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Kinda reminds me of The Sunken Cathedral and I want to know if that’s deliberate. ↩
One day I’m gonna pull this track and reverse it – I’m very curious if it’s the backing track from Don’t Tell the Boys played backwards. ↩
May or may not have spent half an hour listening to this over and over, being impressed by The Weeknd’s vocal talent. ↩
Listen to the Atmos version, it’s neat! ↩
Occasionally I really like something in this style. ↩
Really enjoying this find, because you can totally hear bits of the song that made their way into other tracks later in their career. ↩
I’d love to talk with the artist, I want to know if the Quiet City reference here is deliberate. Given the title and that it sounds like it, I have to think it is! ↩
Bringing this one back because I just love the lyrics. “Nevermind ‘thou shalt not kill,’ we’re dealing now with infidels.” ↩

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Playlist of the Month: October 2021

Post author By Grey
Post date 2021-11-01
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There’s a few tracks in here that are very clearly “yes, it is now time for Fall Music.”

Cologne – Haux on Something to Remember – EP

How It Was – Yoste on A Few Brief Moments – EP

twentyfive – Yoste on twentyfive – Single

Oh Dear, Oh Beaux – beaux on A Love Letter To the Moments Spent Outside

Neon Medusa – The Midnight on Horror Show – EP

Flow – Vide on Flow – Single

Starlite – HOKO on Heathen

DIM – SYML on DIM – EP

Good in Red – The Midnight on Horror Show – EP

I Only Go South – Yoste on I Only Go South – Single

b!!!rds – Sir Sly on The Rise & Fall of Loverboy

Los Tontos (Live at NPR’s Tiny Desk) – C. Tangana & Kiko Veneno on El Madrileño (Live at NPR’s Tiny Desk) – Single

All Eyes On Me – Bo Burnham on Inside (The Songs)

BYE – Jaden on BYE – Single

Politicians – Hayden Calnin on Politicians – Single

Why Is Everyone Sad? – Yoste on Why Is Everyone Sad? – Single

Vampires – The Midnight & Magik*Magik on Vampires – Single

The Comeback Kid – The Midnight & Magik*Magik on The Rearview Mirror – EP

Almost Home (feat. Novo Amor, Mindy Jones & Darlingside) [Reprise Version] – Moby on Almost Home (Reprise Version) [feat. Novo Amor, Mindy Jones & Darlingside] – Single

Sink – Yoste on Sink – Single

Our Bones Turn To Stone – Aquilo on A Safe Place To Be

Yate – C. Tangana on Yate – Single

Kyoto (Copycat Killer Version) [feat. Rob Moose] – Phoebe Bridgers on Copycat Killer (feat. Rob Moose) – EP

Inner Light – Elderbrook & Bob Moses on Inner Light – Single

Starlight – Griffin Stoller on Starlight – Single

In This Shirt (Original) – The Irrepressibles on In This Shirt – Single

We Just Are – Yoste on Nothing’s Everything – EP

Get You the Moon (feat. Snøw) – Kina on Get You the Moon (feat. Snøw) – Single

Play Pretend – Griffin Stoller & Son Kuma on Play Pretend – Single

Body Heat – ItsLee & Vide on Body Heat – Single

Hurricane – Kanye West on Donda

start//end – EDEN on vertigo

Daniel – Will Young on Crying on the Bathroom Floor

Till There’s Nothing Left – Will Young on Crying on the Bathroom Floor

Coffee – Sylvan Esso on Sylvan Esso

Donda – Kanye West on Donda

Broken (Live at Södra Teatern) – Isak Danielson on Live in Stockholm – EP

Dead Girls – Penelope Scott on Hazards – EP¹

Want To Be Wanted – Lani Rose on Want To Be Wanted – Single

Honest – Yoste on Nothing’s Everything – EP

Moon – Kanye West on Donda

Part of Me – ¿Téo? on ¿Téo?

Memories – The Midnight & Magik*Magik on The Rearview Mirror – EP

Belong in the Sun (feat. Lido) – ¿Téo? on ¿Téo?

Nothing Else Matters – Dermot Kennedy on Nothing Else Matters – Single

Junya – Kanye West on Donda

Take Care in Your Dreaming (feat. Denzel Curry, Tricky & Sampa the Great) – The Avalanches on We Will Always Love You

The Parts I Hid Away – Hayden Calnin on What It Means to Be Human

PENDEJO – Enrique Iglesias on FINAL (Vol.1)

The Catalyst – LINKIN PARK on A Thousand Suns (Deluxe Edition)

Outta Hand – ¿Téo? on ¿Téo?

Music Is The Light (feat. Cornelius & Kelly Moran) – The Avalanches on We Will Always Love You

End – Hayden Calnin on What It Means to Be Human

Mama Plum – Sam Walwyn on Mama Plum – Single

In the Beginning – Hayden Calnin on What It Means to Be Human

Highway Man – Teflon Sega on Highway Man – Single

How You’ll Be Remembered – Aron Wright on How You’ll Be Remembered – Single

Candy Eyes – HOKO on Heathen (Deluxe)

Big Mistake – HOKO on Heathen (Deluxe)

Summer’s End – Turbo on Summer’s End – Single

Hellogoodbye (PVRIS Remix) – HOKO & PVRIS on Heathen (Deluxe)

Boy Tears – Saro on Boy Tears – Single

Wherever You Go (feat. Jamie xx, Neneh Cherry & CLYPSO) – The Avalanches on We Will Always Love You

Honest – HOKO on Heathen (Deluxe)

All Things $ Can Do (with Travis Barker & Tove Styrke) – Cheat Codes, Travis Barker & Tove Styrke on All Things $ Can Do (with Travis Barker & Tove Styrke) – Single

Rise (feat. Abroad) – EMBRZ on Moments

Hellogoodbye – HOKO on Heathen (Deluxe)

Guard Down – beaux on Guard Down – Single

California – CHVRCHES on Screen Violence

Casita – Goth Babe on Casita – Single

I’ll Find My Way To You – Elderbrook & Emmit Fenn on Innerlight EP

Interstellar Love (feat. Leon Bridges) – The Avalanches on We Will Always Love You

We Go On Walks – Petey on Lean Into Life

Bad Luck – Noah Kahan on I Was / I Am

Twenty Fourteen – Oh Wonder on 22 Break

Is It Light Where You Are – Art School Girlfriend on Is It Light Where You Are

Reaction – GOLDHOUSE & Mokita on Reaction – Single

OK OK – HOKO on Heathen (Deluxe)

Iron 2021 – Woodkid on Iron 2021 – Single²

Lightspeed – Jon Bryant on Lightspeed – Single

The Wire – Vancouver Sleep Clinic on The Wire – Single

Broken Mirror – Elderbrook on Innerlight EP

ONE OF ME (feat. Elton John) – Lil Nas X on MONTERO

Let It Rock (feat. Lil Wayne) – Kevin Rudolf on In the City (Bonus Track Version)

Humankind – Coldplay on Music of the Spheres

Better Off As Strangers – Aquilo on A Safe Place To Be

∞ – Coldplay on Music of the Spheres³

Rebirth – Aisha Badru on Rebirth – Single

Tonight – Thorin Loeks on In This Place

Righteous – Juice WRLD on Legends Never Die

Haunt – Hayden Calnin on What It Means to Be Human

Dominos – Elderbrook & Louis The Child on Innerlight EP

Only Human – Philip Ayers on Only Human – Single⁴

Stupid Not To Try – Aquilo on A Safe Place To Be

come over – Clide on feelings – EP

♡ – Coldplay on Music of the Spheres

Remember – King Henry on Remember – Single

Sweet Melancholy – Amber Run on The Search (Act 1) – EP

Tiny Dancer – Florence + the Machine on Revamp: The Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin

Wait to Come Over – Charles Fauna on Eulogy – EP

The Sunken God – Steve Benjamins on The Sunken God – Single⁵

Should Have Gone Over – Jolé & Christof Van Der Ven on Great Parade – EP

Promise – Paul Whitacre & Joel Ansett on Promise – Single

Nostalgia Kills – Goody Grace on Nostalgia Kills – EP⁶

You Make Me Mad – Aquilo on A Safe Place To Be

Dead2me – GHOSTHAUS on Dead2me – Single

Picture of You (feat. Hayden Calnin) – Axel Flóvent on Picture of You (feat. Hayden Calnin) – Single⁷

Emojis de Corazones (feat. Los Legendarios) – Wisin, Jhay Cortez & Ozuna on Emojis de Corazones (feat. Los Legendarios) – Single

False Hope – Cal Trask on False Hope – Single⁸

The War (Recorded at St. Mark’s Cathedral) – SYML on Sacred Spaces

Oxygen – August Royals on Oxygen – Single

hate me like u love me (feat. Jake Neumar) – Syence on hate me like u love me (feat. Jake Neumar) – Single

Down – Oh Wonder on 22 Break

TYPECAST – ELIO on TYPECAST – Single

Sumarið sem aldrei kom – Jónsi on Shiver⁹

The album art here keeps making me think of “Meddling Kids”. ↩
Woodkid’s music is usually pretty cinematic in feel, and this is no difference. If you’ve ever got an opportunity for a sword fight with a vampire in a cathedral, this is the perfect backing track. ↩
Sometimes, when I’m getting these links, I search for “better off as strangers aquilo a safe place to be” and iTunes goes “lol never heard of her” and other times I search for “infinity coldplay” and it gets exactly what I want. ↩
Found this via a YouTube video about the Christchurch earthquake, of all things ↩
I’d love to talk to Benjamins about this one – between the name and the opening piano bit, there’s a lot that feels very Debussy about this. ↩
I’m delighted by this title, because the music in this sounds exactly like a ton of the music I listened to growing up. Chef’s kiss. ↩
This is the most Fall Music of everything on the list, I think. ↩
This just made it onto the list at the end of the month, but it very much feels like one that I’ll do a lot of singing along to once I know it. ↩
Another reappearance from last year; I just love the feeling of space in this. ↩

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Playlist of the Month: September 2021

Post author By Grey
Post date 2021-10-01
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For reasons, I’m no longer doing tech posts, but I am continuing my playlist posts. Because music!

