Charlotte Allen
@lotty.bsky.social
pudim-flan fan, renewed gig-goer, slow runner, would-be gardener.
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 44
#7 ⭐ 11 points ⭐
SZA (1/2) - Kill Bill (2023) (USA)
"I get the sense that it's a lost cause ..." I enjoy SZA's wry observations here as much as the song's super sweet catchiness.
youtu.be/MSRcC626prw?...
#7 ⭐ 11 points ⭐
SZA (1/2) - Kill Bill (2023) (USA)
"I get the sense that it's a lost cause ..." I enjoy SZA's wry observations here as much as the song's super sweet catchiness.
youtu.be/MSRcC626prw?...
November 19, 2025 at 7:47 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 44
#7 ⭐ 11 points ⭐
SZA (1/2) - Kill Bill (2023) (USA)
"I get the sense that it's a lost cause ..." I enjoy SZA's wry observations here as much as the song's super sweet catchiness.
youtu.be/MSRcC626prw?...
#7 ⭐ 11 points ⭐
SZA (1/2) - Kill Bill (2023) (USA)
"I get the sense that it's a lost cause ..." I enjoy SZA's wry observations here as much as the song's super sweet catchiness.
youtu.be/MSRcC626prw?...
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 43
#8 ⭐ 11 points ⭐
Beyoncé - ALIEN SUPERSTAR (2022) (USA)
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 42
(BOOM) (BOOM) (BOOM)
Choosing Beyoncé at her most imperial.
youtu.be/kINlZV44JeM?...
#8 ⭐ 11 points ⭐
Beyoncé - ALIEN SUPERSTAR (2022) (USA)
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 42
(BOOM) (BOOM) (BOOM)
Choosing Beyoncé at her most imperial.
youtu.be/kINlZV44JeM?...
November 18, 2025 at 7:46 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 43
#8 ⭐ 11 points ⭐
Beyoncé - ALIEN SUPERSTAR (2022) (USA)
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 42
(BOOM) (BOOM) (BOOM)
Choosing Beyoncé at her most imperial.
youtu.be/kINlZV44JeM?...
#8 ⭐ 11 points ⭐
Beyoncé - ALIEN SUPERSTAR (2022) (USA)
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 42
(BOOM) (BOOM) (BOOM)
Choosing Beyoncé at her most imperial.
youtu.be/kINlZV44JeM?...
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 42
#9 ⭐ 11 points ⭐
Water From Your Eyes - Barley (2023) (USA)
Chunky! Discordant! Sting references! The more chaotic it gets, the more I love it.
youtu.be/8tdPKlYTWn4?...
#9 ⭐ 11 points ⭐
Water From Your Eyes - Barley (2023) (USA)
Chunky! Discordant! Sting references! The more chaotic it gets, the more I love it.
youtu.be/8tdPKlYTWn4?...
November 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 42
#9 ⭐ 11 points ⭐
Water From Your Eyes - Barley (2023) (USA)
Chunky! Discordant! Sting references! The more chaotic it gets, the more I love it.
youtu.be/8tdPKlYTWn4?...
#9 ⭐ 11 points ⭐
Water From Your Eyes - Barley (2023) (USA)
Chunky! Discordant! Sting references! The more chaotic it gets, the more I love it.
youtu.be/8tdPKlYTWn4?...
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 41
#10 ⭐ 11 points ⭐
McKinley Dixon - We're Outside, Rejoice! (2025) (USA)
A song (and album) that could have been custom-made for me - noodly jazz intro, bags of sax, and bittersweet (Jazzy Jeff + Fresh Prince) Summertime vibes.
youtu.be/H326Gz2d_Tw?...
#10 ⭐ 11 points ⭐
McKinley Dixon - We're Outside, Rejoice! (2025) (USA)
A song (and album) that could have been custom-made for me - noodly jazz intro, bags of sax, and bittersweet (Jazzy Jeff + Fresh Prince) Summertime vibes.
youtu.be/H326Gz2d_Tw?...
