Hozier: “Not Cringe, but Getting Cringe-er” | SOTW 11/01/2024
Plus: Something of a Brian Eno, Lou Reed, and David Bowie love triangle begins to coalesce, but I’m not about to put a label on it, bro.
AI and the Most Unwanted Song | SOTW 05/17/2024
Also this week: Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah’s “Lake Shore Drive,” Peter Gabriel covering Arcade Fire’s “My Body is a Cage,” Cocteau Twins’ famous “Carolyn’s Fingers,” and Blur’s underrated “Ambulance.”
Songs of the week 03/01/2024
This Week: I do a 180° on AI and finally profess my love for the Beatles, which surely isn’t related, right?
Songs of the Week 02/02/2024
Another batch of songs from November because I’m so blocked up from that hiatus.
Songs of the WEEK ANNUAL REVIEW 2023
I didn’t see light for days, couldn’t feel the first Christmas snowflakes land on my tongue, but it was all worth it—all worth bringing you this year’s annual review on January 10th, 2024. You’re welcome, Idaho.
Lighttime | Songs of the Week 10/06/2023
Against my better judgment, we’re doing two Songs of the Week for the two wolves inside you. Two Songs One Week? No. No, I don’t think I like that.
SONGS OF THE WEEK 09/08/2023
Today, we’re playing whack-a-mole with goofy YouTuber synth while I try to talk about serious, contemplative songs. Or maybe it’s the other way around? I don’t know, how are the kids feeling? Is it still optimistic nihilism or are we back to pessimistic nihilism? Guess I have to just go for it. Okay, Squarespace… don’t you let me down…
Selling Songs in One Sentence! | Songs of the Week 03/17/2023
Because I'm too cheap to skip a week without Wordpress stats dopamine.
Songs of the Week 03/03/2023
in my lowercase indie girl era, bopping to Fiona Apple Feist boygenius at the King Soopers
Songs of the Week 02/03/2023
We're unpacking the divorce next week, so hold onto your butts.
Songs of the Week Annual Review 2022 (Because Someone Needs To Keep Spotify Honest)
I figured now was as good an opportunity as any to enter my own dark horse into the streaming music recap race—a real homegrown replay/wrapped situation. So, as 2022 comes to a close (four days into 2023), let's take a look back at the music that defined my year, and that probably didn't define yours, but here you are, reading about it. Don't think about it too much.
Songs of the Week 12/16/2022
Maybe I should drop out of school and make Minecraft lore videos. Will my art finally be accepted by wider society?