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reminiscingtonight · 6 months

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Gay 4 Me

Alessia Russo x Reader

Word Count: 1.2k

A/N: A little spiciness, talks about solo-action if you get my drift. Based on the G Flip and Lauren Sanderson song

[WOSO Masterlist]

You find out by accident.

Katie, shit-stirrer she is, is in the midst of ribbing the fuck out of Alessia. The striker had missed one too many goals, one too many passes, one too many everythings at practice and the Irish woman’s taking too much joy in rubbing it in her face.

“Mate, you’re too stressed. Gotta find yourself a lovely lad or someone to work out the tension.”

“There’s no tension, Katie!”

“Tell that to your shoulders,” the brunette snorts, fingers flicking at Alessia’s shoulder.

The blonde bats her hands away, a frown on her face. “There’s no tension,” Alessia repeats, annoyance leaking into her voice.

“There’s no shame in getting a bit of help, Lessi.” Katie shrugs. “I might judge your taste in… partners, but that’s exactly what they’re for. To help us relax a bit.”

“I don’t need help relaxing,” Alessia huffs.

It takes a second, but Katie eventually gets what the blonde’s telling her. Katie’s mouth splits into a devilish grin. The Irish woman’s always more than happy to get too close and personal, invading everyone’s private lives.

“What, your fantasies that good?”

Alessia rolls her eyes. “I never said they’re fantasies, McCabe.”

“Oh come on, you can’t say straight sex is that good to be reminiscing about.”

“Well I never said it was straight sex now did I?”

Katie’s mouth drops open and Alessia uses the moment of reprieve to push past the Irish woman.

You tuned into the conversation the second the two of them made it into the locker room. You’re not sure what it is but something about Alessia is just so magnetic, always drawing you in no matter what you’re doing.

So yeah, you’re already listening to Alessia and Katie’s bickering when you find out that Alessia apparently has no qualms getting some solo action. But those words paired with blue eyes flashing towards you has you struggling to swallow.

Good lord.

Alessia Russo touches herself to the memories of the two of you having sex. And she just admitted it to the whole locker room.

(Not that the girls know which memories she’s getting off to, of course)

A bolt of arousal shoots right through you as you drop your head, face flaming red.

You can still remember the night it happened. The taste of tequila sharp on your tongue after a night out with the team. You’ll argue that the alcohol lowered your inhibitions but truthfully nothing but pure lust made you trail after your blonde teammate out of the bar. Alessia felt soft under you, the noises she made sounding like music to your ears. What she lacked in experience she clearly made up for in skill, easily bringing you to the precipice multiple times just as you did her.

Just the thought of sweet little innocent Lessi, hand shoved between her legs, nothing on her mind but your hot night together as she brings herself to release makes you want to take her apart right here right now.

The feel of a hand trailing down your back has you hurtling back into the present, breath caught in your throat in surprise. Alessia seems amused when you start hacking away. Her hand stays in place as she hands you your water bottle.

“All good?” Her face is the picture perfect example of innocence but you can see right through her.

“All good?” you mock, shoving at her lightly. Alessia laughs, discreetly running her hand down your arm, pausing to give your bicep an appreciative squeeze before taking it back.

“Of course.” Her words are paired with teeth biting her bottom lip and you have to fight the urge to sink your own teeth into the rosy skin.

“You’re killing me, Less,” you groan under your breath.

“You can’t seriously be blaming me, can you? Was quite rude how you left me with an ache if I’m being honest.”

Eyes bulging at Alessia’s confession, you find yourself choking on yet another breath.

It’s the way she says it without any embarrassment, eyes glimmering with a slight challenge, that takes you off guard.

Deep in your head you can still hear your cousin’s warning when Alessia first signed for Arsenal. Ella had backed you into a corner at a family gathering, finger digging into your sternum the second you walked through the doors.

“Alessia’s my best mate and she’s the sweetest and most innocent girl ever. You better take care of her when she joins your stupid little club or so help me I will make your life a living hell the next time we see each other.”

You couldn’t find it in yourself to tell Ella that she seemed as threatening as a scraggly chihuahua. But you promised her that you would watch out for the blonde.

If only Ella could see her best friend now. Not so innocent and pure as she thought.

Though you really have no one to blame for that but yourself.

You know your cheeks are burning right now and you pray that none of your teammates are paying close attention to you and Alessia. If anyone was, they’d instantly know you guys are talking about things less than PG friendly.

Nervously chuckling, you keep your eyes trained to your bag, trying to ignore the way you can feel Alessia staring at the side of your face. “That great, huh?”

Alessia clicks her tongue, an action that has your head instantly going to the gutter, remembering exactly what she could do with the muscle. “If I’d have known how good you were in bed I would have asked Ella to hook us up eons ago.”

She’s grinning when you look up at her with an incredulous expression. “Alessia!”

“What?” she laughs, easily intertwining your fingers and leading you towards the door when she realizes you’re done packing. She leads you past a still dumbfounded Katie by the door, pausing long enough to wink at the Irish defender before you’re slipping away to the parking lot.

You have a feeling you’re going to have to endure an interrogation from the brunette in the days to follow, but right here right now, hand still caught in Alessia’s as you walk her to her car, you can’t find it in yourself to care all that much.

Especially when Alessia suddenly hooks her fingers into your belt loops and yanks, sending you crashing into her body. You tilt your head back and laugh, arms resting around her shoulder so you don’t completely barrel her over.

“Well hello there,” she winks, as if she’s not the reason you’re currently pressing her against her own car.

“Alessia,” you return evenly, raising an eyebrow in question.

“I have a bottle of tequila and microwaveable chicken nuggets at my place. Wanna recreate some memories?”

You narrow your eyes at the striker. Her smile turns a little more teasing.

“Would you rather I straight up ask for you to put your fingers--”

“Shut up and get in the car, Less.”

#alessia russo x reader #alessia russo imagine #woso x reader #woso imagine #Ace writes

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yo-yo-yeonkai · 9 months

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MY BABY - KANG TAEHYUN - SFW

Taehyun x reader

Genre: fluff

Warning list: established relationship! difficult sleeping, joking mention of drugs, pet names ( baby, sweetheart, Tae, Tyunie)

Word count: 800

Summary: If you can’t sleep… what cures it better than a night drive. Taehyun knows how to take care of you better than you do!

Authors note: yes I was struggling to sleep… when did I start writing it? 1:20 ish… I released it at 2:05… I should sleep now…..

Long nights blended into endless days; you couldn't quite tell what was what anymore. When did a new day begin? Waking up to the sun couldn’t tell you, because you didn’t sleep. The only thing that told you was your boyfriend kissing you each morning to say “good morning Sweetheart”. When was the last time you slept properly? You aren't entirely sure...

Normally you can spend whole nights laying in bed: thinking, reading, gaming, you name it. And NORMALLY, your boyfriend doesn’t even shift at the sound. He’d just lay there, still like a statue. Ahhh the beauty of sleep.

The only problem is, tonight, as you are endlessly rolling around your side of the bed, you wake your boyfriend. His hand reaches your waist, and he pulls you towards his chest. "What's wrong?" He asks, tone raw and deep from having just woke up. Your heart thuds at the sound... you'd ruined his sleep.

"Nothing... I just can't sleep. Go back to sleep Tae" you whisper to him, patting his chest, hoping he will just give up and drift back to dream land. Being the stubborn, yet caring, man he is, he doesn't. In fact, he begins playing with your hair, twirling it in his fingers as he forces his eyes open to look at you.

"Talk to me baby... what's keeping you up?". You sighed at his words... you didn't have answer. If only it were that easy. If you could figure out what was keeping you up, you'd be asleep by now. Your lack of response told him all he needed to know "do you want me to drug you to sleep" he teased, making your eyes widen as you laugh. Taehyun's jokes were always at two ends of a scale: out of pocket and crazy, or sweet and adorable, but he was always funny either way.

"No thank you Tyunie, nice try tho" you giggle, sticking your tongue out at him. He smiles at the sound and brushes your hair with his fingers, fixing the knots he accidentally twirled into your hair. "Suit yourself. May I interest you in a glass of warm milk?" He offered. You shake your head "no, you can Interest me in you going back to sleep". He shook his head at that and moved to get out of bed.

Throwing back the covers, a rough chill reaches your skin and you suddenly wish you’d just accepted his hugs. He threw a jumper over his head and gave one to you as well. What was he planning? "Well if I can't interest you in any of those options... which honestly, were some good options…... Then we will go on a drive". You deadpanned him as you put on his hoodie, getting out of bed and following him to the door to get your shoes on. "Seriously? What am I... a baby?" You huff, stropping much like a baby you claimed not to be. How ironic…

"That's exactly what you are! Now get in the car and just relax... please do that" he told you, pushing you out the door and towards the car. You groan as you get into the passenger seat. Seriously? This is what adults do with their children so they will sleep. Why was he trying this with you? Is he crazy?

"What do you want to listen to sweetheart?" He asked, handing you his phone so you could put some music on. What was the stupidest and loudest song you could put on? You jokingly pick the complete opposite of a sleepy song and play "guerrilla, by ATEEZ".

Taehyun sighs at you but let's you play whatever you want, he knows it won't be long anyways. He recons you’ll be out like a light in 10 minutes max.

Eventually you play some calming music and you both enjoy the vibe of him driving around. As you watch the view from the window blur into streaks of colour, at the speed you travelled, you felt it. The slip of your eyelids involuntarily trying to close. You wanted to fight it for a bit longer to prove to Taehyun that you weren't a child, but ultimately you couldn't stop it.

