nol: 💕🖤💔FEB SOTD💔🖤💕

nol 02.01.21	TL;DR - rec a love song or song about love that is not about romance link to the Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2wvLLE8JQ1twAtM8yzha1x?si=NXxPLZ_RTJCyMQ_tyJQHzQ (I was unable to find Anal Perversions (RIP) or Somo by Sungrazer)
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.01.21	oh you know this month we are listening to ADORO - by Il Pagante ft. MYSS KETA it is about loving the gintoneria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJJoWqL8-JA
someone 02.01.21	that Book of Love quote is actually from Stephin Merritt
nol 02.01.21	fuk
nol 02.01.21	see at first that's what I was gonna say, and then I saw there was a Peter Gabriel version of the song, so I assumed it was his song, cuz he old. my mistake.
Torontonian 02.01.21	Song about love that isn't about romance? How many candidates can there be??
nol 02.01.21	a lot
Torontonian 02.01.21	Can you name a few?
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.01.21	I'm sure there are at least two songs out there about loving your dad or your mom or your children or your dog or your friend or pizza or your life or yourself or your community or weed or nature or
Divaman 02.01.21	Good job. I was listening to this earlier today and wondering if there was a way to work it into whatever theme you picked for the February SOTD. And there is! Thomas Dolby - "I Love You Goodbye" from the Astronauts and Heretics album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SSAqXKPZns
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.01.21	Or Milan and sushi
nol 02.01.21	did you read the description? songs about heartbreak, sex, passion... basically anything that involves love that isn't a traditional love song.
Colton 02.01.21	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-e3waxCNNs song is about loving your new apartment
Colton 02.01.21	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub5MInhwZ_Q song is about loving your slatts
Divaman 02.01.21	Yeah, Merritt says that Peter Gabriel recording "The Book of Love" basically bought him (Merritt) a house.
nol 02.01.21	@colton: it’s song of the day not songs of the day, ya dingus
Torontonian 02.01.21	I'll go basic with 'Isnt she Lovely' by Stevie Wonder. I'm sure there is someone on here who hasn't hear it
nol 02.01.21	I’ll let some more recs come in and I’ll update the list later tonight!!!
Colton 02.01.21	yeah well guess what Noler deal with it
nol 02.01.21	@torontian: that’s a perfect rec for the theme !!
Torontonian 02.01.21	Thanks. Theme is a nice challenge 👌
JohnnyoftheWell 02.01.21	Mmmm good theme
Colton 02.01.21	song about loving your t shirt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nabErzrto8k
porcupinetheater 02.01.21	Abner Jay - I'm So Depressed from the One Man Band comp Bitingly funny hangdog tune in that way only Abner Jay can pull off. Song's about love as an innate part of being alive, for better or worse. Best blues song ever? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ-IK7r1WsM
budgie 02.01.21	what the hell is this crap
nol 02.01.21	it's 💕🖤💔FEB SOTD💔🖤💕
SlothcoreSam 02.01.21	Stuck Out Here - Saint and Sinners Wine. Off Until We're Each Someone Else. It's a different kinda love song. https://youtu.be/jrMFs7Yq8q8
budgie 02.01.21	T.S.O.L. - code blue it's about a guy who can't find love anywhere but eventually does find love.... somewhere unusual..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhPjU2KXZh0
Divaman 02.01.21	Not sure if you actually meant to rec that one Colton, or if you were just giving examples to Torontonian, but that's a really good pick.
Cygnatti 02.01.21	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPhwbZBvW2o banger
rifkadm 02.01.21	Strapping Young Lad - Love? It’s about control, don’tcha know?? https://youtu.be/mL9Aohgd79I
nol 02.01.21	alright, main list is updated! that's 11 down so far, we still need 17 more recs! get rec'd!!
porcupinetheater 02.01.21	5/5 pick d-d-damn, rif
budgie 02.01.21	get recd bitch!
Cygnatti 02.01.21	wait, can i undo mine and add a different one?
nol 02.01.21	yes
Cygnatti 02.01.21	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_cZyavt06U honestly don't even know how to describe how amazing this song is Imagine 100 years ago, going on a train for days or weeks on end, just to chase after someone you loved. Things are rocky between the two of you. Do they still care about you? How would they react to seeing you? You don't know the answers, in fact, this entire journey may all be for naught. But nevertheless, you don't turn your back. You take that chance anyway. Why? Because it's worth it. It's worth it because you were once in love. And perhaps still are?
ArsMoriendi 02.01.21	"Oh My Dear (Falling in Love)" by Ween (on The Pod) Despite being from their weirdest album, this long song is cutesy and poppy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qePK48zmWDY
DrMaximus 02.01.21	https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HVxyZcu4omQ
Divaman 02.01.21	Dude, that's almost 45 minutes long. We have a time max. I don't remember what it is exactly (15 minutes?), but we have one.
DrMaximus 02.01.21	https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0soKjeCkUfU How's that
Divaman 02.01.21	Still horrifying, but within the time limit.
SlothcoreSam 02.01.21	I like it better if she smells of formaldehyde
budgie 02.01.21	💀💀💀
Colton 02.01.21	that's Budgiecore comedy right there
Trifolium 02.01.21	Lovely theme!!!!! Thinking about a rec now...
JohnnyoftheWell 02.01.21	Tujiko Noriko - Penguin (from Hard ni Sasete) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeFXZcSZzbM penguin.
Trifolium 02.01.21	Sungrazer - Somo (from Sungrazer) Super soothing track with a perfectly warm and fuzzy sound. Fell in love with this one because of the sepia colours and that incredible build throughout its entire runtime. Oh yeah, and it's about love, it's about letting go. https://youtu.be/d1g2EjP1oFM
porcupinetheater 02.01.21	Gonna be an interesting run this month! I'll try to keep up this time!
ieatbabies795 02.01.21	💕🖤💔LOVEISDEAD💔🖤💕
porcupinetheater 02.01.21	Awe that third emoji heart has a lightning bolt in it, for the indomitable spirit of love
dedex 02.01.21	Prefab Sprout - Goodbye Lucille #1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V84TSOukdYk
Scheumke 02.01.21	stretches hands, time to bring out the big guns: Anathema - Untouchable Pt. 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av6sVWXeCWQ The song's about learning to let go of love and moving on. It’s a final statement of love, blessing somebody and moving past that, but still stating how beautiful your feelings are. Apparently. Somehow I've always interpreted it as a love letter to a recently deceased.
Scheumke 02.01.21	Owh boy I just did a 'oh shit' to myself when I realised I could've gone with Alter Bridge's 'Blackbird' as well. Damn some good options here, meaning it's a good theme dude!
porcupinetheater 02.01.21	"Somehow I've always interpreted it as a love letter to a recently deceased." The shadow of One Last Goodbye stretches a long way
dedex 02.01.21	1. Boop - weather is grey here but this song brought some sun. bit cheesy tho. 3.2
JesperL 02.01.21	trespassers william - different stars (from the album of the same name) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izeeVWkOZFg not just a love song but also a lovely song and one of the loveliest songs everer thank u
Pangea 02.01.21	Sophie - It's Okay to Cry (from Oils of Every Person's Un-Insides https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_S0qCeA-pc&ab_channel=SOPHIE A song about (self?) acceptance and love. I always found it really uplifting, even now with her recent tragic passing
Pheromone 02.01.21	Woo let's go, love songs are my favourite type of songs about love Arab Strap - New Birds But lyrics are essential, none of that passive listening dilly dally
Trifolium 02.01.21	Month is filling up quickly!
dedex 02.01.21	Sophie - It's Okay to Cry 💖
Pheromone 02.01.21	;_;
nol 02.01.21	cyg the quality of your rec has vastly improved
Cygnatti 02.01.21	okay but the other one was legit a banger tho idc
nol 02.01.21	no hate to chris brown OR young thug
porcupinetheater 02.01.21	This month is fucking stacked Jesus
Pheromone 02.01.21	love brings the best out of art or some shit like that shit
Cygnatti 02.01.21	you can hate Chris Brown all ya like, and tbh you probably should lmao but sometimes he makes bangers idk
Divaman 02.01.21	Guys, what happened to the January worksheet?
