Last year, I happened upon this Tiktok-famous alt-pop singer/songwriter called Upsahl. I found her music to be thoroughly loathsome at the time, but I'll give anything a second chance, so I did that on this episode of the show. You'll hear me eat some crow and be validated at the same time.
I've got no excuse anymore to not know any Geese songs, what with their continued cultural prominence and all. Even though that prominence may have been obtained via devious means, I still figured that I should sit down and listen to a bunch of their songs just so I know what people are talking about.
This week's show topic comes to us via a request - and what a request it is. A manic, genre-mashing metal album suggested to me by Dub Tractor. Is it any good?
The only album from the "trip hop" genre that I've really been able to get on board with and one of my favorite albums I've ever heard. You wouldn't think I'd be into this as much as I am, but I am.
Sara Kays is a TikTok-famous indie pop singer/songwriter that I heard on one of my buddies' playlists back in 2021 or so and I thought she was cool. At least I did back then. Now, 5 years later, I put on her EP "Camera Shy" to see if she's actually cool, or just lame TikTok bait crap that no one should give the time of day to. Or... maybe she's a little bit of both. And maybe that's not so bad after all.
On this episode, I revisit a time in my life where I was happy and optimistic about the state of the world and my future, unfamiliar with how cruel humans are capable of being and how badly they want to spread their cruelty across the world. A musical signifier of those simpler, less apocalyptic times was Chloe Moriondo's Blood Bunny, a cute, pleasant indie pop album with a number of cool songs.
Phoebe is an important artist in my musical pantheon, so when she releases her first album in 6 years, I sit up and take notice. You wouldn't think that I would, given how much indie-bashing I do on the show, but she's one of the good ones. Trust me bro. This post encompasses the August 14th and August 15th episodes, which I spread the listening session across.
