#like that lyric in ycgma

[crimeboys]

i can’t get over wilbur soot saying lovejoy’s lyrics are better bc he’s more afraid of opening up so it’s more polished when he gives the lyrics to the band like i need him to understand saline solution is better than anything lovejoy has ever made

#text post #mine #LIKE I ENJOY LVJY A LOT IM JUST #YKNOW #IT DRIVES ME SLIGHTLY INSANE BC LYRICALLY JUST. YCGMA IS JUST BETTER #when he said that my mouth dropped like BUDDY…

[duodusk]

since today is the 2 year anniversary of Your City Gave Me Asthma, i thought i'd post the thumbnails i made for my YCGMA set from earlier this year to celebrate! :]

#my art #wilbur soot #ycgma #your city gave me asthma #i gushed about this album already on the original post's tags but like.. it really does mean so much to me #these are my 'final' thumbnails but i spent such a long time trying to get this set how i wanted it #because i wanted to do some justice to this music that impacted me so much #i wanted to use red as a recurring symbol of stressors and/or the things he's blaming for his problems at the time #until he turns it inward #though in the final ones i shifted the palette to tell a bit more of a story rather than sticking strictly to the album's palette #anyway! some of these are pretty weak but others i still want to make into like.. idk. secondary versions of the final ones i decided on #i tried to have each one pretty clearly reference the song either through tone or lyrics or place in the story #struggled quite a bit with losing face surprisingly but also boris was a hard one #because my prof wanted it to serve as a perfect conclusion full circle for the album but he's still so conflicted in it #i think it works as a set though i tried to make it bookend with jubilee line #experimenting with posting mcyt related art on here and then reblogging it to my art blog instead idkkkkkk #these are gonna look so blurry on mobile im sorry LMAO #anyway love u byee

[infizero]

just finished listening to mammalian sighing reflex .

#im already so fucking obsessed with this album oh my god. everyone shut up right now #god it really is like ycgma's sister. similar yet different #differences in sound; differences in flavor of sadness #something that is in this album all throughout that wasnt in ycgma that i LOVEEEEEEEE is the use of like. a synth i think???? #i dont know but the like ''beeping'' kind of noises. they sound just like how los campesinos uses them and it makes me SO HAPPY #bcuz thats always been one of my favorite elements of their songs and they make me go crazy. so hearing them here... ARHHRGHRGH #theres just something about the simple acoustic guitar with the little beeps that i love so fucking much #as of this first listening my initial favorites are amazon standing lamp; around the pomegranate; and glass chalet #also dropshipped cat shirt suddenly devolving into breakcore caught me SO off guard. but i love it #also can i say that around the pomegranate ending with the lyric ''find my comfort in envisioning the end'' and the very next song #being called ''i don't think it will ever end'' . #i was in shambles #serena.txt #ALSO ALSO. the fact that every single one of the songs fades into each other is so good #a lot of times with albums only like one or some of the songs will have a clean transition like that #so i really love the fact that with this one the ENTIRE album flows between songs #also i don't think it will ever end gave me jack stauber vibes with the pitched up voices and stuff

[thinkingnot]

just listened to the entirety of ycgma and cried in the bathroom for like 3 minutes i want to give every ycgma song a kiss on the lips

#ycgma #ycgma my beloved #wilbur soot #<- this man is fucking brilliant #the guitar strums like my brain being put in a tumbler and shake until whatever was in it was replaced with juicy lyrics #the instruments of ycgma istg #house of good living the youtube channel im bowing to thanks for the instrumentals #putting near perfect like they dont know that shit fucking slapsssss #ranble #thinkingaboutmusic

[xoxoamyas]

For You.

rating : fluff/comfort, singular alcohol mention, petnames used on reader [ darling, love, and baby ]

wilbur x fem!reader [ use of you/yours, no use of y/n ]

☆ wilbur comforts you after a hard day. he plays you some in progress songs he'd been working on. <3

note : this was meant to take place sometime before ycgma came out! though, you can interpret it as whenever. either way, hope you enjoy !

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You had little tells for everything. Wilbur knew them by heart.

