Seriously such a cool closer look at the scene and bands that shaped who I was as a teen, to who I am now and what I still listen to today.
Feb 21, 2025
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This is Meet Me In The Bathroom for emo kids. An excellent, succinct history of the music that shaped my pre-teen years. Yes, I’ll be listening to exclusively emo and pop-punk for the remainder of the year.
Dec 15, 2023
cool article analyzing the framing of brat summer as a balm to the widespread acceptance of bedrotting and the impacts of being young and inside all the time. the author also touches on the "push-pull" internet dynamics, contrasting today's internet with the fandom spaces (fanfiction.net, tumblr, etc.) of yesteryear. very quick read!
Sep 9, 2024
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"So how did we get here? How did shoegaze, a genre short on hooks, memorable riffs, and magnetic personalities, that’s carried on as a niche strain of indie music since the initial wave of ‘gazers receded from the limelight in the mid-’90s, suddenly become a defining sound for Gen-Z rock fans?"
Important and fascinating cover of a very real phenomenon. Part of what I found most fascinating is the compositional aspects of this new wave, which sees The Kids employing recording techniques more typically associated with pop songwriting – toplining to a "band" track created by a separate producer.
https://www.stereogum.com/2245469/tiktok-has-made-shoegaze-bigger-than-ever/columns/sounding-board
Dec 19, 2023
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Currently crocheting a blanket and watching murder she wrote while my cup of tea cools and I can’t think of anybody I wouldn’t recommend this to
Feb 15, 2025
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the alternative is harrowing
Mar 5, 2025