10 Songs (and love to my mutuals)

So I'm completely brain dead after work, so instead of trying to think of which 10 mutuals to tag, I'm just gonna tell all my mutuals that I love you. 💜💜💜

I was tagged by my friend @dear-massacre. Thanks for the tag! 💜

Without further ado here are 10 songs that are getting a lot of repeat play on various playlists right now, in no particular order:

On the Road by Walk Off the Earth

Find Your People by Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors

Mr. Wendal by Arrested Development (very much a throwback to my high school days, but still love it so much)

Put Down What You are Carrying by Trevor Hall and Brett Dennen

Hold on Tight by Aloe Blacc

Jolene by Beyoncé

Texas Hold 'Em by Beyoncé

16 Carriages by Beyoncé (honestly this whole list could be Cowboy Carter songs, that whole album is amazing and I've been listening to it a lot)

Labor - the cacophony by Paris Paloma

Nightshift by the Commodores (another throwback to my youth, particularly my childhood and my great aunt who loved the Commodores and so many other Motown artists)

Consider yourself tagged if you want to play along!

fave tracks off Cowboy Carter?

!!!! I haven’t actually finished it yet! I had a 40 minute drive this morning so I only made it through Most Wanted, and I’ve been busy grant writing all evening, and didn’t feel like I could listen while working because it is SO COMPLEX!! I was literally mouth agape shaking my steering wheel while listening to the run of Jolene through Alligator Tears. Like the way that Jolene is such a familiar song and story, but the way she made it her own and layered harmonies upon harmonies and then Duaghter with the fuCKING ITALIAN ARIA?!!?! MA’AM???? AND SHE KILLED IT LIKE SHE WAS OBVIOUSLY MEANT TO SIGN AN ARIA LIKE THAT WITH HER MIND BOGGLING MELISMAS BUT IT WAS SO FUCKING UNEXPECTED and the way she wove it into the rest of the song AHHHHHHHH AND THEN !!BAM!! RAP! I was astounded and awe struck and very nearly in tears from how seamlessly all of these styles flowed together, and like, I live with a bluegrass musician who nerds out alll the time about the history of country and roots music and RnB and how all of these things come from African music and immigrants working alongside each other and that the death of country was in 2001 when patriotism brand country was the only thing played on radio anymore and ANYWAYS! I thought I was prepared for Cowboy Carter because I know a lot of the history of country and how it truly came from Black culture, but the way that this album is just so unapologetically weird and genre-bending and disco and rap and country and gospel and classical all in one… it blew my mind like I have not recovered even a little bit from it!!! And I’m only half way through! Listening to this album feels like time traveling!!!!!!!!!

but! To your question! Blackbird was another stand out so far- hearing Beyoncé sing it completely transformed the song for me, like gave me such a visceral sensory bodily reaction to what the words Meant and were Written To Mean. Also, 16 Carriages is so so so beautiful and makes me really really appreciate the way that she builds her sound scapes. The whip crack in that one is A Lot, and rightfully so. The cyclical nature of the song, and the story spanning generations and years but also being so grounded in the present!!!! Amazing!!! And I don’t remember which one it was (I was driving) but the way that she sings about her children is so complex and profound- I have a hard time putting myself in the shoes of parents because it’s not something I’ve ever actually desired or seriously contemplated, but there was a line about seeing her child’s face for the first time in her husband that just transported me to that experience in a way that I’ve never experienced through music before. Idk man I just LOVE this album so much, and I am grateful to be witness to her expression. Can’t wait to listen to it over and over for the next three weeks 😭

media of the week!

2/16/2024

Stealing this idea from Emergency Intercom, me and a group of friends are gonna try to start doing this every week so stay tuned!

Music

SHOUTOUT NOAH MILLER!!!! FLEEEEEEEEEX TIME TO IMPRESSSSSSS

Y'ALL, this new salute is SUPERB!!! (see #people posting for more salute 🩵)

haven't listened to too much of the deluxe yet to give any opinion, but this one is a classic

LOOOOOOOVED this new one from Four Tet, I find it a lot better than "Loved" imo, still excited for the new record!

absolutely fucking AMAZING production with this new track from Beyoncé. just devastating, so so good. excited for act ii!!! (however very sad to be losing dance music Beyoncé, maybe some of the best music EVER in a WHILE. will love and stream act i for the rest of my life)

yeah yeah whatever BUT the WORST part of this song is def Kanye's rapping, he just doesn't sound good at allllll anymore and its very disappointing. (Like, I listened to Off The Grid today and the last verse Kanye delivers is one of his greatest in my opinion, next to No More Parties in L.A. and such, he sounded great there, but its just been a sharp downfall from then on) I actually do enjoy Ty Dolla $ign doing the hook here, very catchy. and the production is very fun. (obv don't endorse kanye's actions at all...)

STILL got this one on repeat from wavedash & madeon & toro y moi, love love love it SOUND OF THE SUMMERRRR!!!

addicted to this swami sound mv... (see more at #music posting)

Movies

nothing :( i wanna rewatch Saltburn tho!

TV

nothing... new Young Royals seems silly tho lol might rewatch

Games

GTA Online + Sound Voltex

I wanna go back to the arcade to play more chunithm and IIDX and DDR and Wacca and jubeat and pop’n and wait everything..

SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!