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Just copped this book because fleet foxes is my second favorite band and robin pecknold is probably the second greatest songwriter of all time (sorry robin). Very insightful into his creative process and very comically honest about what his motives are with certain songs like when he says “can we make a song with two choruses” and then when he says “can we make a song with two choruses again”. its full of lyrics I already appreciated as lyrics nd poetry but when written out like this it’s just even better.
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What a wonderful way to end the album ‘the record,’ especially on vinyl where it has a locked groove so the song keeps playing the last note indefinitely until you stop it yourself. First time you experience it it’s eerie, but I think in the scheme of the last two lines of the song is makes sense: “I can't feel it yet / But I am waiting all morning...” — almost as if the note is being held out long enough for the singer to believe that it true, or that it will be true one day. Any song written by Lucy Dacus is 10/10 for me as she manages to bring a depth & transparency to anything she touches.
May 5, 2024
If I've ever talked with you about music, we've probably talked about LUCY. The ultra-prolific Western Mass cult hero has been the most important artist in my life for the past seven years.
In 2024, he released three albums. Beyond that, he's cooking on at least four active side projects. In my book, everything he releases is required-listening.
So it would be impossible to choose a true favorite. The depth of LUCY's catalogue is one of the special things about his work. But I narrowed it down by focusing on his last release: Cooper B. Handy's Album Vol. 9.
This one is dense -- a lotta gems. Here's a playlist of all the vol. 9 songs I really hope you'll listen to. Among those, "Folk Song" stands out. I'm obsessed with the switch-up from the verse to the chorus. Every day, I walk around with a million LUCY lines floating in my head. This song has a bunch of them:
Who you gonna call when the levee runs dry?
Said fuck the cops -- cuz they got the wrong girl and they got the wrong guy
You got a thing for the world I can see it in your eyes
Said fuck the cops -- cuz they got the wrong girl and they got the wrong guy
They put him in the ground and I see him in the sky
I got a thing for the world you can see it in my eyes.
Money -- people kill for that money ...
Who you gonna call when you wanna know why?
They put you on hold, and you watch another day go by
Dec 30, 2024
This started as a faux “tattoo wishlist” but it has now become a collection of lyrics that mean something, anything, to me or I find funny or they just stand out. The most recent one, the beach house one, is really beautiful in a funny way to me. Like a sort of “but hey what do I know?” Some of em just sound cool I’m all sixes and sevens and nines idk wtf that means but its RAD
Feb 20, 2025
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It’s what my basket is for, if it breaks then I’ll just die it’s not that serious. I don’t even have that many eggs to begin with. I grew up in a single-egg-basket-household, who are these people with multiple egg baskets, do they walk among us?
Feb 3, 2024
On 🔁🔁🔁. Love this song. checking out this album & honestly mazzy star for the first time. I’m a bit late to the Mazz but you know when the best time to plant a tree is? Yesterday, you know when the second best time is? Right now.
Nov 6, 2024
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I feel like I’ve picked up so much good music by just instantly downloading an opening act’s album right after their set. Just saw Wishy at baby’s all right last night and they had a band called Plastic open up, tight band & tight name, I’m sold. I feel like too many people skip the opener and I get it it can get tiring but I already know I’m gonna like the headliner lemme get a nice little surprise. this has GOT to be my last music rec for a little bit…
Nov 21, 2024