#swiss army wife

[tiphyrow]

Vintage Sundry Sidney Poster

so fckn obsessed with this!!!!! LOVE how it turned out. Ah! Love!

#dimension 20 #dimension 20 fanart #a starstruck odyssey #sundry sidney #vintage posters #swiss army wife #androids #fanart #love love love #im so proud #emily axford

[portlandwithyou]

My Favorite Releases of the Year

I've been thinking a lot about my favorite albums of the year. This is a collection of the releases that infected my brain this year. Now, there are very good, even great, albums that didn't make the list, but I wanted to bring only what truly touched me this year.

Without further ado, the list in no particular order:

GUTS- Olivia Rodrigo: In a year of many good pop albums, this one stands above the rest. The edgy lyrics manage to embody so much of what it means to be a woman in an honest way that feels authentic. It doesn't hurt that the music is catchy as hell. On "bad idea right?" the guitar, in particular, gets a moment to shine in a solo reminiscent of the Guess Who. Another track, the stripped-down "Lacy", allows a simple acoustic guitar to accompany the harmony-soaked track. Sophomore albums are never easy, but this one exceeds all expectations, and Rodrigo has carved a special place for herself.

Check Out Track: Lacy

10,000 gecs- 100 gecs: Another sophomore album that shows the band's talent was not a fluke. When the album was announced, we were treated with the song titles-- "Frog on the Floor"? "Doritos & Fritos"? What could these things possibly be? And when the album arrived, it did not disappoint with the answers to our questions. The songs range from nu-metal-inspired ("Dumbest Girl Alive") to ska-influenced ("Frog on the Floor") and beyond while continuing to push the pop boundaries with every track. Their growth is immense, and their pop sensibilities have only increased in the intervening years since their last album. At a scant 27 minutes, though, the album does leave you wanting more.

Check Out Track: Doritos & Fritos

So Much (For) Stardust- Fall Out Boy: If you've been following me for any appreciable amount of time, you'll know I have Fall Out Boy brain rot of the highest degree. But I am happy to tell you that this album is good even without the rose-tinted glasses. Stepping back into a more guitar-focused sound, the band returns to what they do best. The rocking opening track "Love From the Other Side" sets the tone for the album, with driving drums that constantly push the song forward and a taste of the grand orchestral sound they were so famous for in their first post-hiatus album, Save Rock & Roll. "The Pink Seashell", which features an Ethan Hawke speech from Reality Bites, serves as a thesis statement for the album, preaching the beauty of the everyday. This album was well worth the years-long wait, and their obvious joy when I saw them perform some of the album live this year filled me with the same jubilation.

Check Out Track: What a Time to be Alive

Freak of Nature- Heart Attack Man: This is the album on the list I have the most mixed feelings about. Initially, I must say I was disappointed in the shift into solidly pop-punk territory. I was a huge fan of their sound on Fake Blood which, while pop-punk at times, did show more of their emo influence. But Freak of Nature retains so much of what makes Hammy special- the unabashed anger of the human soul, laid bare for all to see. It took time for me to warm up to it, but songs like "C4" and "Like a Kennedy" have wormed their way into my brain. Having seen them live several times now, I can say they are refining themselves with every release and growing into a confidence that I'm sure will continue.

Check Out Track: C4

always cloudy- saturdays at your place: This EP was one of my highly anticipated releases of the year, and it lived up to all of the hype. The opening track, "Future", draws in the listener with a rough voice accompanied by strong harmonies before the song drops all vocals in favor of showing their ability to produce an amazing groove. The well-med "Tarot Cards" is a highlight, an emo track easily rivaling the greats of Modern Baseball. Every track is killer, showing the full potential of the band while furthering their sound. I do not think I am out of line saying I believe this will easily go down as a classic. You cannot look me in the eye and say that "Hospital Bed" is anything other than a classic of the genre. The band is finally heading out west early next year, and I am eager to see the EP live.

Check Out Track: future

Frame & Canvas (25th Anniversary Edition)- Braid: Is it cheating to include an album that is already a classic? Perhaps. But few remasters manage to do what the Frame & Canvas 25th Anniversary Edition has done. By now, the story of how this album came to be is well-worn, so I will not spill ink to repeat it, only to comment that we are all the better for it. This version of the album allows more space to breathe; no longer is everything muddled together in a jumble of sound. I want to highlight how well you are now able to enjoy the individual parts, such as the drums. If you haven't revisited this emo classic in a minute, this release is a sign to delve back into Braid and appreciate their sound.