Divaman 02.01.21	Never mind, I found it. The February worksheet was accidentally put in front of it instead of behind it.
Scheumke 02.01.21	@nolerthebowler Nice, putting AB as an honorable mention like that! Song is too good to have it lying by the wayside haha.
Divaman 02.01.21	Jeff Williams - Slow pop intro w/piano and female vocalist. Then the pace picks up, as advertised. This isn't really my thing. It's not aggressively bad, but it feels kind of bland. 2.5
Divaman 02.01.21	The Feb worksheet isn't really usable as is. The cols are too wide, and there's no place to put the scores for Ars and Egarran. If there's somebody who's really good at those who wants to take a shot at fixing it, please do so. (I usually figure it out eventually, but mostly, I'm muddling through.)
nol 02.01.21	ALRIGHT, everyone’s recs have been updated to the main list, I have edited the spreadsheet (and probably ruined everything) AND I made a handy dandy Spotify playlist featuring all of our recs! I will put that playlist in the first comment of the list, enjoy (:
nol 02.01.21	yeah I kinda fucked up the sheet, pasting everything made all the nodes bigger for some reason...
Divaman 02.01.21	Those things are a pain in the ass. I'm hoping someone who is good at them will step up to fix it. If no one does, I'll take a shot at it, but it will probably involve recopying January and starting from scratch, so I'd rather not have to do that.
ArsMoriendi 02.01.21	Fixed the spreadsheet :)
nol 02.01.21	huzzah!
nol 02.01.21	here’s the Spotify playlist at the bottom of the comments too in case you didn’t see (: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2wvLLE8JQ1twAtM8yzha1x?si=Lmwz3ZYaR6yNfxcO_E_CYA
Divaman 02.01.21	Oh Ars, you're so my hero! Thanks.
Divaman 02.01.21	Vg. We're rockin' and rollin' here.
ieatbabies795 02.01.21	The Cure - Just Like Heaven Robert Smith always made the sweetest love songs 🖤
nol 02.01.21	Only 6 songs remain! REC REC REC
Trifolium 02.01.21	Yeah this is filling up crazy fast!
IsildursBane44 02.01.21	Ben Folds - Late This song has been hitting hard recently. It was written about Folds having an appreciation for Elliott Smith's music but never having a chance to tell him because of his untimely death. Both artists are legends and big inspirations to me. I feel like this song fits for any of our favorite artists that have passed from this earth. Although it could be taken as solemn on first look, I find myself having a warm feeling the more I listen to this track. I suppose you could call it bittersweet. https://youtu.be/BXLh116VdCw
BenThatsMyJamin 02.01.21	Possessions would have been a cooler pick for SYL than Love
nol 02.01.21	hey man there's no rule against two songs for one band (i think), and you haven't REC'd anything yet (:
BenThatsMyJamin 02.01.21	Nah I think I'll nominate 'Royal Screw Up' by Soccer Mommy, from one of last year's most underrated albums. Song talks about how the narrator believed a relationship would solve all her deep-seated issues, when actually both of them just ended up getting hurt. It's pretty brutally confessional. Love the way the lines run into one another.
Divaman 02.01.21	Classic Cure song.
ieatbabies795 02.01.21	Pots puoi parlare l’italiano?
ieatbabies795 02.01.21	Number 20 tho
nol 02.01.21	was hoping for a Sophie song in the list !
nol 02.01.21	number 1 doe
ieatbabies795 02.01.21	That one sounds like a Disney song
nol 02.01.21	I like Disney bitch
nol 02.01.21	cheesy music is good sometimes, k?
nol 02.01.21	im a fucking filthy Bruno Mars fan
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.01.21	"Pots puoi parlare l’italiano" Si
brainmelter 02.01.21	Dark Flowers by Emily Kokal Not a traditional love song by any means, hell, you’d even think it’s strange to call this a love song but it radiates deep admiration in a really tragic and sincere way. It goes beyond the pain of a broken heart.. it manages to be equally pretty and morbid. https://youtu.be/rUYei0heFr4
nol 02.01.21	“3.0 fun but not much else 4 me” so, ur saying it’s a 4
nol 02.01.21	jk I’ll be good host
nol 02.01.21	Only three spots left! This real estate is HOT!!!
ReefaJones 02.01.21	Peter Gabriel - Don't Give Up (feat. Kate Bush) It's about loved ones having each other's back in times of crisis
BookoftheFallen 02.01.21	i have a crush on my stepsister. do you think anything will happen?
someone 02.01.21	did somebody delete my rec comment?
nol 02.01.21	I’m not sure what happened to it... I recorded what you said in the list entry tho
someone 02.01.21	i see i see
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.01.21	johnny[well] "accidentally" deleting comments again
Pheromone 02.01.21	chaotic johnny deleting comments on tues morning
nol 02.01.21	there is a 72% chance I did it, tho I have no recollection of doing so
nol 02.01.21	who will fill out the last two spots of this List of Dreams? Only time will tell.
Colton 02.01.21	Johnny lives in the future
JohnnyoftheWell 02.01.21	oops accidentally deleted colton's comment again it's a tuesday, can't @ me
someone 02.01.21	hey, my girl wants to rec a song, but she's struggling with this our system here. is it okay if i do it for her?
budgie 02.01.21	if you recd someone elses rec then the elder gods would awaken and destroy humanity for our sacrilegious trespasses
porcupinetheater 02.01.21	In other words what fun! Please do!
someone 02.01.21	i'm still trying to instruct her how to do it, so maybe she will herself. but she's busy at the moment and this place is confusing, so i won't blame her if she bails
nol 02.01.21	I will put her rec under SOMEONE ELSE. All I really need is a song and who makes it! I can find the vid and what album it’s from. She can explain her rec if she wants to or not, no big deal either way!
someone 02.01.21	would be kind of you, thanks a plenty
nol 02.01.21	I’ll keep a spot reserved. Which means ONE SPOT LEFT!!!
porcupinetheater 02.01.21	someone this is a very convoluted way to establish the alt you’re trying to get off the ground
someone 02.01.21	a backstory is always required
Elektra 02.01.21	Waters of March sang by Elis Regina and Tom Jobim A song which celebrates the beauty and constant changes/flow of life. March is also Rio de Janeiro's rainiest month and the song has a downward like progression which imitates the rain flow.
porcupinetheater 02.01.21	If she doesn’t name the account “arbitrary personage” or some such I’m going to be very sore
porcupinetheater 02.01.21	Why hello there arbitrary personage! How did you hear about this site? 🔲 Word of mouth 🔲Advertisement 🔲Link from another site 🔲someone told me about it
nol 02.01.21	kk .... 0 spots left.
nol 02.01.21	unless wait are you SOMEONE ELSE
someone 02.01.21	you'll see that between the two of us the primary someone is her and i'm the some other one
Elektra 02.01.21	here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBEesrdaRog
porcupinetheater 02.01.21	Somewhat someone might somehow be anyone at all
DaveT0738 02.01.21	Missing Gojira's Love
someone 02.01.21	i am no one
porcupinetheater 02.01.21	No güey, no way!
nol 02.01.21	okay okay okay ... 1 spot left.
