy's Best of 2025 (The Metal One)
Your inbox was missing some annoying metal dork's opinions so I'm sending you some.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
ARE YOU: a sick fuck who only likes metal and doesn't listen to anything with a chorus? This is the EOTY list for you!
Riffletter is taking a week off for List Season so Andy came back and we had a vintage HYLI session. Check it out.
Riffletter is taking a week off for List Season so Andy came back and we had a vintage HYLI session. Check it out.
Thankful for riffs. Here's the best riffs of 1994.
The Greatest Guitar Riff Ever: 1994
Celebrating a time to be thankful for riffs with the best riffs of 1994. Check it out or don't!
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November 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Thankful for riffs. Here's the best riffs of 1994.
tagabow record isn't reinventing the wheel or anything like "ohhhhh ive neverrrr heard shoegaze with a drum machine before" but the guitars on it make my brain go wrinkle-free and that's nice
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
tagabow record isn't reinventing the wheel or anything like "ohhhhh ive neverrrr heard shoegaze with a drum machine before" but the guitars on it make my brain go wrinkle-free and that's nice
thinking about the band lvl up as i am wont to do
November 25, 2025 at 3:44 AM
thinking about the band lvl up as i am wont to do
boojums record good as hell now that's what i call music
November 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
boojums record good as hell now that's what i call music
1. Where You Been
2. You're Living All Over Me
3. Farm
4. Bug
5. Green Mind
6. Beyond
7. Without a Sound
8. Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not
9. Dinosaur
10. Sweep it Into Space
11. I Bet On Sky
12. Hand It Over
2. You're Living All Over Me
3. Farm
4. Bug
5. Green Mind
6. Beyond
7. Without a Sound
8. Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not
9. Dinosaur
10. Sweep it Into Space
11. I Bet On Sky
12. Hand It Over
November 21, 2025 at 1:35 AM
1. Where You Been
2. You're Living All Over Me
3. Farm
4. Bug
5. Green Mind
6. Beyond
7. Without a Sound
8. Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not
9. Dinosaur
10. Sweep it Into Space
11. I Bet On Sky
12. Hand It Over
2. You're Living All Over Me
3. Farm
4. Bug
5. Green Mind
6. Beyond
7. Without a Sound
8. Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not
9. Dinosaur
10. Sweep it Into Space
11. I Bet On Sky
12. Hand It Over
Riffletter is back. 1993. Went long on grunge and Tool and Billy Corgan and all kinds of other things. Tap in.
The Greatest Guitar Riff Ever: 1993
WE ARE SO BACK
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November 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Riffletter is back. 1993. Went long on grunge and Tool and Billy Corgan and all kinds of other things. Tap in.
loving the hell out of that shallowater LP like wowee
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
loving the hell out of that shallowater LP like wowee
Riffletter returns this week if you can even believe it and/or care at all
November 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Riffletter returns this week if you can even believe it and/or care at all
The last Manchester orchestra record holds up better than I expected
November 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The last Manchester orchestra record holds up better than I expected
Good rock music
50% Sea by Broken Record on Apple Music
Song · 2025 · Duration 3:45
music.apple.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Good rock music
If you like Ryan Adams’ music but don’t wanna deal with whatever bullshit that guy is spewing these days, this is a pretty good approximation of that sound
Rockland County by Brian Dunne on Apple Music
Song · 2025 · Duration 3:16
music.apple.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If you like Ryan Adams’ music but don’t wanna deal with whatever bullshit that guy is spewing these days, this is a pretty good approximation of that sound
Halloween Music
The Evil One by Roky Erickson on Apple Music
Album · 1981 · 15 Songs
music.apple.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Halloween Music
bandsplain the flaming lips when
October 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
bandsplain the flaming lips when
the bruce movie should have been the making of tunnel of love, sorry
October 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
the bruce movie should have been the making of tunnel of love, sorry
robin clemency haynes. love my little dude. 💙🐧
October 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
robin clemency haynes. love my little dude. 💙🐧
we’re watching there’s something about mary
October 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
we’re watching there’s something about mary
don’t really like the midtarie gun record. like three a+ great songs, a few that are fine to okay, and like five clunkers that if i ever hear again it’ll be too soon. sell the acoustic guitar, brother.
October 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
don’t really like the midtarie gun record. like three a+ great songs, a few that are fine to okay, and like five clunkers that if i ever hear again it’ll be too soon. sell the acoustic guitar, brother.
the venn diagram of what drug church and idles do as bands is just a circle
October 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
the venn diagram of what drug church and idles do as bands is just a circle