McKinley Dixon - We're Outside, Rejoice! (Official Audio)
YouTube video by McKinley Dixon
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 8:33 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 41
#10 ⭐ 11 points ⭐
McKinley Dixon - We're Outside, Rejoice! (2025) (USA)
A song (and album) that could have been custom-made for me - noodly jazz intro, bags of sax, and bittersweet (Jazzy Jeff + Fresh Prince) Summertime vibes.
youtu.be/H326Gz2d_Tw?...
#10 ⭐ 11 points ⭐
McKinley Dixon - We're Outside, Rejoice! (2025) (USA)
A song (and album) that could have been custom-made for me - noodly jazz intro, bags of sax, and bittersweet (Jazzy Jeff + Fresh Prince) Summertime vibes.
youtu.be/H326Gz2d_Tw?...
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 40
#11
Jim Legxacy - father (2025) (UK)
Lewisham!!! Previous picks 'stick' and 'O6 wayne rooney' (and Sprinter :) ) are, of course, great - but I'm going for this fabulous mix of glitchy banger and vulnerability.
youtu.be/klPD-stNou0?...
#11
Jim Legxacy - father (2025) (UK)
Lewisham!!! Previous picks 'stick' and 'O6 wayne rooney' (and Sprinter :) ) are, of course, great - but I'm going for this fabulous mix of glitchy banger and vulnerability.
youtu.be/klPD-stNou0?...
November 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 40
#11
Jim Legxacy - father (2025) (UK)
Lewisham!!! Previous picks 'stick' and 'O6 wayne rooney' (and Sprinter :) ) are, of course, great - but I'm going for this fabulous mix of glitchy banger and vulnerability.
youtu.be/klPD-stNou0?...
#11
Jim Legxacy - father (2025) (UK)
Lewisham!!! Previous picks 'stick' and 'O6 wayne rooney' (and Sprinter :) ) are, of course, great - but I'm going for this fabulous mix of glitchy banger and vulnerability.
youtu.be/klPD-stNou0?...
Flip, I have got the wrong train home and am on the fast, non-stop train to the middle of Kent.
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Flip, I have got the wrong train home and am on the fast, non-stop train to the middle of Kent.
Happy that my local café's card machine is not, in fact, a p*ssy palace. (Impossible not to get earwormed by this every morning.)
November 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Happy that my local café's card machine is not, in fact, a p*ssy palace. (Impossible not to get earwormed by this every morning.)
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 39
#12
Olivia Rodrigo - bad idea right? (2023) (US)
Teenage Charlotte hard relates to this song, and also informs me it is a mega bop.
youtu.be/Dj9qJsJTsjQ?...
#12
Olivia Rodrigo - bad idea right? (2023) (US)
Teenage Charlotte hard relates to this song, and also informs me it is a mega bop.
youtu.be/Dj9qJsJTsjQ?...
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 39
#12
Olivia Rodrigo - bad idea right? (2023) (US)
Teenage Charlotte hard relates to this song, and also informs me it is a mega bop.
youtu.be/Dj9qJsJTsjQ?...
#12
Olivia Rodrigo - bad idea right? (2023) (US)
Teenage Charlotte hard relates to this song, and also informs me it is a mega bop.
youtu.be/Dj9qJsJTsjQ?...
I've decided I need to get to know the big Portuguese bands better - so I'm going for GNR's Psicopátria for #ClassicAlbumThursday < let's (ahem) dive in ...
(chosen over Xutos & Pontapés, as my only Portuguese celeb spot was GNR's singer in a Lisbon club)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-u8...
(chosen over Xutos & Pontapés, as my only Portuguese celeb spot was GNR's singer in a Lisbon club)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-u8...
GNR - Psicopátria (ALBUM STREAM)
YouTube video by NekroCoffin
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I've decided I need to get to know the big Portuguese bands better - so I'm going for GNR's Psicopátria for #ClassicAlbumThursday < let's (ahem) dive in ...
(chosen over Xutos & Pontapés, as my only Portuguese celeb spot was GNR's singer in a Lisbon club)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-u8...
(chosen over Xutos & Pontapés, as my only Portuguese celeb spot was GNR's singer in a Lisbon club)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-u8...
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 38
#13
Kendrick Lamar (2/2) feat lefty Gunplay - tv off (2024) (US)
It's not just mustaaaaaaard, but it is, of course, also mustaaaaaaard. It's always a pleasure to see Kendrick in dynamite-mode.