Elektra 02.01.21	Someone auspiciously calls me his girl... I just call him a long-term sex buddy.
someone 02.01.21	another way to put it, my darling girl long-term sex buddy
nol 02.01.21	I’ll leave that between you two to decide
nol 02.01.21	I feel like it’s fitting Peter Gabriel ended up on this list, as I initially misattributed the book of love quote to him, lol.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.01.21	"i'm still trying to instruct her how to do it, so maybe she will herself. but she's busy at the moment and this place is confusing, so i won't blame her if she bails" what is she, 70?
someone 02.01.21	no, but this site is
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.01.21	15 website years = 70 human years
porcupinetheater 02.01.21	This site isn’t a day over 69
someone 02.01.21	it's like a cat, but less welcoming
nol 02.01.21	for every parentheses in your username, you rise 20% up the douche scale
porcupinetheater 02.01.21	Well yes but you never established the baseline, noler, the scale percentage doesn’t tell us much
nol 02.01.21	the douche metric is self-evident
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.01.21	For every unprovoked insult you raise 200% up the douche scale
nol 02.01.21	man I have bad news about your score then
nol 02.01.21	unquantifiable
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.01.21	Kettle meet pots and compare penis
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.01.21	"unquantifiable" Just because you can't count that high doesn't make it unquantifiable
nol 02.01.21	they say for every word in your username that rhymes with “roller,” your penis grows 5 inches.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.01.21	The baseline being an inverted 5
nol 02.01.21	so your penis is -5 inches long then?
porcupinetheater 02.01.21	They say the number of animals in your profile name is a direct ratio to the number of times you violently landed on your head from height as a child
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.01.21	i have a beautiful vagina and you have a below average penis yes
nol 02.01.21	touché
someone 02.01.21	lordy the sparks in here, calm down you
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.01.21	*lord(e)
nol 02.01.21	“the” is actually short for “Tholler” my full name is Noler Tholler Bowler
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.01.21	the -5 baseline is actually short for -10
Pheromone 02.01.21	they say dont run next to swimming pools
nol 02.01.21	It’s actually N.O.L.E.R.T.H.O.L.L.E.R.B.O.W.L.E.R. which stands for Noler Oler Loler Eoler Roller Tholler Holer Oler Loler Loler Eoler Roller Bowler Oler Woler Loler Eoler Roller. My mom was on drugs.
Pheromone 02.01.21	I had an aunt with a similar name
nol 02.01.21	she must also have had a massive phallus
someone 02.01.21	you two related?
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.01.21	they say every initial in an acronym in your user name negates 5 inches awarded of any word that rhymes with roller starting at a baseline of -10
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.01.21	and every insinuated period ups your douche percentage by three thousand bajillion
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.01.21	checkmate
nol 02.01.21	that’s not how it works
nol 02.01.21	lol 🙄
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.01.21	direct any grievances with the system to jeremy fedora
nol 02.02.21	some deep noler lore itt
budgie 02.02.21	"It’s actually N.O.L.E.R.T.H.O.L.L.E.R.B.O.W.L.E.R. which stands for Noler Oler Loler Eoler Roller Tholler Holer Oler Loler Loler Eoler Roller Bowler Oler Woler Loler Eoler Roller." but what kiiiind what kinda shark
nol 02.02.21	¡UNO MAS!
ieatbabies795 02.02.21	What the hell haha
porcupinetheater 02.02.21	Budgie in the running for wingman of the year with that one
rifkadm 02.02.21	Lol I liked this first song more than everyone else because I'm a weeb
nol 02.02.21	am I also a weeb
nol 02.02.21	it’s a good song just not everyone’s cuppa
nol 02.02.21	or maybe it’s just fucking terrible, and you all hate my guts
porcupinetheater 02.02.21	All of my ratings have their origins in spite tbh
dedex 02.02.21	2. ADORO - I was waiting for you, KETA! Sexy shit as always, starting to really vibe with her style. 3.8
Scheumke 02.02.21	1. Boop - 3.6 - What a fun way to start the month. I enjoyed what's done here, the happy go lucky 'lets celebrate today' vibe is something I almost always enjoy. I do feel that there's some lost potential here though. They could've done a couple of things that would've brought this to a 4 or higher for me (mainly vocal-wise). 2. ADORO - 3.4 - This is pots summarized in a song ain't it? It was weird, but I get the appeal (not unlike the pots himself).
Scheumke 02.02.21	Btw, can we keep the Spotify playlist style as a staple? I already find it so much easier to actually listen and rate :D.
Cygnatti 02.02.21	whomst is Jeremy Ferdawa (however you spell it) anyhow?
nol 02.02.21	The vocalist in boop is def a little amateurish, but imo it works well the innocent vibe of the song, and she does a great job keeping up with the wild instrumentals! I also think the melody/background vocals are quite good, esp in the “what am I to doo, I didn’t know that I would FALLL in love with you!” and who hasn’t put their foot in their mouth around someone their crushin on? Song topic is super relatable https://youtu.be/Z12e59bIUlc here’s another great song from that show if y’all are interested. This one is a subtle acoustic jazz version of a banger like boop. Really emotional track, I think Casey sounds like magic here!
nol 02.02.21	I’m tryna get my brother to log in and REC the 28th song... not the same brother who showed me the Boop tho, lol
nol 02.02.21	ladies and gentlepeople, THAT'S A WRAP. plz stop sending me music recommendations, thx
Divaman 02.02.21	I'm expecting extra points from you for my Thomas Dolby rec. noler. There's a bowling reference in the very first line of the song.
nol 02.02.21	bowling references truly are a one way avenue to my heart
Divaman 02.02.21	And they're relatively rare in music.
nol 02.02.21	this month’s theme should’ve been songs with bowling references, damn missed opportunity
Divaman 02.02.21	Well, I would been covered, anyway.
Divaman 02.02.21	Btw, extra imaginary points to anyone who listens to Dolby's song who can tell me what he (by his own admission) fucked up.
Pheromone 02.02.21	Noler - i love you and i am sorry but 2.0 for Boop MYSS Keta - 3.0 - this is the best myss keta song i have ever heard and i cant wait to show my mum
nol 02.02.21	sad boop ADORO - interesant-E-E-E. She really makes that mask look sexy. Was she rockin' it before the pandemic? oh, 2.8/5
someone 02.02.21	somebody said boop? https://youtu.be/J4l7855G3kU
Pheromone 02.02.21	lmao some italian girl that i haven't spoke to for like a year follows me on spotify and messaged me out of the blue like 'why the fuck were u listening to il pagante lol' what have u done pots
ieatbabies795 02.02.21	It’s the season of love and pots is the master wingman
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.02.21	" 02.02.21 [Report this Post] lmao some italian girl that i haven't spoke to for like a year follows me on spotify and messaged me out of the blue like 'why the fuck were u listening to il pagante lol'" LOL
Pheromone 02.02.21	ouch
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.02.21	Thats my fav story thats come out of me spamming myss keta on the site so far
Pheromone 02.02.21	ahaha pots i dont know if it's just my pessimism but i was convinced you were being sarcastic - i was laughing when i read it tho, feel haunted by KETA. plus, had nice catch up. bump my rating to a 3.1
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.02.21	lol no I genuinely thought that was hilarious
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.02.21	so long as there are keta tunes and a song of the day thread the flow will never cease
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.02.21	although i'm starting to have a hard time remembering which i've already rec'd lol
anat 02.02.21	can I rec for feb 29
ReefaJones 02.02.21	in 3 years you can
anat 02.02.21	okay just remind me then
Cygnatti 02.03.21	Boop : 6/10 - cute and fun song but it's also weebish so -0.5/10 for that. Adoro : 6.5/10 - banger, sleek and smooth. Has undeniable gay/baddie energy.
budgie 02.03.21	how does this crap have 200 posts its the 2nd of february
budgie 02.03.21	Budgie in the running for wingman of the year with that one that was a jaws reference idk what youre talking about but i dig
Trifolium 02.03.21	Of course you can anatelier!!! Just rec away and make noler deal with the rest!
Trifolium 02.03.21	Omg Jaws 💖
dedex 02.03.21	3. I Love You Goodbye - this came from '92? sounds like 80s "yay we feel GUD and we show it" kinda stuff. kinda rad, ngl. 3.4
farmerobama 02.03.21	Rostro del Sol - Tales... a) Awakening of Illusions b) Delirium c) Endless and Beyond Great fusion of psych, prog and jazzy elements from the debut album of this interesting project from Mexico
Pheromone 02.03.21	[2] dedex completely on the Thomas Dolby one lol - 3.4 and for pre much the exact same reason. is kinda rad
Divaman 02.03.21	Dolby is an '80s guy who kept recording into the '90s. So you guys aren't really wrong.
someone 02.03.21	I remember hearing Thomas Dolby on vinyl a while back, the quality was shit. I think I prefer my Dolby Digital.
Divaman 02.03.21	Ow.
