Genuinely a great song even 14 years later. ✅ Funky disco beat
✅ Bangin’ music video
✅ Core concepts: dancing & being cute This enhanced my hipster-tumblrina alter ego in unimaginable ways
time frame's approximate buuuut you know it when you hear it. think "poker face". there is so much space and everything's so dry... there is no lushness... the drum samples are unbelievably flat... and yet! and yet! it works so well! the economy of production makes any pop singer's vocals soar even higher than they would otherwise, and really pares the machine of a pop song down to its bare necessities... which is why i think we got so many bangers in this period. there's a lot of good stuff to get into even if it's just for nostalgia
This books was my first read of the year and it was really interesting because it was basically a field journal of an anthropology student and their time spent in an African country of a people that many didn't really hear off. It gives a glimpse into the fieldwork of many students and the trials and tribulations but also jubilations that come with spending nearly a year away from home
