1 of 2 albums I can think of at the top of my mind that I listened to in its entirety. This takes me back to that summer in 2013 when I was listening to this album non-stop along w some indie songs I discovered thru 8tracks (I don’t know if anyone else will know this site, it was a gem). Also it was the time of my life I was just getting to know freedom from being able to travel solo and/or w friends or just discovering life. Akin to a coming-of-age movie. 😅 I don’t know if I make sense.
Feb 20, 2025
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I like to identify a time where I felt really in my element or really myself and do whatever feels appropriate for my current circumstances. recently I went thru my soundcloud playlists that I have touched since high school and sought out music that I had decided was cringe a while ago. I gave it all a listen and realized I still liked so much of the music. so I put it all in a playlist called “high school me loved this song” or something. not that I was in my element in high school but I definitely felt freer in general in life at that point. then i’m like damn I have always had good music taste and I feel connected to versions of myself that exist concurrently but maybe are hidden away.
May 11, 2025
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This song soothed me, made me cry, made me smile, made me feel everything !! Especially when I was in middle school. No matter what phase in life I’ve been in, this song has found me. I still listen to it from time to time almost six years later.
It’s usually found in spotify playlists I meticulously crafted from 2018-2019, wedged comfortably between other tracks like Engine by Neutral Milk Hotel and New Flesh by the Current Joys. Oh how I miss this music ! I don’t miss most of middle school, but I wish I could hear a lot of this music for the first time again.
Dec 30, 2024
Takes me back to a specific season in my life when I first started listening to that album a lot — the summer a year after I graduated from high school. I'd just returned from nine months overseas and was headed off to college in a couple months. It was a great in between summer: going from one known good to another known good. No relationship at that moment. A gorgeous breezy cool midwestern summer. Working as a waiter. Hanging out. Reading a lot. Bouncing into old friends.
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