[Two KL tracks on my 50, but definitely more in the HMs]
youtu.be/U8F5G5wR1mk?...
#13
Kendrick Lamar (2/2) feat lefty Gunplay - tv off (2024) (US)
It's not just mustaaaaaaard, but it is, of course, also mustaaaaaaard. It's always a pleasure to see Kendrick in dynamite-mode.
[Two KL tracks on my 50, but definitely more in the HMs]
youtu.be/U8F5G5wR1mk?...
November 13, 2025 at 8:02 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 38
#13
Kendrick Lamar (2/2) feat lefty Gunplay - tv off (2024) (US)
It's not just mustaaaaaaard, but it is, of course, also mustaaaaaaard. It's always a pleasure to see Kendrick in dynamite-mode.
[Two KL tracks on my 50, but definitely more in the HMs]
youtu.be/U8F5G5wR1mk?...
#13
Kendrick Lamar (2/2) feat lefty Gunplay - tv off (2024) (US)
It's not just mustaaaaaaard, but it is, of course, also mustaaaaaaard. It's always a pleasure to see Kendrick in dynamite-mode.
[Two KL tracks on my 50, but definitely more in the HMs]
youtu.be/U8F5G5wR1mk?...
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 37
#14
Dua Lipa - Levitating (2020) (UK)
The whoos, the yeah yeah yeah yeah yeahs, the handclaps, the giggles and crowd sounds, the absolute perfect 'everything but the kitchen sink'-ness of this song.
youtu.be/OsfAnsMY21M?...
#14
Dua Lipa - Levitating (2020) (UK)
The whoos, the yeah yeah yeah yeah yeahs, the handclaps, the giggles and crowd sounds, the absolute perfect 'everything but the kitchen sink'-ness of this song.
youtu.be/OsfAnsMY21M?...
November 12, 2025 at 7:57 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 37
#14
Dua Lipa - Levitating (2020) (UK)
The whoos, the yeah yeah yeah yeah yeahs, the handclaps, the giggles and crowd sounds, the absolute perfect 'everything but the kitchen sink'-ness of this song.
youtu.be/OsfAnsMY21M?...
#14
Dua Lipa - Levitating (2020) (UK)
The whoos, the yeah yeah yeah yeah yeahs, the handclaps, the giggles and crowd sounds, the absolute perfect 'everything but the kitchen sink'-ness of this song.
youtu.be/OsfAnsMY21M?...
The new Charli xcx song is giving strong Brontë Parsonage vibes, and making me want to revisit my A level Wuthering Heights notes (all good things).
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The new Charli xcx song is giving strong Brontë Parsonage vibes, and making me want to revisit my A level Wuthering Heights notes (all good things).
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 36
#15
Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso (2024) (USA)
I'm particularly enjoying the "yeses" in this at the moment - this song is undeniable (yes).
youtu.be/eVli-tstM5E?...
#15
Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso (2024) (USA)
I'm particularly enjoying the "yeses" in this at the moment - this song is undeniable (yes).
youtu.be/eVli-tstM5E?...
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 36
#15
Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso (2024) (USA)
I'm particularly enjoying the "yeses" in this at the moment - this song is undeniable (yes).
youtu.be/eVli-tstM5E?...
#15
Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso (2024) (USA)
I'm particularly enjoying the "yeses" in this at the moment - this song is undeniable (yes).
youtu.be/eVli-tstM5E?...
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 35
#16
MUNA - What I Want (2022) (USA)
More exuberance in this exhilarating ode to thrills and hedonism.
[Also, like my #1, so joyous that hearing a 5 second snippet on a podcast was enough to convince me I was going to love it.]
youtu.be/ysQl74R_Tog?...
#16
MUNA - What I Want (2022) (USA)
More exuberance in this exhilarating ode to thrills and hedonism.
[Also, like my #1, so joyous that hearing a 5 second snippet on a podcast was enough to convince me I was going to love it.]
youtu.be/ysQl74R_Tog?...
November 10, 2025 at 7:49 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 35
#16
MUNA - What I Want (2022) (USA)
More exuberance in this exhilarating ode to thrills and hedonism.
[Also, like my #1, so joyous that hearing a 5 second snippet on a podcast was enough to convince me I was going to love it.]
youtu.be/ysQl74R_Tog?...