Cologne – Haux on Something to Remember – EP

How It Was – Yoste on A Few Brief Moments – EP

We’ll Be Alright – Yoste on A Few Brief Moments – EP

Spaces – Jaymes Young on Spaces – Single

Arcade – Duncan Laurence on Arcade – Single

twentyfive – Yoste on twentyfive – Single

Oh Dear, Oh Beaux – beaux on A Love Letter To the Moments Spent Outside

Neon Medusa – The Midnight on Horror Show – EP

Flow – Vide on Flow – Single

Starlite – HOKO on Heathen

DIM – SYML on DIM – EP

BLACK TEETH – SYML on DIM – EP

Good in Red – The Midnight on Horror Show – EP

I Only Go South – Yoste on I Only Go South – Single

Phonky Town – Playaphonk on Phonky Town – Single

b!!!rds – Sir Sly on The Rise & Fall of Loverboy

Los Tontos (Live at NPR’s Tiny Desk) – C. Tangana & Kiko Veneno on El Madrileño (Live at NPR’s Tiny Desk) – Single

All Eyes On Me – Bo Burnham on Inside (The Songs)

BYE – Jaden on BYE – Single

Politicians – Hayden Calnin on Politicians – Single

family – FJ Law on TAPE 1

Why Is Everyone Sad? – Yoste on Why Is Everyone Sad? – Single

Vampires – The Midnight & Magik*Magik on Vampires – Single

The Comeback Kid – The Midnight & Magik*Magik on The Rearview Mirror – EP

Sunset – The Midnight & Magik*Magik on The Rearview Mirror – EP

Almost Home (feat. Novo Amor, Mindy Jones & Darlingside) [Reprise Version] – Moby on Almost Home (Reprise Version) [feat. Novo Amor, Mindy Jones & Darlingside] – Single

SEAL of DARKNESS (feat. CXXLION) – Playaphonk on SEAL of DARKNESS (feat. CXXLION) – Single

Sink – Yoste on Sink – Single

Our Bones Turn To Stone – Aquilo on A Safe Place To Be

Oxytocin – Billie Eilish on Happier Than Ever

Yate – C. Tangana on Yate – Single

NDA – Billie Eilish on Happier Than Ever

Bop – Masked Wolf on Bop – Single

Kyoto (Copycat Killer Version) [feat. Rob Moose] – Phoebe Bridgers on Copycat Killer (feat. Rob Moose) – EP

Inner Light – Elderbrook & Bob Moses on Inner Light – Single

Starlight – Griffin Stoller on Starlight – Single¹

In This Shirt (Original) – The Irrepressibles on In This Shirt – Single

Chronically Beautiful – flora cash on Chronically Beautiful – EP

We Just Are – Yoste on Nothing’s Everything – EP

Overthinking (Acoustic) – Jake Scott on Overthinking (Acoustic) – Single

Get You the Moon (feat. Snøw) – Kina on Get You the Moon (feat. Snøw) – Single

Hurricane (feat. The Mowgli’s) – Modern Original on Modern Original (feat. The Mowgli’s) – EP

Play Pretend – Griffin Stoller & Son Kuma on Play Pretend – Single

Body Heat – ItsLee & Vide on Body Heat – Single

Hurricane – Kanye West on Donda

Summer – Jaden on CTV3: Day Tripper’s Edition

start//end – EDEN on vertigo²

Daniel – Will Young on Crying on the Bathroom Floor

Till There’s Nothing Left – Will Young on Crying on the Bathroom Floor

Thelma + Louise – Bastille on Thelma + Louise – Single

Trust You – Ross Copperman & Emily Weisband on Trust You – Single

We Used To Laugh / 9 To 9 – flora cash on Our Generation

I Wanna See You Smile – Aquilo on A Safe Place To Be

Coffee – Sylvan Esso on Sylvan Esso

Train In Vain (Stand by Me) – Rostam on Changephobia (Expanded Edition)

Donda – Kanye West on Donda

Broken (Live at Södra Teatern) – Isak Danielson on Live in Stockholm – EP

Dead Girls – Penelope Scott on Hazards – EP³

Walked Through Hell (Acoustic) – Anson Seabra on Dominoes – EP

Want To Be Wanted – Lani Rose on Want To Be Wanted – Single

Honest – Yoste on Nothing’s Everything – EP

Miss You a Little (feat. lovelytheband) – Bryce Vine on Miss You a Little (feat. lovelytheband) – Single

Moon – Kanye West on Donda

Better Now – Sloane on Better Now (feat. Brieanna Grace) – Single

Part of Me – ¿Téo? on ¿Téo?

Memories – The Midnight & Magik*Magik on The Rearview Mirror – EP

Belong in the Sun (feat. Lido) – ¿Téo? on ¿Téo?

Nothing Else Matters – Dermot Kennedy on Nothing Else Matters – Single

Junya – Kanye West on Donda

Take Care in Your Dreaming (feat. Denzel Curry, Tricky & Sampa the Great) – The Avalanches on We Will Always Love You⁴

The Parts I Hid Away – Hayden Calnin on What It Means to Be Human

PENDEJO – Enrique Iglesias on FINAL (Vol.1)

The Catalyst – LINKIN PARK on A Thousand Suns (Deluxe Edition)

Outta Hand – ¿Téo? on ¿Téo?

Music Is The Light (feat. Cornelius & Kelly Moran) – The Avalanches on We Will Always Love You

End – Hayden Calnin on What It Means to Be Human⁵

Mama Plum – Sam Walwyn on Mama Plum – Single

In the Beginning – Hayden Calnin on What It Means to Be Human

Highway Man – Teflon Sega on Highway Man – Single

“Oh my god, it’s Let It Rock!” ↩
I think this might be a seasonal thing, this goes really well with rainy days. ↩
I dig the album art, it’s got “Mystery Machine” vibes. ↩
Texted this to the friend who originally introduced it to me with a “thanks for sharing, it’s great!” kind of thing, and now iOS 15 shows it to him with “shared by Grey.” Stealing valor isn’t cool, iOS. ↩
I’m really enjoying this whole album. Hayden Calnin is great. ↩

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Mt. St. Helens

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Post date 2021-09-04
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If you’re looking at that and thinking “hey, that looks like a lot of mountain to climb,” you’re right! It is a lot of mountain to climb, and from that angle, you can’t see the half of it. (Literally.)

It’s an interesting hike, in three sections – the woodsy bit at the bottom, the bouldering bit in the middle, and the ash fields at the top.

This last photo was from the bouldery bit, but you can see a wash of the ash fields extending down in the back there.

But now, dear reader, I must admit to you that I didn’t make it to the summit; I got as far as the ash fields and realized that, if I tried to continue on to the top, I’d wind up replacing my “I went on a cool hike!” story with an “I went on a ride in a Forestry Service rescue helicopter” story.

One day, I’ll be back. And hey, it was a cool hike! Anywhere with signage like this is going to be a cool hike.

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Playlist of the Month: August 2021

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Post date 2021-09-01
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If my spate of “here’s some photos instead of writing something” posts weren’t a hint, I have had a very busy month. Gotta make time for music, though!