The sweet sound of Taehyun singing along to songs so gently and beautifully lulled you into a peaceful sleep. When he looked over and saw the sight, he instantly slid the volume down. Now you were asleep he could take you both home and to bed. And you tried to say you weren't a baby? He thought you were the cutest little thing ever, and you were all Taehyun's....

He was willing to take you on night drives, so you'd sleep if it meant you'd be healthy and happy.

Anything for his baby <3

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7grandmel · 8 months

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Todays rip: 01/10/2023

1, 2 Oatmeal (Actual In-Game Version)

Season 3 Featured on: SiIvaGunner's Highest Quality Rips: Volume AI Also on: Dr. Pavel's How the Grinch Took Over SiIvaGunner

Ripped by Smoky

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Its officially the spooky month! To celebrate, I've prepared perhaps the spookiest thing a SiIvaGunner viewer could think of - low quality music! :OOO

In all seriousness though - as I've shown before with rips such as dame da nellerman and Sex - Steve Harvey, SiIvaGunner is filled to the brim with content not meant to simply be consumed as everyday listenable music. The aim of the channel, first and foremost, is to make people smile - and it can do so in any number of ways. The power of ironic shitposting is not one to be underestimated - especially when it has a surprising amount of effort actually put into it.

To this day I have no clue what actually led to the creation of 1, 2 Oatmeal, a bizarre and poorly-sung parody cover of Dream Land 64 from the original Super Smash Bros. (Itself an arrangement of Gourmet Race from Kirby Super Star). Its a strange piece of old internet that, thanks to everyone's favorite Super Mario 64 Funnyman - Simpleflips - has now become one of those things that just keeps appearing as donation-submitted music onto livestreams all over. I even have faint recollections of Chaze the Chat, SiIvaGunner channel creator, explicitly saying during Season 2 that he would never feature 1, 2 Oatmeal. Well, less than a year later, and we arrive here - 1, 2 Oatmeal (Actual In-Game Version). There's just something so fascinating about the lengths Smoky went to with this rip - the amount of effort placed to make the Dream Land theme sound exactly as off-key in the exact same places as the original video - without any lyrics to even attempt masking it. When compared side by side, its evident that actual research went into making sure the two lined up perfectly, and yet the end result is flat-out unpleasant to listen to.

Or, well...it *should* be unpleasant to listen to, but its just too god damn funny. Its impossible for me to listen to 1, 2 Oatmeal (Actual In-Game Version) without also thinking of all the hilarious suffering streamers like Simpleflips have gone through to the tune of the song, without picturing Smoky with the biggest smile on their face as they line the pieces together for their dastardly concoction to be released onto the world. Its a high-quality effort that's impossible for me not to appreciate even as I'm internally suffering from having to listen to it - and now I've unleashed the plague unto you folks as well.

#todays siivagunner #season 3 #siivagunner #siiva #Smoky #SmokyThrill77 #kirby #kirby 64 #simpleflips #super mario 64 #super smash bros #kirby super star #kirby music #1 2 oatmeal #Bandcamp

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otterwithaknife · 2 years

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~spoilers for gideon the ninth~

"I know how you can win."

Jimmy's voice is unusually serious. Tango looks up from his notes—he's never revived a warden before, but it's his son, come on—to see his cavalier sitting on the ground, facing away. A cow is resting its head on his lap, and he pets it absentmindedly. For someone whose job is to fight and be strong, he has an unending capacity for gentleness. It's one of Tango's favorite things about him.

"Yeah? How can we win, Solidarity of the Gaming variety?"

And look. Tango's not a fool, at least not most of the time. He knows the difference between you and we. But hopefully this is another Category Five Jimmy Moment and there's no stupid plan cooking in that head. Who knows? For all the time he's had Jimmy, Tango still can't always read that man.

Jimmy turns to face him, startling off the very exasperated cow, and takes a golden apple out of his inventory. "Don't—"

Tango makes an odd sound between a retch and a cry. "No, man. No! If we die, we die together. I'm not just gonna leave you like that, I took the same vows that you did! One flesh."

"One end," Jimmy finishes, more out of reflex than anything. "That's not what it's for. I...I'm not a very good cavalier, am I?"

"You're the best. I wouldn't want anyone else."

Jimmy's getting all indignant, which Tango knows to mean he's frustrated. "You know that's not what I meant! I won't be much help in a fight against Scott or Grian or Etho."

"Hey, come on..."

There's so much that Tango doesn't know how to say. That it doesn't matter if Jimmy's a poor fighter because that's never what he meant to Tango as a cavalier. That after two seasons cut short, Jimmy deserves to make it farther this time. That he doesn't know who he is without his cav, and he's scared to find out.

The first time they died, Tango respawned a few seconds before Jimmy. In the brief absence of the soul bond, crackling nether flames leapt to fill the vacancy. When the ranch burnt down and he wanted to do—something, it was Jimmy who stopped him. Tango wonders sometimes, if he didn't have his cav, would he immolate the world and use himself as fuel? Would the coal mine catch fire?

"It's true," Jimmy insists. "And I know we said anything but last, but Tango, you could actually make it! You could make them take you seriously."

"Not without you, dude!"

"Well, it wouldn't exactly be without me..."

"What? Like a ghost? Jimmy, no, stop."

"Lyctorhood, Tango," he shouts, exasperated.

They stare at each other for a long moment as Tango processes. And then, with lungs full of embers, he says, "No. No! I can't—I can't do that to you, are you kidding me?"

"You'd be unkillable. Think about it—"

"I won't! How can you ask me to do this?"

"You could win, Tango. We could win."

"Not like this," Tango insists.

There's a reason no one on the server has ascended to Lyctorhood, not even Pearl or Cleo, who hate their cavaliers. The thought of it alone sends violent shudders down Tango's spine. He’s torn between distress at the idea and rage that Jimmy would even suggest it.

"Listen to me," Jimmy says, half pleading and half angry. "When the coal mine gets dangerous, that's when the canary dies, right? Well, you need to be dangerous now more than ever."

Then he blows through his horn. The song releases a bit of tension in Tango's shoulders like it does every time. It's the melody of his cav, standing next to him in, well, solidarity.

No response comes. They stopped expecting one long ago, but it's still a brutal reminder that despite the tenuous red alliance, they have no other friends on this server. These people would kill them, rob them, burn their ranch down, and they'd do it with a laugh. They're the punchline to a worn-out joke, not a potential threat.

It's not unbelievable that they'd target Jimmy first and kill him for the meme.

In that moment, Tango understands Jimmy perfectly. Because if he could, he would die to keep his cav alive. Not just for Jimmy, but himself as well, because it would finally mean something.

Jimmy will still die first, but he'll do so on his terms.

Tango embraces his cavalier; after a surprised beat, Jimmy squeezes tight. He’s strong and solid as a cav should be, but the weight is comforting. Tango’s gonna miss that.

“I’ll win it for you,” he whispers in a voice already hoarse with tears.

“For us,” Jimmy corrects.

“For us.”

Tango accepts the apple of out Jimmy’s proffered hand and takes a bite.

SolidarityGaming was slain by TangoTek

<SmallishBeans> lol

<Smajor1995> What just happened??

<ImpulseSV> not again!

...

<Grian> Tango?

Some time later, he has gentle brown eyes where there used to be solid, saturated red. He reaches, and a desiccated paw rips through a graveside catalyst, the closest thing to remains it has. Far below, Grian shrieks as soul lanterns shudder out and sculk blocks wither and die. A skeleton turns to dust in front of Scott, who watches as something draws the particles away. Back at the ranch, a massive rib cage materializes as heart tissue glows blue and begins pounding in an unearthly mimicry of life.

The coal mine burns and burns.

#double life smp #trafficblr #traffic smp #solidaritygaming #solidarity gaming #tangotek #team rancher #dlsmp #dlsmp fic #life series locked tomb au #life series #idk how much sense this makes to folks who haven't read gtn slash tlt but #enjoy!#kat.txt #my writing #i don't even remember my tag for that anymore whoops

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thesinglesjukebox · 3 months

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BILLY JOEL - "TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON"

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The theme narrows a little, maybe...

