'stead we only got outlined in chalk
feet have bled, a million miles we've walked
revealing, at the end of the day, the charade
--D'Angelo
once in a generation? only if that generation is very lucky.
'stead we only got outlined in chalk
feet have bled, a million miles we've walked
revealing, at the end of the day, the charade
--D'Angelo
once in a generation? only if that generation is very lucky.
this is what people mean by trans genocide
if a type of person does not officially exist, then any harm against them cannot be measured or reported
this headline change isn't even being caused by an executive order
it's simply the NYT editors deciding we don't deserve to exist
this is what people mean by trans genocide
if a type of person does not officially exist, then any harm against them cannot be measured or reported
this headline change isn't even being caused by an executive order
it's simply the NYT editors deciding we don't deserve to exist
Sometimes the most interesting music comes from one's artistic integrity, and sometimes the key to a true curio is the complete lack of it. I do so miss when old bands were basically forced to keep up to survive. Def Leppard does screeching industrial downtempo. Insane.
youtu.be/_8P9kKx-8Zs
Sometimes the most interesting music comes from one's artistic integrity, and sometimes the key to a true curio is the complete lack of it. I do so miss when old bands were basically forced to keep up to survive. Def Leppard does screeching industrial downtempo. Insane.
youtu.be/_8P9kKx-8Zs
reincarnated
harlem
tv off
wacced out murals
heart pt. 6
squabble up
hey now
man at the garden
gloria
dodger blue
peekaboo
gnx
no misses, but the title track's a tough sell as a Kdot-light posse cut of local talents with an impenetrable beat, and man I wish dodger blue was longer
reincarnated
harlem
tv off
wacced out murals
heart pt. 6
squabble up
hey now
man at the garden
gloria
dodger blue
peekaboo
gnx
no misses, but the title track's a tough sell as a Kdot-light posse cut of local talents with an impenetrable beat, and man I wish dodger blue was longer
I mean...what else would it be today? Thoughts later, hype now! This is probably the best on the record off first rip
youtu.be/Ek7UvQPCQnE
I mean...what else would it be today? Thoughts later, hype now! This is probably the best on the record off first rip
youtu.be/Ek7UvQPCQnE
A low-key rap highlight for the year for me, an exquisite dusky sample flip with a cool stride, and Mickey's booming vox are dominant but smooth as butter, it all pops with widescreen cinematic flair. Somewhat iffy mix job aside, very easy to vibe to. You gotta love it!
youtu.be/feHBa5RpY58
A low-key rap highlight for the year for me, an exquisite dusky sample flip with a cool stride, and Mickey's booming vox are dominant but smooth as butter, it all pops with widescreen cinematic flair. Somewhat iffy mix job aside, very easy to vibe to. You gotta love it!
youtu.be/feHBa5RpY58
The great American rock band loses their drummer, and where most would frantically race to prove their vitality when cut down, R.E.M. open their first album as a trio by basking in the cradling tranquility of Eno-style ambient, executed as if they'd always been doing it!
youtu.be/28VlDklpidw
The great American rock band loses their drummer, and where most would frantically race to prove their vitality when cut down, R.E.M. open their first album as a trio by basking in the cradling tranquility of Eno-style ambient, executed as if they'd always been doing it!
youtu.be/28VlDklpidw
What Chic had over their contemporaries was a lush sense of regality, always cool, yet poised and glittery. Here they render that shimmer into forlorn devastation, shuddering as if near collapse. One of disco's greatest string arrangements, I could listen to this forever.
youtu.be/x8DD8iTW-3o
What Chic had over their contemporaries was a lush sense of regality, always cool, yet poised and glittery. Here they render that shimmer into forlorn devastation, shuddering as if near collapse. One of disco's greatest string arrangements, I could listen to this forever.
youtu.be/x8DD8iTW-3o
Cheem call themselves "nu pop", and that's proudly nu, not new. A 00s smoothie of emo swoon, breezy dance beats, pop punk angst, boyband sass, crunch and slam in the low end to tip cap to nu metal, it's all there, but key is they blend it so well, a bite-sized power surge!
