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Antiloops – Lucid Dream

Context - snow day Doing snow day shit, listening to some modern jazz.  Jazztronica.  Or something. It was really good, but now it's game night.  Too much Fallout 4, not enough writey-write. I'll do better tomorrow.

The Shins – Heartworms (2017)

Context - Crunching numbers   Remember back in 2004 when life was simpler?  Only kids were on the internet, bemoaning their parents' concerns about creeps and weirdos who are trying to abduct them from their quiet, suburban homes; cell phones... Continue Reading →

Tiny Moving Parts – Celebrate (2016)

Context - doing my Sunday morning thing You know, I would have sworn that I loved this album while I was listening to it this morning, but I don't remember any of the reasons why or which particular songs stood... Continue Reading →

Zedd – Clarity (2012)

Context - Playing games and trying to dance I wish that this album was just the song "Clarity" played 7 times in a row.  That would have been way better. I have a long and rich tradition of enjoying techno-pop... Continue Reading →

Braveheart Original Soundtrack – 1996

Context - FREEDOM It's the weekend, y'all.

The Lawrence Arms – Oh! Calcutta! (2006)

Context - catching my breath Today has been a day of stress and running around, the culmination of weeks of planning.  Today we stick the landing. I think we did ok.  A couple of notes for future events, but overall... Continue Reading →

The Pretty Reckless – Light Me Up (2010)

Context - wishing I was playing my guitar There just aren't enough hours in the day, especially when there are social events planned for the evening.  I'm excited to have dinner with our friends--we don't see them enough--but I was... Continue Reading →

Little Big Town – The Breaker (2017)

Context - you know, more of the same Little Big Town wrote the most country album of 2017.  This means there were some songs that I enjoyed.  Particularly the opening track, "Happy People".  I heard this and thought to myself... Continue Reading →

Don Ellis – Soaring (1973)

Context - losing my marbles Did you like the movie Whiplash and can't get those first bars of "Whiplash" out of your head? Are you looking for some up-tempo, boppy-swingy jazz? Do you already know who Don Ellis is? Soaring is probably for... Continue Reading →

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