I started high school during the end of my kpop era transitioning into my hipster indie Tumblr era which stuck around until the end. But I was committed to the emo trinity (fall out boy, my chemical romance, panic! at the disco) too. And dabbling in post hardcore. I was a music kid so naturally I loved musical theatre. This was peak Hamilton era. I also loved going to the opera and ended up listening to a lot of operas too. By the end of high school CTRL by SZA just came out and everyone was in their r&b, hiphop and rap era. Just in time for me to get into Brockhampton for first year uni.
I wish I had a picture of my music stand from this era. I doodled all over it with band logos and lyrics.
May 26, 2025
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freshman year was hot off the coat tails of my emo/scene years. somehow transitioned from that to mostly bachata and reggaeton. lots of joey bada$$ / pro era new york rap as well. and i loved lana del rey.
sophomore year was a blur i couldnât tell you. probably the same with a bit more rap. loved me some lorde tho. i think i also stumbled upon genesis by grimes around this time.
junior year i discovered fka twigs and it changed me. it was a lot of her and childish gambino. anime soundtracks and j-rock too. lots of nujabes bc i had just watched samurai champloo. ultraviolence came out that year. it was crazy.
senior year was a lot. i got back into kpop + k r&b for a bit (had a brief stint in middle school). i was really into mac demarco and loved kali uchis down. i also discovered kilo kish this year. i graduated in the infancy of the flower boy peach sunflower era so that should inform you on what my tastes were morphing into.
i also have awful memory in general but looking back makes me realize i truly tell time through music. thatâs the bulk of what i can remember from my teen years.
May 26, 2025
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9th grade: Fall Out Boy, Paramore, Panic! At The Disco, Gym Class Heroes, Cobra Starship, basically the whole Fueled By Ramen roster
Also listened to M.I.A., Klaxons, Foals, Crystal Castles, Hot Chip, MGMT, Justice. Also became an Arctic Monkeys stan at this time.
10th grade was my death core and Christan metalcore phase: Suicide Silence, Whitechapel, Carnifex, BMTH, As Blood Runs Black , Underoath, August Burns Red, The Devil Wears Prada, Norma Jean
I was also listening to Pierce The Veil, From First To Last, Chiodos, Circa Survive
11th grade I got really into The Fall Of Troy and The Mars Volta. I found out about Dance Gavin Dance and âswancoreâ. And I listened to a little bit of dubstep before it was âcringeâ
12 grade I went full The Chariot stan and also got into The Locust idk I just wanted noise. I was also listening to Animals As Leaders, Cloudkicker and other âconfusingâ music.
During all of high school was recession pop at its finest: Ke$ha, Black Eyed Peas, Jason Derulo, Rihanna, etc
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first thing that comes to mind that feels of the time is all the vitamin string quartet covers I was obsessed with lolololol I should get back into those!!
Also loved Hozier, Laura Gibson (LOVED herâlistened to skin, warming skin on repeat), of mice and men, mumford and sons, band of horses, Lorde, the black keys, FOB, Panic!, All Time Low, a little 21 pilots, a little MCR, Halsey, and the Beatles (especially early in high school and especially the songs featured in across the universe (2007) but I also loved paperback writer for some reason).
Very tail end of my senior year I got more into broadway and was obsessed with everything from Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (which was SNUBBED for the Tony by dear evan Hansen đ€ź)
Didnât do a lot of country, was mostly into country in elementary and middle school, then got back into it after graduating college, both from nostalgia and from a desire to preserve that part of me when I decided to move to the east coast.
The first ones I mentioned were from streaming(not a lot since unlimited data wasnât a thing for me at the time and my parents also werenât paying for Spotify for me so the ads were annoying), my iTunes library, YouTube to mp3 files I put on my phone back when it was easier to do that, and CDs. But I also liked the hard rock and classic rock stations on the radio for my drives to and from school.
Spotify also tells me I liked death cab for cutie and needtobreathe more than I remembered lol
May 26, 2025
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To each their own but I fucking love body hair.
Bush is in.
(someone make a damn bush emoji)
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Itâs supposed to be fun. We are just vibing. Anyways ACAB!
May 17, 2025
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Sure it has a few funny bits but itâs well past its prime. I havenât seen an actually funny sketch in ages.
Can we talk about how theyâve been milking that terrible Domingo sketch for months now? Where is the joke?
Not to mention that terrible white lotus bit making fun of Aimee Lou Woodâs teeth. Tasteless.
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