So the second he heard the door close a little harsher than normal, he was up in an instant. He had been writing up some new lyrics for some songs he wanted to put together.

“Darling?” Wilbur lightly calls out as he moves through the short hall of the shared flat. Seeing you set down your purse on the couch in the living room, he lightly sighs. “Beautiful,” He starts, catching your attention more now. Muttering a soft apology when he sees your face screw up.

Oh, you definitely didn't have a good day if you weren't melting at the complimenting.

“Want to talk about what happened?” His voice is soft and low as he speaks, well aware you didn't take kindly to a raised voice in moments like this. A small frown tugs at his lips when he sees you shake your head no, so he just silently nods.

“That's fine, love. How about we run a bath and then go lay down?” Wilbur tilts his head a bit as his hands move to hold your upper arms. A small smile appears on his face when you nod.

He pauses when he feels one of your hands move to the hem of his sweater. Leaning down for you when you moved to be on your forefoot, pressing a kiss to Wilbur's cheek in a silent show of affection.

It takes a little bit after as you calm down, Wilbur with you nearly the entire time. He had gotten you bubbles for a bath at some point and helped you wash your hair. You weren't very talkative like you usually would have been, him having picked up on you needing the time to adjust and relax.

After a while, you finally deemed it time to get out of the bath. The water had gone cold and lost its comforting warmth. You managed to coax Wilbur into lending you one of his sweaters and even a pair of his boxers. He could never say no to the puppy eyes you tended to give him.

“You ready to talk about it?” Wilbur calmly asks after you're laid in his bed cuddled up to one of his favourite and most used pillows. He wasn't jealous over an inanimate object whatsoever.

You give a light groan, pressing your face hard into the pillow for a good long moment. Another tell that you weren't ready to talk just yet.

It's quiet for a good moment, and Wilbur bites his tongue. He's not sure what to say for what felt like an eternity. Eventually, he ended up eyeing the bedroom for a good moment before his gaze landed on his guitar.

You don't move immediately when you hear the first strums of the guitar, just hearing what sounded like a gentle tune. Each chord eased into the next, which soothed an ache in your mind. The Bm, to D, A, G, and right back into Bm.

“The cute bomber jacket you've had since sixth form,” When you hear his voice, you finally look up. Curiosity started gnawing at you as you watched Wilbur from where he sat in his streaming chair.

“Adorned with the patches of places you've been. Got nothing on my khaki coat I got from the roadside.” You can't help but let your face scrunch up as he sang. He had paused his singing. You caught the nervous glance he sent you, like he was uncertain about what he was saying and singing. His hands faltered with the glance before he looked back down at the guitar and continued strumming.

“My boots from the airport, the backpack’s my friends.” You sit up more as the words are softly sung out. A small warm feeling fills your chest as you make the sudden realization that this is a song he hadn't shared with you just yet.

You recognize the moment Wilbur seems stuck with the words, seeing him just continue to strum the chords along the guitar wordlessly.

“I haven't finished it just yet.” Wilbur admits after a moment of strumming, letting the last chord he had played ring for a second.

“I think it's really nice so far, Wil.” You give a small smile as your eyes flicker over him. “Have you been working on any others with it?” You ask out of genuine curiosity, to which Wilbur gives a slight grin.

“A couple others, yeah. Hold on.” Wilbur moves to stand from his streaming chair, moving to plop down in his spot next to you on your bed, guitar in his lap.

He had to take a second to get situated and comfortable before his hands found their spits on the guitar again. The strumming starts again, this time starting with an Am chord, to F, back to Am, and then to F again. You watch as Wilbur testingly strummed the chords, holding back a small giggle when you saw him make a face before adjusting the chords to fit together better.

Am, F, Am, F. Repeating it but instead landing on a C instead of an F interchangeably.

You watch with interest as he moves his hands in a more relaxed manner than before when he finds the rhythm he's looking for. It was almost mesmerizing, the way he played solely for you in this moment.

“Maybe one day, we'll live in La Jolla,” He starts, glancing at you as if silently seeking approval. You tilt your head in response, a notion for him to continue on.

“Drinking cocktails out over the water,” He's quiet for a second after that, trying to find out the next words he wants to say. A small soft hum could be heard from him as he tried to find the tune to keep rolling with.

