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Vinyl Review (19/221): IN PROGRESS
Memories, for better or for worse, have a stranglehold over us. That horrible relationship you can't get over because it was your first. That second horrible relationship you can't get over because of how it ended. Those feelings of loneliness, of isolation, of confusion that have haunted you since your freshman year. How everything on the surface seems to look right, yet you're still tormented by your past failures, not allowing yourself to ... read more
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Vinyl Review (53/222):
So recently, I’ve made the decision to start going on long walks - preferably in the morning, but it normally depends on the time I wake up and my motivation. Not the best way to go about it, but I digress. I’ve starting doing this because I realized that I am a very sedentary person, and constantly staring at a computer for upwards of six hours per day, whether it be YouTube, my studies, or this site. During this realization, I also figured I could use this ... read more
*Listens to Maggot Brain once.
On the level, this is actually incredible. How this song doesn't have more love is beyond me - so good that it makes me forget how predatory YouTube's algorithm is.
Vinyl Review (52/221):
Hating on Dean Wareham's vocals in the big 2025 is crazy. This is beautiful, heart-rending music, clouded in just enough smog to keep you at arms-length. Listen to On Fire and pretend someone could love you.
Crown Jewel(s) - Another Day, Decomposing Trees
Other Favorites - Leave the Planet, Blue Thunder, Strange, Isn't It A Pity, When Will You Come Home, Tell Me, Snowstorm, Plastic Bird
An album that is both heaven-sent and grounded. Each song explores the extremes of the ‘space-metal’ sound that they, alongside Failure, helped bring to the general public. The guitars are heavy, yet beautiful, a wall of sound that you can’t help but be crushed by and encompassed in. The lyricism and vocal delivery of Matt Talbott help bring this LP towards Earth, with his dry talk-singing and deeply personal lyrics serving as the ideal counterpoint for the otherworldly ... read more
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The most gay for Lockett Pundt.
Saved is vinyl - favorite albums are recent new listens I've enjoyed - favorite artists are all-time favorites.
Fan of Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Trip Hop/Downtempo and all things psychedelic.
Come find me on RYM! I'll be posting copies of my vinyl reviews over there, alongside concerts I've been to and long-form music writing. The username is the same one I have here, sseward12.
Saved is vinyl - favorite albums are recent new listens I've enjoyed - favorite artists are all-time favorites.
Fan of Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Trip Hop/Downtempo and all things psychedelic.
Come find me on RYM! I'll be posting copies of my vinyl reviews over there, alongside concerts I've been to and long-form music writing. The username is the same one I have here, sseward12.
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