Check Out Track: First Day Back

Medium Gnarly- Swiss Army Wife: Coming out just a few days into the year, this album set the tone for all emo coming out this year. The guitar work is phenomenal, the lyrics come hard and fast, and the two together simply demand your attention. Like others in this wave, the band deploys the use of screaming throughout the album to great effect, elevating the emotional level at select moments. Throughout the album, I was impressed by the restraint in the twinkle. You and I both know how vital The Twinkle is for emo music, but Swiss Army Wife earns every riff. I was recommended this album by @t---w, who shared a music video of their track "Halloween" and I was instantly taken. They're a delight who I expect to see end up on many year-end lists.

Check Out Track: CBS at 7:00

Southeast of Somewhere- Kerosene Heights: This is the most recent addition to my list. In the heat of FOMO, I decided to try Spotify in December despite my better judgment. The AI DJ dished up their track "Kathryn" for me, and instantly I was in love. When I listen to the album, I can't help but bob my head along as I yearn to hear the songs live. The songs demand to be heard loud in a sweaty bar as everyone screams along to the lyrics.

Check Out Track: Kathryn

Why Would I Watch- Hot Mulligan: Any follow-up to the much beloved you'll be fine was going to find itself under a spotlight, but the band managed to deliver another album of heartbreaking bangers. Much as before, their guitar work is sublime, and the lyrics demand to be memorized and poured over again and again. I had the pleasure of seeing the full album performed live, and I can confidently say they've grown so much from even when I saw them last year. Why Would I Watch is proof they were not a flash in the pan and easily cements the band as a leader in the much discussed fifth wave scene. I do wonder what comes next for the band. Is this the set sound? Will they branch out on the next release? Only time will tell, and I will be first in line to hear what they have in store.

Check Out Track: Gans Media Retro Games

Miracle- Equipment: Now, why am I putting an EP on this list when the same band released a full-length LP this year? Great question. To begin with, this EP is perfect to me. Not a single note or lyric was misplaced. Four perfect tunes that I listened to on repeat for months. I think I might actually have the opening of "Talk to Strangers" tattooed on my brain by this point. Meanwhile, I am still digesting the album, carefully picking it apart. I guess this makes it over its younger brother simply because it's tight. Not that the album is bad, but the EP is just that good.

Check Out Track: Talk to Strangers

#I've spent months putting this together #olivia rodrigo #100 gecs #fall out boy #heart attack man #saturdays at your place #braid #swiss army wife #kerosene heights #hot mulligan #equipment

[punkrockmixtapes]

Swiss Army Wife - New Best Friend

#youtube #Swiss Army Wife #New Best Friend #Emo

[reallyradrecs]

Last time I checked we were all gonna die At least I get to burn out by your side

Someone kick the tires You know it doesn’t add up

I’m always tired Even though I’m sleeping enough

Feeling inspired These days I’m trying new drugs

Just want to lie here with you Scared of your love

Your two bent knees support my head Call it the modern-day lap of luxury I’ll put paint to canvas At the cost of next week's groceries

That small space once filled with hate Replaced with desire to create

The crushing weight of conscious states Around you momentarily abates

And I’ll be happy if it kills me Tape glow-in-the-dark stars on the ceiling Steal tiny glances while you’re reading And make the best of something fleeting

And I’ll be happy if it kills me And I’ll be happy if it kills me And I’ll be happy if it kills me And I’ll be happy if it kills me And I’ll be happy if it kills me And I’ll be happy if it kills me And I’ll be happy if it kills me And I’ll be happy if it kills me

#swiss army wife #What Nietzsche Wanted #The Ultimate Emo Album #really rad records #midwest emo #new music #punk #bandcamp #northwest #music #emo #emo revival #twinkly emo #math rock #for fans of #ben quad #hot mulligan #american football #Bandcamp

[spectrumpulse]

#2023 #music #spectrum pulse #album review #on the pulse #swiss army wife #medium gnarly #ava max #diamonds & dancefloors #iravu #a fate worse than home #lil yachty #let's start here. #sam smith #gloria #margo price #strays #ice spice #like...? #maneskin #rush!

[letmusicspeaks]

#swiss army wife #music #Spotify

[ornitharts]

Currently watching A Starstruck Odyssey and I think Sundry Sidney is peak character design

#I love my little swiss army wife so much #a starstruck odyssey #sundry sidney #d20 #d20 fanart #aso #fanart #dimension 20 #emily axford #ornitharts

[syringesyrup]

well if it ain’t dickgrabber9000 himself !!!