“Our own personal sunset. A diploma for each day on our own.” The words are even as he says them, though the small hesitation of his hand shows he's not entirely confident with them. Either way, it made you move a tiny bit closer as you shifted. Now sitting cross-legged beside him with a hand along his knee closest to you for wordless reaffirmation.

“Shhhit, I don't know.” He eventually huffs out a humourless laugh, a frown on his face as he stops strumming the guitar.

“Hey, you did good.” You move one of your hands to cup his cheek, gently having him look towards you. “Thank you for playing what you did for me.” Your words make some of the unease melt away from his expression.

One of his hands comes up to hold along the side of your neck, and he leans in. The press of his lips against yours is careful and precise, a kiss meant to be loving and open.

Wilbur lets the kiss go when you want to, giving a small breath of air as your forehead pressed against his. “You're an amazing girlfriend, y'know that?” He asks quietly, as if scared to disrupt the peaceful moment happening between them.

“And you're an amazing boyfriend.” You murmured out in response, keeping still where you were for a moment longer before carefully moving. Taking Wilburs guitar and setting it to the side so that it rested against his bedside table. “Snuggles before bed?” You asked as you looked at him, a small pout forming as you tilted your head at him.

A small sound of surprise escapes you as he suddenly catches you off-guard when he wraps his arms around your waist. Him having dragged you closer and down onto the bed with him.

“You're so stupid,” You jokingly complained as you moved with more ease after a moment. Your head against his chest, arms wrapped around his torso and your leg thrown over his waist.

“But you just called me an amazing boyfriend.” Wilbur playfully pouts as he looks down at you. He lets out a more genuine laugh after a moment, kissing the top of your head then resting his chin along that same spot.

“I retract my statement, then.” You grumble out against him, not truly meaning your words.

“Just get some sleep, baby, we got a day ahead of us tomorrow.” Wilbur can't help but smile, loving that the two of you could at least sleep in the manner you two usually do.

“Goodnight, Wil.” You hum out, moving to hold him closer in search of the comfort he was providing you.

“Goodnight, love.”

#amyas writes #x reader #fluff #wilbur soot #wilbur fluff #wilbur x reader #wilbur soot x reader #wilbur soot x you #wilbur x you

[thestreamdreampony]

Me adding my two cents is probably not gonna do much, but here I go, I guess:

I want to preface this with saying that Wilbur's content and Lovejoy have been incredibly important to me and I've put a lot of time, effort and money into supporting Lovejoy especially. So finding out about this, before finding out about the details, I had originally reacted with incredulous derision of twitter stans. And then erring on the side of caution about how things developed.

At this point there's almost no question that it's Wilbur, for the simple reason that Shubble would have cleared up his name if it wasn't. There's no way she would throw someone innocent under the bus, if she knew somebody else was guilty. Additionally, not a single person in Wilbur's surroundings has disputed any claims and have only narrowed it down further towards Wilbur. At this point it is incredibly unlikely she is talking about anybody else.

I do want to take a moment to comdemn those (mostly on twitter) who used this opportunity to dig into both Shubble and Wilbur's private lives, trying to construct a narrative of her abuse and in some cases going so far as doxxing Wilbur. It is entirely possible to support Shelby and condemn her abuser, without invading their privacy and endangering people's lives. Shelby's goal was to warn people and to make them more aware of the signs of abuse. As well as make it as clear as possible, who she's talking about without saying who it is directly, for a meriad of possible reasons. It was not an invitation to write abuse fanfiction about her private life.

That being said, the way I will feel about this in the long run will depend heavily on how Wilbur deals with this situation. I will definitely distance myself either way (slowly but surely), but his reaction to this will influence how I will act moving forward.

Should he stay silent or respond with insincerity/derision/defensiveness/etc., then that's it for me. Fuck him.

But should he come forward, own up to it, apologize and prove that he is working on himself, then I might be able to find it in myself to give him a second chance over time. I just don't believe that doing bad things makes you irredeemable forever and ever and ever.