youtu.be/ZLOkSiiqU1E
Cheem call themselves "nu pop", and that's proudly nu, not new. A 00s smoothie of emo swoon, breezy dance beats, pop punk angst, boyband sass, crunch and slam in the low end to tip cap to nu metal, it's all there, but key is they blend it so well, a bite-sized power surge!
youtu.be/ZLOkSiiqU1E
Of all the worshipped classic rock outfits, Queen may stand as the very most overrated, musicianship rarely as fun as Mercury should be allowed to be, glam camp impeded by immense lameness. But they also kinda accidentally invented speed metal so??? Balance in all things.
youtu.be/AnGaEk0rZdU
Of all the worshipped classic rock outfits, Queen may stand as the very most overrated, musicianship rarely as fun as Mercury should be allowed to be, glam camp impeded by immense lameness. But they also kinda accidentally invented speed metal so??? Balance in all things.
youtu.be/AnGaEk0rZdU
Beverly Hills by Weezer is a terribly dumb song. This song is pretty much Beverly Hills II. So why do I like it? Rivers Cuomo's trademark loserdom can't kill that he's a genuine rockstar, these guys sound like they're gonna die nobodies. We root for nobodies 'round here.
youtu.be/Szm_ewMSVnU
Beverly Hills by Weezer is a terribly dumb song. This song is pretty much Beverly Hills II. So why do I like it? Rivers Cuomo's trademark loserdom can't kill that he's a genuine rockstar, these guys sound like they're gonna die nobodies. We root for nobodies 'round here.
youtu.be/Szm_ewMSVnU
Long time purveyors of the room-filling majesty of arena rock via electro, here they risk it all by simplifying. It's still got glitz and pomp, but for once the energy radiates pop. Punchy repetition over proggy sprawl, and this has its risks, but this one slides.
youtu.be/M1T1VWxazC8
Long time purveyors of the room-filling majesty of arena rock via electro, here they risk it all by simplifying. It's still got glitz and pomp, but for once the energy radiates pop. Punchy repetition over proggy sprawl, and this has its risks, but this one slides.
youtu.be/M1T1VWxazC8
Clinic love old, flawed keyboards but these sound like the components were melted in the sun. A caffeinated synth punk tantrum, a klaxon having a heart attack, one of the coolest cuts off one of the best indie debuts of the 00s, one that doesn't get enough love nowadays!
youtu.be/94_AsK9fIq4
Clinic love old, flawed keyboards but these sound like the components were melted in the sun. A caffeinated synth punk tantrum, a klaxon having a heart attack, one of the coolest cuts off one of the best indie debuts of the 00s, one that doesn't get enough love nowadays!
youtu.be/94_AsK9fIq4
In what is largely a fanservice comeback, LP 2.0 prove they still have some ceilings they can smash. The high frequency lead squeals, Mike's vocal fry, the thrash freakout of the chorus, it's a no frills hardcore stomper on a record often afraid to just swing
youtu.be/aoverLVhD-8
In what is largely a fanservice comeback, LP 2.0 prove they still have some ceilings they can smash. The high frequency lead squeals, Mike's vocal fry, the thrash freakout of the chorus, it's a no frills hardcore stomper on a record often afraid to just swing
youtu.be/aoverLVhD-8
Nick Drake's career was brief but breathtaking, maybe the most beautiful voice of all time. In context this feels like a sort of upfront goodbye, but maybe its more of a “til we meet again”, like being hugged by the solar system, a small reverberation that refuses to stop.
youtu.be/xqe6TF2y8i4
Nick Drake's career was brief but breathtaking, maybe the most beautiful voice of all time. In context this feels like a sort of upfront goodbye, but maybe its more of a “til we meet again”, like being hugged by the solar system, a small reverberation that refuses to stop.
youtu.be/xqe6TF2y8i4
An unusually balmy, melancholic slice of gaze from the typically jangly New Zealanders but one of my favorites. Exudes such a comfort, so delicate yet deeply layered, guitars weaving and intersecting like power lines, swirling around the skies of a sleeping city at dusk.
youtu.be/9ij2uGHJpL4
An unusually balmy, melancholic slice of gaze from the typically jangly New Zealanders but one of my favorites. Exudes such a comfort, so delicate yet deeply layered, guitars weaving and intersecting like power lines, swirling around the skies of a sleeping city at dusk.
youtu.be/9ij2uGHJpL4