What do you want? What do you really need? Okay forget that… what would make you feel good right now in this moment no matter what? Sound & Light. This year feels like a series finale that should have come three seasons back. Everything came to such a pressure point that it felt like aContinue reading “Song of 2025: Alison Goldfrapp – Sound & Light”
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Lykke Li – I Never Learn
I Never Learn This tattoo-worthy sequence of three words is seared in my brain. I think about it often while driving, working, exercising etc.. The level of self-assessment by someone who has fought through the same shit as me is jarring. There’s a stormOnly love remains “Why am I like this?” I’ve asked myself. IContinue reading “Lykke Li – I Never Learn”
It’s Rameses
“I like your friends, Aaron, but I don’t know what Rameses thinks about me. I’m kind of scared of him.” Said the boy I was dating years ago. “You’re right to be.” I said in response. I was introduced to Rameses through our mutual friend Steve, who has somewhere between 75 and 124 close friends.Continue reading “It’s Rameses”
AG Cook/Charli XCX – Lucifer
Kicking around my head since its release, this song has remained on repeat throughout this year. It preceded BRAT summer and all that Charli would accomplish as a newly mainstream artist, but grabbed my attention moreso than any individual track in the BRAT universe. Being that AG Cook is her most frequent collaborator, it’s justContinue reading “AG Cook/Charli XCX – Lucifer”
The Weeknd, Daft Punk – I Feel It Coming
Perhaps the last great work to come out of Daft Punk, and certainly one of The Weeknd’s best tracks, this golden song will never devalue. At a glance, it’s probably about making a woman climax. Nothing could be less interesting to me. And not even because of the gay part. I love listening to thisContinue reading “The Weeknd, Daft Punk – I Feel It Coming”
Beyoncé – JUST FOR FUN
I am the man. I know it. Beyoncé says in a forced affirmation amid an inner turmoil that she’ll never detail. As many layers as Cowboy Carter offers, I gravitated to this track in my first run-through. It feels familiar and as comforting as a sweater passed down from my dad, like it was designedContinue reading “Beyoncé – JUST FOR FUN”
Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well
Finding comfort in the middle comes with age and wisdom. Deeper Well lands between the highest peak of love that Kacey Musgraves found in Golden Hour, and the depths of heartbreak that she explored in Star Crossed, landing in the grass near the trees with the old-as-time hills off in the distance. Admittedly, I wasContinue reading “Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well”
Best of 2023: Selena Gomez – Single Soon
Selena Gomez has always had my back. I had a whole epiphany moment with “Rare.” I was pretty deep in it for a bit. She always knows what to say. We’ve seen her fight the haters (“Who Says“). We’ve seen her be sexy (“Good For You“). This time, she’s emerging as the victor in anContinue reading “Best of 2023: Selena Gomez – Single Soon”
2021 – A Year in Songs
We didn’t shake off the societal injuries sustained in 2020 as we had hoped, but many aspects of life returned this year, some bigger and better than ever. Live music exploded (with proof of vax, of course) and many of us flocked to shows, gigs and even festivals at a rapid pace. I was outContinue reading “2021 – A Year in Songs”
Just in Time
People have really been adamant that I stop being hard on myself lately. It’s like, all at once my self-deprecating humor expired and nobody is having any more of it. Curbing that kind of dialogue will be tougher than I’ll probably understand right away, but I’m up for the challenge. That said, I’m having aContinue reading “Just in Time”
I'm Just Gonna Dance All Night 