Cologne – Haux on Something to Remember – EP

How It Was – Yoste on A Few Brief Moments – EP

We’ll Be Alright – Yoste on A Few Brief Moments – EP

DON’T TELL THE BOYS – Petey on Checkin’ Up on Buds – EP

Spaces – Jaymes Young on Spaces – Single

Arcade – Duncan Laurence on Arcade – Single

twentyfive – Yoste on twentyfive – Single

Oh Dear, Oh Beaux – beaux on A Love Letter To the Moments Spent Outside

Neon Medusa – The Midnight on Horror Show – EP

Flow – Vide on Flow – Single

Starlite – HOKO on Heathen

DIM – SYML on DIM – EP

BLACK TEETH – SYML on DIM – EP

Good in Red – The Midnight on Horror Show – EP

Coldplay (feat. Vic Mensa) – Mr Hudson on Coldplay (feat. Vic Mensa) – Single

Don’t Go Puttin Wishes in My Head – TORRES on Thirstier

I Only Go South – Yoste on I Only Go South – Single

Phonky Town – Playaphonk on Phonky Town – Single

b!!!rds – Sir Sly on The Rise & Fall of Loverboy

Los Tontos (Live at NPR’s Tiny Desk) – C. Tangana & Kiko Veneno on El Madrileño (Live at NPR’s Tiny Desk) – Single

All Eyes On Me – Bo Burnham on Inside (The Songs)

Distorted Light Beam – Bastille on Distorted Light Beam – Single

BYE – Jaden on BYE – Single

Politicians – Hayden Calnin on Politicians – Single

old cartoons – FJ Law on TAPE 1

family – FJ Law on TAPE 1

Tangerine – Benicio Bryant on Tangerine – Single

Why Is Everyone Sad? – Yoste on Why Is Everyone Sad? – Single

Vampires – The Midnight & Magik*Magik on Vampires – Single

Don’t You Look At Me That Way – flora cash on Chronically Beautiful – EP

The Comeback Kid – The Midnight & Magik*Magik on The Rearview Mirror – EP

Reckless – Turbo on Cocaine & Fireworks

Anxiety In Real Time – The Maine on XOXO: From Love & Anxiety In Real Time

Ghosts – BANNERS on Teen Wolf Season 5

Shockwave – Marshmello on Shockwave

Tied Up – Jon Bryant on Tied Up – Single

Momma Look – Lani Rose on Momma Look – Single

Smells Like Teen Spirit – Malia J on Smells Like Teen Spirit – Single¹

Sunset – The Midnight & Magik*Magik on The Rearview Mirror – EP

superpowerful – slenderbodies & Crooked Colours on are we?

INDUSTRY BABY – Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow on INDUSTRY BABY – Single

I Didn’t Change My Number – Billie Eilish on Happier Than Ever

I Think I Love You – The Partridge Family on The Partridge Family Album²

Falling Down – Harrison Storm on Falling Down – Single

Almost Home (feat. Novo Amor, Mindy Jones & Darlingside) [Reprise Version] – Moby on Almost Home (Reprise Version) [feat. Novo Amor, Mindy Jones & Darlingside] – Single³

Give Me The Future – Bastille on Give Me The Future – Single

Sunset Lover – Petit Biscuit on Petit Biscuit – EP

SEAL of DARKNESS (feat. CXXLION) – Playaphonk on SEAL of DARKNESS (feat. CXXLION) – Single

Take My Breath – The Weeknd on Take My Breath – Single

Bedroom Eyes (feat. Studio Killers) – The Knocks on Bedroom Eyes (feat. Studio Killers) – Single

I’m Tired – Amber Run on I’m Tired – Single

Sink – Yoste on Sink – Single⁴

Better Days – Dermot Kennedy on Better Days – Single

Our Bones Turn To Stone – Aquilo on A Safe Place To Be

Oxytocin – Billie Eilish on Happier Than Ever

Yate – C. Tangana on Yate – Single

NDA – Billie Eilish on Happier Than Ever

Bop – Masked Wolf on Bop – Single

Makes Me Wonder – ItsLee, nowifi & Vide on Makes Me Wonder – Single

What It Means to Be Human – Hayden Calnin on What It Means to Be Human – Single⁵

Kyoto (Copycat Killer Version) [feat. Rob Moose] – Phoebe Bridgers on Copycat Killer (feat. Rob Moose) – EP

Inner Light – Elderbrook & Bob Moses on Inner Light – Single⁶

Starlight – Griffin Stoller on Starlight – Single

In This Shirt (Original) – The Irrepressibles on In This Shirt – Single⁷

@ my worst – blackbear on misery lake – EP

Chronically Beautiful – flora cash on Chronically Beautiful – EP

Higher Power – Coldplay on Music of the Spheres

This was an excellent musical choice for how it was used in Black Widow. ↩
Much like the song, I woke up, sat bolt upright in bed, and started singing this. Incredibly catchy. ↩
Some lovely Novo Amor, but tempered by the other artists, so it doesn’t immediately crush you with The Sadness. ↩
“Don’t you want to see your sister again? Her life’s a wreck, but she was cool back then.” – sent to my sister, thanks to the “share lyrics” thing in Music. ↩
I think Hayden Calnin is the most lyrically interesting artist I’m listening to at the moment. Good stuff! ↩
Probably my single favorite new one this month; I can’t figure out what song it’s making me nostalgic for, but it’s definitely doing it. ↩
Very cinematic in feeling; is there a reverse “what song is in this show?” site so I can look up what shows wind up using this song? ↩

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Tubbs Hill

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Post date 2021-08-28
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I was in Coeur d’Alene a while back, and had the chance to go for a hike around Tubbs Hill. If you’re ever in the area, I recommend it – it’s a nice little hike, and there’s some great views along the way.

Tags Coeur d'Alene, hike, Idaho, photography

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Silver Falls

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Post date 2021-08-21
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This weekend, I am attending a wedding and then moving; in place of my usual weekly words, please enjoy a couple photos I took at Silver Falls State Park.

Tags Oregon, photography, shot on iPhone, state park, waterfall

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Playlist of the Month: July 2021

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Post date 2021-08-01
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This month has been very long, and terrifyingly hot. Nobody tell me that it’s August now, I don’t want to think about that yet.

Cologne – Haux on Something to Remember – EP

How It Was – Yoste on A Few Brief Moments – EP

We’ll Be Alright – Yoste on A Few Brief Moments – EP

DON’T TELL THE BOYS – Petey on Checkin’ Up on Buds – EP

Spaces – Jaymes Young on Spaces – Single

Arcade – Duncan Laurence on Arcade – Single

twentyfive – Yoste on twentyfive – Single

Oh Dear, Oh Beaux – beaux on A Love Letter To the Moments Spent Outside

Neon Medusa – The Midnight on Horror Show – EP

Flow – Vide on Flow – Single

Starlite – HOKO on Heathen

DIM – SYML on DIM – EP

BLACK TEETH – SYML on DIM – EP

Magic – Phillip LaRue on Night Swimming – Single

Rät – Penelope Scott on Public Void

Good in Red – The Midnight on Horror Show – EP

Coldplay (feat. Vic Mensa) – Mr Hudson on Coldplay (feat. Vic Mensa) – Single

Save Me – Majik on It’s Alright / Save Me – Single

Expectations – Joel Ansett on Expectations – Single

Magazines – Anson Seabra on Magazines – Single

Paranoid – Lani Rose on To: Keep You From: Hurting Me

Imported – Jessie Reyez & 6LACK on Imported – Single

Belong – slenderbodies on Komorebi

Never Surrender (feat. H. Kenneth) – Mike Emilio & Hypanda on Never Surrender (feat. H. Kenneth) – Single

Don’t Go Puttin Wishes in My Head – TORRES on Thirstier

Todo Estaba Bien – Carlos Sadness & Manuel Medrano on Tropical Jesus

Baci Dalla Tunisia – Mahmood on Ghettolimpo

Talata – Mahmood on Ghettolimpo

T’Amo – Mahmood on Ghettolimpo

I Only Go South – Yoste on I Only Go South – Single

Phonky Town – Playaphonk on Phonky Town – Single

b!!!rds – Sir Sly on The Rise & Fall of Loverboy

Gone Are The Days (feat. James Gillespie) – Kygo on Gone Are The Days (feat. James Gillespie) – Single

Los Tontos (Live at NPR’s Tiny Desk) – C. Tangana & Kiko Veneno on El Madrileño (Live at NPR’s Tiny Desk) – Single

All Eyes On Me – Bo Burnham on Inside (The Songs)¹

Cherry – Chromatics on Cherry (Deluxe)

Bezos I – Bo Burnham on Inside (The Songs)

