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been swimming through a wave of fantastic goth chunes recently, but back to where it all started for me with the greatest to ever do it.
Jan 22, 2024
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while it’s almost impossible for me to pick a fav record of theirs, this one might be my most played. almost no drums which leaves ample space for robin guthrie‘s gooey reverb guitar and elizabeth fraser’s vocals to fill the space. i can’t help but feel instantly hypnotized whenever this song comes on, equal parts ethereal, spooky, whimsical, and heavy. despite not knowing what her lyrics actually mean you can’t help but intuitively understand the vibe
May 10, 2024
Nov 1, 2024
(Aka what it sounds like when the Cure do the Cure)
Sixteen years after their last album, Robert Smith & Co. have returned on their own (admittedly, glacial) terms. They sound regal, exhausted, and deliciously slow, wrestling with mortality and doubt in a way that's perfectly suited to the Cure (and reminds me more than just a little of David Bowie's final work, "Blackstar," which focused on the same endgame subjects in a similarly "top of their game" sort of way right at the end of his life). I first heard the track linked here, "And Nothing Is Forever," on last year's Cure tour of the U.S. (which I wrote about for Magnet here) and it reminds me that -- unlike, say, the Stones -- Smith has never felt the need to flex for the sake of proving his youthful virility. If anything, the Cure was always adult-before-their-time, sounding world-weary and sick of it all long before goth made that a core brand attribute. I love this album more than anything the band has done since 1989's "Disintegration," which saw Smith retreating from fame and popularity through the copious use of hallucinogens, which greatly influenced the sound of that record. What is the feeling of pending death if not the world's most powerful psychotropic drug? The Cure have been and shall always be one of THE bands for me. "There is none blacker," as the joke goes. All hail the dark lords of pop, as magisterial and mysterious as ever. 👑
Nov 1, 2024
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Slowly converting my entire footwear rotation to shoes that don’t tie.
if dog = need shoe
Bonus: traction that Merrell is known for, and always included in sales.
Jan 29, 2024
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great name. better cocktails. a must stop in Chicago.
Jul 2, 2024
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Buy the stuff, post the thing, share the whatever. Hard enough to put yourself out there, don’t discourage people from doing it again.
Feb 3, 2024