We know for a fact that Wilbur has been struggling with mental health problems for most of his teen and adult life and from his solo music we are also aware that he is incredibly aware of the fact that he is the problem in his relationships. Expressing dark thoughts in music, does not automatically mean somebody is abusive. In fact, creating dark art is an excellent way to deal with harmful thoughts and impulses. I have literally never taken his lyrics to mean that.

However, his lyrics in YCGMA and MSR have always been incredibly autobiographical and do show that he is acutely aware that he's the unhealthy element in his unhealthy relationships.

We also know directly from him, that he has distanced himself from most of his social circle and sought out therapy as recently as 2 weeks ago in an effort to improve his mental health.

This does not excuse his actions whatsoever. Mentally ill people are still responsible for the harm that they cause and Shelby is unbelievably brave to tell their story. I hope they finds peace, I hope she has all the support she could ever need and I hope she has achieved her goal of making people more aware of how people end up in situations like this. She is an inspiration for standing up for herself like this.

But I also think that, should Wilbur come forward, admit to his wrongdoings and prove over time that he is working on becoming a better person, friend and partner, that he does not have to be shunned forever and ever and ever. He has a long life in front of him and I hope both for him and all his future friends and partners that he manages to find a healthy, happy way of living. This can happen, even while he never bothers Shelby, or the other people he hurt, again.

This is a best case scenario. I do think he is allowed to take some time to formulate a response. A hasty response to situations like this have never helped anyone ever, neither the victim, nor the accused. Taking his time to come to terms with the situation, which surely came as a shock, and to really think about how he wants to deal with this situation is much better than him writing a twitlonger as soon as he finds out.

Either way, I will distance myself from him and Lovejoy, slowly but surely. I won't get rid of the merch clothing I own because it was quite expensive and throwing it away is a waste of perfectly good clothing, but I won't find the joy I once felt wearing them. (I am salty about me being gone from home for a few months and having ordered Lovejoy merch, which had been waiting for me for weeks and then finding out about this literally the day I travelled back. It definitely felt weird as hell to unpack that stupid NORMAL longsleeve with his fucking face on it, while being hurt and confused and angry.)

Listening to Lovejoy's music, likewise, will never feel as euphoric as it once did, even if I go back to it. Which really sucks cuz they genuinly hit my sweet spot in music taste. YCGMA and SISV specifically, have been so, so important to me and removing them from my listening rotation i going to Hurt.

Interestingly, I don't feel quite as terrible as last time I had to suddenly cut a content creator out of my life. So I guess practice makes perfect lmao.

I don't know if me writing and posting this had any point. I guess I just wanted to get it off my chest and maybe it resonates with somebody.

Anyway, take care of yourselves. Take it easy and try to focus on other things, if this hit you hard (ideally offline). Try to meet with friends, maybe play some boardgames (or video games), go for a walk,read a book, have a coffee with a loved one. There's joy in the world, despite it all.

#wilbur soot

[mysticalsoot]

as well as the fact that we’re all assuming they dated. when was that ever confirmed?

we’re all pulling evidence out of our ass and connecting the dots that don’t line up.

my favourite thing is timelines because a) they oppose a lot of things and b) no one listens to what i have to say about them.

amazon standing lamp was written 3 years ago, ycgma was written years before it was released.

i will say that some of the songs may have been written much closer to the release date, but wilbur has said in a stream before, where he was talking about your new boyfriend, that he waits to release it when he feels right or when he gets time to.

he also does comedy songs, so some of these lyrics could be true, but could also be fiction.

i’m almost at school so i might not be able to say anything else for a little while but eh.

anyways, i don’t think it’s wilbur. yes, lots of things line up, but most of it doesn’t actually make sense to be about him.

i agree. we were never given a timeline. we were never given a year. they most likely never dated and if they did-- well I'll keep my mouth shut there.

i don't think it's Wilbur, it almost feels like he's this placeholder for everyone's anger. and it's frustrating. no one knows for sure, what information from Shubble we have is vague details you can only now find through people on Twitter because the vod has been deleted.

it doesn't add up, it doesn't make sense.

anon asks are going off now.

thank you ax, have a good day at school!

