#i would also tag kaelin but she is lost to the forest this weekend....

[explosionshark]

tagged by @thanksforthedinosaur to post five songs i've been enjoying recently! i'm taking recently very seriously and picking the songs i've been playing the most today

"Bunny is a Rider" by Caroline Polachek - as a Chairlift fan i was sad to see that project end, but that hasn't stopped me from enjoying Caroline's solo work. This song has just such a sick bassline. I love the little whistle part. Signature Polachek vocals delivering lyrics that are 80% nonsense but delivered so compellingly you can't help but ALSO feel so non-physical. And also like the lady. And also like your heart is un-breaking.

"Where the Slime Live" by Daath (feat. Dave Davidson) - this is like one of my all-time fave Morbid Angel songs and this cover gives it a great treatment. A little more modern sounding and the solo from Dave Davidson of Revocation gives it a great extra punch. But GOD I love everything about this song - the gross, murky, gurgling vocals (WHERE THE SLIME LIIIIIVE), the ultra-heavy slow riff over the fast double bass drums. It's SO grimy and yucky and gross. And, god, the groove on the verses - SICK SICK IT'S A GREAT SONG, IT'S A GREAT COVER, I LOVE IT

"Bisexual Awakening" by Clowns - fuckin' love Clowns so much. There are a TON of great punk rock bands in Australia rn but Clowns have a lot going for them that makes them stand out for me. It's skateboard video game soundtrack music. Fast, shreddy, in your face, FUN. This song leans into their hardcore side a little bit and I love it for that - there should be hardcore songs about being bi, I think. Trademark Clowns humor in the lyrics too. This is the second single they've released for their upcoming album and I'm hyped beyond words.

"Summer Lights" by W O L F C L U B - i wont' try to dress this up, this song is kind of just a goofy retrowave banger. My guiltiest pleasure. I relate to it not one bit, but I love the combination of big chunky synthwave electronics with pop hooks.

"Feast of Ashes" by Dying Fetus - sparing you the music video for this for reasons you can probably guess. Anyway fuck yeah Dying Fetus are back and they're here to crush some skulls. SUPER heavy, super fast, super brutal. Sound of malevolence. Killer riff, I just wanted to have this on repeat all day. GNARLY SOLO TOO. Perfect death metal. VERY excited to see them again this fall with Creeping Death!

thanks so much for tagging me, mae! this was a lot of fun to do!

tagging @angrypedestrian, @nataliving, @gothprentiss, @shewhosleepsalotincemeteries, @stagrunner, @coraniaid