So there was a random package delivered to me today, with Prince’s Sign O The Times in it. I did not order it but am pleased as hell it randomly came. So...who do I thank and repay??
Shore is as gorgeously layered as Crack-Up, but as accessible as Helplessness Blues. More upbeat stuff on here which I am here for. But I do wish it was a bit more complex like CU (now that that one has clicked I adore it).
Took a chance and got a haircut yesterday. It’s been so long that I forgot what it felt like. Thankfully my hair stylist is taking everything incredibly seriously. And opened her own new space. So it felt very safe and good and comfortable.
This Bully album is so goooood. Loved the first LP, didn't quite fall in love with the second, but this new one is doing it for me. Sharp, catchy, loud.
New Bright Eyes is growing on me. New Killers is surprisingly solid and fun. Eagerly anticipating my copy of the new Bully album. But honestly...all I want to listen to is the Hadestown Broadway Cast Recording. It's not new, but it's new to me, and I cannot get enough. Been obsessed for like a month now and I haven't stopped listening to it.
What do you do when someone leaves a note on your car saying you hit their car and that they’ve filed a police report, but you haven’t driven your car in over a week (let alone on the date they say you hit them)?
Didn't realize there was a new Oddisee album out. I like it well enough, but half skits and half songs? Eh. I get the sentiment of the skits, but I don't need them every time I listen.
As a fan of both Taylor Swift and The National, I am so here for Folklore. It doesn't have the high pop sounds that I go to her for, but it's a really nice expansion of her sound. I can see plenty of people not caring for it, but I think it'll probably be the most grower record in her catalog.
I’ve seen more live shows this year than the past few. two from Angel Olsen, Laura Marling, multiple Waxahatchees, two Bullys, and tomorrow Mt. Joy. And I never had to leave my living room.
Looks like I’ll be going back to work in a couple of weeks. At this point, I think it’s a mistake. But at the same time, I’ve missed the kids in my classroom so much. Zoom doesn’t help really.
Stranger In The Alps is so good, but I might like Punisher more. I can’t get enough of it. And the songs that add more textures and instruments are incredible pieces of music.
Does anyone know when that Freddie Gibbs / Madlib Piñata 64 record is supposed to ship? I made an order a few weeks back but haven’t heard anything other than “your order has processed.”
My cat jumped on my face while I was sleeping last night and cut the bottom of my eyelid. Now I have to get prescriptions for this mess. I can still see, and I don’t need stitches...so that’s good? But this...an awful way to be woken up.
VMP sucks and everything, but this Anthology set of the Grateful Dead is impressive. Expensive, yes...but I got one right away. It’s the perfect blend of studio and live albums all put together