An absolute banger with perfect lyrics about women taking revenge on men and the world, with a nice reference to Glazer’s Under The Skin too. Songwriting at his best.
The misogynist's daughter made him rethink what he said
I know just how this thing ends
She has trouble reconciling Pops with the things that she read
I know just how this thing ends
Hundred billion babies born every millennium
I know just how this thing ends
Man, I hope nobody messes with the wrong rejected men
I know just how this thing ends
Sure your politics are perfect with the gun against your head
I know just how this thing ends
It's a good thing God gave us someone on whom we can depend to clean up
Nov 4, 2024
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his new single is so fucking good.
“And you could say that no one here really believes
In the future, in perfection, that things aren't what they seem
Like a sucker with a scratcher, like a fuck-up with a dream
Stabbing at the ashtray like it might give up the truth
Like it might finally confess who else you're nearly faithful to”
Sep 19, 2024
Longtime listener, first-time caller.
S/O to Seattle's Michael Hadreas, who I first heard on KEXP years and years ago. His whole catalog is worth exploring (I particularly love 2020's "Set My Heart on Fire Immediately") and this one is from "Glory," due out later this spring.
This dude has long touched on issues of importance to the LGBTQ community -- this track certainly includes some of these -- but we all do him/his music a disservice to categorize it as anything other than "fucking great" which best describes this song's ascending and descending guitar chords, heartbroken vocals and his transformation from diva/dandy to fully-blown (ironic/send-up of a) Hell's Angel, which is very much in tune with the weirdly toxic masculinity that seems to be so omnipresent right now.
"It's a chorus reaching for us/
Swarming locusts wherever you go"
Hells yes I can't wait for the full LP to drop.
Jan 28, 2025
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example // in sufjan stevens’ it’s your own body and mind off of a beginners mind,(the formatting choices here are completely arbitrary) he angelically sings:
she’s gotta have it
she’s gotta dream
(she’s got a dream)
and she'll make it a habit
of doing her own thing
as so graciously told to me by genius, (this link does not redirect to anything I simply like to imagine it looks fitting) this song is based off of spike lee’s she’s gotta have it, and is an ode to self actualization, autonomy, and love.
HOWEVER, when I heard this song it became:
she’s god of heaven
she’s gotta dream
(she’s got a dream)
and she’ll make it of heaven
as so woefully malformed by my brain,
the song became a tale of a woman who is ”god of heaven.” I derived that sufjan had put a woman on the pedestal of all pedestals claiming her a god of heaven aka: God,(for those who practice)—(sidenote: what are you practicing)—(double sidenote: this is a joke) or even surpassing God. I figured that i was listening to a song about infatuation and rose-tinted perspective, much similar to his song impossible soul off of the age of adz (i could write pages upon pages about this 25 minute long masterpiece and the cover of the album talking to me while on mushrooms but alas…seek ye treasure (pirate reference)) in which he sings “woman tell me what you want“ and “you are the lover of my impossible soul.” so sue me for thinking lover boy stevens was back at it.
i do think there is a beauty in misunderstanding lyrics that can show you what is at the forefront of your brain without you even realizing. when listening to the song i was thinking of my girlfriend, (god of heaven. obviously.) and my brain jumped to connect that dot. i find that this happens very often and it usually suggests something more interesting and provocative than a simple yanny and/or laurel mishap (green needle for my enthusiasts). if you have any similar experiences do feel free to share!
May 15, 2025
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I am by no means traditionally religious, but I fully understand how being in the presence of beautiful stained glass can feel like being with god. ALWAYS stop off at a church on the way if you think it might have good stained glass. The bluebells in the bottom right corner of this made me loose my breath for a moment.
Apr 24, 2025