August – Flipturn on Citrona

Distorted Light Beam – Bastille on Distorted Light Beam – Single

Red – bennytheghost on Supersonic – EP

BYE – Jaden on BYE – Single

Sister – ferdinant. on Airplanes – EP

Your Power – Billie Eilish on Happier Than Ever

Politicians – Hayden Calnin on Politicians – Single²

Every Time – Landon Austin on Every Time – Single

Lost Cause – Billie Eilish on Happier Than Ever

who put blood in my drink? – SYML & sagun on who put blood in my drink? – Single

Follow You – Imagine Dragons on Follow You / Cutthroat – Single

Lean Into Life – Petey on Lean Into Life

Play Dead – Armen Paul on Play Dead – Single

barcelona – Winnetka Bowling League & Sasha Alex Sloan on barcelona – Single

The Only One – Chord Overstreet on Stone Man – EP

Skeletons – HARLOR on Letters To an X – EP

old cartoons – FJ Law on TAPE 1³

Fingers Crossed – Trevor Daniel & Julia Michaels on Fingers Crossed – Single

Mi Gente – J Balvin & Willy William on Vibras

If I Go (Embers Edition) – Blakey on If I Go – Single

family – FJ Law on TAPE 1⁴

Hurricane – Thirty Seconds to Mars on This Is War

War – Chance Peña on War – Single

Tangerine – Benicio Bryant on Tangerine – Single

Cruel Love – Teflon Sega on Cruel Love – Single

ME PASE (feat. Farruko) – Enrique Iglesias on ME PASE (feat. Farruko) – Single

Why Is Everyone Sad? – Yoste on Why Is Everyone Sad? – Single

Vampires – The Midnight & Magik*Magik on Vampires – Single⁵

Good Girls – CHVRCHES on Screen Violence

Motley Crew – Post Malone on Motley Crew – Single

Don’t You Look At Me That Way – flora cash on Chronically Beautiful – EP

But seriously, if Burnham doesn’t win an Emmy for Inside, I… don’t know what I’ll do, really. Disregard the entire concept of the Emmys for the future, I suppose. ↩
I’ve yet to tune in to the entirety of the lyrics here, but the bits I do listen to feel about right for the title, which I like. ↩
“… where the normal people are. But don’t worry: I’m going to help you hide the fact that you’re high as shit.” ↩
My taste in music, at the moment, is definitely Very Autotune on the vocals. ↩
Definitely my favorite new addition this month; kinda reminds me of the Westworld theme. ↩

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Playlist of the Month: June 2021

Post author By Grey
Post date 2021-07-01
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This month, Dolby Atmos suddenly became a thing in the streaming music world, and I’ve been having fun with it! If you can, give it a try, it’s neat. (Admittedly, most of the discernible difference is just a matter of “this is a nice remaster,” but still.)

Cologne – Haux on Something to Remember – EP

Slowly – ODIE on Slowly – Single

How It Was – Yoste on A Few Brief Moments – EP

Come On – Will Young on Echoes

We’ll Be Alright – Yoste on A Few Brief Moments – EP

DON’T TELL THE BOYS – Petey on Checkin’ Up on Buds – EP

Spaces – Jaymes Young on Spaces – Single

Arcade – Duncan Laurence on Arcade – Single

twentyfive – Yoste on twentyfive – Single

Lightning – Hayden Calnin on Lightning – Single

Oh Dear, Oh Beaux – beaux on A Love Letter To the Moments Spent Outside

I Can’t Lose You – Isak Danielson on Tomorrow Never Came

MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X on MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) – Single

On My Own (feat. Kid Cudi) – Jaden on ERYS

Neon Medusa – The Midnight on Horror Show – EP

Flow – Vide on Flow – Single

Into Your Arms – Vide on Into Your Arms – Single

Starlite – HOKO on Heathen

DIM – SYML on DIM – EP

BLACK TEETH – SYML on DIM – EP

Magic – Phillip LaRue on Night Swimming – Single

I Took a Pill in Ibiza, Youth (Acoustic Mashup) [feat. Chasing Taylor] – Landon Austin on Covers: Six

Astronaut In The Ocean – Masked Wolf on Astronaut In The Ocean – Single

Rät – Penelope Scott on Public Void

Good in Red – The Midnight on Horror Show – EP

Somewhere We Can Be Alone – Gunnar Gehl on Somewhere We Can Be Alone – Single

Symphony – Forester on Symphony – Single

The Stranger – The Midnight on Horror Show – EP

Ghost in Your Stereo – The Midnight on Horror Show – EP

Coldplay (feat. Vic Mensa) – Mr Hudson on Coldplay (feat. Vic Mensa) – Single

Save Me – Majik on It’s Alright / Save Me – Single¹

Tiempo – Ozuna on Tiempo – Single

Attached – Shawn James on Attached – Single

Hold Me – Lani Rose on To: Keep You From: Hurting Me

Hell On Earth – Turbo on Hell On Earth – Single

Can’t Work You Out – Nathan Ball on Can’t Work You Out – Single

All We Have Is Now (feat. Trixie) – Blewbird on All We Have Is Now (feat. Trixie) – Single

False Confidence – Noah Kahan on Busyhead

Expectations – Joel Ansett on Expectations – Single

Magazines – Anson Seabra on Magazines – Single

Blinding Lights – The Weeknd on After Hours

In Your Eyes – The Weeknd on After Hours

Paranoid – Lani Rose on To: Keep You From: Hurting Me

Imported – Jessie Reyez & 6LACK on Imported – Single²

Belong – slenderbodies on Komorebi

u love u – blackbear & Tate McRae on u love u – Single

Revolver – bülow on Revolver – Single

Goosebumps – HVME on Goosebumps – Single

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – The Smiths on The Queen Is Dead³

Never Surrender (feat. H. Kenneth) – Mike Emilio & Hypanda on Never Surrender (feat. H. Kenneth) – Single

Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) – Post Malone & Swae Lee on Hollywood’s Bleeding

Late At Night – Roddy Ricch on Late At Night – Single

Like That – JP Saxe on Dangerous Levels of Introspection

Don’t Go Puttin Wishes in My Head – TORRES on Thirstier⁴

Todo Estaba Bien – Carlos Sadness & Manuel Medrano on Tropical Jesus

My Rajneesh – Sufjan Stevens on America – EP

Baci Dalla Tunisia – Mahmood on Ghettolimpo

Talata – Mahmood on Ghettolimpo⁵

T’Amo – Mahmood on Ghettolimpo

Karma – Mahmood & Woodkid on Ghettolimpo

Klan (Spanish Version) – Mahmood & DRD on Ghettolimpo

Kobra – Mahmood on Ghettolimpo

Out in LA – Aquilo on Out in LA – Single

I Only Go South – Yoste on I Only Go South – Single

GROWING PAINS – AJ Mitchell on GROWING PAINS – Single

Dinero – Trinidad Cardona on Dinero – Single

In the End – Linkin Park on Hybrid Theory⁶

Player 2 – Rory Webley on Player 2 – Single

Under the Covers (feat. DT James) – Blewbird on Under the Covers (feat. DT James) – Single

Phonky Town – Playaphonk on Phonky Town – Single⁷

b!!!rds – Sir Sly on The Rise & Fall of Loverboy

Gone Are The Days (feat. James Gillespie) – Kygo on Gone Are The Days (feat. James Gillespie) – Single

Los Tontos (Live at NPR’s Tiny Desk) – C. Tangana & Kiko Veneno on El Madrileño (Live at NPR’s Tiny Desk) – Single⁸

Ride – Amber Run on Ride – Single

Instant Crush (feat. Julian Casablancas) – Daft Punk on Random Access Memories

bad guy – Billie Eilish on WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?

All Eyes On Me – Bo Burnham on Inside (The Songs)⁹

Cherry – Chromatics on Cherry (Deluxe)

Bezos I – Bo Burnham on Inside (The Songs)

August – Flipturn on Citrona

Welcome to the Internet – Bo Burnham on Inside (The Songs)

Distorted Light Beam – Bastille on Distorted Light Beam – Single

if I listen to Majik enough, will they come back? I can dream ↩
“Some people call me six-lack” ↩
It’s really neat living in the future, because this song popped into my head the other day, and I just announced to the air that I wanted to hear it, and then, suddenly, there it was. ↩
This feels like my childhood, but in a way that doesn’t evoke nostalgia, somehow? It’s a very strange feeling, but I quite like it. ↩
I really enjoyed this whole album; I think Talata is my favorite, just because it’s the weirdest. ↩
I think this is the best Atmos remaster I’ve listened to so far. ↩
“This sounds like demons trying to tell you something.” – my sister ↩
This sounds like it shouldn’t be possible, what with the pandemic still ongoing, but it’s a delightful piece of music. ↩
If you haven’t yet watched Inside on Netflix, I heartily recommend it — it’s an incredible work of art. The fact that I got this song out of it, which is one of my favorites this month, is a nice plus. ↩

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Playlist of the Month: May 2021

Post author By Grey
Post date 2021-06-01
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If you haven’t gotten a vaccine yet, go do it.

