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“She Will Only Bring You Happiness” - Mclusky

I first found this song right at the beginning of 2024. My first reaction was “Damn! That’s a perfect song.” My reaction now is… the same thing. The lyrics are a little bit cryptic and nonsensical and that’s quite alright. This is one of those songs that is what you make it. The tone is upbeat and bittersweet wrapped together, making it a perfect song to associate with specific memories, like I know I have.

@turnerclicks

Jan 24, 2025

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Nothing Feels Good by the promise ring

I've loved this album since high school and still rediscover it every few months, less and less lately, but every time I do it reminds me why i bought it on cassette online so I could play it in my shitty bluetooth-less Volkswagen driving around the jersey shore. Such a perfect album. Pink chimneys in Maine Couldn't keep me away.

@will

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Feb 14, 2025

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Kurt vile — Blackberry song

For some reason I thought of this one although I haven’t listened to it for years. It just has this nostalgic feeling you got even after the release back in 00’s. It both has very simple lyrics and complex guitar melody. It’s so Bob Dylan coded but almost just a product of its time. It pats you on the back but you don’t know when you became a friend. It makes you listen to it quite a few times to decipher it (but luckily unsuccessfully).

@annamariehime

Sep 7, 2024

Top Recs from @oliviamutantjohn

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Electrique boutique - 80s minimal synth, coldwave, and diy electronic music

I produce and host a radio show called Electrique Boutique, which plays minimal synth, cold wave, dark wave, post punk, diy/private press electronic music, and anything else that fits the vibe. If you’re into Kraftwerk, Closer by Joy Divison, Cold Cave, Molchat Doma, Black Marble… your stripped down, lo-fi electronic music, then maybe give it a listen! It airs every other Friday 6-8 PM PST on 104.9 KHUH Hollow Earth Radio in Seattle, but all of my episodes are archived on my website (in the link).

@oliviamutantjohn

May 17, 2024

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The venture bros.

At its best, it rivals the golden years of The Simpsons in my book, and that’s about the highest praise I can give a show. So so funny and creative, relentlessly bleak, and a relatable love of 80s alternative culture.

@oliviamutantjohn

Jun 3, 2024

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Indigo bunting + ivory-billed woodpecker

My right arm currently has ten bird tats on it. It’s a toss up between these two: - The indigo bunting, which is dedicated to a friend of mine who helped me through a really bad time in my life. We bonded over birdwatching when we first met, and the indigo bunting is her favorite bird. - The ivory-billed woodpecker, simply because it’s my favorite bird. Unfortunately extinct, though every few years a possible sighting is reported in the southern US. Its nickname is The Lord God Bird, because that’s what a birdwatcher would shout if they ever saw one.

@oliviamutantjohn

Jun 1, 2024