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listening to music on the train

or the bus. im nowhere and everywhere and i can think about it ALL.

@baldgeorgia

Apr 5, 2024

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Listening to the same song(s) repeatedly (until you don’t)

While I love lots of music and have created way too many playlists, I always get fixated on the same five songs during a period of time, before inevitably finding new ones to be attached to (and “retiring” the previous ones into the void of my Spotify liked list). I used to think it was a strange way to listen to music, especially since I can be so obsessed with a select # of songs and then just forget they exist, or only revisit years later. But when I do go back, or hear the songs play out in the wild, it’s so cathartic and bittersweet. I can remember the exact chapter of my life, how I was feeling at the time/what I was going through, and it reminds me how much time has passed and all the experiences I’ve had/the various people I’ve met (temporary or not). I can remember and feel the feelings, and then just allow it to fade back into the background. I doubt I’m the only one listening to music this way, but if that’s not you, it’s a sentimental outlook to lean into!

@beansilbob

Sep 17, 2024

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listening to whole albums

This is how music was meant to be listened to. I miss life before Spotify with my iPod that had my fav artist‘s discographies categorized by album all waiting to be consumed as a whole piece of art. Our attention spans are getting so bad—an album requires time and patience and allows for a deeper satisfaction. Try listening to one whole album a week! It’s great.

@betsyhehe

Feb 29, 2024

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A well timed coffee

makes you feel like you can do a backflip and finish your to do list and dance forever and find a bargain on ebay and write the best poem you've ever written. Wait until 10:30 or 11, peel an orange, sit down and conquer the world

@steff

Feb 26, 2025

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Check out youth lagoon - rarely do i dream

Trevor Powers has always been a distinctly detailed songwriter, able to create worlds within his songs that push well beyond their runtime. On Rarely Do I Dream, Powers harnesses this to craft a sprawling, mystical account of his own life - part album, part audio memoir. Sonically, this is suitable dreamy and nostalgic, weaving his own home video audio throughout and thoughtfully layering his compositions within the static. It's like if the end of Scott Street was an album. There's a tactility to the sound that realises the stories being told whether they are suburban and personal, or mythical and folkloric. What a voice, what an album. Glad Powers is back.

@steff

Feb 23, 2025

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Have you heard Wellswood by Thomas dollbaum?

it's really good. I saw MJ Lenderman wearing a t shirt with his name on it on his tiny desk concert and saved this album from a few years ago. I haven't been able to put it down. Thomas' songs are open hearted and vividly drawn, dancing between hyper specific and gloriously universal. Wellswood steeps it's Americana-folk songs in a wide berth of influences, flavouring each with soul, grunge, indie, etc. All Is Well is a beautiful blend of folk and RnB connecting the soulful essence of each genre flawlessly. Moon is another standout, a sprawling 7 minute nostalgic cowboy epic about the cycle of escaping and coming right back. Wellswood is well worth your time. Check it out!

@steff

Feb 20, 2025

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