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This guy fucks. And by fucks I mean makes great indie rock and has been making great EPs for years + 2 full length albums! Funniest singer I can point to, with witty millennial lyrics that rot in the brain in the best wayā¦. Donāt miss him live if you ever get the chance! Start with his latest album āI FEEL AMAZINGā and work your way back through his oeuvre š¤š¼š©µ
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a true performer. I like how he looks like a random corporate employee. Shirt tucked in, no tattoos, short cropped hair. And then he busts out these metal, primal roars and poetic long notes. Rips an imaginary mask off his face, swings his hips, high kicks, gyrates and sweats all over the stage. See him with Future Islands if you can.
Jun 21, 2024
Do you know Matt Berry? You've probably seen him in THIS. If you have class, you've seen him in THIS. He is my favorite funny man. His voice cracks me up. Well, guess what, he's also a prolific musician. Not a comedy one. A serious one. And his albums are good! Spotify profile linked.
Jul 16, 2024
New Jersey may have Bruce, but Massachusetts has Jonathan- a guy who has always been unapologetically himself whether it was being totally sober in the 70s, writing pleas for tenderness in a genre known for bravado, dancing in lesbian bars, or driving down to NYC every weekend to be Velvet Underground's biggest fan before anyone else was. a guy who despite being a rock legend, spends his days installing pizza ovens around the san fransisco area.
I've seen him live a few times now, and watching him play his sweet silly songs in an unapologetically sincere + sort of autistic way is somehow just as transgressive as the proto-punk he invented with The Modern Lovers over 50 years ago. I can't help but smile ear to ear for his entire set. effortless humor and charm.
Something that's also stood out to me after seeing him live a few times now, is the way he recontextualizes the classics. When he played "Old World" in 2022 he changed the lyrics to recognize how some things should be left in the past rather than simply romanticizing it. And last night he played with the iconic "Pablo Picasso" to focus less on the swagger of Pablo, and more on how that type of guy is actually kind of an arrogant creep. Angel Prost (of Frost Children) wrote a great essay on Jonathan's reinvention for her email-only newsletter a few years ago, if you'd like to read it I'm sure I can dig it up for you.
From last night-
When I was a kid, I wanted to be an oil painter. I was obsessed with colors.
Then I heard Velvet Underground and saw you can paint with a guitar
Anyways...if more people were a bit more like Jonathan the world would be a better place. A huge inspiration to me!
Mar 8, 2024
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Full album start to finish. Madonnaās first foray into electronicaā¦. first track Drowned World is dreamy š©µ Track 6 Nothing Really Matters, highly recc. Saw her Celebration Tour in Mtl last week and would love to find the remix of Ray of Light she performedā¦. Insano
Jan 25, 2024
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a really good age. Knowing yourself. Might not be exactly where you want & need but you do know the path, itās right there in front of you, and you've been walking on it but youāre ready to jog now. You donāt need to runā¦.. life is long, but itās important to get there
Jan 28, 2024
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You might think Iām crazy to be saying this in the winter, but yo. heating is so suffocating and dry and if you donāt have a humidifier because youāre a peasant like me clearly, crack that winter window and enjoy that cool breezeā¦.. helps you sleep, makes you able to breatheā¦. Humans were not meant to stay cooped up in these brick and insulated houses. We are able to survive the coldest of colds. Weāre hot blooded creatures and we need air.
Jan 30, 2024