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If you haven't heard about her already, please allow this rec to be your formal introduction to this Canadian hidden gem.
Nemah Hasan (aka Nemahsis) is a Palestinian-Canadian singer-songwriter from Milton, Ontario who is creating some beautifully poignant music that goes beyond your standard catchy alt-pop. The thought put into everything from her music videos to the actual lyricism of her songs has so many layers of meaning that it's impossible not to rewatch and relisten to her work to fully experience all those levels of subtext.
Her latest album, Verbathim, releases September 13th and I'm genuinely excited to hear what she's been working on.
In the meantime, if you'd like to get an amuse-bouche of her music, give a listen to:
stick of gum
i wanna be your right hand
coloured concrete
you wore it better
This gal is legit so underrated. I hope you enjoy her music as much as I have :)
Sep 8, 2024
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PC Music prodigy Namasenda deserves all the flowers in the world. Her electronic exploration on 2023ās āAmbrosiaā EP is transcendental and 2021ās āUnlimited Ammoā LP is a shelled-out banger! Take this as a universial sign to dip your feet into some new candy-colored synths. Thank me later.
Jan 18, 2024
"this world couldn't see us" is so scrumptious! Also "Untitled Friday" rocks! What a cool artist I'm behind on finding, just hit shuffle and let her take you on that journey dog
Aug 26, 2024
samia is one of my fave current artists she has such a singular sound ! love her lyricism on this album excited to review it on my yt channelll (link in bio i think hehe)
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I adore finding a random video from like 2005 and reading through the comments the way a historian would examine an old manuscript from the 1700s. Are these people still active YouTube users? Or are they forgotten accounts? What did @jjlwis mean by "awww im gonna miss rob too!!!" ? Who even is Rob?? Anthropology in the digital age... so many questions... it's fascinating.
The important thing for me is not to add new comments. I feel like I'm disturbing an old archeological dig site and my sticky modern commentary will make the video crumble away into oblivion. More importantly, I don't want the algorithm to suggest the video to a bunch of people who will spam the comments sectionā major yuck š¤¢
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early 80s to early 2000s truck models are the perfect sizes imo. current trucks are transformer-sized behemoths that could easily crush normal vehicles into smithereens upon impact and i legit donāt know how those things are even street-legal. also, idk if itās their design, reliability or the nostalgia factor per-se, but thereās a certain sazĆ³n those older trucks have that newer ones donāt.
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with social media being this pervasive entity that has weeded its way into our daily routines for the past 20ish years (plus a global pandemic that really solidified those habits), many young adults today have spent a large amount of their lives living online. it has become the new norm and iām not gonna pretend iām above any of this because itās so easy to fall into it (i am literally writing this rec on my phone whilst itās a perfectly sunny day that i should probably go out to enjoy).
with that being said, in the larger scheme of life, being in your 20s is still in a weird way the beginning stages of your life. itās a period to try new things, make mistakes, learn from them and develop an identity thatās independent from the environment and people who raised you. though you can learn to do some of those things online, they donāt hold a candle to actually experiencing those things for yourself in real life.
all in all, the best way to not sleep thru your 20s is to prioritize in-person experiences that allow you to get a better understanding of yourself and your values. whether that be getting your first tattoo, moving to a new city or country, exploring your personal style or taking up hobbies you couldnāt or wouldāve never done as a kid, this is an important formative time to venture out and get a sense of who you truly are.
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