#track number 3 on my on repeat playlist

[seeyoundoit]

burning slowly

The pub wasn't as crowded as other times. But to be fair, Ross had never came on a Wednesday night before.

After more than five days holed up in the studio, George couldn't take it anymore. They had to go out for a drink or he'd take off wherever the hell Charli was and they wouldn't see him for a week. Matty playfully asked him if he was going to leave for Florida and George just rolled his eyes. This was pretty serious.

Ross was also starting to feel the pressure from the demands of the new album. He could feel the tension in the room, in the demeanor of the guys. He needed a break too. Needed to get out of the studio, feel the fresh air on his face and forget for a few hours the madness their lives had become these past weeks.

More than anything, he needed to see you. Be with you.

He missed the warmth of your hand in his and looking into your eyes while hearing the soft sound of your voice telling him how everything's gonna be alright, no matter what.

So he can't help but smile when your laughter echoes through the walls of this pub. Matty and George are sitting in front of you, most likely talking crazy shit. But he can't quite focus on what they're saying because he can't take his eyes off you.

Over there at the back table, it's like you're shining.

There is a light in you that comes from within. And it attracted him from the very first moment he saw you. The way you move, the way you speak, how you left everything behind after getting his call (“Of course I’ll go! I’ll go wherever you are right now. I miss you like crazy, baby”). Light, light, light.

"Here you go, mate."

The voice of the bartender snapped Ross out of his reverie and handed him the pints he ordered.

When he approached the table, Adam got up to help him with the glasses he was carrying.

"You look delighted,” Adam said quietly, raising his eyebrows and smiling a little smile.

Caught. Whatever. He's too far gone to try and hide it now.

“More like an idiot but it is what it is, I guess," Ross smiled back while sitting beside you.

When you felt his presence, paying attention to Matty and George became a difficult task. Especially when Ross got really close to you, his denim rubbing your leg.

God only knows how much you've missed him.

You looked at him and noticed that he was already watching you, adoring crinkly eyes just for you. Without needing to say a word he made all the nights missing him when you went to bed and the lonely breakfasts in the morning fade away. If you could, you'd kiss him square on the mouth right now. But with this audience, you settle for a touch of your lips on his cheek.

"Oh, fuck me! I know you can do better than that," Matty practically shouts and George just looks at him funny before looking at you and Ross again. "It's true! I've seen the two of them when they think nobody's watching."

"You're a creep."

You hardly register who made the comment because a very animated Ross has put his hand on your thigh now and is playing with the hem of your skirt. So, again, you have to pretend you're not affected by this and really focus on the conversation. You don't miss the cheeky grin he's sporting while drinking his beer though.

"Anyway, we're glad you could join us tonight," Adam said to you courteously.

"Especially that one!" Matty pointed at Ross across the table, smirking.

"Very glad," Ross blushed a little and whispered only to you, "thank you for coming, love."

Dropping the shy act rather quickly, Ross pressed his thumb under the hem this time and felt the softness of your skin with little swipes. You think he's just testing you at this point. Being this bold while his friends are present, after days of not being with each other.

Or maybe he's burning. Just like you.

While pondering on this, you noticed George is waving at the door at the front of the pub and more of the band is arriving. Soon you'll need to find a bigger tabl–

"Come here," Ross lifted you and put you on his lap with ease. You were a bit shy and to be honest a little turned on so you gave him a funny expression, at least that's what he thought. All while trying to look innocent and keep up the charade. "More people are coming. Should we not make room?"

"We should," you said while putting your arms around his shoulders. And since him and much less you won't let this go, you put your face close to his and whispered. "Are you cracking, my love?"

With one hand over your thigh and the other holding your hip, he grinned seductively. "Maybe I am".

You gave him a lingering kiss, on the lips this time, feeling drunk on the booze and the feeling of his hands on you after so many days.

"Do you get to go home tonight?" you asked hopefully.

He melted inside and gave you a long lustful look.

"Definitely."

