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I live and breathe ex drama (sending hate to all the exes out there 😘) and that’s exactly what the lifeblood of this album is. It’s a sometimes blue, other times irate collection of absolute bangers directed at Rodrigo’s ex that will hit you especially hard if your ex just started dating someone new, though good 4 u still hypes me up in a way no other song could dream of doing and I tear up to traitor even with my sweet, loving boyfriend sitting right next to me — that’s just the type of power Olivia possesses.
Aug 10, 2021
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This track is the epitome of seduction whilst still being about a break up; coincidentally I'm going through a break up myself and this was one the first tracks I had sent to my ex. life is funny sometimes x
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⚠️Listen with caution !!!!!
Good Woman — Cat Power : literally devastating
Nothing Compares 2 U — Sinéad O’Connor : a classic
You Could Be Happy — Snow Patrol : I don’t listen to Snow Patrol / this sort of music that often but I think break ups give you such a free pass to lean into the cringe. My ex sent me this song when we broke up in year 10 and I’ve never forgotten it!
You Don’t Know How Lucky You Are — Keaton Henson : screaming crying throwing up
I Need My Girl — The National : see above
The Blowers Daughter — Damien Rice : I think this one is only sad to me because once I had a break up and watched Closer like every day for a week
The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot — Brand New : Jesse Lacey is obvs cancelled but I give myself a free pass sometimes. Verryyyyy self loathing but sometimes u need that itch scratched
The District Sleeps Alone Tonight — The Postal Service : mopey man but a fun sound still
You’re Losing Me — Taylor Swift : obviously Taylor had a million break up songs but I think this is her best
Supercut — Lorde : in my head I do everything right is so sad but also this song makes me listen to Green Light immediately after and then I think of Jess and Nick in New Girl which reminds me true love is possible
Good Woman — Cat Power : literally devastating
Nothing Compares 2 U — Sinéad O’Connor : a classic
You Could Be Happy — Snow Patrol : I don’t listen to Snow Patrol / this sort of music that often but I think break ups give you such a free pass to lean into the cringe. My ex sent me this song when we broke up in year 10 and I’ve never forgotten it!
You Don’t Know How Lucky You Are — Keaton Henson : screaming crying throwing up
I Need My Girl — The National : see above
The Blowers Daughter — Damien Rice : I think this one is only sad to me because once I had a break up and watched Closer like every day for a week
The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot — Brand New : Jesse Lacey is obvs cancelled but I give myself a free pass sometimes. Verryyyyy self loathing but sometimes u need that itch scratched
The District Sleeps Alone Tonight — The Postal Service : mopey man but a fun sound still
You’re Losing Me — Taylor Swift : obviously Taylor had a million break up songs but I think this is her best
Supercut — Lorde : in my head I do everything right is so sad but also this song makes me listen to Green Light immediately after and then I think of Jess and Nick in New Girl which reminds me true love is possible
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🔮i got dumped after a 4 month relationship and didn't get out of bed the first half of my junior year of high school. anyway he's hideous now. enjoy!
Bomb the Music Industry!- I Don't Love You Anymore Destiny's Child- Survivor Ben Folds Five- Song for the Dumped The Mountain Goats- Woke Up New Real Estate- Wonder Years The Helio Sequence- Lately Los Campesinos!- My Year in Lists Gary Clark Jr.- Ain't Messin' 'Round Britney Spears- Stronger Dr. Dog- The Rabbit, the Bat & the Reindeer Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers- Free Girl Now Titus Andronicus- Fear and Loathing In Mahwah, NJ Beyonce- Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) Akron/ Family- Another Sky The Format- Dog Problems Built to Spill- Joyride Avril Lavigne- He Wasn't Why?- Yo Yo Bye Bye Tegan and Sara- Call It Off Rilo Kiley- Breakin' Up The Real Tuesday Weld- Last Words R. Kelly- Ignition (Remix) (i made the editorial decision to keep this as to not do revisionist history)
Bomb the Music Industry!- I Don't Love You Anymore Destiny's Child- Survivor Ben Folds Five- Song for the Dumped The Mountain Goats- Woke Up New Real Estate- Wonder Years The Helio Sequence- Lately Los Campesinos!- My Year in Lists Gary Clark Jr.- Ain't Messin' 'Round Britney Spears- Stronger Dr. Dog- The Rabbit, the Bat & the Reindeer Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers- Free Girl Now Titus Andronicus- Fear and Loathing In Mahwah, NJ Beyonce- Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) Akron/ Family- Another Sky The Format- Dog Problems Built to Spill- Joyride Avril Lavigne- He Wasn't Why?- Yo Yo Bye Bye Tegan and Sara- Call It Off Rilo Kiley- Breakin' Up The Real Tuesday Weld- Last Words R. Kelly- Ignition (Remix) (i made the editorial decision to keep this as to not do revisionist history)
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🌊Have you guys heard about this place? I spent last month in the breezy, golden town and can’t stop thinking about the cool mornings and hot, never humid afternoons. Or the big, beautiful houses with yards — backyards and front yards. Or those houses’ proximity to foamy beaches and bright, bountiful farmers markets. Or the currents of clean, salty air that spilled into the car window while I drove* around the sprawling city. Seriously, look this spot up, you won’t regret it. *was driven. No, I do not know how to drive, which is the only reason I didn’t stay in L.A. and leave sweaty, congested Brooklyn behind forever.
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🍑I’ve baked many a cake in the 24 long years I’ve been on this planet. Cakes covered in cinnamon streusel, pudding-filled, frosting-covered cakes, cakes that look hideous but taste beautiful (never the reverse). This cake, though, is my favorite cake to bake and eat. The recipe (here without a paywall) is perfect when followed as written, though I still tweak it sometimes by browning and re-solidifying the butter for a deeper, funkier flavor or using peaches, blueberries, and most recently, pluots from the aforementioned L.A. farmers market in place of the traditional plums. Any way you bake it, you’ll get to experience the pure bliss of slicing through its warm, crispy exterior, into a pillow-like cake full of fruit even sweeter and juicier than before you scattered it over the buttery batter.
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🥜The selection of nuts on nuts.com is nuts, but so is the abundance of items that are not nuts. My orders always include a jar of their creamy-but-still-a-little-crunchy almond butter, but I also like to stock up on baking supplies like flaky sea salt, dark chocolate disks and 5-pound bags of sugar. As an apostle of nuts.com, I’ve also helped numerous friends and strangers see the light. My boyfriend’s pantry is perpetually packed with their roasted edamame, dried mango and cheddar popcorn, and I always spot colorful bags of malted milk balls and chocolate covered espresso beans when I visit my parents’ apartment. And while Courtney might be the only person who orders their crunchy marshmallow bits regularly, you’ve gotta respect nuts.com for even having them in stock.
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