I've been getting really into Lizzy McAlpine lately, ever since I heard her mentioned on Todd in the Shadows' Top Ten Hit Songs of 2023 list. Her first full album from 2020 is worth a listen if you like calm sad-girl folk-pop.
Trying to dispel the gatekeeper within me by sharing a small (ish?) artist I found a while ago. If youâre into soulful melancholy music that gives you a twist in your gut I highly recommend her album Lucid Dreams ! It feels reminiscent of Lizzy McAlpineâs five seconds flat so if you liked that album, I think youâll like this one :) âď¸
Top 3 songs:
1 - The 52
2 - Kansas City
3 - Nightmare Movie
I feel weirdly sad about L Devine, a great pop artist who has been trying to make it for a while. her EP ânear life experienceâ was one of my favorite pop projects ever, but it didnât really catch fire back in 2021. since then sheâs left her label and seems to be floating around in indie artist purgatory.
her latest album still has that awesome songwriting Iâve come to expect, but you can tell she isnât working with the same resources marketing or production-wise. I just hope she can find her niche someday.
anyway, give L Devine some love! even Charli XCX calls herself a fan.
my favorite tracks:
- âNaked Aloneâ by INDIIA feat. L Devine
- âGirls Like Sexâ by L Devine
- âHigherâ by Wave Racer feat. L Devine
- âPrioritiesâ by L Devine
- âPush It Downâ by L Devine
someone mentioned tia blake on here like a week ago maybe, iâm so glad i actually took the time to listen to her. i never really listen to folk apart from a few tunes from tracy chapman and june mcdoom. iâve spent all week listening and re-listening and yeah if most other folk albums are anything like this, i can say iâm falling in love with the genre.
If you haven't seen it already, "The Curse" with Nathan Fielder, Emma Stone, and Benny Safdie is absolutely brilliant. It's one of my most bizarre, difficult, and uncomfortable watches, but I highly recommend checking it out.