#16
MUNA - What I Want (2022) (USA)
More exuberance in this exhilarating ode to thrills and hedonism.
[Also, like my #1, so joyous that hearing a 5 second snippet on a podcast was enough to convince me I was going to love it.]
youtu.be/ysQl74R_Tog?...
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 34
#17
Young Fathers - Rice (2023) (UK)
My Heavy Heavy choice - the build and the explosion of exuberance is such a joy.
youtu.be/AlgcqWf6evk?...
#17
Young Fathers - Rice (2023) (UK)
My Heavy Heavy choice - the build and the explosion of exuberance is such a joy.
youtu.be/AlgcqWf6evk?...
November 9, 2025 at 8:14 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 34
#17
Young Fathers - Rice (2023) (UK)
My Heavy Heavy choice - the build and the explosion of exuberance is such a joy.
youtu.be/AlgcqWf6evk?...
#17
Young Fathers - Rice (2023) (UK)
My Heavy Heavy choice - the build and the explosion of exuberance is such a joy.
youtu.be/AlgcqWf6evk?...
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 33
#18
Tyler, The Creator (2/2) - Big Poe (2025) (USA)
Masses of swag here, and great use of Busta Rhymes (always like a jump, jump in a song).
[DON'T TAP THE GLASS is the only LP with two tracks on my 50: perfect for good moods, bad moods, meh moods]
youtu.be/IGXS45Gp8jA?...
#18
Tyler, The Creator (2/2) - Big Poe (2025) (USA)
Masses of swag here, and great use of Busta Rhymes (always like a jump, jump in a song).
[DON'T TAP THE GLASS is the only LP with two tracks on my 50: perfect for good moods, bad moods, meh moods]
youtu.be/IGXS45Gp8jA?...
Big Poe
YouTube video by Tyler, The Creator - Topic
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 7:24 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 33
#18
Tyler, The Creator (2/2) - Big Poe (2025) (USA)
Masses of swag here, and great use of Busta Rhymes (always like a jump, jump in a song).
[DON'T TAP THE GLASS is the only LP with two tracks on my 50: perfect for good moods, bad moods, meh moods]
youtu.be/IGXS45Gp8jA?...
#18
Tyler, The Creator (2/2) - Big Poe (2025) (USA)
Masses of swag here, and great use of Busta Rhymes (always like a jump, jump in a song).
[DON'T TAP THE GLASS is the only LP with two tracks on my 50: perfect for good moods, bad moods, meh moods]
youtu.be/IGXS45Gp8jA?...
A bit like the protagonist in The Bothersome Man, everything has been a little meh lately, with little thrill.
(Maybe unfair to The Asphalt Jungle - although, as charming as Marilyn is, her actual time in the film does not warrant her prominence on the poster.)
#letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched
(Maybe unfair to The Asphalt Jungle - although, as charming as Marilyn is, her actual time in the film does not warrant her prominence on the poster.)
#letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched
November 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
A bit like the protagonist in The Bothersome Man, everything has been a little meh lately, with little thrill.
(Maybe unfair to The Asphalt Jungle - although, as charming as Marilyn is, her actual time in the film does not warrant her prominence on the poster.)
#letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched
(Maybe unfair to The Asphalt Jungle - although, as charming as Marilyn is, her actual time in the film does not warrant her prominence on the poster.)
#letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched
Choosing Danny Brown's new album as this morning's hype music (it's appraisal time at work).
November 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Choosing Danny Brown's new album as this morning's hype music (it's appraisal time at work).
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 32
#19
PinkPantheress (1/2) - Stateside (2025) (UK)
Apparently PinkPantheress' favourite song from Fancy That, and mine too. I love the layers of 90s/ Y2K vibes on this.
youtu.be/vQ-a4VkeMZE?...
#19
PinkPantheress (1/2) - Stateside (2025) (UK)
Apparently PinkPantheress' favourite song from Fancy That, and mine too. I love the layers of 90s/ Y2K vibes on this.
youtu.be/vQ-a4VkeMZE?...