[4.15]

Hannah Jocelyn: The first Melodyne’d word of this song -- P L E A S E -- had me worried. This is the latest in a series of '70s and '80s rockers coming back one last time, normally with Post Malone's producer Andrew Watt at the helm. The results can either be pleasant, like the Rolling Stones' Lady Gaga collaboration "Sweet Sounds of Heaven", or abysmal, like Elton John's horribly edited "Always Love You." But Watt's not here; behind the boards instead is industry songwriter Freddy Wexler, a Billy Joel fanboy who convinced the artist to release music again. If the song sounds a lot like "Piano Man" and "Summer, Highland Falls," repeated listens reveal it's not just a cheap nostalgia grab. It sounds exactly like a new Billy Joel song should in 2024, P L E A S E aside, with a tasteful build and some grandiose but lovely lyrics: “Pride sticks out its tongue/laughs at the portrait that we’ve become/Stuck in a frame, unable to change.” Joel occupies a weird place in pop culture -- not as acclaimed as Dylan or Springsteen, but more thoughtful and introspective than the Eagles or anyone else in his imagined supergroup. With "Turn the Lights Back On," it all makes sense. He invented an archetype now filled by musicians like Adele post-21 or even Hozier: pop songwriters with enough depth to earn them a devout following even if they’re not critics' favorites. The liner notes reveal more connections. Eclectic producer Emile Haynie drops in to provide some additional production, the same way he did on "Hello" almost a decade ago, and the song is mixed by Adele's engineer Tom Elmhirst. It's an effective repositioning of Joel not as a "33-hit-wonder", not as a poet, but as one of the great pop balladeers and craftsmen. And my dad loves it, which is all that really matters. [7]

Alfred Soto: Despite the co-writers and a video whose nostalgia bid is as, ah, shameless as Paul McCartney's last year, "Turn the Lights Back On" sounds like any generic thing that might've appeared on Storm Front or The Bridge. Which is the point. [4]

Aaron Bergstrom: A direct descendant of Elton John's far superior "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore," as underlined by their similar music video treatments. While Joel was able to use cutting-edge AI technology to de-age himself in his video, Sir Elton had to make do with the tools available to him back in 2001, which is to say, Justin Timberlake. (Both AI and Timberlake are now trying to make their own music, with limited success.) [5]

Ian Mathers: Get the fuck outta here with this uncanny valley "AI" CGI shit. I'm not shocked boomers would cling to yet another way to deny they're old as fuck now -- it'll happen to all of us, I'm sure -- but it's still repugnant. Despite Joel being away for years, god knows you still hear the hits, so I'm kind of shocked that his voice seems to have lost most of its distinctive timbre. If you'd played me this blind I don't think I could have told you the singer, although the voice would have felt weirdly familiar. And look, respect to the man's undeniable achievements in his craft (which even haters should admit he takes pretty damn seriously) and especially stardom/mass popularity, but partly given the characterlessness to his performance here, my answer to "did I wait too long, to turn the lights back on?" is... yeah, you kinda did. I don't think the reason I loved the ABBA comeback singles and not this is just because I like ABBA and don't care for Billy Joel; I genuinely think they did a better job on playing off their context than he does here. [5]

TA Inskeep: I'd like to keep them off, please. [1]

Isabel Cole: Billy Joel was one of the few artists my whole family could agree on during long trips in the car; my first concert was his dual tour with Elton John at Madison Square Garden. So on the one hand, the sheer nostalgic sentiment aroused in me by the thought of Billy going back to songwriting after all these years is real, and powerful. On the other, I know whereof I speak when I say that even assessed by the generous lens of someone who was once a 13-year-old girl glad to name Songs in the Attic as her favorite album, this is mid-level Billy at best. Lyrically, so much of his appeal has always been his willingness to indulge—in shamelessness, in sentiment, in spite, in just being kind of an asshole—but this song is too busy wrestling ponderously with its own existence to have that kind of fun; musically, it’s just “I’ve Loved These Days” but not as good. [4]

Rachel Saywitz: It's good, for a budget store "Piano Man." [5]

Dave Moore: The best thing I can say for this lugubrious comeback ballad, loosely patterned on vintage Billy Joel and a dollop of "Hey Jude," is that it technically clocks in at under four minutes. The worst thing I can say about it is that I am not yet convinced the vocals aren't BillyJoelAI, though it does sound like him really playing the piano (derogatory). [3]

Daniel Montesinos-Donaghy: God, what a trudge — the type of pianoman mewls I thought every Joel song would be as an uneducated youth. But then I heard "Movin' Out," and what a fuckin' joint! (Fun fact: I think a quick browse of Billy Joel's biggest hits has taught me "Movin' Out" is, uh, the only BJ jam I like. Sorry.) [3]

Katherine St. Asaph: I dislike the term "overproduced" in criticism; it's often a way to sneer at pop without having to say something so gauche. But when you have a swelling string section -- a mercilessly effective cheat code to make a listener moved -- and yet that listener cannot be moved because she can't fucking hear it over everything else in the arrangement, your song is overproduced. When you autotune everything about your singer's voice except the notes that he actually flubbed, your song is -- well, not overproduced exactly, but produced poorly. Can't imagine how I'd feel if I were even a Billy Joel fan! One singular point because I learned something: it's not just the de-aging "AI" (scare quotes), Billy Joel really did look kinda like Harry Styles back then. (Harry Styles would probably love to remake this. It would still be a [1]). [1]

Jacob Sujin Kuppermann: This absolutely shouldn't work on me. I, of sound mind and body and possessing no strong relationship with the music of Billy Joel, ought not to have any reaction to this at all. It's a Billy Joel song that is once again about the romance between the performer and the audience, hitting all the marks he last hit 30 years ago. If nearly everything else he's done leaves me inert, then this should do the same. Yet something about its twilight glory, the way Joel puts himself through his own paces, moves me nonetheless. [6]

Brad Shoup: I know I'm not the first person to interpret this as a metaphor for Joel's relationship with the public. For me, he's always been a sort of pop midpoint, and I've never been able to budge him. Everything he's ever done has been... fine: the bangers always fuck up somewhere, the groaners are never that embarrassing. So leaving things off with "The River of Dreams" (my favorite) wouldn't have been a bad way to go. This is confident schlock. The snare smacks like a worn copy of "Bridge Over Troubled Water"; he does a little "Piano Man" twirl before the orchestra goes for broke. I don't think he waited too long; I think this song was within him the whole time, for better or worse. [5]

Nortey Dowuona: I understand the hatred. For us, being smooth and easy on the ears is a crime. To refuse the challenges that push the artform of popular music and music culture, or worse, to fight them tooth and nail, is enough to make you an enemy in our eyes. But I do understand the actual reason to simply play to the middle of the road: to connect with everyone since you have learned, possibly later or earlier, we are a rare and bold breed, despite the infighting, backbiting and slimy behavior I will not detail here. Billy Joel has waited long enough -- he at the height of his popularity was despised and condemned, a figurehead for the stultifying demands of white yuppiedom. Unfortunately he was wrong; the fire was started, and will never stop. We, as a far more revered and loved writer said, made our choice as a species, and it's just a question of how long it takes to play out. Billy once wrote of New York being destroyed and its citizens fleeing like rats to Miami, reminiscing over their glory days. But now in 2024, New York refuses to go away. Our mayor, as Wiki and MIKE said, is a cop, and millions are homeless and starving, struggling to keep afloat and trying not to crumble every time a blank, greasy-faced kid with worn-out clothes playing with a iPhone 14 who could afford to give you $5 shakes his head to ignore you. I understand the hatred. But I can't feel it because the hatred feels pointless, empty, a target for those old timers who have fled the sinking ship and their ancestors who only know to despise the old place from stories and memories. He might've waited too long to turn the lights back once since the wires have rotted and the bulbs are broken, but not because the city is empty. It's full of your fanboys and their grandchildren, who now feel the sour bitterness that drove you to flee and cannot choose any other feeling. It's not too late -- it's never too late. [5]

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lola-babylon · 5 months

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If Ryan had loved Led Zep and not The Beatles, maybe we'd have the Cabin Album

Two years after the release of AFYCSO, PATD fans were crying out for new music from the boys, and curious as to what they'd been working on during their stay in a cabin in the mountains of Nevada (which actually wasn't that isolated ... Mount Charleston is less than an hour's drive from Summerlin; Brendon would pop home to have dinner with his family during this time).

The band debuted material they'd been working on at Summerfest in Milwaukee on July 7 2007, playing a then untitled song later dubbed "True Love" amongst the bandom.

And the reception was not enthusiastic. To quote Pretty Odd Fever:

"I genuinely loved the song, so its reception still makes me a little sad. It felt like the majority of fans completely hated it and were absolutely brutal. There were seriously thousands of comments online tearing the band apart. Even fans who were at Summerfest said the crowd didn’t seem too impressed with the new song.

Yes, the song was a repetitive fairy tale cliche… but who knows where it fit into the album’s storyline or what the tone actually was! Brendon said that a lot of the cabin album was satirical.

[...]

Basically, a huge amount of people were hating on the lyrics (but some people still seemed to love the melody, Brendon’s vocals, or other small parts). The band absolutely saw what so many people were saying online. There’s no way they could’ve missed that even if they didn’t lurk (which Jon did). Right after Summerfest they decided to scrap the cabin album and completely start over. The album’s release date had been pushed back before Summerfest, though, so it sounded like the band was maybe already uncertain about their new material before the overly negative response."

Had PATD already decided to scrap the songs they'd been working on at the cabin before Summerfest? Or was it the audience reaction to the debut of "True Love" that caused them to rethink their musical direction and start over? Some fans still want to know what happened in Seattle (nothing) or what happened in Cape Town (nothing to do with any relationship between Brendon and Ryan) but goddamn it, I want to know what happened in the cabin.

We do know, though, that Ryan was getting massively into the Beatles about this time. Which is fine, but the course of PATD history might have been different if he'd had a Led Zeppelin phase instead. Because Led Zeppelin know something about a band's art being disdained on first hearing, and if Ryan had known his Zep history he'd have known that Stairway to Heaven was also hated by the fans on first performance.

Stairway to Heaven starts with the sounds of recorders - recorders! - before taking the listener on an almost 8 minute long aural journey across mythology, folk rock, hard rock, and a lengthy Jimmy Page guitar solo. And for all that it was hailed as a masterpiece in subsequent years, early audiences hated it. Unsure of what exactly they were hearing, they'd whistle and boo with derision, stamping their feet until the song was done and they could get back to rocking out to Whole Lotta Love. As Led Zep bass player John Paul Jones said of the the audience response to Stairway's live debut in March 1971, "They were all bored to tears waiting to hear something they knew." It wasn't until Stairway to Heaven began to receive radio play later in 1971 that the appreciation, which would later grow into adoration and obsession over the song, began.

