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  • What I Listened to in December!

    Albums EPs Songs

    • Fuck My Computer (Frost Children Remix) – Ninajirachi
    • leading me on – bedrumor
    • little doe – bedrumor
    • mother’s hand – bedrumor
    • Stone Femmes – Ydegirl
    • Starlight – Danny L Harle & PinkPantheress
    • Erotica Veronica – Miya Folick
    • Sounds Like… – Florry
    • Elton John – Miya Folick
    • Mid July – Miya Folick
    • Maybe When I’m Ready – Miya Folick
    • Toadvine II – Toadvine
    • Danny’s Track – Kevin Abstract & Danny Brown
    • H-Town – Kevin Abstract, SoGone SoFlexy, Ameer Vann & Love Spells
    • 97 Jag – Kevin Abstract & Love Spells
    • Geezer – Geezer
    • I Wasn’t There – Kevin Abstract & DERBY
    • Maroon – Kevin Abstract & Dominic Fike
    • Doggy – Geezer, Love Spells & Truly Young
    • Bloom – Kevin Abstract, Love Spells & Ameer Vann
    • Abandon Me – Kevin Abstract & Quadeca
    • Red Light – Kevin Abstract, Quadeca & Ameer Vann
    • Love Isn’t So Lonely (reimagined) – Baileyrp
    • AFV – fantasy of a broken heart
    • Coffee – Sylvan Esso
    • True Perspective – lostrushi
    • Yes, You May – Lucy Bedroque
    • AMERIKA’S NEXT TOP PARTY! – PARTYOF2
    • It Makes the Babies Want to Cry – George Clanton
    • Warmpop – ESPRIT 空想 & George Clanton
    • towncryer – untitled (halo)
    • The Tinker – Maruja
    • Planet Pearl – Pearl & The Oysters
    • Sugar – NoSo
    • You’re No Man – NoSo
    • Don’t Hurt Me, I’m Trying – NoSo
    • DAD MADE TOAST! (feat. Bartees Strange) – NoSo
    • Nara – NoSo
    • Pain to Power – Maruja
    • It’s Beautiful – Water From Your Eyes
    • I Heard That Noise – quickly, quickly
    • Blizzard – Dove Ellis
    • ♡ – Jane Remover
    • Connla’s Well – Maruja
    • Knocknarea – Maruja
    • Getting Killed – Geese
    • Straight Line Was a Lie – The Beths
    • 3D Country – Geese
    • Give Up – The Postal Service
    • Oxis 7 – OXIS
    • Seed Cake on Leap Year – Cass McCombs
    • Kill V. Maim – Grimes
    • Fingerling – OXIS
    • Heavy Metal – Cameron Winter
    • Holo Boy – This is Lorelai
    • Knockin – MJ Lenderman
    • Growin’ Up (cover) – Tori Amos
    • All the Way Down – Kelela
    • ROACH – Miya Folick
    • 100% Electronica – George Clanton
    • almost normal – bedrumor
    • My Moon My Man – Feist
    • Burnover – Greg Freeman
    • Love Isn’t So Lonely (stripped) – Baileyrp
    • Oxis 6 – OXIS
    • The Execution of All Things – Rilo Kiley
    • Something – Chairlift
    • Lovers Only – Love Spells

  • What I Listened to in November!

    I think I’m going to keep sharing these! You’ll notice that a chunk of the songs on here are the same as last month. That’s because I typically take the last 25% of my playlist and add it to my new playlist on the first of each month to get it started.

    Like I said last time, I am a huge proponent of the monthly playlist that you gradually add onto. Here’s all the albums and songs that were on mine from last month. (Red highlights are full albums, yellow highlights are EPs, the rest are songs!)