[hustlerose]

metric fan.... what are your thoughts on art of doubt ? i'm trying to get into metric and that's the one album that's clicking with me big time... it's so good

i have strongly mixed feelings about art of doubt, and broadly about this newer era the band is in

i hated pagans in vegas. that album was a major slump. i thought they were going the way of bloc party or lcd soundsystem or any number of weirdo indie rock bands from the 00's, where they'd keep on truckin but never reach their glorious highs again...

well, it didn't turn out that way. art of doubt is a triumph, a return to form, and proof they can still write a great rock album. emily's voice is in top form. i've always loved how delicate and sincere she sounds on mic, and middle age has only made those qualities stronger. listen to her gliding across that slippery groove in "anticipate," fluttering breathlessly over the chorus of "underline the black," or balancing between warmth and sarcasm on "seven rules." performances like these make a metric album worth it

i think art of doubt contains some of the best metric songs EVER. "now or never now" is genuinely a top 10 indie rock song imo. when it's on, i never want it to end. "dressed to suppress" is a really knockout track, the kind no one else seems to make anymore. and the last 3 songs are gorgeous. they're naked and unpretentious in a way that just melts my heart

and can i just say the production is killer. metric albums are usually super crisp and detailed, but this one blows em all out of the water. every drum hit BANGS. the guitars on this whole album sound phenomenal

all that said, i think the album has problems. emily pushes her voice outside her comfort zone a few times and... sometimes that works, like on those high notes in "no lights on the horizon." sometimes it DOES NOT WORK, like when she tries to scream some lines on the title track. her voice refuses to get loud and she just yelps awkwardly. the production tries to help her out by adding some distortion, but that only makes it worse. moments like this draw attention to how one-dimensional this album is outside of some key moments.

but here's my real beef with art of doubt, as well as formentera 1 and 2. these songs have a terrible case of "bad verse, great chorus" disease. "die happy," "holding out," and "dark saturday" are the worst offenders here. the choruses sound like they're totally disconnected from the verses around them. the transitions are janky and abrupt, and when the chorus ends my only thought is "damn, i have to slog thru 30 more seconds of sludge before i can get back to the song i was enjoying." so many of the deep cuts have this problem, and it makes the whole album feel choppy and stilted

overall, i like the record. i like it a lot. but on repeated listens, i end up skipping more and more songs until i'm left with the handful i truly love. not my fav metric album, but i'll admit it's grown on me since it dropped

if you like art of doubt, do yourself a huge favor and listen to synthetica. the whole album, front to back. it's one of the greatest alt rock albums ever written. when you're done, listen to fantasies. it's their most popular, and it's equally great.

somewhere in there, find some time for this playlist i just made: metric essential deep cuts. emily doesn't get enough credit as a master lyricist and songwriter. together, the haines-shaw songwriting duo are truly special, the kind of thing you're lucky to get once in a generation. i hope this playlist makes a case for that <3

[randomfoggytiger]

Thank you for the tag, @baronessblixen-- went about this slightly different than the rules-- shuffle on a repeat playlist, post the first 10 tracks, and tag ten people-- because I don't use playlists.

I decided to select an OST, randomly generate a number, and list the corresponding song below:

"Posh!", Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

"Symphony No. 3, Op. 55 (Eroica): I. Allegro con brio", Beethoven

"Chin Up", Charlotte's Web

"Eric to the Rescue", The Little Mermaid

"How Can I Refuse", Barbie The Princess and the Pauper

"Stroll Through the Sky", Howl's Moving Castle

"There's Always Tomorrow for Dreams to Come True", Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

"Climb Ev'ry Mountain", The Sound of Music

"I Dreamed a Dream", Les Miserables

"La Esmeralda", Pugni

Tagging: @welsharcher, @agent-troi, @amplifyme, @suitablyaggrieved, @dd-is-my-guiltypleasure, @cecilysass, @aloysiavirgata, @perpetually-weirdening, @enigmaticdrblockhead, @settle-down-frohike, and I think that's over ten, so I'll stop~.

[a-moth-to-the-light]

Most-Listened of February 2024

[last month]

Out of all the releases I've been interested in these past two months, I feel like I've listened to barely any of them :( But I've really, really loved the ones I've gotten around to checking out, so I've been having a great couple months of music anyway! My music taste is in its seasonal transition--plenty of bleak winter stuff this month, but I've been craving big heartstopping pop anthems, too (G-IDLE's "Revenge" isn't on here, but I've been loving it lately).

1. Ahora y Aquí -- Ramon Mirabet, Bely Basarte

So I keep saying I'm tired of the 80s-inspired synthpop trend that's taken over our post-"Blinding Lights" world, but here I am with this at the top of my list. No but this one's DIFFERENT, SHE'S NOT LIKE OTHER SYNTHPOP. As with most tracks blessed by Bely Basarte, the vocals are what elevates this for me--they're unexpectedly gritty for a sleek pop track like this, and when both singers let it all out in that last chorus, I understand what it means to go feral. It has all the uncontrolled chaos of a real dance party, and I love it!!

