As a kid I was already into music in a way, but nothing felt like it was my own taste. My parents gave me a love for pre-1980s rock— Beatles, Stones, Grateful Dead, Van Morrison, ect.
For my 13th(?) birthday my older sister gave me three CDs that I burned onto my iPod. They were:
The Suburbs — Arcade Fire
Oracular Spectacular — MGMT
Vampire Weekend— Vampire Weekend
Life changing in a way
May 3, 2024
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Which meant it was the first time I got to listen to music that only I could hear (a monumental experience for a young teen in a conservative christian family). This also coincided with the emergence of CD burning. As a result, I had so many new artists and genres of music that I could dive into and immerse myself within - it was a beautiful time.
A few of the heavy hitters that come to mind are: dashboard confessional, guster, the rocket summer, death cab for cutie, weezer, and phantom planet.
Feb 27, 2024
1 of 2 albums I can think of at the top of my mind that I listened to in its entirety. This takes me back to that summer in 2013 when I was listening to this album non-stop along w some indie songs I discovered thru 8tracks (I don’t know if anyone else will know this site, it was a gem). Also it was the time of my life I was just getting to know freedom from being able to travel solo and/or w friends or just discovering life. Akin to a coming-of-age movie. 😅 I don’t know if I make sense.
Feb 20, 2025
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Oracular Spectacular - MGMT (yes, I was that kid with a quote from “Future Reflections” on my senior yearbook page)
It’s Blitz - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (decades before I would obsess over the YYYs after reading Meet Me In The Bathroom)
Strange Mercy - St. Vincent (saw her open for Andrew Bird and was hooked until Daddy’s Home… Annie Clark you will always be famous)
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