music

not a list of enduring favs, just whatever i'm into at the time of updating. enjoy :-)

(2023.05.01)

love how dreamy and theatrical this record is, the drama it conjures with relatively simple elements, its sweet, sweet melodies (2023.03.28)

it came on shuffle this morning as i reluctantly made my way to work, wishing i were anywhere else (2023.02.22)

listened to this too many times to not put it here :-/ (2023.02.22)

i used to only listen to one song from this album, but this song is nice too. (2023.02.08)

i love how many shifts this track undergoes over its 9 1/2 minutes, love the different textures, burbling synths thin percussion. this kind of electronic isn't my bread and butter, but it's a delicious snack now and then. (2023.02.08)

"if Khruangbin pivoted into making music for the heads instead of the Coachella demographic" (x). great lounging music. (2023.02.08)

bit of an intro on this one, but very worth it. i have a great time washing dishes to this. LOVE TO DANCE! (2023.01.26)

tiktok is evil, but i'll never leave because people share some gorgeous music on there... and i mean gorgeous!! you should also listen to ethiopiques vol. 21, which isn't on bandcamp but is on youtube here. (2023.01.26)

such a stellar twist on the carpenters' "superstar." i love how she sings every word of this. (2022.12.30)

dreamy lo-fi bossa sounds...... what more to say. (2022.12.30)

i started listening to this album and was like holy shit, this is where that iconic video is from. and thankfully, it is emblematic of what the rest of this album is like. i think this track (ich mwen) is my favorite though. a bop!! (2022.12.30)

that day meant no-thing to meee a hi-ccup in my me-mo-ry this life will leave you hung-gryyyy i am com-plete-ly guil-tyyyy (2022.12.13)

DON'T WORRY... YOU AND ME WON'T BE ALONE NO MORE... (2022.12.13)

the way he takes such a simple song, and turns it into that? wah... (2022.11.21)

spacey and dancey, i only heard this a few days ago but i love it!! i know i should listen to susumu yokota's other music, but this is more than enough for now. (2022.11.12)

today is soft, gray and wet, so this was a well-timed youtube algo offering. put it on in the background while you work 2022.11.11

toby posted this album on cohost and it's sooo pretty.. bubbly synths, sparkling and wistful. i haven't been listening to a lot of stuff lately. a lot of stuff feels old, and yet the things i've been listening to most aren't new either, just peaceful ambient stuff, like hiroshi yoshimura. maybe ive been overstimulated, or just under-slept... (2022.11.03)

the singer, benji, was formerly whatever dad, as well as the lead singer for crying, who made this amazing power pop album. here, i love their lyrics & the way they deliver them, poetic but understated, a warm blanket. other songs i love from their solo work: (x) and (x). (2022.10.06)

really really makes me want a classical guitar. these two albums were recommended to me on YT, which is where i've been coming across music more recently. i used to use bandcamp a lot more for finding new music, but it's something that demands time and attention.. anyway, i love putting this on while i do my little tasks around the apartment, while i work, while i have guests over.(2022.10.29)

especially like the opener "reconstellated." reminds me of how i liked "in the attic of the universe" by the antlers in high school, music that sounds like lying on a hill under the stars, somewhere where the air smells clear. (2022.10.29)

i love how clearly the recording picks up the piano, its physicality, you can hear every press pushing sound out into the air. such a cool sense of space. (2022.10.29)