Pangea 02.03.21	boop - aww this is sweet. It's a bit too hectic for me though and i'm not a massive fan of her voice. 2.5 Adoro - super nice beat, would dance embarrassingly to it. Not a big fan of the vocals in this one though, especially the guest ones. 2.8 I Love You Goodbye - great stuff. there is a lot instrumentally going on, but it all works really well and it remains cohesive. Love the bass lines throughout and some really nice piano in some spots. 4.2
JesperL 02.03.21	1. boop - haha boop, this is cute in the way my 8 yo niece's school play was cute, 2.0 2. adoro - this song is five minutes long, 2.3 3. ily goodbye - i mostly like what this song does, 3.5 4. don't worry - ugh i hate this oh it's not feb 4th yet hmm okay well i don't want to finish this round on this shit so imma pretend it's feb 5th already ok, 1.2 5. ur still the one - okay thank god this is good, v smooth, 3.7
Pheromone 02.03.21	Talking Heads - 2.8 - I have never really been sold on a full length TH album n i guess it's because these kind of middling tracks. IDK what is about Bryne & Co that grate the wrong way sometimes
rifkadm 02.03.21	I like the ily goodbye song but that bass reminds me so much of MJ’s thriller. But overall very smooth and easy listening. 3.5 :)
nol 02.03.21	if you don’t like Boop, you enjoy killing kittens in dark alleyways confirmed
Divaman 02.03.21	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxy3i6gVaVM
nol 02.03.21	be careful with YouTube links, I might make it your honorable mention if I’m feeling especially salty
Divaman 02.03.21	Nah, I'm probably saving it for another month.
dedex 02.04.21	4. Don't Worry About the Government - didn't really enjoy this one tbh, been ages since i last listened to this one. 2.9
Divaman 02.04.21	Talking Heads - Not a huge Talking Heads fan, but this is actually one of my favorites of theirs. Sorry to see it's not getting much love here. 4.0
Divaman 02.04.21	I don't know what makes it default to a given color, but do you know how to change the color? You should always add a score in red, so if the host for the month decides to do updates to the list, he can change it to green after he's added your score. If you don''t. I usually change the color for you when I see it.
Divaman 02.04.21	It's already red now, so either you figured it out or somebody else changed it for you.
Divaman 02.04.21	Ooo, you're fast, norm! Good one.
Colton 02.04.21	Everyone on this site is dumb and sucks except evilford
Divaman 02.04.21	It's like you could read my mind, and ... hey!!!!!!!!! Wait a minute!
porcupinetheater 02.04.21	Everyone on this site is dumb and sucks except evilford [3] At least since ovrot left for other m/ pastures
nol 02.04.21	“Everyone on this site is dumb and sucks except evilford“ Posting in this thread is emotionally sobering man, deal w it
nol 02.04.21	ur like I’m so excited to show off this cool music to all these cool folx, so they can share in the joy I experience when listening :) and then... oh...
nol 02.04.21	I will kill you
nol 02.04.21	thank for censoring
nol 02.04.21	rip
Divaman 02.04.21	Were you having a conversation with someone here who left the site, or is this one of those mpd things?
nol 02.04.21	I was conversing with a sach alt i think
Divaman 02.05.21	That's what I figured.
porcupinetheater 02.05.21	1 - Boop! Lmao this is so corny [text small as fuck]pretty fun tho[/text small as fuck] 3.3 2 - Adoro - you know what it is 3 3 - Te amo adios - Parents used to play She Blinded Me with Science way too fucking much in the car. This is better than that tho, love the hillbilly fiddle 3.8 4 - Colting Heads - Damn y'all, it's not the most tuneful Byrne's ever been but song's hilarious 3.9
Divaman 02.05.21	Andres - Electronic stuff going on. A little bit of funk with R&B vocals (a little low in the mix). Well done, but totally not my thing. (Pretty repetitive, too.) 2.5
Josh D. 02.05.21	damn, no "Pink Cigarette"?
nol 02.05.21	I Love you Goodbye - So this was unexpected. Was thinking it would be more folk driven, but damn this is a good surprise. Very 80's like everyone is saying, also agree that the bass is a bit derivative of "Thriller." But damn, that piano just fills the gaps perfectly. Those irish-ish strings at the beginning are beautiful. There's some electronic work that reminds me of frickin' Donkey Kong Country, and trust me, that is a good comparison. Oh, and bowling references. 4.2/5 gotta dig more into Dolby !
Divaman 02.05.21	Knew you'd love that bowling reference. :) I've been racking my head, and I'm not even sure I can think of another song that has a bowling reference. I know a song (and an album) called "Kingpin", and the album art has a picture on the front cover of the lead singer holding a bowling ball while the picture on the back cover shows the band's faces on bowling pins getting bowled over, but the actual reference in the song is more like Spider-Man and Daredevil's enemy Kingpin -- the singer is accusing someone of being a no-it-all bigshot. At this moment, I can't think of another.
nol 02.05.21	I got 2! The Wonder Years - Suburbia "The Bowling Alley burnt down, they said it was a cigarette, almost believed it. There were burns in the carpet, but everyone knows that it was for the insurance." Relient K - Deathbed "I bowled about six times a week, a bottle of Beam kept the memories from me. My marriage had taken a 7/10 split, cus along with my pride the ex-wife took the kids..." both great lines haha
Divaman 02.05.21	Nice. I'm not familiar with either song. I did find one other online that I AM familiar with, though -- The Kinks, "Come Dancing": They put a parking lot on a piece of land When the supermarket used to stand Before that they put up a bowling alley On the site that used to be the local pally There's also a bowling reference in "Summer Nights" from the Grease musical, but let's not talk about that.
SlothcoreSam 02.05.21	New NOFX song "Linewleum" references a bowing alley. And it's a great throw back to their original song Linoleum. https://youtu.be/_Y3yDBklhDI "Linoleum never meant anything to me I never even wrote a chorus Just verses and a bridge It's like bulldozing a bowling alley for a used record store Decomposing your best song is sacrilege But when most hopeless bands play it wrong And it's in Le Tigre's best song And it was the last song that Tony ever played It's time to put Linoleum out to stud and make sure that it gets laid"
nol 02.05.21	bowler-core
Colton 02.05.21	Seriously Porcupine, that song is so stupid I don’t get how anyone wouldn’t like it
SlothcoreSam 02.05.21	Or there is the 90s punk supergroup, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, who just do covers, and their album covers for Have A Ball, and Have another Ball, are both bowling themed. There is actually an annual punk music festival called Punk Rock Bowling. The Circle Jerks were due to play this year, but Covid!
porcupinetheater 02.05.21	The Blue Nile - High got a sick bowling alley reference in the noble interest of bumming you out & shit, lovely stuff
Divaman 02.06.21	Stevie Wonder - Never been a fan. I guess this song is OK. It's one of those I've heard so many times over the years that I don't really hear it anymore. 3.0
nol 02.07.21	never been a fan of Stevie Wonder!? that track is a bit annoying tho, no doubt. but he’s a god. the sound of a baby crying has no place anywhere near music no hate to babies
nol 02.07.21	I’m scared to ask how you guys feel about Sir Duke AKA a song better than life itself
Divaman 02.07.21	Oh fuck Stevie Wonder.
nol 02.07.21	it might be a first
porcupinetheater 02.07.21	Scorching. Sir Duke is every bit the song its reputation suggests
Divaman 02.07.21	Ah, what are you guys talking about? This is Sputnik. I see at least six spicier takes here a week.
Divaman 02.07.21	I like "My Cherie Amour", how's that?
porcupinetheater 02.07.21	Those takes are spicy in the presentation of their rhetoric, Diva, yours is spicy in its content! You don't need to add Tabasco to a scorpion pepper!
Divaman 02.07.21	Bah! You tasteless bastards called my Santana pick boring Dadrock a couple of months ago. Carlos Santana! Now there's a rock god for you. Compared to Carlos Santana, Steve Wonder is Sominex.
porcupinetheater 02.07.21	Sure! But you weren’t reccin tunes from Abraxas, Diva! If ol’ Toronto had dropped something from Characters we might be having a very different Stevie Wonder discussion right now, too! As it is, it’s one of those safe, reliably good, competitionally boring choices that always winds up winning these things! Props to you for taking a risk last month!
nol 02.07.21	Isn’t she lovely is one of the lesser songs on Songs in The Key of Life imo, and it’s still an absolute banger. This is THE Stevie wonder harmonica song. Its just the melody doesn’t go anywhere. Except! the rare hook “I can’t believe what God had doneee” (thx sweet jesus). This phrase beautifully lets the melody loose, in the way Mr. Wonder does oh so well. (-0.5 for crying baby) 3.6/5
nol 02.07.21	I still need to go back and do the last two. I always listen to the tracks on time, but writing the thing is hard. Let’s me chew on it I guess. But I’m not sure that’s the point of SOTD lol.
