clarashr

[I can't (my new band) believe it!! - 05/05/26]

let me put something straight. im not a black midi fan.

in fact, i actually wrote off their entire discography after hearing one song i didn't like and have genuinely never touched it since.

because of my deliberate ignorance, I went into this without the musical context of black midi so honestly had no idea what to expect.

I immediately loved love story when it came out as a single. interestingly, the other two singles, numerology ... read more

wanted to see westside cowboy when they came here in february so you bet i was excited when they were announced as the geese opener. (yes i went to geese i thought you'd never ask!!)

have actually heard a fair bit of westside cowboy before listening to this. mainly through tiktok so do with that what you will. if i didn't like it i would call them an industry plant.

theres certainly that windmill-scene vibe to it (unsuprisingly tbf) but its cool! her voice is cool (she's ... read more

first heard 'i wear a shirt that says australia' and really enjoyed the lyricism on it. just quite human really. the line 'i wear a shirt that says australia so people know i'm not from here' just tickled me. also 'i grow out and cut my hair again' and 'they'd say shot richard lovely passing shot' i liked for some reason. on that not they have a couple songs mentioning said richard i wonder who this man is.

been really enjoying this chamber ... read more

[reupload from musicboard 16/01/25]

yayayayya

as mentioned previously ive been LOVING a live album recently and this was no exception!! its very classically mj lenderman (which i love ofc) but jazzed up a bit as they say. feeling so spoilt for great live albums !!

the pedal steel throughout this album (and really most of his and wednesday's music) is gorgeous. those little melty licks and twiddles make it feel so full and warm. cool contrast to the noisy guitars especially on songs like ... read more