It doesn't meet the criteria because he hasn't won an Oscar yet, but Daniel Radcliffe rapping Blackalicious on Fallon IMO is one of the exceptions to the god-awful "white people rapping on talk shows" genre.
As someone who hasn’t listened to it because I know how Adele sounds and it’s not really for me… Does this album *really* sound like “virtually nothing else that’s happening in pop music?” Because I’ll be glad to be wrong if it really does, I just have an extremely hard time accepting that claim.
The Kelly Clarkson tune is clearly the winner. Like predicted, I didn't recognize the title, but after clicking play I was all "This one! Yes, this one right here."
Wynton Marsalis released Crescent City Christmas Carol the year I was born, and I grew up hearing it every single year. Now I carry on that tradition; it's a really fun jazz Christmas album. I actually haven't gone into his discography much beyond that, barring 2000's The Marciac Suite and the most recent one Democracy! Suite, both of which I've enjoyed quite a bit.
So am I the only one who sees this as commendable? People should be encouraged to self-evaluate and be free to take breaks to work on themselves. And clearly the public nature of being in a band can make this shit worse. And when you have people publicly airing out your shit, of course you’re going to address it publicly.
I dunno, I think this kind of thing sets a good example. We all need to change eventually, let’s be open and up front about it.
I actually love the chapter rollout. Denzel Curry did it back in 2018. Atmosphere did it earlier this year. It’s a great way to get familiar with a handful of tracks at a time while still having something to anticipate.
This is so sweet. I love seeing this list up. Mac is pretty important to my wife and me, we have a big tapestry of him on our wall. His evolution was striking to witness as it was happening. This list skews on the serious side, I’d have found room for some playful bangers like “Avian,” “Diablo,” “100 Grandkids”… but again that’s just testament to the many sides of this dude.
I was easily the more music-obsessed one when my wife and I first got together, and for most of our marriage it’s been me as the music listener, and her picking up the occasional bits and pieces she liked. In 2020 something changed, and we now have this active love of music that we share and chase together - our favorites are Tame Impala, Future Islands, Andy Shauf, and lately Nation of Language. We’ve also enjoyed looking for bands made up of married couples, like Low and Yo La Tengo — until today I had no idea these guys were in that club as well! Even more reason to love them. This album so far has been worth the long-ass wait.
Lost in the Dream and A Deeper Understanding were records I really, really liked, but for some reason neither could ever ascend to the "I only want to listen to this forever" status. This new album though, hot damn. I couldn't tell you what it is that's different, but currently, I only want to listen to this album forever.
Question. How do I properly get into doomy stuff? I really enjoy the mixture of sounds and the spaciousness of the WORM album, but as with most albums with their sound, I get itchy and possibly bored two-thirds of the way through because it all just starts to feel so gloomy. For instance, I had to switch to some metalcore (Every Time I Die's new album is sick) just to get some fun/bounce back. I wanna get past this - someone gimme advice/recs please!
My all-time fav:
"I was still hittin' the buttons, 'Game Over' on the screen / Dollar movie theater, dingy foyer, little kid, not a penny to my name / Fuckin' with the joystick, pretending I was really playing."
Saw Wilco last night, they were in fine form. They’ve been busting out some deeper cuts this tour - I was particularly thrilled with “How to Fight Loneliness” followed by “Sunken Treasure.” Tweedy is probably my favorite songwriter at the end of the day. Excited to listen to these.
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