lady gaga’s “MAYHEM” is her best album since the fame monster and it’s not even close imo. it’s really wall to wall bangers.
miami horror has a new album too and it’s good! they’ve gone in a much more ethereal direction with “we always had tomorrow”, or really in general since their debut album, and i’m still a fan although i liked their dancey origins better.
finally trying to dig into anxious’ new album “bambi” but it’s not really grabbing me like their last one did. gonna give it a few more spins to try and get something to stick.
dear seattle’s newest from january is still on my mind, especially since i’m deeply bummed that they are playing melbourne while i’m on holiday in japan. gonna be on a beach in okinawa instead of a dank venue in melb… i shouldn’t complain but i’m still pissed about it.
i miss channel ORANGE-era frank ocean!
i was very surprised how nothing on the fontaines d.c. album is anything like their song “favourite”, that completely threw me off. their actual sound is kinda trip-hoppy and sometimes the dude sounds like thom yorke. it’s not bad!
arm’s length is starting to release tracks from their upcoming album and i am pumped beyond fuck. they really click for me for some reason! check out their latest single “you ominously end”.
gonna start doing monthly recaps of my last.fm history as a fun way to catalog and expand upon listening habits and whatever whims i indulged.
random thoughts looking at the collage:
my friend bryn and i swap music because he’s a baby and i’m an old man, it’s a good learning experience. most recently he sent me tierra whack’s “whack world” and it’s really great. an experiment in building a 15-minute album out of 1-minute songs, she showcases a pretty broad range and skill in focusing on what can hook you in a short period. so many of them could easily be blown up into 3-minute songs if she wanted to. she also made an impressive 15-minute video for the album, that was actually how i experienced it the first time. highly recommend. faves: cable guy, hungry hippo, silly sam, fruit salad, pretty ugly
i didn’t listen to “GNX” much when it came out, but kendrick lamar’ssuperbowl half-time show lit that fire in me and it hit my rotation hard. dude’s on top of the world. faves: squabble up, luther, hey now, tv off, heart pt.6
i’ve got a post in my drafts to go a bit deeper on the pillows, but they’re an all-time favorite of mine and the news of them breaking up after 35 years had me down bad.
rosé’s debut album “rosie” is alright but the taylorswiftification of pop music is fuckin real. faves: toxic till the end, APT., dance all night
i love charli xcx but will forever believe “true romance” is her best album and forever be curious about what a future around that charli would’ve sounded like. faves: nuclear seasons, you (ha ha ha), what i like, black roses, you’re the one