Cologne – Haux on Something to Remember – EP

Slowly – ODIE on Slowly – Single

How It Was – Yoste on A Few Brief Moments – EP

Come On – Will Young on Echoes

We’ll Be Alright – Yoste on A Few Brief Moments – EP

DON’T TELL THE BOYS – Petey on Checkin’ Up on Buds – EP

Spaces – Jaymes Young on Spaces – Single

FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE – Zack Villere on FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE

Parachute (Piano Sessions) – Seafret on Parachute (Piano Sessions) – Single

Arcade – Duncan Laurence on Arcade – Single

twentyfive – Yoste on twentyfive – Single

Lightning – Hayden Calnin on Lightning – Single

Oh Dear, Oh Beaux – beaux on A Love Letter To the Moments Spent Outside

skip.that.party – X Ambassadors & Jensen McRae on skip.that.party – Single

I’m God – Clams Casino & Imogen Heap on I’m God – Single

Lost In the World (feat. Bon Iver) – Kanye West on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

I Can’t Lose You – Isak Danielson on Tomorrow Never Came

Broken Heart Gang – Teflon Sega on Broken Heart Gang – Single

Losing My Religion – Shawn James on The Lake Wenatchee Sessions – EP

MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X on MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) – Single

Science/Visions – CHVRCHES on In Search of Darkness – EP

House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls (Original) – The Weeknd on House of Balloons (Original)

On My Own (feat. Kid Cudi) – Jaden on ERYS

Neon Medusa – The Midnight on Horror Show – EP

We Don’t Talk Enough – Quinn XCII & Alexander 23 on Change of Scenery II

We Got Gods to Blame – Hayden Calnin on We Got Gods to Blame – Single

Flow – Vide on Flow – Single

Into Your Arms – Vide on Into Your Arms – Single

Starlite – HOKO on Heathen

DIM – SYML on DIM – EP

Blinding Lights – X Ambassadors on Blinding Lights – Single

Raining – daydream Masi on Movie Scenes EP

BLACK TEETH – SYML on DIM – EP¹

Good Graces – Spencer William on Little Wars – EP

Only Pieces of the Truth – Jordan Hart on Only Pieces of the Truth

All the Lights – By The Coast on All the Lights – Single

I Hate You For This – Munn on I Hate You For This – Single

CRYSTAL BALL – Jake Miller on CRYSTAL BALL – Single

Magic – Phillip LaRue on Night Swimming – Single

I Took a Pill in Ibiza, Youth (Acoustic Mashup) [feat. Chasing Taylor] – Landon Austin on Covers: Six

Overtime – Griffin Stoller on Overtime – Single

From the Back of a Cab – Rostam on Changephobia²

Always – Isak Danielson on Yours

So Handsome Hello – Woodkid on Powerplant – EP

Young Blood – PHOEBE ∆X∆ on Wisdom Teeth, Pt. 1 – EP

Astronaut In The Ocean – Masked Wolf on Astronaut In The Ocean – Single

Rät – Penelope Scott on Public Void³

Peach Scone – Hobo Johnson on Peach Scone – Single⁴

Fashion – Emilee Moore on Fashion – Single

Golden Days – ferdinant. on Golden Days – Single

Follow – Vide on Follow – Single

Empty Space – Teflon Sega on Empty Space – Single

Because the Night (feat. Nikki Flores) – The Midnight on Horror Show – EP

Good in Red – The Midnight on Horror Show – EP⁵

Klan – Mahmood & DRD on Klan – Single

Somewhere We Can Be Alone – Gunnar Gehl on Somewhere We Can Be Alone – Single

Symphony – Forester on Symphony – Single

The Stranger – The Midnight on Horror Show – EP

Shadows in the Dark (feat. Elliot Moss) – HNTR on Shadows in the Dark (feat. Elliot Moss) – Single

Devil Make a Deal – The Midnight on Horror Show – EP

Ghost in Your Stereo – The Midnight on Horror Show – EP

Hallucinogenics (Vallis Alps Remix) – Matt Maeson on The Remixes – EP

can’t give back your love – Clide on can’t give back your love – Single

Stay a Little Longer (feat. Vide) – LANDR & Nander on Stay a Little Longer (feat. Vide) – Single

Bite Marks – Au/Ra on Bite Marks – Single

If I Cared – Jack in Water on If I Cared – Single

start//end – EDEN on vertigo

Coldplay (feat. Vic Mensa) – Mr Hudson on Coldplay (feat. Vic Mensa) – Single

Save Me – Majik on It’s Alright / Save Me – Single⁶

“You were an honest mistake.” oof. ↩
I also quite like the music video, it’s a nice counterpart to the song. ↩
“It tasted like Thomas Malthus.” is a truly excellent line. Really, all the lyrics in here are great. ↩
This whole thing feels like he just hit record and did the entire vocal track in one go, and then filled in the music afterwards. Very improvisational feel. ↩
Really enjoying this whole EP, in case you can’t tell by the way I’ve got the entire thing on this playlist. ↩
I miss Majik so much, and I hope the guys that used to be the band are doing well. ↩

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Playlist of the Month: April 2021

Post author By Grey
Post date 2021-05-01
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Very nearly didn’t get this written up on time; I had a rough time of it with the vaccine side effects, but I’m thankfully through it now. And vaccinated! Get a vaccine, folks – a day of feeling like crap is better than getting covid, and better than giving someone else covid.

Cologne – Haux on Something to Remember – EP

Somewhere (feat. Octavian) – The Blaze on Somewhere (feat. Octavian) – Single

Slowly – ODIE on Slowly – Single

How It Was – Yoste on A Few Brief Moments – EP

Come On – Will Young on Echoes

We’ll Be Alright – Yoste on A Few Brief Moments – EP

DON’T TELL THE BOYS – Petey on Checkin’ Up on Buds – EP

Spaces – Jaymes Young on Spaces – Single

FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE – Zack Villere on FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE

Nuke the Moon – Epic Mountain on Nuke the Moon – Single

Crash Into Me – Petey on Crash Into Me – Single

The Light – Richard Walters on The Light – Single

Parachute (Piano Sessions) – Seafret on Parachute (Piano Sessions) – Single

Lo Vas A Olvidar – Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA on Lo Vas A Olvidar – Single

Cold Sets In – World’s First Cinema on Cold Sets In – Single

Arcade – Duncan Laurence on Arcade – Single¹

I’m Worried About You – Addict., REWiND & Achex on I’m Worried About You – Single

Red Run Cold – World’s First Cinema on Red Run Cold – Single

twentyfive – Yoste on twentyfive – Single

emily – Jeremy Zucker & Chelsea Cutler on brent ii – EP

fan behavior – Isaac Dunbar on evil twin

Lightning – Hayden Calnin on Lightning – Single

Oh Dear, Oh Beaux – beaux on A Love Letter To the Moments Spent Outside

skip.that.party – X Ambassadors & Jensen McRae on skip.that.party – Single

im a bad friend – Andy H on im a bad friend – Single

Night Like This – daydream Masi on Movie Scenes EP

Hands On The Devil – Smeyeul. & Galvanic on Hands On The Devil – Single

Calamity Song – The Decemberists on The King Is Dead

Whatever You Like – Anya Marina on Whatever You Like [Digital 45]

Hide & Seek (Imogen Heap Cover) – Amber Run on **

I’m God – Clams Casino & Imogen Heap on I’m God – Single

Lost In the World (feat. Bon Iver) – Kanye West on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy²

I Can’t Lose You – Isak Danielson on Tomorrow Never Came

There for You – Daniel Allan on There for You – Single

RLNDT – Bad Bunny on X 100PRE

Rohypnol (feat. Fixway & Samer) – APRE on 19

Video Games – Black Match on Basement Covers I – Single

Blindside – Nathan Ball on Blindside – Single

Float On – Phil Good on Float On – Single

Broken Heart Gang – Teflon Sega on Broken Heart Gang – Single

Losing My Religion – Shawn James on The Lake Wenatchee Sessions – EP

Wicked Game (feat. Cal Trask) – StayLoose on Wicked Game (feat. Cal Trask) – Single

Wicked Games (Original) – The Weeknd on House of Balloons (Original)³

Can I Be The One? – daydream Masi on Movie Scenes EP

Death Stranding – CHVRCHES on In Search of Darkness – EP

Long Distance – JORDY on Long Distance – EP

Empty Eyes – Munn on Empty Eyes – Single

As I Am (feat. Khalid) – Justin Bieber on Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe / Deluxe Video Version)

Human – Peter Thomas on Let It All Happen

MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) – Lil Nas X on MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) – Single⁴

Resolve – Hayden Everett on Resolve – Single

Tether – CHVRCHES on In Search of Darkness – EP

Science/Visions – CHVRCHES on In Search of Darkness – EP

carpool – Zachary Knowles on carpool – Single

House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls (Original) – The Weeknd on House of Balloons (Original)

It’s Raining, It’s Pouring – Anson Seabra on It’s Raining, It’s Pouring – Single

BERNADETTE (feat. Joyce Wrice) – Zack Villere on BERNADETTE (feat. Joyce Wrice) – Single

On My Own (feat. Kid Cudi) – Jaden on ERYS⁵

Feeling Whitney – Post Malone on Stoney (Deluxe)

11H30 – Danger on 09/14 2007 – EP

Broken Bones – CHVRCHES on In Search of Darkness – EP

Peaches (feat. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON) – Justin Bieber on Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe / Deluxe Video Version)

Addicted – Blakey on Addicted – Single

Just Fine – Joel Ansett on Just Fine – Single

Destroyer – Of Monsters and Men on Destroyer – Single⁶

22Hrs – Teflon Sega & OZZIE on 22Hrs – Single⁷

Vincent Price – HCK9 on Vincent Price – Single

Hollow – Jon Bryant on Hollow – Single

Neon Medusa – The Midnight on Horror Show – EP⁸

Holding Back (feat. Benjamin Yellowitz) – DYVR on Holding Back (feat. Benjamin Yellowitz) – Single