#connoranswers #ax<3 #wilbur soot

[lesbians4scully]

Actually Loving the new wilbur shit so far. i wasn’t rly sure what to expect bc Right and Hear Me Out Here. i used to love ycgma (not anymore bc it sort of Made Things Worse in what was already the lowest point of my entire life and im scared if i listen to it now it’ll break my very carefully constructed state of "actually im ok most of the time" and ill spiral again. but i digress) but being completely honest, the ideas/guitar/lyrics are Sound but it’s very clumsily put together in places, and the vocals are occasionally messy and not in the diy small room indie way. but this is fucking GREAT. it’s not overly produced but IS more so than ycgma and im fucking EATING it up. the popcorn-y synths ?? the backing vocal tracks ?? the off-the-wall cutting between laid-back guitar and samples of himself and other ppl talking and autotune and electronic drums and background chatter ?? all tied through with that Beautiful guitar work that was the HEART of ycgma ?? and the effects on the guitar and vocals…. is reverb the word ?? like he’s playing to a big empty room ?? and his voice having come on SO MUCH as well ?? fuck. idk if ill be able to listen to it bc lyrically it’s fantastic but so eerily familiarly like. Cold. not emotionally but thats how it feels yk. anyway im actively trying not to listen to sad songs anymore. ykyk whatever whatever. anyways. fuckin fantastic work from wilbur MWAH

#wilbur soot #mammalian sighing reflex

[silawastaken]

Hey! Slightly different post here, but i feel the need to say something important.

Lovejoy used to be my favourite band, i have been in their top 0.1% of listeners for the past two years. That being said, the frontman is an abusive asstwat.

So, friendly reminder, Spotify(not sure about other music apps) has a feature where you can access audio files from your device through a playlist usually titled 'local files'. If you download videos, or screen record them from youtube and convert them to mp3, they'll show up there. No revenue goes to artists if you listen to their music from a download in your local files, and you can add tracks from your local files into playlists.

if you want to go a step further, you can download the unofficial lyric videos from other youtube accounts, then convert those to mp3 instead of the official one.

You can do this with individual songs, or entire albums. If you have a cd or cassette already, no revenue goes to the artist per listen, so if you like the music just hold onto it imo, and you can usually rip the music from the cd or cassette onto others, or onto a laptop.

The same thing goes in reverse, if there's another album you really like, you can download the mp3 as before, and put it on a blank cd or cassette and decorate the case yourself!

I don't think I can let go of Lovejoy easily, so this is what I'll be doing, and I have such a strong attachment to ycgma and msr that I couldn't give it up. Instead, download and listen to unofficial versions so you can enjoy music without supporting an abusive person who is believed to still be dangerous :D

If Lovejoy comes out with new music, I'm unsure what I'll do then, but the same practice still applies, download from unofficial accounts and listen separately!!! I would fully support joe, mark and ash if they decided that once the tour is over they want to split lovejoy up, though unfortunately i don't think they will, given they have probably witnessed the abuse before and not done anything :/

All this to say, even if the members of your favourite band are shitheads, you can listen to their music if you go through the right processes! Just don't allow for profit to be made <3

#lovejoy #wilbur soot #wilbur mcyt #anvil cat #music #indie rock #lovejoy band #always support victims #as a long time lovejoy fan since it wasn't even officially named- i know it sucks and it's hard to let go of but if he's still dangerous #and his apology was half assed and apologetic #while his old friends and coworkers are furious with him #there's a serious problem #and we can spare the time it takes to do all this if you're really that desperate to still listen to his music #anyway #I'm devastated over this #but all my support to shelby and any other victims there may be <3 #silas yaps #the apology seemed to have been made purely for his own benefit #don't accept apologies like that from shitty men

[ax-y10]

hiya everyone!

i've come on here to say something real quick.

i've had a big long talk with a good friend of mine and i feel the need to clear some things up.

lots of writing underneath the cut

the wilbur situation.

with this wilbur situation, i haven't seen anything about it until this morning around 7 am (4 hours ago) so i am not very educated on this topic yet.

he has stated and people have seen that he has a problem with alcohol, and it is his choice whether or not he gets help for it. if he chooses not to, that's fine. if it wrecks his life, that's his fault, and it is not our job to try and change that.

