Loving anything is draining. It is as life-giving as it is soul-sucking. The only way to feel nourished is to fulfill the role you were born with. LIFE is not meant to be lived any other way, but the road ahead is enslavement to a love that could, in no other way, be. But to be without it would be death; absent from purpose entirely. Give your whole life to something, put your soul in it. It will never love you back, but it's more precious than anything we could create. You're ... read more
i was admittedly quite afraid of what was going to be 'Terrified'. a 19-track fakemink album has equal the opportunity to be excellent or pretty bland (with that being said, i've listened to MOST of fakemink's discography and only found myself really disliking a handful of songs). i think it's reasonable to be hesitant yet also curious and hopeful for an artist like fakemink. his catchy, ear candy DIY production is hypnotizing underneath his oftentimes up-pitched voice. ... read more
Reality Surf...
thx 2 whitearmor and bladee for this awesome album! it's suuuuuper good guys!
i wrote a different review initially, but I want to take the time to highlight how good the track "If I Was a Folkstar" is. I think that, if i were forced to choose one song that perfectly carries with it the feeling that a summer day has-- not just any summer day, but walking around somewhere alone with the wind blowing in the evening when the sun stays hanging on to the horizon for what feels like hours, and it's still hot out, but not sweltering either...it's absolutely ... read more