#my art #swiss ghoul #swiss army ghoul #the band ghost #ghost band #ghost bc #I WANNA BE SAAAAAAAVED!!!!! #idk what other tags to add hes my wife that’s all #he needs more piercings i just don’t know what to give him

[forcedhesitation]

jurassic park no match for necromancy

#bg3 #bg3 spoilers #thoughts about media #thanks for the free trident akabi karlach's gonna love it. #thief rogue astarion with 9 levels of necromancy wizard. disgusting. #liiiiike yeeeess you forfeit feats doing this. but I'm not trying to play like I'm doing a tactician run. #I multiclass him into wizard bc I like spellcasters & it makes sense if he's with corydalis romantically. #if I want TRULY disgusting damage output I'll have halsin or jaheira douse enemies in water- #-and then have corydalis hit them with a double chain lightning using arcane battery & quickened spell. #that's genuinely foul to watch happen. #BUT. this is not to say my thiefzard star is weak! he can raise a wild number of summons AND still has two bonus actions. #hit the man with some haste and he can do all that twice in one turn. #and like. if he's not able to cast a spell- he still does crazy damage with his knives/arrows. #my sexy little swiss army knife of a wife <3

[precambrianpark]

not even kidding a customer saw my eeaao shirt today and we started talking and apparently this dude was DANIEL SCHEINERT'S teacher

#his wife even asked if i knew about swiss army man like GIRL THATS MY MOVIE #eeaao #i quite literally just rewatched it

[hi-intrepid-heroes]

sundry sidney & riz for character bingo

I just did riz but Sidney is my wife actually <3 I named my new plant Sidney the day starstruck premiered best decision of my life

Send me a character bingo!

#MY swiss army wife #also MY character to project all my eldest daughter traumas on #shut up judith

[foldingfittedsheets]

So on Tuesday my wife and I dropped off the paperwork to register as legally married and as part of that I want to finally legally change my name. I haven’t used my deadname in decades and I’m so ready.

But the very nice lady at the Recorders office said we’d need to go through Social Security for name changes. Since we were already in the city we walked to the SS office.

The ground floor was like a TSA, with scanners and guards. They asked, “Do you have any weapons?”

We both did. My wife held out their cute Swiss Army knife which got an immediate pass. Mine caused more issue, though. It’s a cute little knife, it folds up to look like a leaf and unfolds into a blade. I showed the man and he looked gravely concerned.

When he asked to see it closer I obliged, folding it closed so I could take it off my key ring to hand over. And this man. This buff security man. Could not open my cutesy little knife to save his life. He futilely pawed at it from all different angles while I tried to say, “Look, you can see the hinge, just pull at the top…”

Finally he had to hand it back so I could open it for him. Then two other men came over and all three Very Serious Security Men in a Federal Building pored over my tiny cute knife with great intensity and concern. A ruler was produced and they conferred in hushed whispers.

I was honestly trying not to laugh when he finally passed it back and said I could keep it, but cautioned me not to pull it out. I solemnly agreed, returning my tiny weapon to my key ring.

#ramblies #ended up bailing on the security office though #it was very bad vibes and my wife was suffering #I’ll try to go Friday to the smaller one by us #I’d rather spend my days off with them doing nice things even if it means suffering a government office alone

[portlandwithyou]

Rules — shuffle your ‘on repeat’ playlist and list the first ten songs, then tag ten people.

Thank you for the tag @novemberhush!

I've been really deep into what I call my "emo master list" so I gave it a shuffle:

"FLCL" - Swiss Army Wife

2. "Low Hanging Fruit" - Heart Attack Man

3. "Object Permanence" - Arm's Length

4. "Your New Aesthetic" - Jimmy Eat World

5. "bus beat" - The Front Bottoms

6. "Sleep Schedule" - Future Teens

7. "The Meaning and the Meadow" - Their/They're/There

8. "Almost Always Better (Almost Always Worse)" - Pool Kids

9. "Julien's Song" - Avec Plaisir

10. "Doctor Whomst" - Origami Angel

I'm tagging everyone and anyone who wants to play!

#I did skip a hammy duplicate but you know what it's not the end of the world #swiss army wife #heart attack man #arm's length #jimmy eat world #the front bottoms #future teens #their/they're/there #pool kids #avec plaisir #origami angel

[punkrockmixtapes]

Swiss Army Wife - This # Is No Longer in Service (Music Video)

#youtube #Swiss Army Wife #This is No Longer in Service #Medium Gnarly

[reallyradrecs]

"This # Is No Longer In Service" by Swiss Army Wife

Don’t call me after hours Don’t call me

Loose threads will be devoured Space fills up

I need time to take long showers With a glass of

Hey wait someone’s trying to reach you Maybe it’s somebody that you once knew Don’t seem to recognize the number Commitments slowly seem to drag you under

So stay behind You’ll be fine Just stay inside

#swiss army wife #medium gnarly #midwest emo #emo revival #emo #northwest #music #punk #new music #portland #pdx #music video #really rad records #reallyradrecs #song #lyrics #youtube #pop punk #for fans of #ben quad #palette knife #algernon cadwallader #pictures of vernon #saturdays at your place #mom jeans #mobo #modern baseball #run for cover #topshelf records #Youtube

[spectrumpulse]

#2023 #music #spectrum pulse #on the pulse #album review #emo #math rock #indie rock #midwestern emo #swiss army wife #medium gnarly