Max Todd 11/4/24 Max Todd 11/4/24

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.

Max Todd 3/2/24 Max Todd 3/2/24

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?

Max Todd 2/25/24 Max Todd 2/25/24

Songs of the Week 02/23/2024

I’m always so hesitant to share international music here, but hear me out—I’m not a xenophobe, I’m just a monoglot American afraid of becoming the next “beep beep lettuce.”

Max Todd 2/3/24 Max Todd 2/3/24

Songs of the Week 02/02/2024

Another batch of songs from November because I’m so blocked up from that hiatus.

Max Todd 10/19/23 Max Todd 10/19/23

Movie of the Week 10/13/2023 (coming to you from 10/20/2023)

With Movie of the Week and its supplementary media, Shakey Graves has created a unique nook of exploration and individual experience in the information age—an adventure that’s special because it’s unmapped. That’s why I spent seven cumulative hours cataloguing every track within the Movie Machine for one, tell-all compilation post. Just what he was going for, right?

Max Todd 10/7/23 Max Todd 10/7/23

Nighttime | Songs of the Week 10/06/2023

You’ve seen Songs of the Week 10/06/2023, yea? But what if it was goth?

Max Todd 9/9/23 Max Todd 9/9/23

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…

7/24/23 7/24/23

April Fools! | Songs of the Week 07/14/2023 (coming to you from 07/21/2023)

5/19/23 5/19/23

Songs of the Week 05/12/2023 (coming to you from 05/19/2023)

2/10/23 2/10/23

Songs of the Week 02/10/2023

This one's roulette-inspired. If you put it on shuffle, odds are you won't have your heart ripped out... but the chances are never zero...

2/5/23 2/5/23

Songs of the Week 02/03/2023

We're unpacking the divorce next week, so hold onto your butts.

10/24/22 10/24/22

Songs of the Week 10/21/2022

To be clear: I do NOT endorse Fleetwood Mac or any Fleetwood Mac-based tomfoolery. I don't care if they're good, they're a bunch of drama queens that all cheated on each other and then stayed in a band together.

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