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“Terror Twilight” by pavement

I looked up the lyrics of the closing track, “Carrot Rope,” on Genius because I had no idea what the song was about— they got me good…

@ellahardie

Oct 26, 2024

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Street hassle

Speaking of Lou… What he could do with noise he could do with words too. This is one of my favorite truly narrative songs, and for me the most disturbing. When a certain character comes in near the end and tells the main speaker to head out… it’s with a rotten, bone-chilling, evil nonchalance that makes me feel sick for participating. His indifference to life outside himself is complete, and he looks you dead in the eyes expects the same :(

@slowdazzle

Apr 26, 2024

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perfume genius, "it's a mirror"

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.

@coreydubrowa

Jan 28, 2025

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FUCK IT NO MORE INSRAGRAM

can’t stand meta and the monopoly they are trying to establish using profits made from our data and i feel like everyone hates me on there youtube shorts pi and texting are good enough

@shakespeareneedlefreak

Apr 7, 2025

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showering in the pitch dark

1) i don’t need to be on the lookout for bugs. not my problem 2) it almost is like replicating the feeling of the womb? 3) i am just constantly so overstimulated so like instead having to Seek stimulation (via the shower water, reaching around for my shampoo and stuff) is really nice

@shakespeareneedlefreak

Jan 24, 2025

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really embracing compliments/having a compliment journal!

yes i have a compliment journal HAHA i am just so difficult on myself and whenever people compliment me i think they’re lying/just saying it to be kind but i’ve been writing them down lately in a journal i have to celebrate that even if they are Lying (which people never are btw and i’m working on believing that) they at least took the time to notice u to formulate this compliment holding space for being noticed and allowing yourself to be appreciated!

@shakespeareneedlefreak

Jan 24, 2025

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