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I used to only know their demo of the song Good Morning, Captain. A boy from highschool put it on a mix CD he made me, along with some Portishead, Sonic Youth, Eve 6, and Brand New; I would listen to it in my car on the way to volleyball practice. But recently I took a deep dive into everything they did and this album is really something else. If you want the perfect work from home soundtrack for your cold little emo heart, try it out. Itās slow, hard, sad, frantic, and terrifying ā everything. Sometimes I really enjoy nauseatingly depressing music even when Iām in a fantastic mood, I donāt know if thatās something I should discuss in therapy; in the meantime, Iāll keep blasting it in my headphones while Iām taking my morning walk to get a coffee.
Apr 21, 2023
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one of my fave dead-of-winter alt rock albums. melancholy guitar tone and sort of disconnected, disinterested vocals. my top tracks are window seat, smother and winter fog. iāve also always just loved the album art. (the bandās old name was papergirl and they still appear as such on apple music).
Feb 21, 2025
Have been listening to this a lot this week as the weather has cooled down. I think this is the album that really got me hooked on Sonic Youth, before they didnāt click as much to me some reason or maybe I didnāt spend enough time listening. The vibe of the album totally matches the cover, dark, chaotic, and fierce. Highlights for me- Shadow of a Doubt is such an incredible song, so cinematic, atmospheric, dreamlike, with the palpable longing and confusion in Kim Gordonās voice cutting through. Starpower brings a hypnotic, driven drum beat while the ominous guitar feedback between vocals both provides a perfect accent and gives me chills every time. Expressway to Yr Skull (named Madonna, Sean, and Me on this version of the album) is a classic long ender, a fun fact is that on the vinyl version, the track list shows an infinity symbol as the song length, because the song uses a locked groove, allowing it to play forever after it completes!
Oct 17, 2024
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taking a break from mid-20th century angst and industrial evil, this handful of songs are usually ābreathersā on their respective albums and they make you feel like youāre a beautiful, romantic medieval peasant.
Planet Caravan (look up alt versions too!)
Embryo
Orchid -personal fave
Solitude
Laguna Surprise
Fluff
Jan 23, 2024
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Sue me, I love David Lynch. He loves dreams. He said, āThe nervous system functions in a fourth, unique way, as different as dreaming is from sleeping as sleeping is from waking. When you transcend, it's the only experience that lights the full brain on an EEG machine. It's the only experience that utilizes the full brain.ā Anytime I have a dream that stays with me when I wake up, I grab my phone and write it down in my notes. Hereās a snippet from a recent one, āI had to put on a gown in the tiniest bathroom. A famous actress grabs my hand and we run to a huge empty room with carpet everywhere. Rolling around on the floor laughing and then sheās crying to me telling me really sad things that are going on in her life. I really wanted to take a picture of the tears on her face but felt like i couldnāt.
Apr 21, 2023
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Thereās so many bubble tea spots in Chinatown but this one is by far, the best. Get the passion fruit tea iced, with mango bubbles, twenty percent sugar. Bring cash.
Apr 21, 2023
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This is one of my favorite films in terms of aesthetics. One of the final scenes is the epitome of what I want my future work to emulate. Itās really hard to articulate what it is about this film that I love, but here are some key words: bathhouse, bright and seedy colors, beautiful woman, adolescence, a stunning scene with the Can soundtrack āMother Sky,ā angst, water, sex.
Apr 21, 2023