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Listening Log: QWERTY II

[Last Updated: 2025.01.11]
[Originally Posted: 2024.03.28]

I listened to QWERTY II by Saya Gray. 🎵

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This her progrockiest yet?

This her progrockiest yet?

Surprised/disappointed that “ANNIE, PICK A FLOWER.. (MY HOUSE)” wasn’t included on this (not to mention the two other tracks that were just yanked from the single on streaming services) but I’m hopeful that that work is for her next full album, which this Pitchfork profile says will be “a collection of more conventional R&B songs.” Hard to imagine Gray doing anything “conventional,” but I guess “ANNIE, PICK A FLOWER” is one of her more straightforwardly organized compositions, and still pretty weird. Fingers crossed Saya Gray stays weird.

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Listening Log: Only God Was Above Us

[Last Updated: 2025.01.11]
[Originally Posted: 2024.04.05]

I listened to Only God Was Above Us by Vampire Weekend. 🎵

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Didn’t realize I needed a new Vampire Weekend album, but it turns out I really did need it. And its the most Vampire Weekendish album they’ve ever made.

Didn’t realize I needed a new Vampire Weekend album, but it turns out I really did need it. And its the most Vampire Weekendish album they’ve ever made.

Weird how I felt almost giddy listening to this album the first few times. Like, people are allowed to make music like this? “Classical” is everything.

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Listening Log: COWBOY CARTER

[Last Updated: 2025.01.11]
[Originally Posted: 2024.04.05]

I listened to COWBOY CARTER by Beyoncé. 🎵

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Also didn’t realize I needed a countryish sometimes Beatlesish Beyonce album, but here we are.

Also didn’t realize I needed a countryish sometimes Beatlesish Beyonce album, but here we are.

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Listening Log: THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT THE ANTHOLOGY

[Last Updated: 2025.01.11]
[Originally Posted: 2024.04.21]

I listened to THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY by Taylor Swift. 🎵

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Started drafting out a whole narrative of my thoughts and mixed reactions to this album, but realized probably absolutely nobody needs my take on this and I have plenty of other things to write about and do, things that might benefit from having more written and explored about them.

Started drafting out a whole narrative of my thoughts and mixed reactions to this album, but realized probably absolutely nobody needs my take on this and I have plenty of other things to write about and do, things that might benefit from having more written and explored about them.

Guess I might still write and share about this later if I find I can’t let my thoughts on it go away, though…

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Listening Log: Diary / LP2 / The Colour and the Shape

[Last Updated: 2025.01.11]
[Originally Posted: 2024.04.24]

I listened to Diary / LP2 / The Colour and the Shape by Sunny Day Real Estate / Foo Fighters. 🎵

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Listening Log: Final Summer

[Last Updated: 2025.01.11]
[Originally Posted: 2024.04.26]

I listened to Final Summer by Cloud Nothings. 🎵

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This really syncs with my recent 90s midwest emo indie rock deep dive. In fact, I listened to this a couple of times, then listened to the first two Sunny Day Real Estate albums, started listening to Foo Fighters' The Colour and the Shape, but wanted to come back to this again over all of that. [2024-04-27]

This really syncs with my recent 90s midwest emo indie rock deep dive. In fact, I listened to this a couple of times, then listened to the first two Sunny Day Real Estate albums, started listening to Foo Fighters' The Colour and the Shape, but wanted to come back to this again over all of that. [2024-04-27]

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Listening Log: Frame & Canvas

[Last Updated: 2025.01.11]
[Originally Posted: 2024.06.02]

I listened to Frame & Canvas by Braid. 🎵

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Listened to this album for the who knows how manynth time - still just love it, songs have been in my head all week and I’m not sure why.

Listened to this album for the who knows how manynth time - still just love it, songs have been in my head all week and I’m not sure why.

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Listening Log: MAHAL

[Last Updated: 2025.01.11]
[Originally Posted: 2024.08.12]

I listened to MAHAL by Toro y Moi. 🎵

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My father-in-law is in the Philippines on a work trip and there were pictures shared and discussion of the awesomeness of jeepneys and tricycles in the family chat, so that of course over anything else gave me a flimsy excuse to think of this album and listen to it again, as it doesn’t take very much to make me think of this album and want to listen to it again. And I surprisingly couldn’t resist also randomly sharing1 in the family chat a modicum of my enthusiasm for the album and Chaz' associated jeepney restoration project.

My father-in-law is in the Philippines on a work trip and there were pictures shared and discussion of the awesomeness of jeepneys and tricycles in the family chat, so that of course over anything else gave me a flimsy excuse to think of this album and listen to it again, as it doesn’t take very much to make me think of this album and want to listen to it again. And I surprisingly couldn’t resist also randomly sharing1 in the family chat a modicum of my enthusiasm for the album and Chaz' associated jeepney restoration project.

Toro y Moi - The Loop (Official Video)

Toro y Moi - Postman (Official Video)

Want a Ride in Toro y Moi’s Jeepney? | KQED

Toro y Moi - Goes By So Fast: a MAHAL Film [Behind the Scenes]

If I somehow convert even just one of my nieces, nephews, or in-laws into a Tory y Moi fan, my joy will be tenfold. Even if I just plant the seed…


  1. I usually reserve such sharing for this obscure site, if I share at all. â†©ď¸Ž

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Listening Log: GIZMO

[Last Updated: 2025.01.11]
[Originally Posted: 2024.08.13]

I listened to GIZMO by Tanukichan. 🎵

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I had to scroll back through my added albums to last year to find this again because I couldn’t remember this artist or album name. I only remembered the crunchy fuzzy 90s-altrock/shoegazish vibe and that Toro y Moi produced it and that it came out last year and that it had a dog and barfy slimy green and magenta letters on the cover.

I had to scroll back through my added albums to last year to find this again because I couldn’t remember this artist or album name. I only remembered the crunchy fuzzy 90s-altrock/shoegazish vibe and that Toro y Moi produced it and that it came out last year and that it had a dog and barfy slimy green and magenta letters on the cover.

[Listening progression: MAHAL –> Hole Erth preview tracks –> GIZMO (this album.)] When I first read a blurb and saw the art for Toro y Moi’s forthcoming album Hole Erth I imagined that it was going be something like this album. Turns out the tracks that have been released from Hole Erth so far aren’t much like this album at all, but that’s okay.

Mr. Rain

The final track “Mr. Rain” really matches the weather and mood this evening, dramatic thunderstorms overhead mixed with golden hour sunset lighting under the clouds to the west.

view of post thunderstorm golden sunset from the window to my backyard and the neighbor’s backyard

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Listening Log: I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU

[Last Updated: 2025.01.11]
[Originally Posted: 2024.09.07]

I listened to I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU by Jpegmafia. 🎵

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I hear you went down down down down down down down down I hear you went down

I hear you went down down down down down down down down I hear you went down

I was pretty obsessed with All My Heroes Are Cornballs a few years ago. I don’t know why I haven’t paid much attention to the stuff he’s done since then, but now I’m definitely paying attention.

I feel an exhaustive JPEGMAFIA / Devon Hendryx discography listening project is coming soon…


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Resources

(went searching for the source of the sample and youtube caught me)

I hear you went down

jpegmafia’s 100th problem - “don’t rely on other men” song analysis

How JPEGMAFIA Breaks EVERY Beatmaking Rule

I remember watching some random youtube where he hung out with James Blake and just shared some of his productions at the time (AMHAC era)

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