    • Emotion (10th Anniversary Edition) by Carly Rae Jepsen
    • After EP 2 by After
    • Name the Band by This is Lorelei
    • Lonely Girls by Lucinda Williams
    • Oxbow by Waxahatchee
    • Boars by Haley Henderickx & Max Garcia Conover
    • Fluorescent Light by Haley Henderickx & Max Garcia Conover
    • Gun by Boyish
    • pomegranate trees by Ekko Astral
    • Piranha by OXIS
    • Atlantic City by Bruce Springsteen
    • Fleeting by Sarah Kinsley
    • Let My Love Open the Door (cover) by Mitski
    • This Is Real by feeble little horse
    • Copycats by Danny Brown & Underscores
    • Girl with Fish by feeble little horse
    • Call by find My Friends
    • Chores by feeble little horse
    • Picture by feeble little horse
    • Dog Song 2 by feeble little horse
    • Down by feeble little horse
    • Termite by feeble little horse
    • Pale Song by Dove Ellis
    • Love Is by Dove Ellis
    • To The Sandals by Dove Ellis
    • what’s good by Oklou
    • the fishsong unplugged by Oklou
    • dance 2 by Oklou
    • Unoriginal by Magdalena Bay
    • Black-Eyed Susan Climb by Magdalena Bay
    • Snocaps by Snocaps
    • Racing Mount Pleasant by Racing Mount Pleasant
    • Grip Your Fist, I’m Heaven Bound by Kingfisher (AKA Racing Mount Pleasant)
    • Box for Buddy, Box for Star by This is Lorelai
    • Play the Song by Dutch Interior
    • I Love My Computer by Ninajirachi
    • Do It by underscores
    • Destiny Arrives (feat. Weyes Blood) by SPELLING
    • But You Just Woke Me Up by This is Lorelai
    • Dreams Away by This is Lorelai
    • S.F. and G.G. by This is Lorelai
    • My Friend 2 by This is Lorelai
    • This is a Joke by This is Lorelai
    • Mouth Man by This is Lorelai
    • Money Right Now by This is Lorelai
    • Holo Boy (2020) by This is Lorelai
    • Die Happy by Holly Humberstone
    • Holo Boy (2025 Re-Recording) by This is Lorelai
    • House featuring John Cale by Charli xcx & John Cale
    • Crimes of the Heart by Waxahatchee
    • BREAKUP by Tiffany Day
    • Everybody Scream by Florence + the Machine
    • Perfectly Blue (feat. Winter) by RIP Swirl
    • Negative Fantasy (feat. untitled (halo)) by RIP Swirl
    • How Do You Let the Love Into the Heart That Isn’t Split Wide Open by Wednesday & MJ Lenderman
    • Human Happens by Magdalena Bay
    • Special by dexter in the newsagent
    • Yume by Yukimi & Little Dragon
    • Petals For Armor by Hayley Williams
    • everything i’m not by Brooke Wheeler
    • This Is The World (I Made It For You) by Magdalena Bay
    • Nice Day by Magdalena Bay
    • Chains of Love by Charli xcx
    • Not Sacred by Momma
    • Sunrise by Momma
    • Seattle by Momma
    • Christian Brothers by Momma
    • sugar by Truman Sinclair
    • Wonder by Lomelda
    • Fuck My Computer (Frost Children Remix) by Ninajirachi
    • leading me on by bedrumor
    • little doe by bedrumor
    • mother’s hand by bedrumor
    • Stone Femmes by Ydegirl
    • Starlight by Danny L Harle & PinkPantheress
    • Erotica Veronica by Miya Folick
    • Sounds Like…by Florry
    • Elton John by Miya Folick
    • Mid July by Miya Folick
    • Maybe When I’m Ready by Miya Folick
    • Toadvine II by Toadvine
    • Danny’s Track by Kevin Abstract & Danny Brown
    • H-Town by Kevin Abstract, SoGone SoFlexy, Ameer Vann & Love Spells
    • 97 Jag by by Kevin Abstract & Love Spells
    • Geezer by Geezer
    • I Wasn’t There by by Kevin Abstract & DERBY
    • Maroon by by Kevin Abstract & Dominic Fike
    • Doggy by Geezer, Love Spells & Truly Young
    • Bloom by by Kevin Abstract, Love Spells & Ameer Vann
    • Abandon Me by Kevin Abstract & Quadeca
    • Red Light by Kevin Abstract, Quadeca & Ameer Vann
    • Love Isn’t So Lonely (reimagined) by Baileyrp
    • AFV by fantasy of a broken heart
    • Coffee by Sylvan Esso
    • True Perspective by lostrushi
    • Yes, You May by Lucy Bedroque
    • AMERIKA’S NEXT TOP PARTY! by PARTYOF2
    • It Makes the Babies Want to Cry by George Clanton
    • Warmpop by ESPRIT 空想 & George Clanton

    I think it’s worth mentioning that I found myself coming back to Heavy Metal by Cameron Winter and 3D Country by Geese a lot this month, too. Not sure why I never added them to my playlist.