Divaman 02.07.21	Hey, I gave Stevie a 3. But I checked back a few minutes ago. My whole music collection of everything I ever thought was worth saving is on 3 iPods, and without counting the duplicates, it's over 50,000 songs. And I don't have a single Stevie Wonder song. (Although now that it's brought to my attention, maybe I'll add "My Cherie Amour.") So Stevie can hop on the boat with those guys from Slint and sink right to the bottom of the ocean.
nol 02.07.21	@divaman: Santana is great
Divaman 02.07.21	Now don't make me take off my nice new tin foil hat and reactivate the budgie bot.
Divaman 02.07.21	Thank you noler. Right you are.
nol 02.07.21	listen to contusion by Stevie Wonder. It’s mostly an instrumental with a ripping guitar line. I’m telling you Stevie Wonder had a brilliant ear for melody. He probably wrote some of your fav songs and you just don’t know it.
porcupinetheater 02.07.21	The guys from Slint are probably already there if that album art for Spiderland was a sign of things to come!
Divaman 02.07.21	OR I can just continue to ignore Stevie the way I always have. I'm telling you, you should just take the win with "My Cherie Amour".
nol 02.07.21	lmao 2 tru, they drownin
nol 02.07.21	I’m telling you, I respect your decision
Divaman 02.07.21	We're good. (Wait 'til we get to the Peter Gabriel track, heh heh.)
Divaman 02.07.21	Abner Jaye - I'm not sure what the jokes in the beginning had to do with the song, and I'm kind of confused about your description, porcupine - you're saying the song itself was meant to be funny? I didn't get that, the song seemed like a straight up blues song to me. In any event, I'm not really a blues guy, although I have to admit, I kind of like this guy's voice. I don't know, I'm gonna go 2.8.
Divaman 02.07.21	As for who wrote the best blues song ever, I have to tell you modestly, it was me. Although I unfortunately don't have it posted online anywhere.
Divaman 02.07.21	I have to belatedly say, noler, I love that you quoted Stephin Merritt at the top of the list, even if you did think it belonged to Peter Gabriel.
porcupinetheater 02.07.21	So underground no one’s ever heard it? Now that’s a legendary blues mythos if ever I heard one! I didn’t know that you were THE Blind Willie Divaman Also yeah, I guess the humor might be harder to see without the context of the rest of Abner’s discog, but I get the sense he kind of plays up the sadsack schlub, his stuff in general comes across to me like he’s looking at life with a cock-eyed bemusement and Mona Lisa smile
Divaman 02.07.21	Only a small subset of people from a few clubs on Long Island. And what I used to bill myself as was closer to Howling Divaman. :)
porcupinetheater 02.07.21	Oh my God oh my God I can’t wait to travel cross country to one of your shows only to get to the door and be told by a seventy year old fisherman who’s been chain-smoking for 80 that you’ve vanished under mysterious circumstances < 3
Divaman 02.07.21	I didn't really have shows. I only had two songs. I was more of an invited guest artist.
Divaman 02.07.21	But I was still the greatest blues artist who ever lived.
porcupinetheater 02.07.21	Just like when John Fahey wanted to start his Blind Joe Death secret persona and anonymously leave copies of vinyl in record shops! Except without the vinyl and the shops cause John Fahey was too corporate, don't know how the proper Howlin Diva crowd do it
Divaman 02.07.21	Exactly!
nol 02.07.21	tbf, I did get that quote from 69 Love Songs, I just made an oops when I was researching the song, and thought it was a Peter Gabriel cover, not the other way around. I almost made “The Book of Love“ my rec this month, but felt it worked better as a descriptor. Boop’s powerful popness is more my type of music anyway.
porcupinetheater 02.07.21	Hurt-is-a-NIN-song Snydrome
Divaman 02.07.21	I'd have given "The Book of Love" a much higher score, though, especially if you'd have used the original Magnetic Fields version. (I find the Peter Gabriel version a little meandering. But then again I heard the original version years before I heard that one, so I was already prejudiced.) "Book of Love" is more my type of music than "Boop".
Divaman 02.07.21	I love Merritt's songwriting.
porcupinetheater 02.07.21	Only songwriter that can take a mile and a half of filler songs and turn it into a strength. 69's probably the messiest all time great album. Or the greatest all time messy album?
Divaman 02.07.21	Yeah, I don't disagree with that. There's definitely filler on there, but there are also a lot of excellent songs. Same for 50 Song Memoir.
nol 02.07.21	I was really just here for the album name
Divaman 02.07.21	Shh, never admit that. It was a stroke of brilliance and good taste on your part.
rifkadm 02.08.21	I've already listened to some of the songs for sad bois on this playlist to play on Valentine's day because I will be single AND at work T_T Automatic 4.0+ for the lot of them
Scheumke 02.08.21	3. I Love You Goodbye - 4.1 - This triggers my nostalgia somehow, though I'm pretty sure I've never heard this before. This is my kind of cheese, I really enjoyed the piano and strings. It's also pretty catchy. 4. Don't Worry About the Government - 2.7 - I'm not a fan. I know TH is really highly regarded on sput, but it didn't grab me at all srry. 5. You're Still the One - 3.0 - Very vanilla sounding to me. Didn't dislike it, but a little bland. 6. Isn't She Lovely - 3.9 - A classic. Heard it too much but it's a good song still. 7. I'm So Depressed - 3.4 - Huh.. I don't really know what to make of this. I guess I enjoyed the sadness and hopelessness of it. 8. Saint and Sinners Wine - 3.5 - I liked the structure of the song, I was hoping it would break out a little and it did, before ending like it began. Not the biggest fan of the vocals but it's a nice little song.
porcupinetheater 02.08.21	5 - Andres - Hazy, floaty, lil sleep-funk on the bass groove (synth, I imagine?) Cool mood piece, although not super into the record static, think it takes a way from the sonic clarity this needs to really ace that smoky nightclub vibe 3.0 for now and I reserve the right to add a few points when I come back stoned off my bongos 6 - Stevie - Stevie. Boring choice cause the song rules and everybody knows it (or so I thought!) Shut up with the fucking samples tho I want ta hear the solo 4.2 8 - Stuck Out Here - Doesn't have the control of language to pull off the plainspoken honest poetry bent it's going for, and the vocals just bury everything else so they really needed to shine to pull this one off. Sorry Sloth!! My ass gets right picky with this sort o thing 2.0
dedex 02.08.21	6. Isn't She Lovely - not my fave of his but still lit shit. 3.8 7. I'm So Depressed - it's cool but that's about it for me. 3.1 8. Saint and Sinners Wine - it's cool but that's about it for me. 3.1 [2]
Divaman 02.08.21	Dedex, are you going to rate the Andres song? rifkadm, which songs in particular did you want to give 4's to?