So maybe if Ryan had been into Led Zeppelin in 2007, he'd have noted the audience reaction to True Love and said "who cares if they don't like it now? People didn't like Stairway to Heaven when they first heard it, and look at how that went." Of course for Led Zep, audience reaction was limited to what the audience saw on the night and fan chatter after shows; there were no forums or Live Journal or YouTube videos allowing fans to be on the lnternet within minutes registering their disgust throughout the world.

Maybe PATD had already decided to scrap the cabin album anyway, and just decided to give a small slice of it a public airing when they had the chance. But it's fun to imagine the alternative timeline where Panic got into Led Zeppelin instead of the Beatles; Brendon being the one with the tambourine, shirt unbuttoned to his navel, dancing around as Ryan cranked out excruciatingly lengthy solos on a double necked Gibson, having decided to hell with what the audience thought. And John's symbol for their album cover would be a cat.

#pre split panic #ryan ross #spencer smith #brendon urie #jon walker #panic at the disco #patd cabin album #cabin album #patd

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Speak Now (Taylor's Version)!

Hey!

So some of you will know this, others may not, but Taylor Swift recently re-recorded her 2010 album titled Speak Now, and it was released roughly 40 hours ago at the time of posting. When ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ was announced back in the first week of May this year, I wrote a thing about how I feel about the original album. If you haven’t read that, you may want to to get caught up on how and why I feel things so deeply for this record in particular.

Since way back in February 2021, when Taylor first announced that she was re-recording a bunch of her old albums, starting with Fearless, I have been waiting for this moment. I won’t get into the whole sordid story about why she’s doing it, or how much I wish Scoote* B*aun would get hit by a car, but it’s a whole thing. What I will say is that in the long run, I am honestly happy that this happened because the re-recordings are flawless. Seriously, I’m just wonderstruck (lmao 😉). I haven’t listened to this record as much as I wanted to before writing this - I’ve listened a few times, but mostly I’ve just been thinking about it. I was b i g excited for this to come out, but I can’t lie, there was some anxiety too - this record is so important to me so it had to be flawless; and I think Taylor nailed it. Anyway, I have waited for this for a long time, and now that it’s finally here I have Some Thoughts.

I went back and forth in my head about how to do this, and I decided the best way would be to nail down exactly which songs I was most nervous or excited about, and then do a broader breakdown of the rest of the album, so here we go: starting with…

Mine

‘She is the best thing that’s ever been mine.’

Taylor always opens her records with one of the strongest tracks on said record, and this one is no different. I adore the original, and the re-recording is incredibly faithful to it. The only differences I noticed in this track versus the original were a few unsubtle moments where the growth and refinement of Taylor’s vocal range in the past thirteen years really shine through. It’s the same song, but new again.

Sparks Fly

‘The way you move is like a full-on rain storm, and I’m a house of cards,’

This song has always been one of my all-time favourites from any artist ever, and this new version is just as intense and moving as the original was back when I first heard it somewhere around 2012. This re-recording gives me chills. I am literally trying not to cry right now as I sit here writing this and relistening to it. Every line in this song is flawless. And oh my god, the strings. During the track, I find it difficult with my audio processing problems to tell if it’s a guitar, a violin, another string instrument, or all of the above, but whatever it is it makes this song so much more powerful.

Speak Now

“She floats down the aisle like a pageant queen,”

‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ is the first track here where Taylor’s strengthened and refined voice is apparent in almost every lyric. While it’s maybe not one of the biggest or strongest stand-out tracks on the record, but it has a very special place in my heart from when the original record made its indelible mark on me. Not a lot is different here, besides the sound of Taylor’s voice, and I think that’s okay.

Mean

“You, with your switching sides and your wildfire lies and your humiliation.”

Mean is so much fun, it always has been. The up-tempo of it contrasted against the subject matter has always worked really well for me. The opening is so peppy while she talks about how hard critics had been treating her, and how badly she used to take it when it happened. But I love how the song goes from ‘upset’ to ‘f**k you’ by the end. This re-recording feels really good, too, because the line “some day I’ll be big enough so you can’t hit me,” feels like both a prophecy from 2010, and a vindication in 2023 that she was right all along.

Better Than Revenge

“He was a moth to the flame, she was holding the matches.”

This is the one I was most anxious about going into this new version. For one, I really love the original song, despite its one glaringly large problem, but I was also nervous about whether or not she would change the lyric, and if so, to what? The first time I heard the new lyric, I was reading the prologue in the booklet that came with the CD hard copy of the album, and even though I wasn’t super paying attention I noticed it. I skipped back a few seconds to hear it again, and looked up the lyrics in the booklet so I could sing along and get it into my brain. I really like the new lyric a lot, and I expect I am going to think about it a lot in the future, too.

Haunted

“Something keeps me holding onto nothing.”

Haunted has always been a big favourite of mine to just scream-sing along to when I need to release some sadness energy, even the acoustic version is great. This version is… something else. It’s always been something of a rock song, but I feel like Taylor really leaned into that here, and the result is flawless. I sent Castles Crumbling to my sister (not a swiftie) during my first listen to the record, and she liked it so much that she listened to the rest of the album - during her listen, she sent me back this text:

This new version is incredible, and I’m so happy to have it in my life. And I’m stoked that ‘Haunted (Taylor’s Version)’ may have made a Swiftie out of my sister. 😁

Ours

“The stakes are high, the water's rough, but this love is ours,”

I love the way Taylor kept the little southern drawl from the original track here. This is the one track on this record that really makes my heart flutter. There’s very little in this track that feels different from the original, but I think that was a really inspired choice because it was honestly practically flawless the first time around. This song also has a really special place in my heart because the original video was the source of one of my favourite reaction gifs to use on social media or in texts (see below!).

Wrapping up… 🎁

The rest of the re-recorded tracks here are gorgeous, and you really can hear the different inflections and tones in Taylor’s voice as she sings these classics from her early career in the studio again. Altogether, I love this release of Speak Now and I really feel like if someone were to ask me which version they should listen to, my answer would be overwhelmingly this one; it truly is the definitive version of the record. It was honestly tough to nail this list down to just seven favourites out of the 22 tracks, even with excluding the From The Vault tracks which I will get to in a second. I’m so happy to have this space to gush about this record, and I really hope you enjoyed reading about my feelings!

From The Vault 🔓

As I said above, I excluded the From The Vault tracks from my list because I simply don’t have a ton to say about them yet. I have only listened to them a handful of times, so expect a follow-up post in a few weeks, once I’ve had more time to sit with them and form Some Opinions. What I will say right now, though, is that the immediate stand-outs for me were Electric Touch, I Can See You, and Castles Crumbling. I’m excited to listen to them a bunch more times. I also wanted to mention the Surprise Announcement video at the end of the album on Apple Music, too. Many hardcore swifties will probably have seen a version of it before elsewhere, but I had not - I have been avoiding any streams from The Eras Tour in hopes that I’ll someday get to see a complete version on Netflix or something - and y’all, this video almost broke me. I so wish I could have been there in person to feel the energy of the crowd!

The End 🔚

Well that’s it from me for this week, friends. Thanks so much for hanging out and indulging me while I am once again back on my Taylor Swift bullshit. If you want to see more writing from me, as I mentioned above you can go back and read about why Speak Now is so special to me, check out other things I've written on Substack, and as always you can check out my Letterboxd movie reviews. I recently reviewed Single White Female (1992) and Poseidon (2006)! Also! Please remember that if you have comments, questions, suggestions, or just want to say hi, please hit me up in the comments or at any of the socials in the links below.

Stay safe out there y’all and have a great week. You’re the best thing that’s ever been mine! Ka kite anō au i a koe. 💚

Rebecca

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im too tired to make a long essay of me overanalyzing the mv so im just gonna rocket fire my general thoughts about it

SIKE this game has me on a chokehold i can never stop overanalyzing

LIKE THIS SHOT. ITS SUCH A TINY CHANGE IN EXPRESSION, SO LITERALLY TINY, BUT IT CONVEYS SO MUCH EMOTION AND I HATE IT HERE

no but seriously i infer its because natsume was the one who wrote their ‘happy ending’. so him having an expression like this is like a ‘4th wall breaking’ because natsume was the writer in this ending. but this ending never happened.

alternatively, it could just be a genuine expression he would have made if they did have this ending. im not entirely sure if its meant to be negative or a positive emotion but im guessing its more positive. like a “we did it. we’re here. im happy we’re all here together and i won’t have it any other way”

then we have this specific shot

“We want to feel your rhythm (Right here).”

do i have any idea whats going on right here? no. i just unfortunately have a lot of emotions

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the second part i want to at least talk about was the choice to change the instrumental of the animation mv. put it simply, i love both renditions but i wondered why they decided to make the instrumental different. from what i remember, the instrumental for genuine revelation was the same for the animation mv, so why the change?

im not going to guess the music direction they took but there is something i realized upon listening to both of them.