    It’s pretty astonishing to me how much of this month I spent with a cold or some other virus I managed to catch. I’d say 3/4 of this month I spent with some sort of illness. It’s been pretty miserable to be honest. Yet, I’ve had some really insightful and beautiful interpersonal moments lately. I attribute a lot of that to the music I’ve had soundtracking my life.

  • What I Listened to in October!

    I am a huge proponent of the monthly playlist that you gradually add onto. Here’s all the albums and songs that were on mine from last month. (Red highlights are full albums, yellow highlights are EPs, the rest are songs!)

    • SISTER by Frost Children
    • Silver Dagger by Fleet Foxes
    • Single for the Summer by Christian Lee Hutson
    • If You Know Me (demo) by Hudson Freeman
    • Cinder Block by Samia
    • In Your Room by Airiel
    • Trash Mountain by Lily Seabird
    • Bleeds by Wednesday
    • Everything You Wanted by Dead Gowns
    • Intention by Dead Gowns
    • Second Sleep by Magdalena Bay
    • Star Eyes by Magdalena Bay
    • APEROL SPRITZ by Laundry Day
    • Getting Killed by Geese
    • Kiss/Kill by MICHELLE
    • Old Friends by Pinegrove
    • 22 by Hana Vu
    • Leaves That Are Green by Simon & Garfunkel
    • These Days by Emily Hines
    • Cave Man Wakes Up by Friendship
    • Cross Your Heart by Momma
    • Blasting Through the Speakers by Empress Of
    • Loser by Julia Wolf
    • Earthshaker by Phantogram
    • Marigolds by Del Water Gap
    • viscus by Oklou & FKA Twigs
    • Rat Saw God by Wednesday
    • Twin Plagues by Wednesday
    • It’s A Beautiful Place by Water From Your Eyes
    • Everyone’s Crushed by Water From Your Eyes
    • Structure by Water From Your Eyes
    • Moving the Leaves Instead of Piling ’em Up by Wednesday
    • Moneyball by Dutch Interior
    • Emma Emma Emma by the booyah! kids
    • Between the Bars by Elliott Smith
    • Ghostholding by venturing
    • Bizarre Love Triangle by New Order
    • I Love You by Fontaines D.C.
    • Romance (Deluxe Edition) by Fontaines D.C.
    • Damn by Del Water Gap
    • Reunite by Allie X
    • Human Happens by Magdalena Bay
    • Paint Me A Picture by Magdalena Bay
    • Musician by Porter Robinson
    • here we go again by Gerald Wicks
    • Season of Freaks by Eli
    • Tie you down by HAIM & Bon Iver
    • Emotion (10th Anniversary Edition) by Carly Rae Jepsen
    • After EP 2 by After
    • Name the Band by This is Lorelei
    • Lonely Girls by Lucinda Williams
    • Oxbow by Waxahatchee
    • Boars by Haley Henderickx & Max Garcia Conover
    • Fluorescent Light by Haley Henderickx & Max Garcia Conover
    • Gun by Boyish
    • pomegranate trees by Ekko Astral
    • Piranha by OXIS
    • Atlantic City by Bruce Springsteen
    • Fleeting by Sarah Kinsley
    • Let My Love Open the Door (cover) by Mitski
    • This Is Real by feeble little horse
    • Copycats by Danny Brown & Underscores
    • Girl with Fish by feeble little horse
    • Call by find My Friends
    • Chores by feeble little horse
    • Picture by feeble little horse
    • Dog Song 2 by feeble little horse
    • Down by feeble little horse
    • Termite by feeble little horse
    • Pale Song by Dove Ellis
    • Love Is by Dove Ellis
    • To The Sandals by Dove Ellis
    • what’s good by Oklou
    • the fishsong unplugged by Oklou
    • dance 2 by Oklou
    • Unoriginal by Magdalena Bay
    • Black-Eyed Susan Climb by Magdalena Bay
    • Snocaps by Snocaps
    • Racing Mount Pleasant by Racing Mount Pleasant
    • Grip Your Fist, I’m Heaven Bound by Kingfisher (AKA Racing Mount Pleasant)

    Even though the show wasn’t in October, I wanted to add a little footnote about Racing Mount Pleasant because I just got into them. I saw them play a headlining show last night at The Echo and they were amazing. The energy in the room was electric. Such talented musicians. They’re going to be huge, I can just feel it. Get into them now! They only have two albums to listen to so no excuses!