Divaman 02.08.21	Stuck Out Here - Slowly picked guitar, guy with a high voice. Fills out a bit on the chorus. 3.1
dedex 02.08.21	Oh thx Diva I forgot about this one! 5. You're Still The One - 30 seconds in, checks who rec'd it yah octa m/ i like the funky bassline, but it gets a tad repetitive towards the end. 3.5
widowslaugh123 02.08.21	Good job porcupine I’m so depressed is there best blues song ever
porcupinetheater 02.08.21	Yay! I love Abner Jay so much, shoutout to SpookyNewGhostFriend who showed me the way ☺️
Divaman 02.09.21	Do we have somebody for next month? I thought I remembered somebody asking about it. (Hate that I have to say "somebody" instead of "someone", but it avoids a lot of confusion, doesn't it someone?)
dedex 02.09.21	9. Code Blue - aight, great 80s punk. 3.7
Trifolium 02.09.21	"(Hate that I have to say "somebody" instead of "someone", but it avoids a lot of confusion, doesn't it someone?)" SO RELATABLE!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know about next month. Remember discussing a new topic for March, but I guess this happened in the Casual Convo thread.
someone 02.09.21	gee, seems like somebody really ought to think of a better name
nol 02.09.21	I am officially behind af
nol 02.09.21	don’t worry ab the govt - I love Talking Heads trippier stuff, but their upbeat folky shit makes me wanna throw myself off a bridge. Good hook I guess, and if the whole song was akin to the “Don’t you worry bout me” section, I might even like the song. But rn I’m looking forward to never hearing this again. 2.3/5
dedex 02.09.21	that's normal
nol 02.09.21	You’re Still the One - Wow, that’s a hot beat! Way too long tho! 3.2/5 despite the length, I wanna check this beat tape
Divaman 02.09.21	T.S.O.L. - Driving punk guitars. Blessedly short time limit. Very romantic topic. 3.5
Divaman 02.10.21	Vashti Bunyan - Lightly strummed guitar, surprising high-pitched female vocal (I was expecting a gravel-voiced male). Short and sweet. 3.5
dedex 02.10.21	10. Train Song - This, is absolutely lovely. 3.9
nol 02.10.21	I'm So Depressed - The songwriting is real gud. And Abner's vox definitely epitomize those bluesy characteristics. Wish the the drummer (AKA Abner's Big Toe) was capable of something other than kick drum quarter notes tho.. Guitar also sounds a bit muddled, but thats more due to the recording I'd bet. Good shit. Made my butt bigger. 3.3/5 Saint and Sinner's Wine - I definitely see the criticisms for this, but I'm gonna play the other side and say this is very nostalgic sounding. I've put this sorta genre behind me recently, alt-indie-rock with intimate vocals. But this is a great track that brings me back! I love how it continues building, this is a track that could've easily relied on a basic verse/chorus structure, but instead made things more dynamically interesting. His vocals are also v charming, I wonder where his accent/tone originates. Great lyrics too, take me back to that Springsteen cover band ... 3.9/5
Minushuman24 02.10.21	Not gonna listen to it, cause it is still too hard, but Saints and Sinners Wine is a 5 Code Blue is also like a 4.5
dedex 02.10.21	Minus! Hope you're doing good bro
nol 02.10.21	Code Blue - Had me in the first half, ngl. This one's gonna take a bit of explaining when I show it to the homies 3.6/5
nol 02.10.21	Train Song - ... can't give it a point less than 5/5
porcupinetheater 02.10.21	Lol noler, Abner was also the drummer, basically built his whole traveling one-man band set up to cart around Georgia living off the fundraising and drinkin' from the Suwannee River https://www.irishtimes.com/polopoly_fs/1.2627985.1461847558!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_620_330/image.jpg
nol 02.10.21	that makes a lot more sense, thx! It's mainly there to keep rhythm.
widowslaugh123 02.10.21	Lol at talkin shit about abners “drummer” haha good times
porcupinetheater 02.10.21	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YH0-Ianlu4 God I wish there was more footage of Abner live, rediscovery happened too late. GOAT fr
nol 02.10.21	it's no boop
porcupinetheater 02.10.21	I mean it ain't fair comparing a sand castle to St. Peter's, noler, but STILL
nol 02.10.21	imagine if abner was the vocalist for boop. insta 5/5
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.10.21	havent partaken in a long time but im bored so here you go 1. Boop - this reminds me of that new donk city song lol: 2/5 2. Adoro - wow amazing: 5/5 3. I Love You Goodbye - this is the good kind of dorky: 3/5 4. Don't Worry About the Government - not their best: 2.5/5 5. You're Still The One - good: 3/5 6. Isn't She Lovely - i respect this album more than i actually enjoy it: 2.5/5 7. I'm So Depressed - dec: 3/5 8. Saint and Sinners Wine - radio tier pop punk: 1.5/5 9. Code Blue - i mean i won't knock the lyrical content but it still sounds like every generic punk song ever: 2/5 10. Train Song - a great stopping point lol. vashti is bae: 5/5
nol 02.10.21	imagine not liking the new donk city song but that's also the best take regarding BOOP itt
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.10.21	I mean it is suitable for its purpose which makes it good in that sense? I'm sure this song is suitable for its content as well but I am unfamiliar with the source material
nol 02.10.21	I know nothing about the show, other than the guy who made it worked for Rooster Teeth and died tragically. Which imo adds some emotional weight to the music. Same guy who animated the Red v Blue halo vids on YouTube https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/02/03/animator-monty-oum-dead-at-33-in-lieu-of-flowers-do-something-creative/
nol 02.10.21	“As for honoring Monty, we will do that in our own way,” Hullum said. “In lieu of flowers or gifts, we ask that you simply do something creative. Use your imagination to make the world a better place in any way that you can. If you know Monty like we do, then you know he would certainly be doing that if he were able to.” my heart
porcupinetheater 02.11.21	9 - Code Blue - Lol top tier Budgin' 4.0 10 - vashti is bae [2] Simple like water that seems so familiar but slips away before you can ever get a hold of it 5.0 11 - Classic Strapping 4.5
dedex 02.11.21	11. Love? - never really cared about this band, and this is not gonna change. they good but eh. 3.4
Divaman 02.11.21	Strapping Young Lad - Should I listen, or just copy dedex's score? Oh, all right! -- Yikes! Wtf?!! Heavy, noisy guitars. I'm gonna regret this, aren't I? Repetitive opening, before, blessedly it changes. Oops, there's an Orc vocal. Fuck. Oh, now he's actually sort of singing. It's like an Orc gene-spliced with Dee Snider. I've heard worse, I guess. How long is this? A little under 5 minutes. I can cope with that. ... He's gonna barf up his stomach lining if he keeps this up. I'm thinking 2.7
Divaman 02.11.21	Dark days ahead. Ars is tomorrow (and his taste and mine never match up), followed by the edited version of the 40-minute bowel movement. This would be a great time to take us all out, oh Sweet Meteor of Death. Just sayin'.
ArsMoriendi 02.11.21	"Boop" This is surprisingly soulful. I was expecting weebcore. The production makes this feel kind of plain, but the horns are nice. Pretty cool buildup. 3.5/5 "Adoro" One of the more interesting songs Pots has picked by her, mostly because of the beat. That dude's voice is boring though. I hate saying this though, but those synths remind me of this level of Sonic Adventure 2 Battle I used to play. The level with Knuckles in Space. Meteor Herd! Potsy is recing some video game nostalgia accidentally while trying to push some Italian popstar down our throats. 3/5 "I Love You Goodbye" Continuing the video game theme by choosing some video game loading screen music with some sexy vocals sprinkled on top. Man, now the vocals are just 90s cheese. 2.5/5 "Don't Worry About the Government" Not my favorite Talking Heads song, but still certainly a fun one. The jittery guitar is neat or is that a keyboard? Byrne is always so confident in his nonsense. 3.8/5 "You're Still The One" Off the bat, this has a fun messy energy. Another case of "this would feel more enjoyable in a club, so I'm gonna rate it as if I'm in a club dancing to it." Mid-tempo but funky electronic stuffs. A change in direction for an outro? Hmmm nice. 3.3/5 "Isn't She Lovely" This is fucking cheating. You wish your dad was a famous soul artist who wrote a song about how much he loves you over some great bass and synths. And the harmonica solo is of course iconic as hell. It's a pretty creative idea for him to put his baby on the audio too. Everything about this song is right. Maybe -.1 because it does drag A BIT. 4.9/5
ArsMoriendi 02.11.21	"I'm So Depressed" I feel like I should like this more for some reason. It's a nice blues song, but it's missing something. A little boring I suppose? 2.9/5 "Saint and Sinners Wine" Am I listening to The Fray or something? WHERE DID I GO WRONG I LOST A FRIEND! No seriously. Okay, it picked up into a slightly different style, but damn I don't like this at all. Oh wow, the vocals get really awful for a second. I think I hate this. It's so ugly, yet so generic. 2/5 "Code Blue" Punk that's not pop punk. That's already off to a good start. Wait, it's about necrophilia...I swear this isn't the first song celebrating violating corpses chosen for a Song of the Day. At least the music is fun. 3.4/5 "Train Song" Her voice is haunting and beautiful. Ooh, and there's a string section too! This is simple, but it works really well. 4/5 "Love?" EPIC METAL RIFFS AND GROWLS! Extreme metal is so lame. Burn the entire genre. I guess industrial metal can stay... maybe. Some. BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG. Next Casualties of Cool album when? 2/5
Divaman 02.11.21	See. Stupid effin' meteor, always lets me down.
dedex 02.12.21	12. (Oh My Dear) Falling in Love - I never listened to The Pod, but this one is one quirky lil banger. 3.7
porcupinetheater 02.12.21	Damn lol I thought for sure Ars was gonna go above the mean for Abner!