November 7, 2025 at 7:54 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 32
#19
PinkPantheress (1/2) - Stateside (2025) (UK)
Apparently PinkPantheress' favourite song from Fancy That, and mine too. I love the layers of 90s/ Y2K vibes on this.
youtu.be/vQ-a4VkeMZE?...
#19
PinkPantheress (1/2) - Stateside (2025) (UK)
Apparently PinkPantheress' favourite song from Fancy That, and mine too. I love the layers of 90s/ Y2K vibes on this.
youtu.be/vQ-a4VkeMZE?...
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 31
#20
aespa - Supernova (2024) (South Korea)
I have a few songs with swag coming up, but Supernova is probably the swaggiest of all. You can't help but feel invincible when listening to this.
youtu.be/phuiiNCxRMg?...
#20
aespa - Supernova (2024) (South Korea)
I have a few songs with swag coming up, but Supernova is probably the swaggiest of all. You can't help but feel invincible when listening to this.
youtu.be/phuiiNCxRMg?...
November 6, 2025 at 7:59 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 31
#20
aespa - Supernova (2024) (South Korea)
I have a few songs with swag coming up, but Supernova is probably the swaggiest of all. You can't help but feel invincible when listening to this.
youtu.be/phuiiNCxRMg?...
#20
aespa - Supernova (2024) (South Korea)
I have a few songs with swag coming up, but Supernova is probably the swaggiest of all. You can't help but feel invincible when listening to this.
youtu.be/phuiiNCxRMg?...
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 30
#21
Sho Madjozi - Chale (2023) (South Africa)
Another vote for this burst of joy (also discovered via PPP).
youtu.be/Ut3lDyGoqVU?...
#21
Sho Madjozi - Chale (2023) (South Africa)
Another vote for this burst of joy (also discovered via PPP).
youtu.be/Ut3lDyGoqVU?...
November 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 30
#21
Sho Madjozi - Chale (2023) (South Africa)
Another vote for this burst of joy (also discovered via PPP).
youtu.be/Ut3lDyGoqVU?...
#21
Sho Madjozi - Chale (2023) (South Africa)
Another vote for this burst of joy (also discovered via PPP).
youtu.be/Ut3lDyGoqVU?...
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 29
#22
MJ Lenderman - She's Leaving You (2024) (USA)
MJ's power pop bop - sometimes you just need a swell of grungy guitars and sweet Karly harmonies.
youtu.be/0rFVVzavii0?...
#22
MJ Lenderman - She's Leaving You (2024) (USA)
MJ's power pop bop - sometimes you just need a swell of grungy guitars and sweet Karly harmonies.
youtu.be/0rFVVzavii0?...
November 4, 2025 at 7:48 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 29
#22
MJ Lenderman - She's Leaving You (2024) (USA)
MJ's power pop bop - sometimes you just need a swell of grungy guitars and sweet Karly harmonies.
youtu.be/0rFVVzavii0?...
#22
MJ Lenderman - She's Leaving You (2024) (USA)
MJ's power pop bop - sometimes you just need a swell of grungy guitars and sweet Karly harmonies.
youtu.be/0rFVVzavii0?...
Sad to hear of Lô Borges' passing ... O Trem Azul is one of my favourites of his songs.
O Trem Azul
YouTube video by Lô Borges - Topic
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Sad to hear of Lô Borges' passing ... O Trem Azul is one of my favourites of his songs.
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 28
#23
NewJeans - Super Shy (2023) (South Korea)
Gloriously bouncy and catchy - and Lisbon is looking super fine in the video.
youtu.be/ArmDp-zijuc?...
#23
NewJeans - Super Shy (2023) (South Korea)
Gloriously bouncy and catchy - and Lisbon is looking super fine in the video.
youtu.be/ArmDp-zijuc?...
November 3, 2025 at 7:50 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 28
#23
NewJeans - Super Shy (2023) (South Korea)
Gloriously bouncy and catchy - and Lisbon is looking super fine in the video.
youtu.be/ArmDp-zijuc?...
#23
NewJeans - Super Shy (2023) (South Korea)
Gloriously bouncy and catchy - and Lisbon is looking super fine in the video.
youtu.be/ArmDp-zijuc?...
Our street's chatty cat is back - and extra chatty.
November 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Our street's chatty cat is back - and extra chatty.