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@whosonsecond.bsky.social
25, he/him | Music, Film, Bay Area Sports, Piano |
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Pleased to say this exceeded my (already high) expectations, absolutely love what Ethel Cain put together here
Beautifully orchestrated and written throughout, and each track has so much time to fully unfold
For sure an AOTY contender, and my favorite studio release of the year
Beautifully orchestrated and written throughout, and each track has so much time to fully unfold
For sure an AOTY contender, and my favorite studio release of the year
August 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Pleased to say this exceeded my (already high) expectations, absolutely love what Ethel Cain put together here
Beautifully orchestrated and written throughout, and each track has so much time to fully unfold
For sure an AOTY contender, and my favorite studio release of the year
Beautifully orchestrated and written throughout, and each track has so much time to fully unfold
For sure an AOTY contender, and my favorite studio release of the year
Think I may have a new favorite Requiem recording
July 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Think I may have a new favorite Requiem recording
Turning 26 today🎈, so here's a long overdue update of my favorite albums of all time, 1 per artist
June 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Turning 26 today🎈, so here's a long overdue update of my favorite albums of all time, 1 per artist
Most listened music in May!
May 31, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Most listened music in May!
I made a long list of anticipated first listens, and over the past few weeks here's what I've heard from that list so far
Thought pretty much all of these were great and excited to revisit them! they showcase some completely unique sounds and ideas I've never really heard before
Thought pretty much all of these were great and excited to revisit them! they showcase some completely unique sounds and ideas I've never really heard before
May 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I made a long list of anticipated first listens, and over the past few weeks here's what I've heard from that list so far
Thought pretty much all of these were great and excited to revisit them! they showcase some completely unique sounds and ideas I've never really heard before
Thought pretty much all of these were great and excited to revisit them! they showcase some completely unique sounds and ideas I've never really heard before
Music I played most in April! Finally starting to get back on the first listen grind, probably the best month of new discoveries so far this year
What are your favorites from here?
What are your favorites from here?
April 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Music I played most in April! Finally starting to get back on the first listen grind, probably the best month of new discoveries so far this year
What are your favorites from here?
What are your favorites from here?
I knew that cover looked familiar
April 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I knew that cover looked familiar
Really blown away by basically everything in this piece and this entire compilation so far
May even want to try learning this movement we'll see
May even want to try learning this movement we'll see
April 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Really blown away by basically everything in this piece and this entire compilation so far
May even want to try learning this movement we'll see
May even want to try learning this movement we'll see
Blows me away every single time
April 18, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Blows me away every single time
Been slacking on new music but have been watching a lot of great movies so far this year!
These are my 25 favorite first watches, lmk what your favorites are here
Also will link the list in a comment as I'll be updating it constantly as the year goes on
These are my 25 favorite first watches, lmk what your favorites are here
Also will link the list in a comment as I'll be updating it constantly as the year goes on
April 12, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Been slacking on new music but have been watching a lot of great movies so far this year!
These are my 25 favorite first watches, lmk what your favorites are here
Also will link the list in a comment as I'll be updating it constantly as the year goes on
These are my 25 favorite first watches, lmk what your favorites are here
Also will link the list in a comment as I'll be updating it constantly as the year goes on
Is it crazy to think this might be the best song on Townes Van Zandt's self titled?
March 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Is it crazy to think this might be the best song on Townes Van Zandt's self titled?
Despite this album's title, there's no way I could have prepared myself for how astoundingly good this closing track is
March 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Despite this album's title, there's no way I could have prepared myself for how astoundingly good this closing track is
Just finished the third book of this series last night, and I couldn't be more excited to start the final book
So far it's been such an amazing experience to follow Elena's and Lila's stories in all their pain, honesty, and intricacy
So far it's been such an amazing experience to follow Elena's and Lila's stories in all their pain, honesty, and intricacy
March 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Just finished the third book of this series last night, and I couldn't be more excited to start the final book
So far it's been such an amazing experience to follow Elena's and Lila's stories in all their pain, honesty, and intricacy
So far it's been such an amazing experience to follow Elena's and Lila's stories in all their pain, honesty, and intricacy
All 4 of these pieces have grown on me massively this week, such a masterful level of playing I can't even begin to comprehend
March 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
All 4 of these pieces have grown on me massively this week, such a masterful level of playing I can't even begin to comprehend
I'm really grateful an album this joyful and soulful exists
March 1, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I'm really grateful an album this joyful and soulful exists
She sounds amazing on this wow
February 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
She sounds amazing on this wow
While some people tend to overstate the so-called "magic" or "divinity" of Mozart's music, I totally feel that in about 5 separate moments of Piano Concerto No. 23
There is something really special about this piece to me, moreso than many other Mozart works I love as well
There is something really special about this piece to me, moreso than many other Mozart works I love as well
February 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
While some people tend to overstate the so-called "magic" or "divinity" of Mozart's music, I totally feel that in about 5 separate moments of Piano Concerto No. 23
There is something really special about this piece to me, moreso than many other Mozart works I love as well
There is something really special about this piece to me, moreso than many other Mozart works I love as well
Here's what I listened to the most in January! What are your favorites from here?
January 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Here's what I listened to the most in January! What are your favorites from here?
Relistening to Tilt this week inspired this question
Even considering its influences and how many followed in its footsteps, Tilt is so distinctly singular
It dives headfirst into the abstract, placing opposite ideas right alongside each other and reinvents itself every second
Even considering its influences and how many followed in its footsteps, Tilt is so distinctly singular
It dives headfirst into the abstract, placing opposite ideas right alongside each other and reinvents itself every second
January 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Relistening to Tilt this week inspired this question
Even considering its influences and how many followed in its footsteps, Tilt is so distinctly singular
It dives headfirst into the abstract, placing opposite ideas right alongside each other and reinvents itself every second
Even considering its influences and how many followed in its footsteps, Tilt is so distinctly singular
It dives headfirst into the abstract, placing opposite ideas right alongside each other and reinvents itself every second
Feels appropriate to give this a first watch tonight, feels very bittersweet to do so but I'm excited for it
January 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Feels appropriate to give this a first watch tonight, feels very bittersweet to do so but I'm excited for it
Finally listening to this for the first time and it wasn't really what I expected it to sound like, but I'm really into it 👍
Way more of a slowcore feel, which I've rarely heard nowadays and I think that's awesome
Way more of a slowcore feel, which I've rarely heard nowadays and I think that's awesome
January 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Finally listening to this for the first time and it wasn't really what I expected it to sound like, but I'm really into it 👍
Way more of a slowcore feel, which I've rarely heard nowadays and I think that's awesome
Way more of a slowcore feel, which I've rarely heard nowadays and I think that's awesome