any release by them but particularly their latest drop
saw them open for indigo de souza a week ago and here i am 50 scrobbles and counting later. obsessed with the gritty, sludgy stuff juxtaposed with the vulnerable, intricate stuff.
Mar 2, 2024
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Saw them open for wednesday a while back, they are opening for Indigo De Souza on her current tour. Some of the tunes of this album have been seeping into my listening, really have been into this one.
Feb 22, 2024
Saw them at Burlington Bar last week and am unable to stop listening to their tunes as a result. The vibes in the room were immaculate, just a good natured, small, loud show. Sometimes you gotta get lost in the wall of sound and the flashing strobes.
I’ve linked to their album “Darklife” (2022). The track “Neon Memories” absolutely slaps. Shoutout to @USERGENERATEDCONTENTfor introducing me to their work and @HURT_MAN for getting lost in the music with me.
Mar 10, 2025
*Highlight Tracks: “63 skies”/“eight ball”/“sex benefits.5”
*Genre: Shoe-gaze/Noise Rock/Drum and Bass
*One of my favorite live albums. It offers a rawer take on some Tagabow songs, and these live versions often feel lot moodier (in the best way possible). It also includes the delightful electronic interludes featured in between songs during their live sets. This record just really displays They are Gutting a Body of Water’s excellence and further solidifies them as one of the most interesting shoe-gaze acts today.
*“63 skies” pummels you into the ground and leaves your chest caved in…I love it so much.
Feb 6, 2025
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liking ur rec = saying hi when we go to get our morning papers from the end of our driveways (picture me doing so tony soprano style)
Aug 12, 2024
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she can’t see my bank account so it’s ok.
Mar 21, 2025
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started writing this a few hours ago when i first saw this ask, then decided against posting but i've since changed my mind. there really is no justification for it outside of entitlement. even from a selfish lens, there's no long term benefit to its usage. it harms the world and culture in more ways than one.
a.) the water and energy usage that isn't a secret at this point. "no ethical consumption under capitalism" yadda yadda and yeah corporations are extremely culpable in the state of the environment but there really is no need for chatgpt and the planet is already too delicate at the moment.
b.) the exploitation of workers in the global south. this program is not just a computer figuring it all out, there are in fact humans behind it. it reminds me of the acceptance of fast fashion and how people have the tendency to divorce the idea of the garment worker from the garment they wear when all clothing is handmade in some way, shape or form. you need hands to man a sewing machine, you need human eyes to moderate content. also, content moderation can be a thankless job with psychological repercussions.
c.) the erosion of social skills, humanity and media literacy...this one is very personal. like, you have a cushy email job but can't write an email? you need a computer and a worker in kenya to get paid a dollar an hour to figure out a daily routine for you? i've seen the program churn out blatantly incorrect information. fine tuning a prompt or chat or whatever to give you the exact (possibly incorrect) answer you need isn't really that much less work than sharpening your research skills by cracking open a dictionary or using boolean search keys in google. again, the main issue with this kind of stuff is the entitlement to convenience, with no thought towards the repercussions within and outside of us. we are losing major recipes (critical thinking and media literacy) here, people!
i probably did an iffy job are coherently articulating my thoughts here but i am in fact, human. and that’s the beauty of it all.
Oct 1, 2024