We Don’t Talk Enough – Quinn XCII & Alexander 23 on Change of Scenery II

Change For the Better – Star Seed & Suave on Change For the Better – Single

9 Crimes – Damien Rice on 9 [Explicit]

Ride It – Regard on Ride It – Single

We Got Gods to Blame – Hayden Calnin on We Got Gods to Blame – Single

Schemers – Steve Benjamins on Schemers – Single

Flow – Vide on Flow – Single

Can You Hear Me? – Munn on Can You Hear Me? – Single

Into Your Arms – Vide on Into Your Arms – Single

Lies – Sloane & Cobe Jones on Lies – Single

Envidioso – Ozuna & Ovi on Envidioso – Single

Starlite – HOKO on Heathen⁹

Only Human – Woodlock on The Future of an End

Anxious Smothers – Jack in Water on Anxious Smothers – Single

Devil Knows – Armen Paul on Devil Knows – Single

ADDERALL – Jake Miller on ADDERALL – Single

DIM – SYML on DIM – EP

Blinding Lights – X Ambassadors on Blinding Lights – Single¹⁰

Raining – daydream Masi on Movie Scenes EP

BLACK TEETH – SYML on DIM – EP

Good Graces – Spencer William on Little Wars – EP

Something Just Like This – The Chainsmokers & Coldplay on Something Just Like This

Really fun to sing along to, but I keep winding up in the wrong key if I try to sing it without the music. Not sure what’s going on there. ↩
One day I want to arrange an a cappella cover of this, because it just seems like it’d be a fun challenge. ↩
Still amused by the coincidence of these two being in a row. ↩
If you haven’t watched the video yet, you really should. It’s great. ↩
Hey, that new Spider-Man game is fun! Really suffers from the very-overdone “Spider-Man can’t let his loved ones find out he’s Spider-Man” thing, but still, fun gameplay. ↩
Apparently “Of Monsters and Men” is my Moving Soundtrack? ↩
Realized as I was putting this playlist together that I’ve been misreading the artist as “Teflon Saga” this whole time. ↩
Very ‘80s vibes to this one, it’s quite fun. ↩
Favorite addition this month. ↩
A nice acoustic kind of cover. ↩

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Playlist of the Month: March 2021

Post author By Grey
Post date 2021-04-01
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This has been the kind of month that managed to go by in the blink of an eye, and also lasted approximately a year and a half.

Cologne – Haux on Something to Remember – EP

Somewhere (feat. Octavian) – The Blaze on Somewhere (feat. Octavian) – Single

Slowly – ODIE on Slowly – Single

How It Was – Yoste on A Few Brief Moments – EP

Call Him – Noah Cunane on Call Him – Single

Come On – Will Young on Echoes

We’ll Be Alright – Yoste on A Few Brief Moments – EP

DON’T TELL THE BOYS – Petey on Checkin’ Up on Buds – EP

Spaces – Jaymes Young on Spaces – Single

FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE – Zack Villere on FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE¹

Get My Fix – Adam Oh on Get My Fix – Single

Anticipation – Steve Benjamins on Anticipation – Single

Nuke the Moon – Epic Mountain on Nuke the Moon – Single

Falling Fire – Forester on A Range of Light

One Last, Last Time – Armen Paul on One Last, Last Time – Single

Crash Into Me – Petey on Crash Into Me – Single

The Light – Richard Walters on The Light – Single

Parachute (Piano Sessions) – Seafret on Parachute (Piano Sessions) – Single

SHE – Winona Oak on SHE – EP

Night Drives – Devan on Pink Noise – EP

Lo Vas A Olvidar – Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA on Lo Vas A Olvidar – Single

Cold Sets In – World’s First Cinema on Cold Sets In – Single

Drowning – Armen Paul on Drowning – Single

Time to Sink – Edwin Raphael on Time to Sink – Single

Arcade – Duncan Laurence on Arcade – Single

I’m Worried About You – Addict., REWiND & Achex on I’m Worried About You – Single

Red Run Cold – World’s First Cinema on Red Run Cold – Single

twentyfive – Yoste on twentyfive – Single

Boy on the Moon – GROUNDSTROEM on Boy on the Moon – EP

cheers – blackbear & Wiz Khalifa on cheers – Single

Loves You Like I Couldn’t Do – Duncan Laurence on Small Town Boy

Echo – Blakey on Echo – Single

You Don’t Look at Me the Same – Great Good Fine Ok & Yoke Lore on You Don’t Look at Me the Same – Single

Ricochet – Griffin Stoller on Ricochet – Single

emily – Jeremy Zucker & Chelsea Cutler on brent ii – EP

All Too Well – Jake Scott on All Too Well

At Night – Charles Fauna on At Night – Single

fan behavior – Isaac Dunbar on evil twin

(They Long To Be) Close To You – AJIMAL on (They Long To Be) Close To You – Single²

Lightning – Hayden Calnin on Lightning – Single

100 Miles – Steve Benjamins on 100 Miles – Single

Trust Issues – Spencer William on Trust Issues – Single

Wicked Game – Cal Trask on Wicked Game – Single

4Runner – Rostam on Changephobia

These Kids We Knew – Rostam on Changephobia

Keeping Your Head Up – JacobNeverhill & Nora Bart on Live at Home – EP

KING – LANKS & Yorke on SPIRITS PT.2

Mild Sanity (feat. Juletta) – Edwin Raphael on Staring at Ceilings – EP

Haircut – Petey & Miya Folick on Haircut – Single

Oh Dear, Oh Beaux – beaux on A Love Letter To the Moments Spent Outside³

skip.that.party – X Ambassadors & Jensen McRae on skip.that.party – Single

BOY WITH A BROKEN HEART – Noah Cunane, Lonr & Jutes on BOY WITH A BROKEN HEART – Single

Hate You + Love You (feat. AJ Mitchell) – Cheat Codes on Hate You + Love You (feat. AJ Mitchell) – Single

im a bad friend – Andy H on im a bad friend – Single

Night Like This – daydream Masi on Movie Scenes EP

Flustered Snowflakes – Pilar Victoria on Hi, My Name Is Pily! – EP

Hands On The Devil – Smeyeul. & Galvanic on Hands On The Devil – Single

Dead Girl! – Au/Ra on Dead Girl! – Single

The Worst – Spencer William on The Worst – Single

Feel It Coming – Woodlock on The Future of an End

(Title Redacted – Spoilers!) – Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez on WandaVision: Episode (Redacted) (Original Soundtrack)⁴

Nobody Loves Me (feat. ELIO) – Winona Oak on Nobody Loves Me (feat. ELIO) – Single

Te Olvidaste – C. Tangana & Omar Apollo on El Madrileño⁵

If I Didn’t Have You – BANNERS on If I Didn’t Have You – Single

Here We, Here We, Here We Go Forever – Mogwai on As the Love Continues⁶

Pompeii (Kat Krazy Remix) – Bastille on Remixed

Caves – Haux on All We’ve Known – EP

Calamity Song – The Decemberists on The King Is Dead

Whatever You Like – Anya Marina on Whatever You Like [Digital 45]

Hide & Seek (Imogen Heap Cover) – Amber Run**

I’m God – Clams Casino & Imogen Heap on I’m God – Single⁷

Lost In the World (feat. Bon Iver) – Kanye West on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

I Can’t Lose You – Isak Danielson on Tomorrow Never Came

There for You – Daniel Allan on There for You – Single

RLNDT – Bad Bunny on X 100PRE

Rohypnol (feat. Fixway & Samer) – APRE on 19

Colours – Goth Babe on Smith Rock – Single

Video Games – Black Match on Basement Covers I – Single

Make Up Your Mind – Devan on Pink Noise – EP

Freedom – Jordan Hart on Only Pieces of the Truth

I’m Not Going Back – Kina & Mokita on I’m Not Going Back – Single

Blindside – Nathan Ball on Blindside – Single

Float On – Phil Good on Float On – Single⁸

Broken Heart Gang – Teflon Sega on Broken Heart Gang – Single

Losing My Religion – Shawn James on The Lake Wenatchee Sessions – EP⁹

Between this and DON’T TELL THE BOYS I’ve apparently stumbled across subgenre of all-caps… whatever these two are grouped as. They go together, I just can’t think of a name for the group. ↩
Fun fact: every time this plays, I briefly get “come with me… and you’ll be… in a world of pure imagination” stuck in my head. ↩
Top pick this month! ↩
If you’ve seen it, you know what song this is. If you haven’t, don’t click! It’ll be much more fun that way. ↩
This is why RLNDT is back on the list, a bit further down – reminded me of it. ↩
This whole album is very good, but I’ve found that I have to be in the mood for Mogwai. ↩
This little Imogen Heap section brought to you by this video. ↩
This is a really excellent cover because it’s completely different from the original. ↩
Shawn James is just a whole mood sometimes, y’know? ↩

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Playlist of the Month: February 2021

Post author By Grey
Post date 2021-03-01
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I’ve had a very eventful month, which combined with this being the shortest month, has made the whole thing feel like a whirlwind.