2. Lejos -- Andrea Santiago

This is a pretty by-the-numbers Andrea Santiago song, but even the most average of her music is a world of its own to escape into. I'm not sure how to feel about this new album--something feels really off about the production--but "Lejos" is absolutely hypnotizing! Definitely going to be bringing this one out at karaoke sometime, because it's exactly my type of angst (and the chorus jumps are SOOO fun to sing???).

3. Turning Tables -- Adele

I sulked to this song all month, and I don't regret a minute of it.

4. Goodbye, My Danish Sweetheart -- Mitski

Do I win sapphic points for having Mitski in the top 5?

5. Is It Over Now? (Taylor's Version) -- Taylor Swift

LETS FAST FOWARD TWO THREE HUNDRED TAKEOUT COFFEES LATER !!!!!! Yeah I'm completely obsessed with that line. Taylor Swift always releases songs that are just SO fun to sing along to, so I'm running around my apartment like YOU SEARCH IN EVERY MODEL'S BED FOR SOMETHING GREATER, BABY !!!! This song is such an off-balance mix of humor and agony, so like I don't really understand it but I can't take my eyes off it. And that intro is GORGEOUS.

6. Easy -- Le Sserafim

I didn't get the hype for "Perfect Night", so I didn't particularly care either way about this comeback--until I heard it. And oh my god "Easy" got me on first listen. ("Smart" has been working its way up my On Repeat playlist, too.) Le Sserafim stole all my new-release energy this month, but my appreciation for "Easy" still hasn't died out. A silky-smooth song like this is perfect for my mood right now--their delivery is so casually confident, contagious enough that I can't help but feel stronger when I listen to it; but it's not so energetic that my poor gloomy winter-brain is overwhelmed. The production is really crisp, too, complimenting the vocals well and making for some really iconic moments. And yes i'm aware this is gg "Sticker". I still can't listen to "Sticker" (it gives me a headache), but this version isn't too annoying for me, I guess?

7. Unstoppable -- Sia

I actually don't have a real explanation for this one? I remembered this song existed mid-month (after having forgotten about it since 2016), had a crisis with it as a soundtrack, and now it's in the playlists.

8. Roaring 20s -- Panic! At The Disco

Burnout anthem?? Burnout anthem.

9. Outta My Head -- Jeon Somi

My commentary on every Somi song ever is just "Somi sing so pretty SQUEEEEEEEE". So, that's my review for "Outta My Head". I don't know if people still like this one, but my love for it hasn't died since "Birthday" era!

10. Budget (feat. Latto) -- Megan Thee Stallion, Latto

@shyreol got me with her Megan Thee Stallion agenda! I don't think I'd ever cared for a Megan Thee Stallion song before this year, but "Ungrateful" and "Budget" have me HOOKED.

11. Now That We Don't Talk (Taylor's Version) -- Taylor Swift

I don't know, I just really like it when the title drop goes BOOM !!

NOW THAT. WE DON'T. TALK.

12. Tinnitus (Wanna be a rock) -- TXT

WHOOOOO AFROBEATS !!!

13. There Will Be Tears -- Faux Paz

Faux Paz is back for round two on my 2024 monthly lists! They're my favorite holdover from my acappella days--their arrangements always hit hard, and there's something about the really gloomy, and also cathartic, acceptance in the phrase "there will be tears" when its repeated by this giant wall of voices? It really gets me. This isn't my favorite Faux Paz cover, but it's a song I can't look away from.

14. Escape Room -- fromis_9

I'm a gg stan, so this was going to show up on here eventually. Next up, Chung Ha's "Roller Coaster" ?

15. Hold The Girl -- Rina Sawayama

Stole this rec from @nayeonline a while ago (thank you for sharing!!), and it really hit this month :) This song goes all out with the angst, and Rina Sawayama has more than enough vocal power to do it justice!

Five-Star Songs (& Albums) This Month:

Ahora y Aquí -- Ramon Mirabet, Bely Basarte (bely basarte is two-for-two in 2024's five-star songs lists, and wow is it deserved)

DNA -- Yena (i have no idea what about this song makes it so perfect for me, but i love it 100x more than "good morning" for some reason?? it just hits SO hard)

Pirate Radio* -- Jean Dawson (okay i'm actually not a huge fan of dawson's voice, but this instrumental is too wonderful to leave off the list. i watched & enjoyed school spirits on netflix this month, and this is by far my favorite from the soundtrack! string instruments make my heart go BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ and this song is just a delightful confection of them !!)

Vision -- G-IDLE (a sixth star added for that layering where someone's murmuring underneath the whispery vocals in the chorus??????? like it should NOT sound as good as it does but here we are ?????)