Divaman 02.12.21	Ween - I did a writeup on this earlier, but I guess I forgot to post it. 3.2
rifkadm 02.12.21	Lol I don’t regret choosing an SYL song, but I also 100% knew Ars would hate it and kinda feel bad it landed on the day that it is on. Don’t worry, he’s planning to make a CoC 2 of sorts 💗
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.12.21	"One of the more interesting songs Pots has picked by her, " Lmao its literally the most derivative track I've picked yet
Divaman 02.13.21	Mauthausen Orchestra - Lots of bowel noises, mixed with sounds of the old RR train pulling into Queensborough Plaza. Then I think I heard some dishes break. The sounds of Dreaded Dormammu making his breakfast out of human bones. Big Ben chiming. Budgie's dentist drilling into his teeth. Anyway, you get the gist. This isn't music, it's noise. 0.0
nol 02.13.21	Manchester Orchestra - What are you doing, Andy...? 0.0
nol 02.13.21	0.0 = buttcheeks
JesperL 02.13.21	6. stevie wonder: i have heard it and it's ok yeah, 3.2 7. abner jay: lol this is p dope, 3.5 8. stuck out here: aw yes love this band, great track, 3.9 9. tsol: caught this band on a burning hot summer day a few years back and it was one of the most entertaining shows ever. song's okay too, 3.0 10. train song: ok wow this is dope! 4.0 11. strapping young lad: yeah sorry i despise this lol, 1.5 12. ween: cute lil tune not much more, 2.8 13. anal perversions: good shit, 2.9 14. penguin: pretty cute n stuff but a bit long, 3.5
rifkadm 02.13.21	Lmao ahhh yes, some pre-valentine's day indigestion. Might as well get all your farts out before the date, so makes sense.
Divaman 02.14.21	0.00
porcupinetheater 02.14.21	0.0 = buttcheeks 0.00 ≠ buttcheeks
nol 02.14.21	medically concerning buttcheeks
ArsMoriendi 02.14.21	"Lmao its literally the most derivative track I've picked yet" I guess she should try to be derivative more then! Her "unique" stuff makes my ears frown
porcupinetheater 02.14.21	Vashti's gonna win this whole thing fuck yeah fuck yeah exactly as it should be
porcupinetheater 02.14.21	If your buttcheeks are 0.00ing, buddy, put down that phone, the doctors can't help you. All you got left is a wing and a prayer
Divaman 02.14.21	0.000
porcupinetheater 02.14.21	Budgie I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news but your husband Diva is dying
budgie 02.14.21	did someone say butts????
Divaman 02.14.21	0.000000000000000000000
Divaman 02.14.21	And fuck Stevie Wonder.
porcupinetheater 02.14.21	Such were his last words. We all cried to Sir Duke at his funeral 😔
JohnnyoftheWell 02.14.21	1. Boop: this is exuberant and kinda nice, hate the drum tone but can roll with it up to a point. is as much cheesy western musical as animecore, and a lot of both. cool 3.4 2. Adoro: big groove delicious lyrics quality video, probably my second fave Keta affiliated track after RIDER BITCH. does she have much more in her solo canon in this vain? 3.9 3. I Love You Goodbye: cheese fountain, hot damn. I was vibing it up until the deathkitsch strings at around 3:30 and onwards, but ig it had a decent run until then? fun song 3.0 4. Don't Worry About The Government: haven't jammed this album in years, but I remember the latter half (from around The Book I Read/this song) easily being the best bit. Hmm. This song is endearing and funny and I still like it (the "civil servants" stanza is still a Byrne classic), but it doesn't have anything approaching the groove of the best TH material. More like a novelty skit, idk, 3.7 5. You're Still The One: mmmhmm yes, am feeling this. I'm still recovering from my last nap, which feels like an unideal listening frame, but it's grooving and kiltering and off-kiltering just the way i like. love those chords, nice samples, nice crackles, i will go back to sleep now 3.6 6. Isn't She Lovely: yes. this is almost fantastic, agreed with Ars that it drags a smidge, fascinatingly hilarious that Diva of all people is stirring the pot here. cool. 3.8 7. I'm So Depressed: now THIS is prime post-nap disorientation fodder, I love it and it is piercing my soul rn in a sad and angry and deeply confused way. 4.9 8. Saint and Sinners Wine: fuck a duck, those lyrics. i guess this delivers the right radio thrills. yeouch. 2.4
ArsMoriendi 02.14.21	This Stevie Wonder slander disgusts me
SlothcoreSam 02.14.21	Jesper and Minus no what's up.
Divaman 02.14.21	slan•der slăn′dər► n. Oral communication of false and malicious statements that damage the reputation of another. n. A false and malicious statement or report about someone. No falsehood = no slander.
JohnnyoftheWell 02.14.21	youtube had the cheek to put a Punisher full album stream on after I'm So Depressed and I have never been more angry at the internet in my life
budgie 02.14.21	oh gr8 jonnes here
ArsMoriendi 02.14.21	"Anal Perversions" People who rec shit like this could at least have the courtesy of listening to and rating everyone else's songs. 5 minutes in and I gotta say: it's more boring than "bad." Like I'd much rather listen to this than 10 minutes of Opeth's bullshit. That's right fuck that one song from Blackwater Park I've heard and its fancy acoustic work leading into lame as can be RAWR growls. At least there are no guttural BS RAWR vocals on this. But yeah this isn't for me. Better than Opeth though. Okay, maybe I'm just trolling when I say that... this is worse than Opeth. Maybe... actually I'm legitimately not sure. At least this puts me in the mood for Coil. Opeth doesn't do that. Opeth puts me in the mood for turning off music for a half-hour. This song is so boring, I had to rant about another band to keep my attention. 1.5/5 "Penguin" Why is this song looping some low random crackling. It's like she dropped her phone and was like "what if we looped that sound quietly." The other beep boops are kinda cool. I've heard an album of hers from Johnny before and yeah it's got those Bjork Vespertine vibes I suppose too. Yeah, this is pretty creative and cutesy. It doesn't have that "wow I need to check album this" soon vibe, but it is still deff good. 3.9/5
porcupinetheater 02.14.21	"youtube had the cheek to put a Punisher full album stream on after I'm So Depressed and I have never been more angry at the internet in my life" Fucking lmao, true dream setlist
Cygnatti 02.14.21	Anal Perversion is like 7.5/10 tbh, really great stuff
porcupinetheater 02.14.21	Yeah but u know what's a perfect 10 tho Vashti
dedex 02.14.21	13. Anal Perversions - it's not as noisy as i like my noise to be. 1.0 14. Penguin - this is cute. 3.8 15. Somo - a slow-burning motherfucker for y'all reef toker. 3.9
Divaman 02.14.21	Tujiko Noriko - synth and female vocals, presumably Japanese, with a bunch of weird ass noises in the background. (I think the Three Stooges were in the recording studio next door on one side, and a bunch of birds were on the other side.) Oh Christ, and we're looking at 8 minutes of this? She should have shot her producer in the groin for this production. It would be a 3 just for her, but the obnoxious production knocks it down to a 2.5.