ive listened to the original more times i could count now, and i remember how ‘happy’ it sounded until you see the lyrics and remember the story of the five eccentrics. its from there the ‘happiness’ of the song lessened to something more bittersweet in a way. the music is happy, but their story is not. they aren’t the winners, so they sing their sorrows, lament on the fate they are being pushed into but at least being able to find joy having each other, even if in the end they have to suffer for it. and as the listener, while enjoying the music i don’t necessarily feel joy (it is still a beautiful song)

but the new mix of eccentric party night, the whole music video, i can’t keep up with it. there were so many things going on on screen and the instrumental is so drastically different from the original. the build ups, the techno sounds, honestly all of that reminded me of a rave party

and that’s when i realized. that’s exactly what the animation mv was about. its a freaking party. no duh, its in the title. but they basically took that word and use it in their mv tenfold. a party is a celebration, a happy occasion, and in this ending that’s impossible to achieve, there is something worth celebrating

the lyrics are still the same, their voices are still the same. but somehow, the energy and vibe was completely changed. its like they’re hyping the crowd up to join in their party. theres birds flying, sparklers around the stage, natsume doing magic that affected the whole room, glowing balloons and said balloons being released into the air. freaking confetti everywhere, the lights changing depending on the chorus and verse and GOD there’s just so MANY things going on and it never stops. its a goddamn party and im loving it

even the group itself, they kept on jumping and twirling around while still doing the main choreography and keeping this energy up the entire time

honestly, i have not felt this hyped listening to an enstars song before. every time i watched the mv i just want to jump and join them in their dancing. i should be sad. i should feel bittersweet about it. but for some reason, im not

maybe eventually i’ll feel that same sadness i did for the original, but for now i hope there’s a full version with this mix. because i would love to dance around my room to this song

#ensemble stars #enstars #i hate this game #natsume sakasaki #i was thinking of another reason why this mix sounds 'happier' than the original #but im too tired to formulate words #i did not mean to make this long #another note #i find it interesting that both EPN and genuine revelation put focus on tsumugi and natsume's expressions #even if its such a small change #the real ending tsumugi got from fine #and the happy ending natsume wanted for the eccentrics #but fr does anyone else feel hyped because i cant sit still whenever i watch the mv #its just so full of life #god i love and hate this game sometimes #im a casual viewer i swear #its just so FASCINATING OKAY #this is making me want to read the old stories from basic

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my huge fixation on the rats has come back again so out of curiosity, what are some of your favorite tracks, and why?

Oh man sorry it took me so long to answer this! It ended up being harder than I thought to narrow down a list of my favorite songs but here’s (some) of my current faves at least!

Lookin’ After No. 1 - A bit of a cliched inclusion but it’s still (imo) the best example of their early punk/post-punk sound, and you can really hear how well Garry and Simon meshed with their playing. Plus I’m an utter sap and it makes me very emotional to think of Bob going from writing “Don’t give me love thy neighbor / Don’t give me charity” to. yknow. putting on the entirety of Live Aid.

(Also don’t eVEN talk to me about the Music Machine gig, every time I think of Bob singing “Don’t wanna be like you / Don’t wanna live like you / Don’t wanna talk like you at all / I’m gonna be like me” in the face of the neo-nazi skinheads who just punched him in the face I go INSANE)

Joey’s On The Streets Again - Look I know that if we’re picking “Top songs Bob wrote about the Ireland of his childhood” then Rat Trap is understandably always gonna be at the top of the list but consider: Joey is just a better song, especially the last verse of it.

Also the Self Aid Joey performance? SO FUCKING GOOD genuinely my favorite live performance of this song that they’ve ever done

Wind Chill Factor Minus Zero - The lyrics just do it for me. I feel like a lot of people don’t think of Bob Geldof as a great lyricist but he really is and this song is just full of little clever lines like “You start to laugh (No) / You say you’ve won (No) / It’s just I lost (No) / That’s not the same (No)” that just make it SO satisfying to sing!

Also gotta put a shout out to “Real Different” for the same reason, every time I hear Bob sing “I'll fill my pocket full of stones and I'll throw 'em at the light” I just go feral asldkfjals

The Elephant’s Graveyard - You know that quote about (I Never Loved) Eva Braun that describes the song as something like the happiest most upbeat song about Hitler you’ll ever hear? The Elephant’s Graveyard is exactly like that but for police brutality and the Rats fucking made it work.

Obviously if we’re talking about social justice themes in their songs Mondays and Banana Republic are gonna top the list but listen. Listen. Bob wrote a song specifically about anti-black police brutality in Florida that calls out the double-standards of the US justice system (“Justice isn’t blind / It just looks the other way”), made the campiest beach-themed music video for it, and somehow they completely nailed the combination.

House on Fire - IT’S JUST A FUCKING BANGER OF A SONG! Seriously between the brass instruments and Bob’s voice it’s just such a fun and funky song, and it’s a great example of the Rats playing around with their sound in their later albums in a way that just works perfectly for them.

Also it has more good mouth-feel lyrics in it, like the line “Doing halo hula-hoops, executing loop-de-loops / Takes a lot of skill and bad taste” is just sooo satisfying to sing !!!

Trash Glam Baby - Obligatory COB inclusion alksdjfklas I almost went with She Said No instead but they really nailed that old-school rock sound with Trash Glam Baby and I absolutely adore it. I love the little references at the start of the song, I love the reprise at the end, the video absolutely fucks, this was everything I needed from 21st Century Rats and more!

Do The Rat / D.U.N. L.A.O.G.H.A.I.R.E. - Because I couldn’t pick just one, special shout-out to both Do The Rat and D.U.N. L.A.O.G.H.A.I.R.E. for being fantastic b-side tracks! I love that Bob and the rest of the band were having fun fooling around with their releases like this. I love all the puns in Do The Rat, and the little convo at the start of D.U.N. L.A.O.G.H.A.I.R.E. both makes me laugh and makes me a little emotional now that Garry’s gone.

#thanks for the question!#this was a lot of fun to think about!#paradise-theatre #ask #mine

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Here Is The Post Where I Have Really Specific Opinions About Bang Dream Covers

ok but i'm just saying they gave the YOASOBI covers to the wrong bands

to date, Bang Dream has covered 3 YOASOBI songs: "ano yume wo nazotte", "kaibutsu", and, of course, "yoru ni kakeru". the first two went to Poppin'Party, while "yoru ni kakeru" went to Pastel*Palettes. here is the post where i explain why bushiroad is wrong

"yoru ni kakeru" is a melancholy song with a distinctly dark bent (the story it's based on, "an invitation from thanatos", is more explicitly a tale about the positive embrace of suicide in a way that i found surprisingly uplifting). despite Aya (Ami Maeshima)'s voice being a good match for Ikura's, she adds a little too much sweetness to what should be a bittersweet song at most. while the arrangement is very typically Pastel*Palettes, it isn't a particularly interesting arrangement, and the keys are relegated to more of an ensemble role instead of the driving force behind the music. the pasupare arrangement, with its bouncy bell synth subbing in for the piano, effectively strips it of the melancholy air that makes it so compelling a song. (i think pasupare covers have a history of not always having the best or most interesting arrangements; i feel strongly this way about their "lum no love song" cover as well. seriously what is with that intro) also, i KNOW Ami Maeshima can put a lot more power into her voice, but i feel like her vocals on this track are a little weak compared to, say, "sobakasu".

"ano yume wo nazotte" is one of the two Poppin'Party covers (and notably, importantly, my favorite song off YOASOBI's first album), although it differs in that it features hololive's Tokino Sora as well. honestly... it's Fine. i don't dislike it, exactly. vocals-wise (like many popipa songs) it would've benefited massively from Aimi being allowed to step outside her Kasumi voice a little to use more of her vocal range, and Sora's voice sounds a little too similar to Kasumi for them to really pop as a duet (although they do sound really cute together). the arrangement is solid — Elements Garden usually does a great job arranging keys-heavy songs for popipa that incorporate the guitars without taking away too much from the keyboard. it's a fine cover. it's nice.

"kaibutsu" is the other Poppin'Party cover and listen. once again, it's fine. once again, it would've been better if Aimi could've flexed her voice a little more. i think the best part of this cover is really the arrangement — unlike the pasupare cover of "yoru ni kakeru", this manages to preserve the original mood of the song in Poppin'Party's own musical dialect. but it ultimately really suffers for the vocals, which lack the force behind them to keep the song really compelling. which is a shame because we all know Aimi is capable of SO much vocally. oftentimes her Kasumi voice is wonderful, perfectly suited to the music, but in this case, it feels like a mismatch.

Now If I Were In Charge, Here's Who Would Get To Cover These Songs:

"yoru ni kakeru" - Roselia ft. Mashiro. while i've talked in the past about how Mashiro (Amane Shindou)'s vocals can come off kind of weak, especially in Morfonica's early releases, she would be perfect for this song, actually? Morfonica already trends toward the melodramatic, and Amane Shindou's voice has a softness to it that cuts down on the sweetness. the only trouble is that Morfonica is, notably, the only band without any kind of keyboard or keyboard-sound-producing setup, and "yoru ni kakeru" is a very keyboard-fronted track. i think the keyboard melodies would translate beautifully to violin, but i also don't think a solo violin could carry the musical weight that the keys do for the whole song. what's another band with a bit more of a dark tone that is also notable for its use of keyboard? it's Roselia's time to shine, babey!! while i think Amane Shindou could carry this track on her own vocally, Yukina (Aina Aiba) would ALSO sound incredible singing this whole song. i think the two of them would sound even better together! there's a concern that Aina Aiba's incredibly Powerful voice might drown out Amane Shindou, but i actually think that together they'd really be able to bring out the best in each other's voices. also, i just think this song would be really neat as a duet! and a Roselia arrangement? darken up those guitars a little, mix in some of their hallmark synths with the piano, yes??? reblog to agree that i'm correct

"ano yume wo nazotte" is the cover that should have gone to Pastel*Palettes. wistful without being sad, sweetly nostalgic... i think Ami Maeshima would have no problem knocking this one out of the park. i have zero difficulty imagining the refrain in her voice. it would sound great! and there's always the hope of a more interesting arrangement. this song, at least, would benefit more from the idol pop treatment than "yoru ni kakeru" imo.