Prenderle Fuego a Todo -- Andrea Santiago (i want to start including albums on here, mostly to get myself to listen to more albums all the way through! i've been obsessed with a few songs from this album for years now, but i finally listened to the whole thing this month--and it's even more wonderful as a complete set. the CLOSING SONG ?? I CAN'T BELIEVE I'VE SPENT YEARS OF MY LIFE IGNORING IT. when i'm listening to andrea santiago's music, i see the world with completely new eyes, and this album captures that wanderlust, an emotion i've actually never felt without help from music, even in its slow moments.)

[cantseemtohide]

Shuffle your ‘on repeat’ playlist and post the first ten tracks, then tag ten people.

Thank you to @akitasimblr for the tag it's always fun seeing what people are listening to 😊 (well hopefully it will be in my case too 😁)

I don't do spotify so here's some songs anyway:

Avalon Emerson - Hot Evening

2. Jayda G - Circle Back Around

3. The New Pornographers - Really Really Light

4. Jessie Ware - Free Yourself

5. Wednesday - Chosen to Deserve

6. Daniel Romano's Outfit - Animals Above Our Town

7. Marissa Nadler - The Path of the Clouds

8. Dames Brown - What Would You Do?

9. Hollie Cook - Move My Way

10. The Number Ones - Long Way to Go

I'll tag @boredmoodlet @wildmeadowsims @thereesespiece @memoirsofasim @lilacacia @kissalopa @introvertedfox @whyeverr @tarobeans @lollipopsimblr

As always feel free to ignore if you already did this/prefer not to 😊

[orthodoxxing]

hiii! tagged by belovedest (oh fuck i have to spell your url now) @zweizimtsterne <333

last song: adele's 'river lea' - ive just been listening to my big fuck-off adele playlist w almost all her songs while i washed my hair lmao. fantastic singing in the shower material and river lea is actually one of my all time favs of hers

current fave: lost my mind trying to choose, then just went on my on repeat playlist bc the numbers dont lie. i think from it im gonna choose 'what love?' from the new IDKHOW album - its my fav track on it and im rly enjoying the entire album. that little 'forget the things you heard (heard, heard)' is one of the funnest moments of music in 2024 so far. otherwise ive been listening to like, almost exclusively different types of dance music pretty much. so like one of my last obsessive listening on repeat moments was the phibes remix of toxic, which is like a dnb dj and a uk rapper remix of britney so thats where my taste is at currently LMAO

song of choice: gonna mention yet ANOTHER dance remix of a famous song but this is like my personal hidden treasure: oliver heldens's 'i was made for lovin you' with nile rodgers. oliver heldens is probably my favourite like pop-adjacent dj and basically what he did was write the best bassline of his entire career and went 'fuck, this is too good, i gotta get nile rodgers on this'. and then he DID. the texture on that fucking bass is INSANE its so incredible it like tickles a place in the back of my brain that i didnt know existed

anyways this tag game is deffo finding me in a weird place in terms of the music im currently listening to (clearly lmao) but. fun to keep a record of it anyways

tagging @malaak @raceweek @boutella-sofia @blorbocedes if u want<3 ty sammy for saving half of fastest for me to tag i famously dont have many other friends

[ocean-in-my-rebel-soul]

Inspired by @josilverdragon!

Here's the top five songs I've been listening to this week (I use Youtube Music) and a couple of sentences of what I think about them. I've added screenshots of what the song card is in YT Music with the link to the YT video, in case someone doesn't have YTM.

Tagging: @flashhwing @heart809 @dismalzelenka @luddlestons @barbex and anyone who wants to share! Tag me back, I wanna see what you're listening to!

1) "Blood // Water" by grandson

This has been my most repeated song this week. With everything going on in the world over the last, uh, forever, scream-singing it in my car has been rather therapeutic. I've even added it to my karaoke repertoire for when I'm in A Mood and feeling kinda crunchy about it all. I put it on when I'm angry with the world and daydreaming about a hypothetical world revolution.

2) "Feed The Machine" by Poor Man's Poison

More of the same. It's got very bourgeoisie vs. proletariat, anti-capitalist overlords, and anti-ologarchy vibes going on, and it speaks to my rage at the system I find myself living in. Plus, it's just a bop! It always gets stuck in my head, and it's just fun, kinda. I like the band's sound and overall vibe; everything I've listened to by them has been really great.

