When I was very young I'd swim out into the ocean until I was in far over my head. I'd swim about half way down and float with my eyes open. I loved looking around because no matter which direction I turned, I could only see one greenish blue color with little depth. I couldn't see the bottom or the surface clearly, so I liked to slow my movement to stay under for as long as my little lungs would allow. I was so afraid of the ocean until I started this ritual, but now I long to be entirely ... read more

The first time I listened to this album I was in a very crowded, noisy place. I almost couldn't hear it though my headphones so I had almost no reaction to the songs as they passed by. As soon as the final song ended, I found that I immediately wanted to listen again even though I couldn't remember a single song. The more I've listened, the more it has grown on me. It's an album of great depth where it's most understated moments like "Free" and "Turns Out I Was Everyone" ... read more

This is the meanest songwriting ever but the subject deserves it. In love with the whole thing. Watching Telly was one of the best surprises of the year so far; I fell out of my chair when it started and then I was smiling for the rest of the track. So much of this reminded me of Teen Dream's aesthetic for some reason and none of the singles let that on. Totally in love with this one.