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You'll Change Your Name, Or Change Your Mind. And Leave This Fucked Up Place Behind.

But I'll know...I'll know

The phrase had been heard by several and was even used a lot on videos when depicting something that was known to be relatable to many.

In the year 2010, Arizona-based singer and multi-instrumentalist Owen Evans created the Roar. He first released the project's debut 'I Can't Handle Change, as a response to Asleep in the Sea's disbandment. The album 'I Can't Handle Change' contains six songs, along with the infamous 'Christmas Kids.'

Phil and Ronnie Spector:

Ronnie was just 17 when she first met Phil, who was 24 at the time.

In the late 1950s, Veronica Yvette Bennett, mostly known as 'Ronnie Spector, formed a girl group called "The Ronettes" along with her sister Estelle Bennett and cousin Nedra Talley. The Ronettes later signed a record label with Phil Spector and Lester Sill's 'Phillies Records' in 1963.

The 'I Can't Handle Change' album has a cover of Phil and Ronnie Spector. The couple got married in the year 1968, following a divorce in 1974.

Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness, or My Life As a Fabulous Ronette

Ronnie recounted the specifics of her experience with violence perpetrated by her then-husband Phil in her memoir "Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirt, and Madness" in 1990. On where she had reveal on how Phil had locked her inside their Beverly Hills Mansion. According to her, Phil would often be emotionally and physically abusive towards her--where he would hit her and even threaten her with a gun. He would force her to stay at home to the point of isolating her from her friends and family.

"I can only say that when I left in the early ‘70s, I knew that if I didn’t leave at that time, I was going to die there," she wrote.

It was also alleged that Phil had kept a caskets--threatening that she will display her corpse if she were to escape and leave him.

The Christmas Kids

The Christmas Kids were nothing but a gift...

The Christmas Kids are the twins Louis and Gary Spector, whom Phil allegedly compelled Ronnie to adopt one Christmas to save their marriage.

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You'll Change Your Name, Or Change Your Mind. And Leave This Fucked Up Place Behind.

But I'll know...I'll know

The phrase had been heard by several and was even used a lot on videos when depicting something that was known to be relatable to many.

In the year 2010, Arizona-based singer and multi-instrumentalist Owen Evans created the Roar. He first released the project's debut 'I Can't Handle Change, as a response to Asleep in the Sea's disbandment. The album 'I Can't Handle Change' contains six songs, along with the infamous 'Christmas Kids.'

Phil and Ronnie Spector:

Ronnie was just 17 when she first met Phil, who was 24 at the time.

In the late 1950s, Veronica Yvette Bennett, mostly known as 'Ronnie Spector, formed a girl group called "The Ronettes" along with her sister Estelle Bennett and cousin Nedra Talley. The Ronettes later signed a record label with Phil Spector and Lester Sill's 'Phillies Records' in 1963.

The 'I Can't Handle Change' album has a cover of Phil and Ronnie Spector. The couple got married in the year 1968, following a divorce in 1974.

Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness, or My Life As a Fabulous Ronette

Ronnie recounted the specifics of her experience with violence perpetrated by her then-husband Phil in her memoir "Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirt, and Madness" in 1990. On where she had reveal on how Phil had locked her inside their Beverly Hills Mansion. According to her, Phil would often be emotionally and physically abusive towards her--where he would hit her and even threaten her with a gun. He would force her to stay at home to the point of isolating her from her friends and family.

"I can only say that when I left in the early ‘70s, I knew that if I didn’t leave at that time, I was going to die there," she wrote.

It was also alleged that Phil had kept a caskets--threatening that she will display her corpse if she were to escape and leave him.

The Christmas Kids

The Christmas Kids were nothing but a gift...

The Christmas Kids are the twins Louis and Gary Spector, whom Phil allegedly compelled Ronnie to adopt one Christmas to save their marriage.

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LURKING INNERVOICE OF AN ARTIST: A DIFFERENT AGE 

And I wish I could change, I’d probably just stay the same.

In the year of 2018, artist Current Joys---also known as Nick Rattigan had released an album entitled 'Different Age.' The album consists of nine songs, having a song entitled "Fear" having to be the most streamed on the album---with approximately 54 million streams on Spotify.  

"A Different Age" by Current Joys is a song that encapsulates a sense of introspection and wistfulness, creating a hauntingly beautiful atmosphere. The song is characterized by a dreamy and ethereal sound, combining lo-fi indie rock elements with introspective lyrics.

The track begins with soft, melancholic chords–setting the song with a contemplative tone that insinuates a cultivating sense of downhearted nostalgia. Diving into the depths of the lyrics delivers a theme of longingness and passages of time. Mainly reflecting on the complications of growing old and having to desire for a much simpler time, in a guiltless period.  

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SONG OF THE DAY: FLOWER FACE EDITION

You may know Flower Face from her song 'Angela' but have you heard Cornflower Blue?

Flower Face was introduced to me when I first heard Angela back in the year of 2020. And by the earliest lyrics of her song--I immediately fell in love. . I've always been a poetry-enthusiast, and having to hear and read between the line of ones lyrics; gives me a sense of overwhelming euphoria. And as a fan of melancholic bedroom genre. It is no denying that I would consider Cornflower Blue as one of my ~faves.~

In the morning, I'll love the mangled bits of you I'll love you when your lips turn cornflower blue

Around the year of 2021, Ruby Mckinnon (known as Flower Face) had published her song entitled 'Cornflower Blue.' It depicts a sense of phrase regarding 'loving someone to the point of exhaustion.'

We can all (or some might) agree that love isn't such an easy thing to feel/deal with and one of the narratives of it can be explained through the lyrics of the song.

I love you 'til I wear you out Then I love you more

"This song is about the point of no return, where the truth comes to the surface, and you can no longer pretend things are okay. It’s not that there’s a lack of love — there is so much love. It’s just become so warped and corrupted that it doesn’t even resemble the love you used to know." - Ruby Mckinnon (Flower Face), Mundane Magazine.

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Requiem

I feel like coming home

Like a faceless facade.

I can make it seem like everything's okay,

Like a kindergarten, smiling in extreme optimism.

I guess I'm starting to learn the ways of one's camouflage,

Like a wolf inside a sheep's garment.

Maybe it's time to lay down;

To let them mourn in my wicked requiem.

But it still left me wondering.

Will they still love me after this?

Will they remember?

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Discover your new favorite song!

Do you also happen to be into Dream-Pop genre like I am? Do you also happen to follow artists such as Lana Del Rey, Beach House, Cuco, and Mazzy Star?

If so, let me introduce you to Cocteau Twins: Sea, Swallow Me.

I first heard this song from as a recommendation to be added for my Spotify playlist and when I clicked on it, I was awe. The tone and tempo of the song reminds me of Beach House's: Space Song. But unlike the Space Song which gives us the sense of serene-- Sea, Swallow Me was leaning onto its lively side.

Based on a internet article that was posted by songtell.com: it is explained that the song is about wanting to 'escape the monotony and frustrations of everyday life.' Where the protagonist is singing about seeking answers and solace from the world that felt 'oppressive and empty.'

At least the sea where liberty Will stand in place to seek and rule the world

Regardless of the meaning that Song Tell had provided, no one is really sure on what the song really meant as the song doesn't really have an actual "intelligible words."

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lana del rey for interview magazine (march 2023)

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Mars Argo - Beauty is Empty

If you could see what you could be, girl You wouldn't be dishonest to me, girl Your mystery doesn't fool me

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Indie/Dream pop had always been my preferred genre as I would often find it relaxing. Not only does it gives me a new place to explore but it also gives me some quotes that I truly enjoy.