3) "Welcome to the Internet" by Bo Burnham

So I absolutely love this song. I absolutely love this whole special, both the film and the album. I wasn't a Burnham fan before this, though I was familiar with his music/comedy and was fond of a couple of songs, but INSIDE squished my brain inside out (ha) and turned me into jello. It's one of, if not THE best musicomedy or comedy specials in my heart. Plus, The Internet/the assembled websites as a villain/s is just such a fun thing to think about, and it's inspired me to work on crafting a drag number with an unfortunately elaborate costume with 3D printed custom retractable claws.

4) "Murder at the Bingo Hall" by Amigo the Devil [live video]

This absolutely fucks. The frenetic guitar, the kinda manic-touched quality of his voice as he's singing, the rather absurd and simple scene for such an energetic song to be written about - it all comes together into something insanely memorable. This video of his live performance really highlights all that for me, too. It's a super fun song, and it makes it very easy to get into his music. The drive of the guitar and his slapping accompaniment is pretty common throughout his music, and the imagery here is very descriptive without being overly heavy, which I feel is one of his great strengths throughout each song. Highly recommend!

5) "Primo Victoria" by Sabaton

This is just a big "fuck you" to Nazis everywhere. Written about Operation Overload and D-Day/the storming of the beaches in 1944, it's super metal and just gets my blood racing. My steering wheel and dashboard have each taken such beatings from my not-so-air drumming! It always makes me amped up whenever I have it on. This past week had it in especially heavy rotation. It's the first track on my "No Nazis in Valhalla" playlist. Fun fact: the a capella band Van Canto made a kickass drums-and-vocals (almost a capella) cover of this song, and the singer of Sabaton, Joakim Brodén, sang the lead on this! It's stripped down by nature of the musical approach but is no less awesome!

Honorary Mentions:

6) "Automatonic Electronic Harmonics" by Steam Powered Giraffe

Who doesn't love steam-punky bands? Who doesn't love androids and automatons? I love them so much! SPG is a fictional band of automatons built by a robotics engineer/scientist in attempt to win the heart of his love interest, a fellow scientist. He was unsuccessful, and he continued his research while feuding with a social and professional rival who had also been wooing his crush, and ultimately they went to war. After a long existence as weapons and soldiers, the band has since returned to their roots in entertainment as comedians, actors, and musicians.

IRL, SPG is known musically for their harmonies. A couple of their songs are less smooth in that regard but on the whole, their harmonies really show off how much of an influence and inspiration The Bee Gees have been to them as a band. Those harmonies get really elegant, emotional, and tight!

7) "The Fine Print | The Outer Worlds Song" by The Stupendium

I'm a sucker for a pop-culture song, and though I haven't played The Outer Worlds, this definitely scratches that itch and has put the game on my wish list for when I get rich. But like, it's directly attacking capitalism and its predatory exploitation of the working class and even poorer people in order to further capital gains. Again, I'm not familiar with the game, but as far as I understand it, its premise is built around a work colony that people go to and then are effectively indentured to the company. The song has made me really eager to see how it's viewed in-game and what the common views are of the power dynamics there.

Some banger lines:

* "You've been trapped in that ship for an awful long time, so perhaps you have simply forgot what you signed. Oh, honestly, did you not read the colony policy that defines you as company property? That waivers your say in autonomy? The conglomerate's got you in lock and key! We put the "dollar" back into "idolatry." If you're upset, you can rent an apology. We are a family forged in bureaucracy. No 'I' in 'team', but there's 'con' in 'economy.'"

* "We work to earn the right to work to earn the right to work to earn the right to work to earn the right to work to earn the right to give ourselves the right to buy ourselves the right to live, to earn the right to die"

[andis-andi-rp-blog]

tagged by @faduin thank you :) i miss you

shuffle your on repeat playlist and list the first 10 songs, then tag 10 people

I do have spotify so unfortunately this will be a very honest peek into my actual listening for the last month but sadly I do NOT have 10 people to tag

take me to the water by nina simone - i was trying to find "i come from the water" by the toadies but i couldn't remember the title properly. i got fed up and started listening to this instead. not at all the same song but you know what? it's great.

as it was by harry styles - what can i say.. it slaps. bright and catchy with the world-weary sentiment of a 45 year old divorced man. harry really gets me

chateau lobby #4 (in c for two virgins) by father john misty - my actual sound of the winter (for me personally). i think it's so romantic.

fortnight (feat. post malone) by taylor swift - she released a new album. this is the first track. it gets the most listens by virtue of i had to play it again every time i realized i wasn't paying attention to the album at all due to i was "concentrating" on my "job". the song itself: fine. i laughed out loud at her face tattoo edit picture

i can do it with a broken heart by taylor swift - ok i really wish you didn't tag me right after she released such a bad album. i'm scared this whole thing is going to be 50% taylor and not even the songs i like. anyway i do "like" this one in that it's super dumb and, well, i love that

mr blue by catherine feeny - this was my number 1 played song in 2023. my bojack horseman feels, my myself feels, my (various sad anime character of your choice feels), etc

love me anyway by chappell roan - i think i listened to this on repeat for an hour while on the bus home from [REDACTED HOMETOWN] for easter. i don't think i like it.