"kaibutsu" RAISE A SUILEN RAISE A SUILEN HOW DID THIS NOT GO TO RAISE A SUILEN. i think bushiroad owes me emotional damages from not getting to hear LAYER (Raychell) belt out this song. this feels like such a massive missed cover opportunity i'm still not over it. just devastated tbh. the synths-into-piano and dissonant vocal harmonies are RIGHT up RAS's alley. they could have gone really synth-heavy on the whole and it would have sounded really cool.

this does leave popipa out of the mix, which is obviously not allowed, especially since their artist tie-up was Ayase, and if i had to pick one of the three for them it'd be "ano yume wo nazotte". however i submit an alternative: Poppin'Party cover of "haruka". the mood is perfect for them, and Aimi has already done a wonderful cover herself. that said, although her lower vocal range is criminally underused in Bang Dream, i think this song would come out perfectly fun in her Kasumi voice.

anyway in summary im going to need bushiroad to consult with me when they decide who should get to cover "suki da" (the only correct answer is pasupare)

#bang dream #raise a suilen #poppin'party #pastel*palettes

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CHRIS 2022 TOP 10 ALBUMS

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Carly Rae Jepsen - The Loneliest Time

She's back baybee! Though it grew on me significantly, her previous 2019 album Dedicated was a bit of a let down after I'd gotten really into EMOTION. The Loneliest Time doesn't come close to EMOTION, but I might like it better than Dedicated, this is a really great helping of extremely catchy pop without too many misses. More of an even, consistent good without major highlights though. Western Wind, and Go Find Yourself Or Whatever are the best.

Weyes Blood - And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow She's back baybee! One of the most unique vocalists out there, I was very excited for Ms. Blood's follow up album to her excellent 2019 Titanic Rising and was not let down! Though maybe slightly weaker, Hearts Aglow brings incredible songwriting, excellent instrumental production, and more of her iconic voice and singing style. Very pretty, if you like Baroque pop/chamber folk or whatever the fuck genre she is check it out. Opening track and God Turn Me Into a Flower are the highlights.

The Smile - A Light For Attracting Attention

He's back babyee! Featuring pioneer sadboy Thom Yorke and guitarist Jonny Greenwood, The Smile looks, feels, and sounds exactly like what it is, half of Radiohead. And since Yorke is in that half, that's honestly good enough for a pretty excellent album. Not quite Radiohead tier, maybe better than some of their weaker releases. Radiohead 2!

Florence + The Machine - Dance Fever She's back, baybee! This one was pretty close to cracking the top 10, I think this is Florence's strongest release since HBHBHB, and wayyyyy better than High as Hope. This is definitely her Bovid album, creating a much more intimate atmosphere than some of her previous, more grand releases, and I think the introspection really suits her. Getting to see a lot of these songs live also helped, what a fucking great concert. Cassandra, Free, and My Love are the best, but honestly there are very few misses.

Hikaru Utada - Bad Mode

They're back, baybee! This is definitely their Bovid album, creating a much more intimate atmosphere than some of their previous, more grand releases, and I think the introspection really suits them. It's funny that I get to just copy and paste that, because strangely it fits both of these albums very well. I think this is easily Hikki's best in years, I really love some of the longer ballads that have extended instrumental sections. Somewhere Near Marseilles clocks in at kino length aka 11:54, legendary stuff.

Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You

The bit doesn't fit for this one unfortunately it's a band. This is easily the most hot and cold release on this list, this fucker is 80 minutes, and I think some of the weaker cuts could have been left off the table for a tighter album experience. Adrienne Lenker continues to prove herself one of the best songwriters alive right now though, and while this is not nearly as tight as her solo project from 2020, some of that brilliance shines through in a few tracks. Time Escaping, Little Things, and Simulation Swarm are some of the best songs of the entire year, seriously, go check them out. Folk's in a good place with them at the top, tbh. TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2022:

10. Hatchie - Giving the World Away

This album feels deeply nostalgic for a certain sound and era of pop, somewhere in the 90s, and I can feel that despite having not really listened to much music in that era. What really elevates this album is the production and mixing, which is just fucking phenomenal. Jangly reverbed guitars, synths, and Hatchie's great vocals create this layered, harmonic, blissful pop that I cannot get enough of. This is one of those albums you just throw on and vibe to hard the whole time, zero skips, all gas. I'm very excited to see what she'll make in the future, she's clearly extremely talented. Track highlights: Lights On, This Enchanted, Quicksand, The Key, Til We Run Out of Air. Common Australia W

9. Naked Flames - Miracle in Transit

I get in the mood for house music sometimes, especially for late night gaming sessions, or when I'm working on some kind of creative project. House provides something that I can throw on and not pay attention to the nuances of the track, but let them sort of wash over me and impress the themes and ideas over time. This album was literally so good I kept stopping what I was doing to jam out to the beats, this goes fucking ridiculous. It's like the soundtrack to some indie game that was never released from the early 2000s, games like Sonic are a clear inspiration. If you're into electronic music game soundtracks, you absolutely have to give this album a spin, I'm looking at both of you Juan and Claire. Probably my biggest single recommend for both of you. If you want a test, throw on Pan Matsuri or Visiting Corners. I'm literally skimming through the songs right now and popping off at how good the grooves and beats are on this thing, it's so textured and layered and delightful.

8. Alvvays - Blue Rev

So, I think I listened to their extremely popular sophmore album Antisocialites a few years ago because I have it rated on RYM, but I never saved any of the songs, I think I liked it okay but it didn't leave much of an impression. So, suffice it to say I was surprised when this new one blew me the fuck away. This is superb indie pop. A great mix of noise, with some shoegaze thrown in there too, wonderful guitar playing, and top notch songwriting. I think one complaint would be that the songs tend to blend together in my mind, there's a similar sound throughout the album, but that sound is a good sound so that doesn't end up being a problem for me. Even despite that, there are a few melodies that really sink into my brain and get lodged there, like Many Mirrors, and Tile by Tile. Belinda Says is an incredible piece of songwriting, too. I think I was a little hotter on this after the first listen than I have been since revisiting it, which is why it's lower on the overall list, still, don't miss it if you like this kind of stuff.

7. The Beths - Expert in a Dying Field

What's that? Oh, it's the sound of the Beths cementing themselves as one of my favorite bands of all time with another stellar album. Crazy, they just keep doing it, huh! This band has a real talent for a style of quirky, witty, deadpan lyrics that trend melancholic in a way that somehow hits me directly in the feelings every time. This is likely due to their knack for writing music that elevates the lyrics emotionally in a way that I really don't experience with many other acts. Power pop at it's finest, I adore Elizabeth Stoke's voice and could listen to it forever, but the rest of the band backing vocals lead to some amazing harmonies too. Using a pretty simple rock band structure, they like to lean into different styles like punk, ballads, and just good old fashioned rock'n'roll too. I hope they keep this up, and I'm very excited to see them in concert in March. (this is still probably my least favorite album of the three so far, but it's close, they're all amazing) extremely common new zealand W

6. Kessoku Band - Self Titled

Do not let your eyes deceive you, this is not an anime soundtrack, this is a proper J-rock album from Bocchi and the band. I just want to point out that Tricot did release an album this year, which was good, but did not make my list. This made my list. If this was a real band releasing their debut J-rock album I would be praising them as one of the best new groups coming out of Japan, and I promise I mean that genuinely and not just because I gave Bocchi the anime a 10. It's admittedly difficult to separate my enjoyment of these songs from their appearances in the anime, but I maintain that without context I would like this music just as much, it's very my shit. This is genuinely amazing songwriting, a full album's worth of catchy bangers, zero skips, and listen to Bocchi fucking shred dude!! that's MY guitarhero. I also absolutely have to shout out the track カラカラ, which was written by Ikkyu, the lead guitarist and singer of Tricot. This song is literally just a Tricot song performed by Kessoku Band, and is probably my favorite unofficial Tricot song of the year, beating out all the real ones they released. anyway, season 2 when? Especially if it means I get more of this.

5. Vylet Pony - Can Opener's Notebook: Fish Whisperer

It is time to post cringe! I have ascended past cringe, this is so good that I no longer am capable of feeling cringe! Praise be! Seriously though, I mostly included Vylet's last album Cutiemarks and the Things That Bind Us at the 10th spot on my list last year as a meme, Little Simz probably deserved it for her album. Not to disparage Cutiemarks, I think it's amazing, I still listen to it all the time, but all of this is to say that, clearly, I don't need to dedicate a meme slot to a horse album this year. This thing deserves its spot here, 1000%. Fish Whisperer is a narrative concept album that tells a story about a marine biologist horse that leaves home to pursue her dream of becoming a musician, and juggling that dream with her work which she also loves. It's a surprisingly compelling narrative that flows well from song to song, you could probably miss it if you're not paying close attention, or if you don't read the blurb Vylet put on her bandcamp page, but I think it makes some of the songs hit harder. Even after such a short period of time, this album shows some serious improvement on Cutiemarks, with much better lyricism and songwriting, which was probably my biggest issue. Her production continues to be stellar, but evolves into something even greater, offering some of my favorite pieces of electronic music of all time. Vylet is stupidly talented, showcasing singing, guitar playing, rock and roll, and phenomenal EDM/indietronica skills too. It's fucked up how good this album is guys, I really cannot sing its praises enough. If you want a sample, listen to the three song run from The Yak Song to Typewriter, or maybe just Fish Whisperer. 2nd best horse album of all time.