he has also stated in streams, recently or not, that his mental health is y'know, not very good. again, he chooses whether or not he gets help for it, and he has said he does therapy. good for him! but i am not going to go on and on about how he can fix himself.

mammalian sighing reflex.

people have been speculating that mammalian sighing reflex is or was about shubble.

now, i don't care if they dated or not. that is not for me to pry into.

but looking at the lyrics, clearly wilbur was a shit person in this relationship (if there was one), and it clearly did not end very well. he's portrayed himself as a bad person in these relationships, and it's not something i would like to associate my writing with.

this brings us to my next topic.

my writing.

as mentioned previously, he doesn't have the best mental health as of now. and yes, it has made me sort of think about how i'm going to write for his character and still keep alcoholism and mental health out of the picture, just to respect him. but if i do slip up and there are those hints, don't use that against me. i'm young, dumb, and stupid, but that is not any excuse to throw shit at me.

why i write for wilbur.

this is also one i've had a good think about.

i talk about wilbur on here and in a groupchat with a few of my online friends, and that is the extent of it. wilbur is not included in my personal life. yes, i listen to his and lovejoy's music, and yes, i watch his videos, but i do not talk about him in any other way except for updates with lovejoy or photos of him. i do not talk about him with my family or anyone outside of tumblr and the groupchat.

i disconnect wilbur's actual self when i'm writing. i am not thinking of wilbur's actual personal life when i write. i am thinking of what i see. the streamer, the musician. not the 'i get coffee every morning' ' i get home from rehearsal at whenever o'clock'. i disconnect wilbur's personal life when i write because i know nothing about him.

i write either because i'm bored or to fill a void inside of me that must be doing something, and i've chosen wilbur's character to write with.

i never associate william with wilbur, okay, if that makes sense. i do not see william gold, as wilbur soot. i use wilbur soot in my writing, not william gold.

why i made this post/summary.

yes, i understand that maybe wilbur was depicting himself as an asshole in ycgma and msr, and yes, maybe he has a problem with alcohol and his mental health. and yed, i have explained my writing in the most detailed way possible.

but whenever i am writing, there is always a thought in the back of my mind.

'maybe wilbur isn't this sweet, caring guy that everyone writes him to be. maybe he is an alcoholic, asshole boyfriend. maybe what people portray him as isn't who he is'

this isn't to say i hate everyone who writes for him, i'm just saying that i try to contain my thoughts in some way. i have lovely mutuals on this app that support what i do, and i have lovely conversations with them, but my god.

please, if you are going to do anything, do not put hate or negativity on wilbur's shoulders, on any writer's shoulders or on my shoulders.

wilbur will choose whether or not he wants to discuss what's going on and clear it up.

thankyou for coming to my ted talk

#wilbur soot #ax blabbers #mutuals #mammalian sighing reflex #writing #writers on tumblr #do not throw shade at anyone on here #no one deserves it #and never assume something if they haven't talked about it

[firesnap]

Okay I'm sharing my review here from just an initial listen of Wilbur Soot's new sad boy msuic.

I liked it. It's experimental. It's a Tour Bus album -- which is one that's usually very confessional and experimental and occasionally difficult and self-indulgent.

There are definitely some failed experiments here. One of them, the one where he sounds like he's talking to a group of children, is fascinating even if it doesn't work as a song. I was saying it sounds like he's having a a brutal and actually honest conversation with his chat. He's lowering the walls as a persona and, in twitch chat fashion, getting replies back of young-ish people just sorta echoing the last things he said. Like, whether I think it works musically it's still interesting.

And there are other moments where he's yelling and the music is clashing and it's not for me, but I love that he's trying it at all.

I love that this doesn't sound like YCGMA 2.0. It's brutal, and has him showing off a lot of new skills and growth, and experiments with music in a way that's new for him. The little melodies (and bleeps and bloops) that are laced through all the tracks are interesting and create a thread you can follow through all the songs.

Lyrically, this is the best Wilbur has ever done. It's honest and raw and deeply moving to the point of being uncomfortable. At times I zoned out and stopped listening to lyrics because it honestly felt invasive. It's not lyrics that would work for indie pop rock songs.

