Less than a week after returning from Arizona, I’m still swimming in my memories of the opening night of Taylor Swift Eras Tour. As I mentioned previously, the process of positioning myself to go was not an easy one, which made me more nervous about the delivery of the actual experience. Taking work off, drivingContinue reading “Taylor Swift Eras Tour pt. 2”
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Sing it Saturday: Lily Allen – Smile
Something magical was going on in the mid 2000’s. The glimmer of pop music had tarnished and we were all sick of the picture-perfect perspective of “happy” popstars. As much as she looked the part, Lily Allen was not just another cute girly vying for popularity votes. She had a fuck of a bite, andContinue reading “Sing it Saturday: Lily Allen – Smile”
Sing it Saturday: Caroline Polachek – Fly to You
Caroline Polachek paints a different world with each of her songs. They feel ancient, but hundreds of years in the future at the same time. She pulls out emotions from each of us and gives the feeling that the journey we’re witnessing is our own. In Fly to You featuring Grimes and Dido, the trioContinue reading “Sing it Saturday: Caroline Polachek – Fly to You”
Sing It Saturday: Tove Lo – Grapefruit
“What a fun song!” I thought. Sick rumbling synth beat, awesome drums, crystalline vocals. Hearing it feels like wearing the best outfit of your life. It gives the sensation of being younger and more alive. You’re basically flying, until you pay attention to the lyrics. She goes from vague: One two, GrapefruitHow am I backContinue reading “Sing It Saturday: Tove Lo – Grapefruit”
Sing it Saturday: Yuna – Loud Noises
A piano riff right at the top will always get me. This bouncy, soaring melodic song is pure and sentimental. You feel like you’re playing in Andy’s bedroom in Toy Story, no worries or concerns. “I promise you my friend, we’ll grow old together and never look back” The song moves along sweetly but realistically,Continue reading “Sing it Saturday: Yuna – Loud Noises”
Sing it Saturday: MARINA – Blue / Gold
As I tend to do, I’m breaking my own rules, and covering two tracks. Both by Marina (Marina and the Diamonds) from her 2015 album FROOT. This album is sandwiched between her earlier two projects and her two more recent albums. It would be the last that she released before rebranding simply to: MARINA. AsideContinue reading “Sing it Saturday: MARINA – Blue / Gold”
Sing it Saturday: Lykke Li – Carousel
I hate writing about Lykke Li sometimes. It’s like trying to describe a bubble. It’s kind of a rainbow, but also absolutely clear. You remember a perfect circle, but wasn’t it shifting the whole time? It was definitely there, but now it’s not, and I can’t prove it’s existence. Where are we now? I’ve beenContinue reading “Sing it Saturday: Lykke Li – Carousel”
Sing it Saturday: LCD Soundsystem – Someone Great
LCD Soundsystem epitomizes the early aughts. James Murphy’s deadpan lyrical delivery set atop a production filled with clicks, blips and thuds feels as quirky and smooth as the very best of The Postal Service/Death Cab. Someone Great is mellow and melancholy. Murphy’s subdued rage feels like he was pissed eight days ago but hasn’t sleptContinue reading “Sing it Saturday: LCD Soundsystem – Someone Great”
Sing it Saturday: SZA – Supermodel
SZA isn’t a Party gyal, as she Tweeted the night after the SOS album release event. As much as we’ve learned about her since the release of her 2017 opus Ctrl, so much still hangs in ambiguity. I think she prefers that, and I don’t mind it either. I love filling the gaps with howContinue reading “Sing it Saturday: SZA – Supermodel”
Taylor Swift Eras Tour pt. 1
We all have an opinion about Taylor Swift, like it or not. This is the relationship that I have with her music, and what I’ve experienced during this time. The Eras Tour Era. Preparing for 2023, I had plenty on my mind. When would the Coachella lineup be announced? Who would drop last-minute albums andContinue reading “Taylor Swift Eras Tour pt. 1”
I'm Just Gonna Dance All Night 