No Pocky for Kitty
No Pocky for Kitty (Remastered) by Superchunk Superchunk - No Pocky for Kitty (Bandcamp) Lately I've been looking for music with a certain energy. After overdosing on slowcore and more contemplative music, I need something to quicken the pulse. I've come back to an album that was
+ Not Forgetting the Devil
American churches of all stripes have been poor witnesses in the face of political pressures.
Not Like The Others
Nicolas Magand has a post at The Jolly Teapot about “lazy websites.” He is referencing sites that look like they were designed by AI. As recently as last summer, I added a new bookmark folder in Safari called “A.I. Slop”. It’s not a folder for articles I suspect
Natural Orchestra
My wife related to me that she was glad we use Qobuz for our music streaming service, since she had read it was one of the more ethical services in terms of artist payments. I’m happy to see ethics driving consumer decisions around what services to use. I remember,
Turtle Bay
A few years ago, I came across the UK-based band Softer Still on a sophistipop covers compilation, just before they released their debut album, Nuances. I fell in love with their pure dream pop sound and bought Nuances on vinyl as soon as it was released. The dreamy combination
Can't Be Wrong
Sometimes prior art can serve as helpful comparisons for new work.
The Negative World
Coming out as a Christian rocker.
Mona Lisa
The Velvet Underground and Sunday School references in the same track.
Posturing and Pretending
Is it elitist to admit you had never heard of Ella Langley?