Cologne – Haux on Something to Remember – EP

Angel – H. Kenneth on Angel – Single

Somewhere (feat. Octavian) – The Blaze on Somewhere (feat. Octavian) – Single

Slowly – ODIE on Slowly – Single

How It Was – Yoste on A Few Brief Moments – EP

Call Him – Noah Cunane on Call Him – Single

The Dark – SYML on The Dark – Single

Come On – Will Young on Echoes

We’ll Be Alright – Yoste on A Few Brief Moments – EP

DON’T TELL THE BOYS – Petey on Checkin’ Up on Buds – EP

Spaces – Jaymes Young on Spaces – Single

FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE – Zack Villere on FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE

Almost Heaven – Isak Danielson on Almost Heaven – Single

Get My Fix – Adam Oh on Get My Fix – Single

Apple Juice – Dan D’Lion & Feder on Apple Juice – Single

Anticipation – Steve Benjamins on Anticipation – Single

New Air – Richard Walters on New Air – Single

Young & Sad – Tom Boy on Young & Sad – Single

Guillotine – Mansionair & NoMBe on Guillotine – Single

Nuke the Moon – Epic Mountain on Nuke the Moon – Single

Falling Fire – Forester on A Range of Light

TRUE – SYML on TRUE – Single

One Last, Last Time – Armen Paul on One Last, Last Time – Single

Crash Into Me – Petey on Crash Into Me – Single

Lost – bülow on Lost – Single

The Light – Richard Walters on The Light – Single

Cold Mine – Fil Bo Riva on Cold Mine – Single

Parachute (Piano Sessions) – Seafret on Parachute (Piano Sessions) – Single

2021 – Lauv on 2021 – Single

Killer Queen – Fil Bo Riva on If You’re Right, It’s Alright – EP

Moon River – Au/Ra on Moon River – Single

A Rapture Coming – AJIMAL on As It Grows Dark / Light

How True Is Your Love (Acoustic) – Hannah Grace, Joshua Keogh & Amber Run on How True Is Your Love (Acoustic) – Single

SHE – Winona Oak on SHE – EP

miss u tonight (feat. Edwin Raphael) – it’s matt on miss u tonight (feat. Edwin Raphael) – Single

SIMPLE LIFE – Jake Miller on SIMPLE LIFE – Single

Night Drives – Devan on Night Drives – EP

THE END – Alesso & Charlotte Lawrence on THE END – Single

None Too Deep – Atlas in Motion & Sofia Caterina on None Too Deep – Single

dramatic – Cat & Calmell on dramatic – Single

I Took a Pill in Ibiza – Mike Posner on At Night, Alone.

Winter Rain – Winona Oak on Winter Rain – Single

Lo Vas A Olvidar – Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA on Lo Vas A Olvidar – Single

Cold Sets In – World’s First Cinema on Cold Sets In – Single

Drowning – Armen Paul on Drowning – Single

Time to Sink – Edwin Raphael on Time to Sink – Single

Arcade – Duncan Laurence on Arcade – Single¹

pink party – Isaac Dunbar on pink party – Single

In the End (feat. Fleurie) [Mellen Gi Remix] – Tommee Profitt on In the End – Single

Stronger (feat. Kesha) – Sam Feldt on Stronger (feat. Kesha) – Single

Throw Me a Line – HAEVN on Throw Me a Line – Single

5AM – Amber Run on 5AM (Deluxe) WEB

Kill V. Maim – Grimes on Art Angels

Blinding Lights – The Weeknd on Blinding Lights – Single

Barrio – Mahmood on Barrio – Single

Face My Fears – Isak Danielson on Face My Fears – Single

Unconfident – Spencer William on Unconfident – Single

You Don’t Feel Like Home – Jack in Water on You Don’t Feel Like Home – Single

I’m Worried About You – Addict., REWiND & Achex on I’m Worried About You – Single²

STAY CLOSE – SYML on STAY CLOSE – Single

Red Run Cold – World’s First Cinema on Red Run Cold – Single³

Inuyasha – Mahmood on Inuyasha – Single

Breakout – Sloane & Josh Jacobson on Breakout – Single

twentyfive – Yoste on twentyfive – Single

Broken – Star Seed & Meggie York on Broken – Single

I Took a Pill in Ibiza (Seeb Remix) – Mike Posner on At Night, Alone.

Technologic – Daft Punk on Human After All⁴

Derezzed – Daft Punk on Tron: Legacy (Amazon MP3 Exclusive Version)

Alejandro – Lady Gaga on The Fame Monster (Deluxe Edition)

Dandelion – Galantis & JVKE on Dandelion – Single

Mold – Jónsi on Mold – Single

Amends – Odette on Herald

Daisy – Ashnikko on DEMIDEVIL⁵

Boy on the Moon – GROUNDSTROEM on Boy on the Moon – EP

ilomilo (Live From the Film – Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry) – Billie Eilish on ilomilo (Live From the Film – Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry) – Single⁶

cheers – blackbear & Wiz Khalifa on cheers – Single

Loves You Like I Couldn’t Do – Duncan Laurence on Small Town Boy⁷

High Beams (feat. slowthai) – Flume & HWLS on Hi This Is Flume (Mixtape)

Genuinely shocked to realize this is first appearing in this list; feels like it’s been around for longer than that. I absolutely love this song, for the record. Also, its wikipedia page is great – there’s a whole section of music theory nerdery. ↩
Angel has been in my lists since July of 2019, and I’m Worried About You feels like a strong contender to take its place. ↩
This is one of those songs that feels a little different every time I listen to it. The other day I listened to it with headphones in and the volume up high for the first time, and there was a whole other bass line that I hadn’t noticed before. I love stuff like that. ↩
28 years. Dang. ↩
Between Amends and Daisy we’re thoroughly over-quota on upsetting album art. ↩
I haven’t watched the documentary yet, but it’s on my list. ↩
In the past few months, Apple got rid of their “search Apple Music” tool and replaced it with “search All The Apple Stores.” Which is, usually, annoying, because the search isn’t paginated and only returns so many results, so occasionally finding a song is very difficult because the song doesn’t make it into the results ahead of a bunch of TV shows or whatever. This time, I had to keep trying different search terms, because I kept getting bodice-rippers from the iBook Store. ↩

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Playlist of the Month: January 2021

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Post date 2021-02-01
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Hey, so, it’s been a wild month. That’s all I’ve got.

Cologne – Haux on Something to Remember – EP¹

Angel – H. Kenneth on Angel – Single

Somewhere (feat. Octavian) – The Blaze on Somewhere (feat. Octavian) – Single

Slowly – ODIE on Slowly – Single

How It Was – Yoste on A Few Brief Moments – EP

Call Him – Noah Cunane on Call Him – Single

The Dark – SYML on The Dark – Single

Come On – Will Young on Echoes

epiphany – Taylor Swift on folklore (deluxe version)

We’ll Be Alright – Yoste on A Few Brief Moments – EP

DON’T TELL THE BOYS – Petey on Checkin’ Up on Buds – EP

Spaces – Jaymes Young on Spaces – Single

Remède – Visceral on Remède – Single

FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE – Zack Villere on FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE²

Almost Heaven – Isak Danielson on Almost Heaven – Single

Demasiadas Mujeres – C. Tangana on Demasiadas Mujeres – Single

Get My Fix – Adam Oh on Get My Fix – Single

Apple Juice – Dan D’Lion & Feder on Apple Juice – Single

Save Tonight – Eagle-Eye Cherry on Desireless

Where the Poison Is – FINNEAS on Where the Poison Is – Single

Anticipation – Steve Benjamins on Anticipation – Single

New Air – Richard Walters on New Air – Single

Young & Sad – Tom Boy on Young & Sad – Single

The Middle of July – Imaginary Future on The Middle of July – Single

Guillotine – Mansionair & NoMBe on Guillotine – Single³

With You – Harrison Storm on Be Slow – EP

evermore (feat. Bon Iver) – Taylor Swift on evermore

We All Fall In Love Sometimes – Coldplay on Revamp: The Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin

1+1 2+2 – Teflon Sega on 1+1 2+2 – Single

Nuke the Moon – Epic Mountain on Nuke the Moon – Single⁴

Under the Bleachers – TEME on Under the Bleachers – Single

Roller Coaster – Mako on Fable

Falling Fire – Forester on A Range of Light⁵

TRUE – SYML on TRUE – Single

I Know I’ll Find It – APRE on Always In My Head

One Last, Last Time – Armen Paul on One Last, Last Time – Single

A Better Time – Andrey Azizov & Tailor on Before It’s All Over – EP

Crash Into Me – Petey on Crash Into Me – Single

Lost – bülow on Lost – Single

The Light – Richard Walters on The Light – Single

How Could You Disappear? – AJIMAL on As It Grows Dark / Light

Pays imaginaire – Polo & Pan on Caravelle⁶

Cold Mine – Fil Bo Riva on Cold Mine – Single

Hear It in Your Voice – Quinn Lewis on Everyone but Me

Parachute (Piano Sessions) – Seafret on Parachute (Piano Sessions) – Single

2021 – Lauv on 2021 – Single

Isometric (feat. TruePilot) – Atlas in Motion on Isometric (feat. TruePilot) – Single