There are some songs that are such an emotional gut punch and then paired with some of the most melodic Wilbur-esque chord progressions you've ever heard.

There are times where his vocal growth really shines and you can hear a warmth and strength to it that adds layers to what would have otherwise been a very Acoustic Wilbur era type song. There are times when he plays with falsetto and enunciation to create sort of conversations in songs with himself.

Lyrically and vocally you get a lot of influences from Sparky Deathcap and Crywank, but the most experimental music side reminds of some of Damon Albarn's more quirky solo music.

It feels more like a complete album than YCGMA. Even the songs I didn't think worked still fit into the scheme of things and made it feel like an entire story.

I really recommend listening to all of it in one sitting.

[bonesandthebees]

i cant listen to the new Wilbur album but im watching everyone's reactions on here and im scared

like 1-10 how sad is it? because i want to listen to it when its out for me but im not sure i should considering my mental state right now 😭

my spotify wrapped was already bad enough it was all sad songs

-☘️

I mean I think it depends on your sensitivity to lyrics but some of the lyrics are fairly dark. for me I rarely get super emotionally impacted by the songs I listen to so it's like a 7 out of 10 maybe? but some people would probably rank it higher

if you want a better comparison I'd say in terms of sad levels it's very similar to your city gave me asthma so take that as you will. like, it's not similar to ycgma in sound whatsoever but the subjects broached are similar

#ask #shamrock anon #mammalian sighing reflex

[fadeawaywithyou]

immediate first reviews of the (non-nightcore) Mammalian Sighing Reflex album from Wilbur!

spoilers below if you haven't listened to his album! I really like it! Also, I'm not looking into lyrics online just yet, it's very late and if I do that I won't sleep cause it'll just consume my mind for hours.

-Amazon Standing Lamp: I love the guitar here and I laughed when it took me about 5 seconds to realize the higher voice isn't a woman, but actually Wilbur Soot singing alongside himself. He's sampling something at the end I don't know.

-Mine/Yours: The lyrics about kissing like a job and tongue and teeth *mwah* and the last line ohhhhhhh boy. The beat reminds me of a beating heart.

-Around the Pomegranate: the instrumental at 30 seconds in is SO GOOD the beat with the distorted voice is so fun. i can make out the lines "no one else can save you" and "nowhere you [can?] return to". This whole song is very fun despite the lyrics and meaning. It's just a very experimental. I like when the music gets very loud. Speaking of the lyrics the ending where Wilbur says he wants to feel normal again is just...I'm gonna go lay on the floor.

-I Don't Think It Will Ever End: Again with the experimental music! It kinda immediately reminds me of that part in Bo Burnham's Inside, the song "All Eyes On Me" where he has a mid-song monologue. It is very interesting in a meta-sense due to the comparison I can't help but make between this and Wilbur's streams. Where he's got a "chat" or audience responding to him in a cheery voice no matter what he says.

-Glass Chalet: I like the scratchy feeling in the instrumental. He's throwing stones in a Glass Chalet, which according to google is like a fancy type of cabin found in the mountains (the alps, specifically?). Also, I love the sampling he's doing with the talking at the end.

-Melatonin 130: I like the distorted voice at the end. He's really experimenting with this album and I'll keep saying it because I love it! I love the ending lyrics about everyone hoping you fail and the apes with coloring books, I think he said?

-Oh Distant You: The music takes up most of this song, instead of the lyrics, but what is sung is very nice.

-Eulogy: One of the lyrics hits very close to home. Not in a good way, but not in a bad way either. I guess it'll depend on the day I listen to the song. It's a good song. I like it a lot.

-Dropshipped Cat Shirt: The distortion kinda reminds me of those hyperpop songs that went viral on tiktok back in 2020 and it's very new to hear it used in this way with these lyrics and the general tone of the music. The last line! God, what is it with this album and the final couple of lines that hit me upside the head? I just need someone to tell me I'm tired???? God DAMN. shit...

-The Median: Very good. I like these shorter songs in between full-length songs. It's just a minute long but I really like it.

