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I’m a sucker for complicated yet repetitive percussion, single note guitar riffs and great singing so this is kinda like the perfect storm for me. There’s a track called “singing” where Fabi Reyna talks about how she didn’t want to sing because she thought it would take away from her as a guitarist. I AM SO GLAD SHE GOT OVER THAT!!! Her voice is gorgeous, smooth in a Sade kinda way but even more intimate. Like you’re sitting on the couch while she’s singing in the same room! I’m absolutely desperate to hear these songs live.
May 9, 2024
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This is just hitting the spot this evening! Absolutely amazing mix. Feels like everything I could ever ask for in this moment.
Feb 28, 2025
Been having a lot of fun with Bad Bunny’s latest passion project, so here’s a breakdown of my favourites.
NUEVAYoL - an album that opens with a banger is always a great sign. Showcases perfectly the Latin/pop vibes you’ll find on the rest of the album
BAILE INoLVIDABLE - starts unsuspecting, and then it kidnaps you into a ballroom, forces you to salsa, and finally slaps you with the best piano solo (I dare you to listen to it and not make a stank face)
TURiSTA - I’m just a sucker for a good ballad on the guitar
CAFé CON RON - I wouldn’t mind having this as my morning alarm, Los Pleneros de la Cresta are so much fun
LO QUE SE PASÓ A HAWAii - everything you’ll need for your hispanic vilan era
DtMF - are you in love? I’m in love
LA MuDANZA - if you aren’t dancing yet, you better now
Jan 29, 2025
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I would say this is super listenable Political Punk, but I hate the idea that great bands with normal ideas like equality for everyone are “political” when really it’s everyone else who is being boring as hell while upholding the status quo. Lambrini Girls are way too musically wild and way too fun to be tied down to all these words anyways. Even better lyrics than Idles and I really like Idles. I know it’s not a competition but if it was….Take a deep dive into their interviews on YOUTUBE. You will not regret it.
May 9, 2024
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This ten song record from 2023 is already an underground classic. Is it surfy new wave punk? Punky Disco? Whatever it is IT’S FUCKING GREAT. Lira Mondal is the vocalist I want to hear everyday singing every song. The obvious musical comparison might be Pylon, but there’s also a poppy Romeo Void vibe that I’m fully addicted to. The best record of this year and it came out last year! hahaha!
May 9, 2024
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I just started reading this collection of essays and am absolutely hooked. LaPointe’s writing is so incredibly fresh and relatable whether she’s talking about international politics or bad TV. When her Father says “ There are no Native Americans on America’s Next Top Model” and she responds “Just moments before I had been angry about the male gaze, about objectification. I stood silent, jaw agape as he continued, They don’t think to include us because they don’t remember us, They don’t even know we exist.” Heartbreak and humor exists on almost every page I’ve read so far and I wake up everyday excited to read more.
May 9, 2024