Loverboy – Mattis on Loverboy – Single

Silhouette – Aquilo on Silhouettes

Killer Queen – Fil Bo Riva on If You’re Right, It’s Alright – EP

Lose You Now – Lindsey Stirling & Mako on Lose You Now – Single

Moon River – Au/Ra on Moon River – Single

TORN UP! – Adam Oh on SEVERANCE

For Good, Forever – AJIMAL on As It Grows Dark / Light

Animals – AJIMAL on As It Grows Dark / Light

Stranger – Blanks on Stranger – Single

Above All Else, Be Kind – AJIMAL on As It Grows Dark / Light

END OF THE RIDE – Grey on DARK – EP

Teenage Kicks – Kodaline on One Day at a Time (Deluxe)

A Rapture Coming – AJIMAL on As It Grows Dark / Light⁷

What I Thought You Knew – Teflon Sega on What I Thought You Knew – Single

How True Is Your Love (Acoustic) – Hannah Grace, Joshua Keogh & Amber Run on How True Is Your Love (Acoustic) – Single

Exes – Loote on Exes – Single

SHE – Winona Oak on SHE – EP⁸

miss u tonight (feat. Edwin Raphael) – it’s matt on miss u tonight (feat. Edwin Raphael) – Single

SIMPLE LIFE – Jake Miller on SIMPLE LIFE – Single

Night Drives – Devan on Night Drives – EP⁹

THE END – Alesso & Charlotte Lawrence on THE END – Single

None Too Deep – Atlas in Motion & Sofia Caterina on None Too Deep – Single

dramatic – Cat & Calmell on dramatic – Single¹⁰

I Took a Pill in Ibiza – Mike Posner on At Night, Alone.

I love Music’s “Show in Playlist” feature, because combined with my monthly playlist system, it means I can see that Cologne has been in my monthly playlist, uninterrupted, since December 2018. Impressive. ↩
I’m still not a fan of this type of intro, but this one has grown on me a bit. ↩
“Antoinette/Sweet Marie” is such a great line. ↩
I found out that the soundtracks to the wonderful Kurzgesagt videos are available for streaming, and boy is that a delight. ↩
Good for singing along to, if I do say so myself. ↩
“Debussy, but make it dance!” – my friend who sent this to me. Her taste in music is impeccable. ↩
You’re gonna want to crank the volume for this one. ↩
This has the same “might be about her stealing your man, might be wishing she’d steal you” energy as Jolene. ↩
This song really captures the feeling of driving at night, in the best of ways. ↩
Caught myself dancing along to this as I was doing this write-up. ↩

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Playlist of the Month: December 2020

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Post date 2021-01-01
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[insert obligatory “2020 is over, we survived the apocalypse” joke here]

Cologne – Haux on Something to Remember – EP

Angel – H. Kenneth on Angel – Single

Somewhere (feat. Octavian) – The Blaze on Somewhere (feat. Octavian) – Single

Slowly – ODIE on Slowly – Single

How It Was – Yoste on A Few Brief Moments – EP

Call Him – Noah Cunane on Call Him – Single

The Dark – SYML on The Dark – Single

Dionne (feat. Justin Vernon) – The Japanese House on Chewing Cotton Wool – EP

Upside Down – JVKE on Upside Down – Single

Come On – Will Young on Echoes

epiphany – Taylor Swift on folklore (deluxe version)

We’ll Be Alright – Yoste on A Few Brief Moments – EP

Run Run – Haux & Samuraii on Run Run – Single

So Handsome Hello – Woodkid on S16

Sumarið sem aldrei kom – Jónsi on Shiver

Saturn (feat. Tim Fain) – Sleeping At Last on Saturn – Single (feat. Tim Fain) – Single

DON’T TELL THE BOYS – Petey on Checkin’ Up on Buds – EP

Fever in the Night – Haux & Samuraii on Fever in the Night – Single

Ride wit Me (feat. City Spud) – Nelly on Country Grammar

Spaces – Jaymes Young on Spaces – Single

Microwave Dinner – Petey on Checkin’ Up on Buds – EP

MMXX – IX (feat. Mikky Ekko) – Diplo on MMXX

Remède – Visceral on Remède – Single

Therefore I Am – Billie Eilish on Therefore I Am – Single

FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE – Zack Villere on FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE

Almost Heaven – Isak Danielson on Almost Heaven – Single

18 – Turbo on 18 – Single

Demasiadas Mujeres – C. Tangana on Demasiadas Mujeres – Single

Bien Duro – C. Tangana on Bien Duro – Single

Get My Fix – Adam Oh on Get My Fix – Single

Still for You – Haux & Samuraii on Fever in the Night – EP

Handle – Yoe Mase & Echos on An Unfiltered Stream of Consciousness

Typical – Kidhimself & Canova on Typical – Single

What I Won’t Do – Kilder & Jamal Bucanon on What I Won’t Do – Single

Friends (Under the Influence) – Majik on Paralysed / Friends (Under the Influence) – Single

The Weekend – Armen Paul & TYLERxCORDY on The Weekend – Single

Apple Juice – Dan D’Lion & Feder on Apple Juice – Single

I’m Sorry – Mokita & Stand Atlantic on I’m Sorry – Single

O Holy Night (Live) – Tracy Chapman on A Very Special Christmas Live From Washington D.C.

Missing the Mark – Aquilo on Missing the Mark – Single

Dakiti – Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez on Dakiti – Single

Viva La Primadonna [Marina and the Diamonds vs. Coldplay] – phenste on Viva La Primadonna¹

Save Tonight – Eagle-Eye Cherry on Desireless

Off to the Races – Lana Del Rey on Born to Die

Red Carpet – Jon Bryant on Red Carpet – Single

Where the Poison Is – FINNEAS on Where the Poison Is – Single

High School Reunion, Prom (feat. Lil Uzi Vert) – SAINt JHN on While The World Was Burning

Another Year – FINNEAS on Another Year – Single

You Might Need Somebody – Dan D’Lion on You Might Need Somebody – Single

When You Believe – Isak Danielson on When You Believe – Single²

Changing My Ways – Kilder & STELLA on Don’t Hide

Bella Storia – Fedez on Bella Storia – Single

Walked Through Hell – Anson Seabra on Walked Through Hell – Single

Anticipation – Steve Benjamins on Anticipation – Single

New Air – Richard Walters on New Air – Single³

Young & Sad – Tom Boy on Young & Sad – Single

Carol of the Bells – Lindsey Stirling on Warmer in the Winter⁴

PLUTO (feat. Brendan Pastor) – Adam Oh on PLUTO (feat. Brendan Pastor) – Single

Silent Night – The Lumineers on Silent Night – Single

The Middle of July – Imaginary Future on The Middle of July – Single

Hide – Armen Paul on Hide – Single

Fade into You – Portair on Fade into You – Single

Guillotine – Mansionair & NoMBe on Guillotine – Single

With You – Harrison Storm on Be Slow – EP

Flags – Coldplay on Flags – Single⁵

evermore (feat. Bon Iver) – Taylor Swift on evermore

Tú Me Dejaste de Querer (feat. Niño de Elche & La Húngara) – C. Tangana on Tú Me Dejaste de Querer (feat. Niño de Elche & La Húngara) – Single

Again – Mako on Fable

Coyote (Midnight Mix) – Mako on Fable

Last Night of an Empire – Imogen Heap on Last Night of an Empire – Single⁶

Goosebumps (feat. Kenny Beats) – Bastille on Goosebumps – EP

We All Fall In Love Sometimes – Coldplay on Revamp: The Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin

Cycles – Peter Thomas on Cycles – Single

1+1 2+2 – Teflon Sega on 1+1 2+2 – Single

Oh What a Mess I’m In – Hayden Calnin on Oh What a Mess I’m In – Single

Peregrine – Mako on Fable

The Wagon – Mako on Fable

Having had to go find the link for this, I suppose I could update the artist name to match the one on their YouTube channel, but I kinda like the nostalgia factor of having a dead tumblr username in there. ↩
This might make it in to my Holiday Playlist Rotation, because I’m a little tired of all the Boomer Childhood Music. ↩
I love the chorus here. “Oh hell, you made the right decision.” ↩
I think the first time I actually saw the album art here was just now, putting together this list, and wow is that an outfit. ↩
It’s been a few years since Coldplay released something and I didn’t go “I thought they broke up?” when I saw it. ↩
It’s entirely on-brand for Imogen Heap that my speakers had a fun glitch when I first hit play and kept playing a bit of the song on one side, then a bit of the song on the other side, and it took me a while to realize it was a glitch and not just Imogen Heap. ↩