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Touche Amore, a LA post-hardcore band, released an amazing new record this past month. This record is already high up on my list for AOTY 2020. I thought it would be nearly impossible to top 2016’s Stage Four, but Touche may have done it. This album has pop-punk bangers, emotional heartache, and makes me feel alive.
Nov 5, 2020
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Not familiar with the rest of their catalog but really enjoying Touché Amoré's 2024 album Spiral in a Straight Line. Really cathartic post-hardcore with some neat quippy lyrics. Vocals all across this album are just dramatic and raw and angry enough to ground the songwriting. Good shit.
Oct 15, 2024
this is the debut from canadian emo band Arms Length. an absolute modern masterpiece for emo music.
the lyrics on this thing are tortured, dealing with themes of memory, family, loss, and isolation. compositionally i love it. tasteful strings and twinkling riffs over heavy blasts of sound. and speaking of sound, it’s mixed and mastered beautifully. every listen gives me something new to chew on.
personally, this one also got me through the roughest period in my adult life. i heard them for the first time live when they were opening for heart attack man right before this album came out. i was absolutely floored by their performance. something about this band breathed life into me and god that’s what i love so much abt music :) my fave songs on it are formative age and everything as i knew it. tough love is a fuckin banger too
Apr 30, 2025
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oh man this is Controversial for people who were into emo music in like 2019/2020 (essay on the trials and tribulations of Fourth/Fifth Wave emo forthcoming), but what a cool band. dropping one of the all time modern classic angsty records "Greatest Hits", and then, though not without controversy, trying to craft a really unique power pop song. their new stuff? Not as good as "Greatest Hits" and the Title Fight-y stuff they have since tried to remove, but I like that they have a vision for songwriting! Also, Minnesota music! It's great!
Mar 25, 2024
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I love alligators. There, I said it. These flat fucks have been around for 80 million years and they aren’t going away anytime soon. What more could you want in an animal? They’re cute. They’re violent. They have soft bellies. They make the South a little bit better. All around an S tier animal that deserves more recognition.
Nov 5, 2020
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Reese Cooper has been one of my favorite designers over the past few years. Cooper makes incredible modern Americana / workwear pieces. I recently picked up some brown cargo pants from his FW20 men’s collection and I love them. He combines a lot of tradesman/outdoorsy silhouettes with amazing fabrics and detailing. As someone who loves earth-tones, Cooper has been an amazing find.
Nov 5, 2020
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This past month, I invested in a standing desk for my home office. And I’ve gotta tell you, it’s pretty sweet. Want to play videogames standing up? Now you can. Want to package orders standing up? Now you can. Want to shitpost on Twitter standing up? Now you can. With the UPLIFT Standing desk, anything is possible. They have loads of different wood types/finishes for you to choose from along with many other customizations. I went with the walnut option and it looks amazing.
Nov 5, 2020