4. De todas las flores - Natalia Lafourcade

Okay, I have to do a disclaimer here, I have listened to this album all the way through 1 time. It came out pretty recently, and I saw a lot of buzz, so I finally got around to it a few weeks ago and was extremely impressed, but I don't have nearly a good enough handle on it to evaluate it as fairly against some of the other albums on here. Real Fantano heads in the chat probably know that this was his AOTY, and I really can't fault him for that choice even if there were a few more I liked more. This album is a powerhouse, just phenomenal, jazzy singer songwriter latin music. Incredible instrumentation and production, I think this one has a lot of depth that I'll be unpacking for a while. Maybe I'll come back and rearrange the order as I listen to this one more, but this is where it slots in mostly out of sheer respect over familiarity.

3. Black Midi - Hellfire

Okay, as we get into the top 3 I want everyone to know that these three albums are close to interchangeable, it was very, very hard to rank them against each other. Especially spots number 3 and 1, which are frequently compared to and pitted against each other because they're both recent sensations in the underground rock scene in the UK, and have released albums around the same time twice now. I liked Cavalcade when it came out, I was really impressed with the crazy instrumentation and great singing, but wasn't quite blown away like everyone else was. Then we get Hellfire. Holy shit. This is fucking Prog baby, but it's twisted and evil and new and exciting, I have literally never heard anything like this album before in my life. The speed at which the playing can change on you at the turn of a hat is a little mind-boggling, and the bombastic playing is matched by Geordie Greep's one of a kind voice, which I think is the only style that could ever go with this kind of music. What unfolds is a descent into Hell, through narrative driven prog tracks covering all kinds of sin and debauchery, of war and death, soliders, love, lust, prostituation, racing, and one of the best closing tracks I've ever heard in my life. The theatrics are turned up to 12, it really does feel like I'm watching some kind of stage play while listening to this. Also, I cannot praise Greep's singing enough, his voice surprises you after all the raucous shouting to reveal he's got one like, a nearly operatic, angelic voice when he wants to bust it out. Some of the best parts of the album are when he does both on the same track, like in Sugar/Tzu. The vocal work on The Race Is About To Begin is probably the single most impressive performance this year, and maybe this decade so far. Writing this is making me think maybe this is my AOTY so I need to stop before it all gets mixed up. Logan listen to this or I will kill you in real life.

2. Silvana Estrada - Marchita

Originally my number 1 spot, like, I literally wrote out the Ants From Up There blurb and then changed my mind, don't let any of that detract from this album. What an incredible piece of music, Silvana is has one of my favorite voices out there, the way she flawlessly delivers each lyric, shifting from pitch to pitch is mesmerizing. This is obviously right up my alley, singer songwriter folk is one of my favorite genres, if my Ichiko Aoba addiction didn't make that obvious. Even if I was predisposed to like this, I still fell in love with this album over the course of this year, revisiting these intimate songs that mostly consist of her singing and guitar playing, occasionally joined by other instruments, all of which is flawless. This album is also special to me, because it was one of the first pieces of music I really connected to Elli with. Our tastes don't always line up very well, but she got just as into her as I did this year, and sharing that with her for what felt like the first time was extremely cool. Not much more to say, this thing is just beautiful front to back.

1. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There

This was easily my most anticipated album of 2022. After their breakout debut last year, For The First Time which has ascended to favorite status very quickly, I was excited to see what new tom foolery this group would get up to. Unfortunately, just as the album released, we got news that the lead singer Isaac Wood would be leaving the band, cutting short what could have been an incredibly promising career. I'm not sure how much of that decision was looming on his mind as he and the band wrote this album, but somehow it feels like the swan song that it ended up being, a much more emotionally driven, bittersweet, loving, lonely thing than their first. The band's incredible instrumental talent is back on full display, outshining even my favorite performances on FTFT somehow, which is a gargantuan achievement. There are multiple points listening to this album where I tear up a little bit, it's just so heartwrenching. This group is so fucking talented, and they're bringing their best on every single track, especially Isaac, who's singing and vocals continue to floor me. This album is an artistic achievement, a modern classic, that, I think will be remembered long past this year, or even this decade. I'm still excited to see what the band does without Isaac in the future, as he's hardly the only member, but it'll be different. And that's okay, I think. What a way to go out. And that’s it, it was a very good year for music! Thanks for reading if you did, I had fun writing this!

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Okay, so I'm not sure what exactly you mean by loud, only because there are different types of loud. There's rock and metal, music with heavy bass that makes it loud, upbeat pop songs that are loud just because of what they are. So I'm stabbing in the dark a little. But you also said train tomorrow (today?), sooooo I'm just gonna send random stuff.

(seriously, don't tempt me with music. you will be sorry)

(also tumblr still won't let me add music, so it's youtube. sorry)

Home by Dotan

Insane by Kensington

Inside Out by Eve 6

Losing My Religion by REM

Tonight Tonight by Smashing Pumpkins

Save Your Story by Citizen Soldier

Our Time by Hidden Citizens

Sick Cycle Carousel by Lifehouse

Black by Kari Kimmel

Aaaaaand I'm gonna stop there. But there are a few good 90s tracks on that list, since we were talking about it. Have fun!

AAAAAAA OKAY!

I imagine what I've got going on recently might be rock & metal, but idek how much I believe in genres so *shrug*

(also haven't even made it to the train yet. you didn't ask for my inane reviews but I'm procrastinating packing here.)

Home: omg yes. this is so dreamy and nostalgic. reminds me of road trips and sea winds and camp fires and laughing and running in fields- this is in the hiking playlist now

Insane: wait oops this one just,, happened while I was vrooming the room & I genuinely barely noticed it *facepalm*

Inside Out: truthfully I was too distracted by the singer's hunch in the music video IM SORRY. Also his voice is kinda, nasal? makes me think of, what's it called, the plosives in phonetics that don't get released, like it's just stuck. this probably makes no sense but eh

Losing My Religion: yea. I like this song a lot. that's it.

Tonight Tonight: ahahaha nooo the opening reminded me of gran's revolution era tunes by people's liberation orchestra or whatever. what's the fascination with strange nasal voices and why does it tickle something so specific in us. okay okay but okay I like the sound of this.

Save Your Story: FUCK YES. I'll confess I did pick up Citizen Soldier from you haha. I've listened to them almost as much as David Bowie & Queen this month. they're perfect. it's so self-indulgent. but I really love it.

Our Time: NICE. see we ARE life-affirming sometimes!!

Sick Cycle Carousel: this is a cycling to the lecture hall song ahahaha. I love it.

Black: I love the moody sound. then I kinda zoned out ;-; I kept listening for the way her voice curved around the start of a phrases & the breaths and forgot to listen to the words. then I went back and listened to the words and still didn't feel the punch to the gut so I guess that's that ://

Anyway, I'm going to be presumptuous and share a couple of self-indulgent screaming?

Can You Feel My Heart by Bring Me The Horizon

Never Too Late by Three Days Grace

Wonderland by No Name Faces, Skeb

#LOVE YOU THANK YOU FOR THOSE #ADDING A COUPLE TO MY PLAYLISTS #music

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you know what pisses me the fuck off? the fact that this song was written and recorded THREE YEARS AGO!!!! in 2021. you know, the year that bp were being made fun of for being influencers instead of being in the studio? meanwhile THEY WERE IN THE MF STUDIO!

last year i kept seeing videos about how they thought jennie was gonna move to la and do modelling and instagram full time bcs she doesn't care about music. but on one of her trips to la she was actually making music with her friend and we had no idea. seeing so many people complimenting her voice too.. jennie herself said that she wanted to rap less so she could sing more and this is exactly why! she is what she wanted! we have never heard her sound like this before! yg would have never let this song happen (which is probably why it's three years old and we're only hearing it now) so i'm so happy she now has the freedom to release what she wants, with whoever she wants, when she wants.

each day passes and we're given more and more information about how useless yg is and that the pinks have never been the reason why we never got any music. obviously jennie and rosie are in the studio rn, jisoo is supposedly working on music, and seeing as lloud is also a music company so we can assume that lisa plans on releasing music too. the lack of bp music has never been bcs bp don't care about music.

1000% !!!!!! honestly everyone who thinks jennie doesn’t want to do music does not actually like her and has not been listening to anything she’s been saying for years bcs she has always indicated that making and releasing music is a priority for her and what she wants to do the most! and obviously this goes for any of the pinks, but i’ve noticed that people tend to say it more about jennie than the other girls when she has never even said that she wants to pursue modeling or whatever and is not focused on music ? she’s literally been saying the opposite for years ???? she’s been doing some extracurricular activities like acting these past few years since yg wasn’t letting her do anything else, but i feel like most people knew that yg wasn’t allowing the girls to put out music and it wasn’t bcs of the girls themselves, and yet they still doubted jennie and said she wanted to be an influencer……idk i feel like some people tend to not take her seriously (and especially her)

#anonymous #sophie ask

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Music Monday: New Music Releases for November 2nd Week!