HOT TO GO! by chappell roan - i do love this one though!

sucker's prayer by the decemberists - twang

cheerleader by st. vincent - ok confession this is my miranda mass effect song. i went back to it on a whim.

i was seriously so scared this entire thing would be taylor. corvo you have no idea. tell jenny my opinion on her new album is that it's almost funny but it should have been about 16 tracks shorter. i didn't believe this before i listened to it mainly because i don't care or pay attention to celebrity business, but after listening i now 100 per cent believe the guy from the 1975 broke up with her because a swiftie wrote a call out thread on twitter. also so long london made me tear up unironically. "damn. she really did love that london boy" to quote my friend rv

tag: @swabluhat @clockfighting @huskshell i only know 3 people on tumnblr so do or don't do this.

[sophrosyneadrift]

Tagged by the wonderful @jamietarttdodododododo for this game!!

rules: shuffle your repeated playlist and post the first 10 tracks, then tag ten people

1. Jackrabbit - San Fermin

2. Monster - Lady Gaga

3. HONEY (ARE U COMING?) - Måneskin

4. Bedroom - Litany

5. Number One - Mohamad Ramadan

6. LA PAURA DEL BUIO - Måneskin

7. Lola Montez - Volbeat

8. Disturbia - Rihanna

9. Hold the Girl - Rina Sawayama

10. Full of Tension - Wall of Voodoo

And tagging @greenlikethesea @sparklyslug @mordacitatis @on-my-way-to-lesser-things @soupboyfri3nd @jamietwat and anyone else who would like to participate!!!

[hearttstopper]

@dykesteddie tagged me to share my on repeat playlist <3

Rules: Shuffle your on repeat playlist and post the first 10 tracks, then tag 10 people!

Glitch - Taylor Swift (working on a gifset for this and it's killing me actually)

Number One Fan - MUNA

Don't Delete the Kisses - Wolf Alice

all my ghosts - Lizzy McAlpine (need a fic that fits this vibe pls)

On and On - Djo

Yuck - Charli XCX

Feather - Sabrina Carpenter

Crave - Paramore

ICU - Pheobe Bridgers

Gasoline - HAIM & Taylor Swift

i'll tag:

@norrainz @cloudslou @zouisalmightie @400lvxs and uhhh i can't think of 6 more people so... anyone else who wants to do this, consider yourself tagged lol

[werewolf-transgenderism]

10 songs / 10 people

share ten songs you’ve had on repeat lately and then tag ten people!

tagged by @sassygwaine and @skysofrey

El Melouk by Ahmed Saad, 3enba, and Double Zuksh (has been consistently on my "on repeat" playlist for an entire year, absolutely slaps)

2. Suplex, The Halluci Nation and Northern Voice

3. As Alone, Florist (any time someone asks me about music Florist ends up in there somewhere I just love the vibe and Emily's voice is so pretty)

4. The Great Chinggis Khan, The Hu

5. O Euchari in Leta Via, my number one girl Hildegard von Bingen (this is specifically from a movie about her and it has an excellent backing track)

6. Your Hands Are Cold (listen 95% of the time I'm listening to instrumental music and this has been rotating in my brain)

7. Kells Destroyed (again, instrumentals, I have a 50-hour playlist for these)

8. Rêverie, L. 68: Rêverie, Debussy (specifically this version by Jean-Yves Thibaudet) (yes I know emotional damage but it's pretty)

9. Saturn, Sleeping At Last

10. Dirty Imbecile, The Happy Fits

not tagging anyone because we all know how I am about tag games (unlike Fleetwood Mac, I WILL break the chain, because I have tagging people in things anxiety)

[medeas-chariot]

Shuffle your 'on repeat' playlist and post the first 10 tracks, then list 10 songs you really like, each by a different artist. Then tag 10 people to do the same thing:

Tagged by @alwaysanangelneveragod 💖

On repeat:

1. Lips by The XX

2. Ocean Drive by Duke Dumont

3. Material Girl by Madonna

4. It's Not Living (If It's Not With You) by The 1975

5. Say Something Loving by The XX

6. There'd Better Be A Mirrorball by Arctic Monkeys

7. If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know) by The 1975

8. Remember When by Wallows

9. She's American by The 1975

10. Cornerstone by Arctic Monkeys

Songs I really like:

1. Love It If We Made It by The 1975

2. From The Ritz To The Rubble by Arctic Monkeys

3. Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2

4. Come As You Are by Nirvana

5. My Number by Foals

6. Boom Clap by Charli XCX

7. Champagne Supernova by Oasis

8. Beast And The Harlot by Avenged Sevenfold

9. Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley

10. Don't Stop Me Know by Queen

Tagging (I don't know 10 people lol): @soil-just-needs-water-to-be @healy @hereyeswerefilledwiththestars @ros3chu @1975tv @justanamesstuff @sweetsoymilk

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I was tagged by my new mutual and fellow Burn Notice/Better Call Saul/Breaking Bad fan @darkskywishes ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you for thinking of me — sorry it took so long. I’m really glad you followed me!!!!

Rules: shuffle your “on repeat” playlist from spotify/the music service of your choice and post the first 10 tracks. 

As I have mentioned in the past, I listen to mainly CDs but I have been trying to add more music to my iTunes lately and I’m thinking about getting apple music (I won’t use spotify), so it’s getting a little better. I now have some music that isn’t from 10+ years ago 😂

1. Leonard Cohen - “I’m Your Man” - I actually don’t listen to him very often which is a shame. This song in particular is fantastic.

2. Rise Against - “The Numbers” - I listen to a lot of old hardcore punk music, and I’m not a huge fan of pop punk. BUT I absolutely love Rise Against. They’re very formulaic but they have politically progressive, charged lyrics set to catchy melodies and i just adore Tim McIlrath’s voice.

3. Snoop Dogg - “Who Am I (What’s My Name)?” - I also don’t listen to a lot of recent rap/hip hop but a lot from the 90s and 00s and this is a classic.

4. X-Ray Spex - “Oh Bondage Up Yours!” - Ahhh they are so amazing!!!!! Right now i only have this one song but I found a used copy of their cd and I can’t wait to get it. This is an early punk band with an incredible biracial woman singer (Poly Styrene). Such a great song ❤️

5. The Decemberists - “Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye” - What a weird coincidence! So this is my fave band of all time (it’s only weird when they aren’t on my shuffle bc I usually am listening to them or Colin’s solo stuff) but this is actually a cover of a Leonard Cohen song??? What are the chances lol.

6. Electric Wizard - “Funeral Of Your Mind” - Doom metal at its finest. They are incredible live.

7. Lady Gaga - “Paparazzi” - I mean, who doesn’t love her.

8. Against Me! - “White People For Peace” - They’re a tad pop punkish I guess, with very catchy songs. Also their lead singer is trans (though this is before she transitioned)! This song shows up on my shuffle sooooo much it’s kind of weird but it’s a great song.

9. Crowded House - “Better Be Home Soon” - God this song just floors me. I love them. Very underrated.

10. Nirvana - “Blew” - Iconic band. This is from when they were still on SubPop Records. I actually only have two of their songs right now in my iTunes, this and “Breed,” both of which go hard as fuck.

I’m going to tag @yellowginghamdream @siriouslytired @littlelovingmouse @nissameta1782 @archetypewriter but please don’t feel pressured especially if I’ve tagged you too often lol. Feel free to ignore it ❤️

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I want to talk some points abt new jeans

They really just came out of nowhere like literally no teasers, no nothing. Directly released 2 songs with tons of videos on 70M subscribed hybe channel and those 2 songs are super catchy. 1 song is a ballad. Kpop world loved them like really really loved them and they released another title song along with releasing all the songs digitally and while that song was catchy, the lyrics are controversial (that the company gave am absurd explanation it's really laughable) The songs were hit on the korean side but I don't know much abt charts and how they impact their variety shows so I won't talk abt k- side but internationally their songs were on all popular playlists (both AM and spotify) and ofcourse all kpop playlists. So even if you are not a hybe Stan or doesn't engage much in kpop spaces online you will someway or other listen to their song and get hooked. They have 14 or some songs and had 6 songs reach 33M ppl so yeah. Without TTH, their latest comeback single made 1.4M or less than 2M (almost an year after debut) and had the peak of nearly 5M after adding to tth and tiktok heating and that song has like 5% korean so there's that.

Newjeans and 5050's cupid reminds me of "you think you got taste, oh baby how do you know" because you can't escape their songs even if you don't engage with kpop because it was that crazy

and when it comes to jk

he had more or less same things happen BUT he also happens to be a part of world's biggest band's popular member who was teasing solo music for years so he reached craaazy heights like fastest to achieve 1b on spotify

Thanks for giving insights on New Jeans! I really appreciate it.