    I’m lucky to have a friend who is super tapped into indie music, new music, and music in general (way more than I am) because I asked them if I should listen to RMP and they gave a stellar recommendation along with a favorite song of theirs to check out. I trust their taste implicitly and I was right in doing so! They’re awesome! And so kind to folks who come to their shows!

  • An Ode to The Best Concert Experience I’ve Had So Far

    Last night I saw some of my current favorite musicians play a sold out show at Lodge Room in Highland Park, Los Angeles. Water From Your Eyes is an experimental rock/pop duo comprised of Rachel Brown (of thanks for coming) and Nate Amos (of This is Lorelei). If you aren’t familiar with them, you should be! They put on a stellar show. It was the most fun I’ve had in a while.

    To be honest, what made my experience so great overall wasn’t just the fact that WFYE are such great performers. The venue and the crowd contributed a great deal. I could really afford to be in the moment and enjoy the music in a way I have found rare as a concertgoer these days.

    I’m still pretty new to LA and to attending concerts in general. That being said, Lodge Room is my favorite venue I’ve ever been to by a mile. From the jump, I knew my night would go smoothly. I immediately found free street parking less than a 5 minute walk from the venue. I showed up at doors, briefly checked in, went through a quick security screening and then I was inside. They have a full bar and restaurant attached, which is a huge plus if you’re going with friends. There is also a bar inside the actual room/venue. There is a separate room where the merch table is, as well. It’s all very well laid out. The room itself is beautiful. It was formerly a Masonic lodge and still has all the intricate woodwork and paintings on the walls. There are some gorgeous chandeliers on the ceiling. As people trickled in, there wasn’t really an urgency to immediately rush to the front and claim their spot. People sat along the sides and stood scattered throughout the room, chatting with one another until the first opener went on and they moved toward the stage. The calmness in the space was so refreshing for a concert.

    I was pleasantly surprised by the demeanor of the crowd, in general. There was a lightness along with the excitement in the air. Nobody heckled except to shout their support a couple of times. People cheered and clapped but nothing obnoxious. The people next to me were really into the show, which made me feel like I could be too. It felt like a really safe space. For a long time, I was scared of going to standing room only shows (which is most shows) because I knew I would get pushed around. This was a rare instance where I never got pushed even once. I barely even got accidentally grazed by an elbow. Sometimes at concerts, people inch closer and closer to me to the point where I don’t even realize that I’ve “moved out of the way” so much that I’m on the other side of the room, resulting in a terrible view of the stage. Instead, I actually felt like I had personal space, which is honestly unheard of at just about any concert you may attend.

    I suppose my only qualm is that being so close, the drums really overpowered the vocals. I felt like the vocals sounded pretty muddy, and the drums were super loud but I think it’s probably just where I was positioned right in front of the stage. Otherwise, I loved it in there. The vibes were perfect. I’m itching to go to another show there asap. Unfortunately a lot of the shows that interest me are sold out already and the rest of their slate isn’t really my vibe or I just am not at all familiar with the artists. I might see feeble little horse next week and I’ll probably see Skullcrusher in march. There are a few other artists I don’t recognize but may check out because for under $40 (I spent $25 including fees on my WFYE ticket), to have such a pleasant experience and hear some great live music, is just so rare. It’s rare not just in LA, but anywhere really. I want to take all my friends there. I have a feeling it’s going to become one of my favorite places here.

  • Song of the Day: “Blasting Through the Speakers” by Empress Of

    *Still figuring out how I want to structure these so bear with me! *

    I was first introduced to Empress Of through the Blood Orange song “Best to You.” She sings on that song and I’ve always thought her voice was so crisp and clear and well-suited to that style of music. Although, I must admit, I have not heard much of her other music. The few songs I had heard weren’t my favorite so I never really dove into her discography or listened to any albums of hers (which is usually what I do upon hearing songs I enjoy from an artist I haven’t heard before). I’m starting to think now is finally the time. I’ve just been blown away by this song and am itching to hear more like it.