-Trying Not To Think About It: The lines about romance and marriage...man that's relatable. this is probably gonna be my favorite song. And then the rest of the song just.../pos but ooooooof

-10 Week Rule: It's a good song. Was NOT expecting that line in the chorus, which I'll let people reading this find out themselves.

Overall, this is an excellent album! I really love it and I will be listening to it constantly. This gives me the same feelings that YCGMA gave me, while still staying very distinct. It's not more POLISHED than ycgma, but it's clearly made with Wilbur's more improved skills in music making. (there is a word for this i can't remember rn)

I'm gonna commit to picking a favorite song after a couple more listens, but so far I really like Trying Not To Think About It and Around the Promegrante. This is a very creative album and I'm glad he's experimenting here. This doesn't sound like Lovejoy, and I'm super happy. It's unique, it's fun, and it's sad!

#thesearemyposts #wilbur soot #mammalian sighing reflex #wilbur soot music #wilbur music #amazon standing lamp #mine/yours #around the pomegranate #i don't think it will ever end #glass chalet #melatonin 130 #oh distant you #eulogy #dropshipped cat shirt #the median #10 week rule #sorry wanted to tag all the songs

[faebriel]

no shot wilbur drops this like two days after the mutuals were bagging on ycgma vs lovejoy era lyricism

[toastyliltoasts]

My favourite lyrics from each Wilbur Soot song from YCGMA;

(Im so bored pls help-)

"Shout at the wall, 'Cause the walls dont fucking love you" - Jubilee Line

"If I could just break one more night, Maybe I could wake up and feel alright" - Saline Solution

"Treating my memory of you like a fire, let it burn out, dont fight it and try to move on" - Since I Saw Vienna

"First and foremost, let it be said, my dear, I was gonna wait for you. So this is not an act of spite, Its a visceral coming-to" - Losing Face

"I've lost a piece of me in you, but you've lost all your past" - Losing face

"Every time that I miss you, I feel the way you hurt" - Your Sister Was Right

"I dont deserve you, you deserve the world" - Your Sister Was Right

"You know I've tried hard to love me too. It always seems to fall in, through" - La Jolla

#The fact that he's such a creative lyricist #he can literally make you cry while listening to his songs when you've never even been in a single damn relationship #ycgma #ycgma my beloved #wilbur soot #jubilee line #saline solution #since i saw vienna #losing face #your sister was right #la jolla

[confused-bat]

I just want to make this post quickly. And yes it’s to do with Wilbur (cunt) soot.

I have been watching jacksucksatlife since 2014 and I’ve watched every upload so when this ‘editor Wilbur’ appeared I was intrigued. I followed the arg till the end but this Wilbur-guy never left my brain.

In 2020 I found an album called ‘Your city gave me asthma’. I didn’t know it was the same Wilbur at first and then when I did it made it all the more special.

That album has been one of the most comforting things to me through years through covid and lockdown to a relationship I didn’t want to be in and didn’t know how to get out off to, most recently (three weeks ago) when I left my mums house for good after years of terrible shit.

Ycgma was there through it all.

I’ve also been a fan of shubble for ages, another YouTuber I watched as a kid, so when I saw her most recent stream I didn’t believe that people online thought it was the Wilbur-person, who made my biggest form of relief, was the abuser.

And then yesterday he was.

Fuck me. That man’s music, but not his streams or videos (that was always techno getting me through it video wise), is still a comfort. I’ve just sat and listened to it again and I can’t find a way to hate ycgma at all. I hate him. He was someone I looked up to and I would hang on every lyric and word he said at the lovejoy gig I went to at Glastonbury last year. But not I can’t do that.

I take shubble’s side completely and what the Wilbur-cunt said in his statement is utterly disgusting (you know it’s bad when you agree with dream) but I don’t think I could ever bring myself to stop listening to your city gave me asthma no matter who made it.

I stopped listening to lovejoy a while ago when their sound became something I don’t like.

But I can’t just abandon that album.

Support shubble

#wilbur soot #support shubble #support shelby #I don’t stand with that man or anything he has done #but I can’t abandon that album. #I don’t know if I would be here without it #I know you shouldn’t always separate the person for the art #but i’m doing it. #I can’t let it go #your city gave me asthma #shubble #wilbur situation #ycgma