I have a small task for those who are reading this in the end of this answer, so please read-

The points you made are totally valid. New Jeans songs are definitely very catchy like i said in that post. And their label definitely invested in playlisting too. + Tiktok heating because those songs are indeed tiktok friendly.

As for Cupid song, it was exposed that their CEO paid some million won to Tiktok to push that song. (The song definitely had viral potential and they recognised that). This news actually changed my entire perspective on tiktok heating. Sure, some songs are just organically viral, but I realised tiktok had reached that level of power and influence that labels are now paying tiktok (like they pay for streaming platforms and radio) to push their songs. So I won't be surprised if Hybe did something similar for Super Shy or other songs. (Again, i repeat, these are songs with viral potential and that's why the push was successful, even without remixing the original song)

It's true, Jungkook's high numbers came not only from the playlist, radio and tiktok push, but also as a result of the already present massive army fanbase. But it's also true, that the songs got some local acceptance BECAUSE they are in English.

That's why in that post I said that BTS's fanbase comes mainly from the story and concept they sell. One needs to invest their mind and time. There are not a lot of BTS songs that a local will listen to and think - oh let me put it in my playlist quickly because their songs are simply soo different from what the west grew up listening to. And I still believe that b-sides have a bigger potential than some main tracks.

Okay, fuck it. Let's try to name some BTS songs or parts of BTS songs that have viral potential on tiktok-

1. Blood sweat and tears melody, sped up (thank you jimin) - sexy dance challenge

2. Disease bridge (thank you Jimin) - anime edits, nightscape edits, racing cars/bikes

3. If i ruled the world chorus - shopping haul, daily life, hustle

4. Coffee chorus - couple themes

5. Just one day chorus- already viral in the kpop side

6. Outro: love is not over

7. House of cards (instrumental in the beginning)

8. Pied piper (ooh I'm taking over you part) - thirsty edits

9. 134340 (intro instrumentals)

10. So what bridge + drop ( for transitions)

11. Serendipity vocal run (sped up)

12. Black swan orchestral instrumentals

Do you have more ideas..?

Audio editors that make mashups can bring so many more ideas. So much potential. It will be difficult to make bts songs viral without some editing- mashup, speed up, drops, adding beats etc

[trynot-moved]

thank you my dear @iishmael for tagging me! <3

rules: shuffle your on repeat playlist and post the first 10 tracks, then tag 10 people

no big surprises here, you can really see what i've been watching these past few months - the ahsoka end credits theme is just beneath on the number 12 spot lol

I Can See You - Taylor Swift

Canciones de Amor a Ti - Rigoberta Bandini

High Heels - John Duff, Lillias White

Seventeen - MARINA

THATS WHAT I WANT - Lil Nas X

Hard To Love - bexx

Stay - Mirändä

Backseat - Neanderthal

OMG - Griffin, Carly Rae Jepsen

Head Above Water - Griffin Oskar

tagging - @starechoes @stanningsky @waitingforeddyneddy @sebastienlelivre @yelenasbuddie if you want to <3

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rules: shuffle your ‘on repeat’ playlist and post the first ten tracks, then tag ten people 🎶 

tagged by @steddieas-shegoes i only really use yt for music and the only broad playlist i have is a bit outdated lol just pretend theres some queen, ghost, and marina on here

1) Sex With A Ghost - Teddy Hyde

2) La Siene - Vanessa Paradis (from A Monster In Paris)

3) Oh Yeah, You Gonna Cry? - Lovejoy

4) Lemons (Demo) - Brye Music (idk if that's their actual name I've only listened to them with this song)

5) Cause For Concern - Lovejoy

6) When Heaven Closes YouTube - Shayfer James (out of any of his songs shuffle picked the one that has a title that sounds like a parody smh)

7) You'll Understand When You're Older - Lovejoy

8) Sweet Bod - Lemon Demon

9) Front Street (2020 remastered version) - Will Wood

10) Modify - Lemon Demon

wooo so much Lovejoy appreciation today (haha its almost like the universe is telling you to go listen to some of their stuff haha maybe even their new ep that was released like two days ago haha isn't that crazy)

usually i don't tag people in these but now i think i actually have enough moots/regulars to do at least half the normal number lol so @loser-jpg @nymime @lets-try-to-be-normal-otakus @elmoshipsbyler @navnae you absolutely do not have to it won't hurt my feelings lol

also anyone whos vaguely thinking about doing it considered yourself officially tagged and have fun 💃