    I like how her sound is evolving and the electronic-influenced pop sound she seems interested in at the moment is something I’m very into. I hope she continues to make music like this because I wholeheartedly believe this song is pop perfection. Every part of it is catchy, but not in a way that sounds boring or overly familiar. It’s empowering but not in the cringey, out of touch way that many pop stars attempt. The song is both personal and universal, which is exactly how pop music should be. I have had every single section of this song stuck in my head at various times of the day. That’s why it’s my song of the day! (Also, I rang someone out at work today who really looked like Empress Of and now I’m kinda contemplating if it was her because I know she’s from this area/playing a show here tomorrow. It probably wasn’t her though lol.)

    Even though I’ve been trying to stay offline, I’ll admit I first heard this song on TikTok. A post from the artist promoting it came up on my feed and I was instantly hooked. The more I listen to it, the more I love it. I was surprised at how hard it hit me the first time I heard her sing, “Every single sound is getting me through/I’ve been fucking down for a while.” It sounds so silly, but I had been struggling with feeling happy or excited about much of anything for a few weeks when I heard this song. I’d been on the up at that point, and had been trying to listen to more pop/electronic music to get myself out of my funk. (After the MJ Lenderman concert I went to in September, I got really into Jason Molina and boy, does that get depressing quick!) Anyway, this song was just what I was looking for. She makes clever nods to Joni Mitchell’s “A Case of You” and Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry Be Happy” in the bridge that speak to a similar experience of using music as a means of bringing up one’s mood. Really the whole song is about that.

    Music can be so healing. A great song can bring you back to yourself in a way very few other things can. “Blasting Through the Speakers” is both an ode to that experience and also is that very thing. God, it’s so good I can’t get over it.

    Empress Of is also currently touring with Lorde which is so exciting! I’m sure this song is super fun to hear live.

    Here’s the visualizer from her YouTube channel:

  • Song of the Day: “Townies” by Wednesday

    Fronted by North Carolina native Karly Hartzman, Wednesday blends indie grunge rock and alternative country/folk in a way that’s unique to the southern roots of the band members

    As someone from Massachusetts, it might seem hard to believe that this band has become one of my all time favorites. Yet, something about their music feels familiar to me in a way that is difficult to describe.

    I could go on and on about Wednesday in general, but what I really want to talk about is their song “Townies” and why it’s my song of the day for October 11th. It has less to do with the band and the song itself (although I love them both dearly and have been listening to them a great deal lately), and much more to do with the circumstances of my day.

    As I drove to work today, I played my “October 2025” playlist. It features musical acts such as Geese, Frost Children, Water From Your Eyes, Lily Seabird, and (of course) Wednesday. After I clumsily street parked in front of my coworker ‘s car and he watched me adjust and readjust my car at least three times to get it closer to the curb, Townies came on. At that point, I didn’t have time to listen to it in full before heading into work but it still stuck with me. I strode into the back room of the store, humming it. I clocked in, humming it. Every second of downtime throughout the day, it populated my brain.

    I had been talking about Geese and about what other things we had been listening to lately with a coworker of mine the other day. I had recommended Wednesday to her. Today, she told me she started listening to the new album. I was surprised and excited that she seemed to have enjoyed what she’d heard at least a little bit. She told me her favorite so far was “Townies.” I didn’t realize until much later in the day what a crazy coincidence it was that someone would bring up the song I’d been humming all day, unprompted and entirely unaware of that fact.

    Thus, “Townies” has been crowned my first official song of the day!

    It’s unbelievably catchy and surprisingly tonally upbeat for a song about rumors in small towns, the people that create them and are impacted by them, and how growing up can change your perspective on all of those things.

    Semi-related but Karly Hartzman my GOAT forever. Love you queen. I’m not sure how long I’ll even keep writing this blog but she’s kind of the reason I started it to begin with. I only found her blog like a month ago but she’s kind of inspired me to try and stay off social media more and made me realize that writing out into the void could be a good thing for me.

    Anyway, here’s a link to the Townies music video, directed by Lance Bangs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8cKoQqdtwA