Embark on a musical odyssey with Adam Humphries' curated indie playlist, a diverse tapestry of indie gems that will tantalize your auditory senses. RHEA explore complex, ambivalent love with alt-rock single - "Creeping Through My Head"! An incredible song from start to finish and after this one song I am officially a fan of this band from Belgium. Even though the title has a suggestive sound to it the song itself absolutely reeks of rock and roll. It doesn't exactly go all punk mode but the attitude is there. Creeping is about a relationship but choosing to remain no matter how hectic https://open.spotify.com/track/7GUuRxDcmihZblp7j9Nijy?si=df2030f837884f8f SODA BLONDE's sonically rich new single - ‘Boys' + London tour date! I have listened to quite a number of artists from Ireland, and some of them I am still listening to today. For me, Soda Blonde is amongst that. Boys by Soda is such an incredible tune not only does it have something of a hype in itself, and not to mention downright catchy, it clearly shows that there's definitely a hype about the band themselves. Watch this space https://open.spotify.com/track/3frTwlLBB97qYztkEVZInD?si=fde11e9abfdd49fc https://youtu.be/3iAnUmsJtNw?si=us04VEDsjgsmaQXk DREAM BIG TOUR 2023/2024 Nov 22 - The Lexington - London Nov 24 - Roisin Dubh - Galway Nov 25 - Dolans - Limerick Nov 26 - Connollys Of Leap - Cork Nov 30 - Cyprus Avenue - Cork Dec 7 - The Black Box - Belfast Dec 8 - Spirit Store - Dundalk Dec 14 - Vicar St - Dublin Jan 17 - PopUp! - Paris Jan 18 - Le Botanique - Brussels Jan19 - Paradiso - Amsterdam Jan 20 - Nochtwache - Hamburg Jan 21 - Prachtwerk - Berlin TICKETS AVAILABLE AT - https://www.sodablonde.com/#tour https://www.sodablonde.com/ https://www.facebook.com/sodablonde https://twitter.com/sodablonde https://www.instagram.com/sodablonde/ DEADSET unveil video for their heavy-hitting noise-rock single - "Bleak"! I openly admit that I was somewhat skeptical of the video but after a few seconds I actually found myself enjoying it. It's very British in the core. It has that sort of humor where it doesn't take itself seriously and where the song has nothing to do with the video. Quite a good video, actually like it, particularly when you see the band members dress up and muck about https://youtu.be/0NgAY9NVxCA?si=fPYioDQqJnrgdbbW FERAL FAMILY - Share Searing New Single: "Deep Cuts" + Debut 'Without Motion' coming 19 Jan Now I haven't heard anything from the Yorkshire-based FERAL FAMILY so I am happy to listen to Deep Cuts. The track is one of those where even though there is no actual specific meaning behind it it does delve into more darker tones and themes of struggles and loss. I think that the genius behind this is that it's the fact that it's a somber track is what makes it great STREAM ON ALL SERVICES HERE https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/feralfamily/deep-cuts YOUTUBE HERE https://youtu.be/Zm1cN1FmABM?si=kMFLaYPia1zk61eu FERAL FAMILY LIVE DATES 2023/4 NOVEMBER 11 BRIDLINGTON Bridlington Spa - TICKETS* https://www.bridspa.com/buy-tickets/?id=809802#buy-tickets 24 LEEDS Warehouse - TICKETS** https://www.theleedswarehouse.com/event/the-view/ DECEMBER 01 SHEFFIELD Foundry - TICKETS** https://foundry.seetickets.com/event/the-view/foundry/2644098 FEBRUARY 01 BIRMINGHAM The Victoria 02 DARWEN Sunbird 08 GLASGOW Nice n Sleazy 10 HULL BUDfest 16 BRISTOL Crofters Rights 17 NORTHWICH Salty Dog 18 LONDON Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes *Supporting The Lilacs **supporting The View John Francis Flynn shares new single - 'Kitty' - album ' Look Over The Wall See The Sky' out Nov 10th on River Lea For a song that it a bit longer than normal I found it to be somewhat of an interesting listen. Vocally, John Francis singing is reminiscent of legendary rockers Mark Knoplee and Shane McGowan in that it's got this gritty, almost throaty sound which actually gives it more depth. It's hard to find anything bad to say about it and I enjoy the rawness of the song 'Kitty' https://youtu.be/atheAeUuddU Single Smart URL: https://johnfrancisflynn.ffm.to/kitty Album Pre-Order Link: https://johnfrancisflynn.ffm.to/lotwsts Forthcoming In-Stores: Fri, Nov 10th – The RAGE, Dublin – 7pm – tickets here https://www.therage.ie/products/john-francis-flynn-look-over-the-wall-see-the-sky-lp-pre-order?_pos=1&_sid=51e0bd4ff&_ss=r Sun, Nov 12th – Jacaranda, Liverpool - 7pm – tickets here https://jacarandarecordstore.com/pages/john-francis-flynn Mon, Nov 13th – Vinyl Whistle, Leeds – 7pm – tickets here https://vinylwhistle.co.uk/products/john-francis-flynn-look-over-the-wall-see-the-sky Tues, Nov 14th – Rough Trade West, London – 5pm – tickets here https://dice.fm/event/vnaxv-john-francis-flynn-unplugged-signing-14th-nov-rough-trade-west-london-tickets?lng=en Forthcoming Tour Dates : Fri, Dec 1st – Set Theatre, Kilkenny Sat, Dec 2nd – Vicar St, Dublin Fri, Dec 8th – Roisin Dubh, Galway Sat, Dec 9th – St Luke's, Cork Sun, Dec 10th – De Barras, Clonakilty Thurs, Dec 14th – Dolan's Warehouse, Limerick Fri, Jan 12th – Out To Lunch Festival, Ulster Sports Club, Belfast Fri, Jan 19th – Brudenell, Leeds Sat, Jan 20th – Celtic Connections, Drygate, Glasgow Sun, Jan 21st – The Caves, Edinburgh Tues, Jan 23rd – The Exchange, North Shields Wed, Jan 24th – YES. Manchester Thurs, Jan 25th – Hare and Hounds, Birmingham Fri, Jan 26th – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff Sat, Jan 27th – The Exchange, Bristol Tues, Jan 30th – Concorde 2, Brighton Wed, Jan 31st – The Dome, London Thu, Feb 1st – Point FMR, Paris Mon, Feb 5th – Paradiso Upstairs, Amsterdam Sat, Feb 10th – Silent Green, Berlin Thu, Feb 22nd – Theatre Royal, Waterford Read the full article

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MARCH/FEBRUARY NEW RELEASES I (FIRST POST!!!)

I'm gonna start the zine off straight to the point, I planned on having an introductory post but I don't really see the reason in making one, so here we go. This is some stuff that got released this month and the month before, maybe even earlier, but it's stuff from this year. The next post will be a follow up to this with a bunch of old stuff I discovered recently that I think is worth talking about.

1. 30round - Pushing Daisies

You press play and that riff hits you like a MOTHERFUCKER. Absolute bulldozer of a song. I love that modern metalcore tropes are sort of starting to seep into hardcore, and this song using the pitchshifter effect is exhibit A of that. Nothing else gets me going like those digitech SCREEs between the chugs. The breakdown at the end was already great, but then you hear the MLG horn sample blare over the guitars and it just makes the song even better. As an aside, from listening to what these guys have done before on Spotify, it seems like this might be their best song yet, both production and writing wise. The track sounds and is played amazingly, the vocals are raw as fuck which I personally appreciate more than clean, mediated screaming like in a lot of modern metalcore. Overall, fat as fuck riffs, slamming drum work, pissed off vocals, weird noises and a great breakdown. What moee do you need? Stoked to see what the guys release next.

2. Surfaced - Sacrifice

Sometimes you just need that caveman, ignorant 90's style of hardcore. And Surfaced provides. It's these guys' first release and they already sound better than 50% of what's on Hardcore Worldwide (no shade thrown on the bands there obviously, but y'know). Surprisingly nasty and catchy riffs, and probably the most perfect vocals for a band like this. Again with the rawness thing, the vocalist actually sounds pissed and earnest. It hits even more when it hits these sort of death metal-y type parts. There's a bree on one of the songs!!! What more could you ask for!!! The arrangements themselves are perfect for getting your inner chimp out in the pit - perfect hooks, perfect breakdown placement, no time wasted, just angry as fuck genuine hardcore. While the production isn't as good as the previous band's, the writing counters it. Go give these guys a listen and follow them they deserve way more than the 500 monthlies they've got.

3. .gif from god - Digital Red

Is it "gif from god" or "DOT gif from god"? Why is mathcore like this? In any case, this band's been on my radar for a while. Their 2019 album is exactly the type of music I wanted to listen to when I first found mathcore - calculated assaults. Like, I'm gonna sledgehammer your ass, but I'll be precise about it. I don't know how to exactly put it, but their riffs sound more modern and not like discordant dillinger worship, which very much sets them apart in a great way from a lot of other bands that do this style now and just default to writing you'd hear from a Relapse metalcore band in the early 2000's. Extremely versatile and tasteful vocals - great, powerful highs, juicy growls and the several variations of those tow that the vocalist does change it up just enouth to where it stays interesting (this release ALSO features pig squeals >:) ). Compared to their previous release, it has a slightly muddier sound, but only very slightly. The dodgeball snare compensates anyway. Godbless drummers that tune their snares absurdly high. Writing wise, I'd say this EP's probably the nastiest thing they've done yet, it's like if The Number Twelve Looks Like You and early Cryptopsy had a baby. Absurdly heavy, catchy, crazy guitar work, cool little electronic interlude, and most importantly, it doesn't take itself too seriously. New school mathcore bands, take notes.

Thanks for reading! Make sure to supoort all the bands I talked abt if you liked them. I'll be posting a part II to this post very soon, featuring Acacia Strain, Drain and Buzzoven, among other things. Gimme a follow so you know what I'm doing!!!

Also, I dropped my first EP yesterday. If you like Darko and Ten56 you'll really like it, give it a listen too.

#Spotify #music #rock #metalhead #metal music #heavy metal #metalcore #death metal #deathcore #music release #music recap #music review #punk #hard rock

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