someone 02.14.21	"did someone say butts????" no
nol 02.14.21	Oh My Dear (Falling in Love) - I ❤️ Ween! One of the last bands I saw live before Covid made that difficult. But I’ve avoided this album in particular. I don’t think I’d like it much. Kinda cute song, but basically all the performances are trash, and there’s nothing wacky enough to make it distinctly Ween. Remember kick drum quarter notes? yeesh. 2/5 (sorry Gener/Deaner, ❤️ u guys)
Divaman 02.15.21	Sungrazer - pulsing, bubbling sound, like the landing of an interstellar craft, with a few light guitar strums in the mix. Slow, sedate singing by two vocalists starts about two minutes in. Pretty nice stuff. 3.3
Pangea 02.16.21	4. Don't Worry About The Government - uhh this is pretty good i guess. 3.0 5. You're Still The One - This is neato. Has some soul to it. 3.5 6. Isn't She Lovely - fucking classic, such a sweet song. Sang it in a school choir kinda thing once actually. 4.5 7. I'm So Depressed - the vocals are great. Otherwise not feeling super hard, but it's cool. 3.2 8. Saint and Sinners Wine - gosh these are some unfortunate vocals. Song generally sounds like a something that should have stayed in the 00s tbh. 1.5
Divaman 02.16.21	Prefab Sprout - Quiet intro. Kind of gentle pop rock. Dammit, I can't just copy dedex's rating. This is his song. 3.0
dedex 02.17.21	"Dammit, I can't just copy dedex's rating" 😫 I thought you'd like this one more 17. Untouchable Pt. 1 - hell yeah love this one, although I prefer part2. Still a banger. 4.0
Divaman 02.17.21	Anathama - Some nice acoustic guitar, followed by good male vocal. (And a lot of clouds, in the video. I love clouds.) Damn, dedex's score might be right again. He's certainly in the right general area. 3.8
dedex 02.17.21	ily2 diva
Divaman 02.17.21	Curse you for your impeccable taste, sir! :)
dedex 02.18.21	aw stop it, you 18. Love's Enough - this is a beaut. 3.8
porcupinetheater 02.18.21	Oh fuck yes, almost at the Trespassers William - Arab Strap 3 day stretch gonna be delicious
JohnnyoftheWell 02.18.21	"synth and female vocals, presumably Japanese, with a bunch of weird ass noises in the background." rip glitch-pop (2001-2021), can't wait to pick another genre for a diva autopsy next month. am bored, catchup time
JohnnyoftheWell 02.18.21	9. Code Blue: sometimes i forget that budgie listens to punk sometimes. plus points for not being dsbm, minus points for being a budgie rec, more minus points for corpsefucking. 2.0 10. Train Song: this is very good. 3.9 11. Love?: hi devin, this is very heavy haha lawl. whatever the opposite of a groove is, this song has it. the rhythm section gave me a speech impediment. could have been kinda cool, but too much chugjank and not enough lurch. wanna listen to his Anneke van G stuff now. 2.8 12. Oh My Dear: this is literal hangover emulation and i want to be sick. brb gonna tank a few averages. 1.9 13. Anal Perversions: hell fuckin A. my attention span prolapsed halfway, but i like this a lot. need to listen to more of this. 4.0 15. Somo: this is probably pretty good, but I'm really hungry and fake-hungover right now and it's kinda hard to get into the groove. blame (11) and (12) for that. actually, i'm starting to feel it. thank you Trif for bringing me back to the land of the living and rhythmically adroit. I should maybe jam this. there is a big climax. I don't know if I like it. okay! 3.6 16. Goodbye Lucille # 1: aww shit, my dad used to play this on vinyl and now I'm mega nostalgic. great song. gonna eat dinner alone and cry. 4.3 Fuck me, got that Anathema song and that Trespassers William song coming up. Gotta take a break here or I'll get mopey and sad and lame and start sponging into this gentlemanly exchange group past the point of decency
someone 02.18.21	Chin up, Johnny. David Ackles is as feel-good as a cocoa with pecan pie.
Divaman 02.18.21	>13. Anal Perversions: hell fuckin A. my attention span prolapsed halfway, but i like this a lot. need to listen to more of this. 4.0 Why in God's name would you need to listen to MORE of this? I guarantee it's just gonna be a bunch of random weird-ass noises, just like the 10 minutes you already listened to.
JohnnyoftheWell 02.18.21	actually i was crossing my fingers for sugar and waltz time
ArsMoriendi 02.18.21	Johnny noooo
Divaman 02.18.21	David Ackles - Christmas piano. Slightly overdramatic vocals. I think I hear some light strings in the background. Never heard of this guy. I don't know about him. He has a decent voice, but there's something vaguely pompous about him. Hmm, song's over already. Short and sweet, didn't wear out my patience at least. (Not that I have all that much to begin with.) I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and go with a 3.
JohnnyoftheWell 02.18.21	tbh I'm rarely enough in the mood for actual noise that I'm usually p grateful when it hits the spot. your + budgie's recs must've warmed me up nicely
Divaman 02.18.21	Maybe I'll take a mic into the john with me next time I have Taco Bell and create a sequel LP. We'll call it "Crunchwrap Supreme".
JohnnyoftheWell 02.18.21	as someone who has made lazy noise music before, i v much hope you put those sounds to good use bc if you don't it will be on you and you will forever be the guy who slammed noise as worthless but then made a worthless album by noise standards and i would hate to see that happen
Divaman 02.18.21	So you want me to put some real fiber into my music, eh?
dedex 02.19.21	19. Different Stars - oh damn this is absolutely lovely. 4.0
porcupinetheater 02.19.21	I'll go back to the ones I skipped but any excuse is a great excuse for Trespassers, them and Vashti both guaranteed 5's 5.Zer0
Divaman 02.19.21	Trespassers William - Slow, mysterious opening. Female vocalist with a pretty voice. Slow guitar. Thought things might kick in and pick up the pace a bit at some point, but not so much. Pretty much a "Wicked Games" vibe throughout. Still, not bad. 3.6
Pangea 02.19.21	9. Code Blue - nice and catchy punk. 3.7 10. Train Song - pretty and cute, i like it. 3.3 11. Love? - intense shit. love the vocals. 4.2 12. (Oh my Dear) Falling In Love - this is infectious but something about it is a bit irksome to me. not digging the vocals either. 2.7 13. Anal Perversions - big fan of having static noise in my ear for 10 minutes. 1.0
Divaman 02.20.21	Sophie - I don't know. Kinda pretty, but I don't love the vocal. What does dedex think? 3.0
JohnnyoftheWell 02.20.21	17. Untouchable Part 1: fun facts, Anathema used to be my absolute favourite band and this album dropped the year I got into them and I saw this song live with my then gf at the same gig that Doof saw them live and it was an excellent concert and this is -skims discog- probably their best opener apart from maybe Deep um yes. does it hold up today? I guess?! dedex is soft and wrong for liking Part 2 more xo 4.3 18. Love's Enough: This is feelgood. I want cocoa and pecan pie. It is not as lovely as those things, but still quite lovely! 3.4 19. Different Stars: Aww, I haven't jammed this one in a while. Lovely album, this is probably the best song that isn't one of my regular go-tos from it. Hmm, not hitting the spot as much as usual this time around - I'm on the same level of space-out rn. Still great. 3.8 20. It's Okay to Cry: Powerful song. I've never clicked particularly hard with it, but lotta respect for obvious reasons. 3.3
dedex 02.20.21	20. It's Okay to Cry: WHAT DO I THINK? this one took some time to click, but now i absolutely love it. 4.1 amn't soft btw i am a tough boi
nol 02.21.21	oh I got some ketchup to do yuh
Divaman 02.21.21	Arab Strap - Hmm. 6-minute-plus song. Better be worth it. Slow, kind of weird-ass intro. Percussion and a little strummed guitar. Some Scottish guy mumbling. Wtf. The song just stopped dead. OK, so we have a slow song, and then a stop for dramatic pause? Ooo, now they're getting into it. It's still slow, but it's louder. And now some actual electric guitar kicks in. They must be serious about this part. Annnd - now it's quiet again. 2.8
Pheromone 02.21.21	diva you suck meet me i r l
Divaman 02.21.21	I liked his Scottish burr though.
Divaman 02.21.21	So do those guys ever sing, or do they always just talk the song? I've never listened to them before.
Divaman 02.21.21	That was a serious question, btw. I wasn't just picking on them.
nol 02.21.21	where tf was i
Divaman 02.21.21	You were about to rate some songs.
Pheromone 02.21.21	60% sing but new birds is their best
nol 02.21.21	Love? - https://youtu.be/3rzgrP7VA_Q I'm rating this instead 4.3/5
nol 02.21.21	PENGING - unironically good. Katamari Damacy vibes. 3.6/5 with room for growth.
Divaman 02.21.21	Why, noler?
Pheromone 02.21.21	if you're interested in ze strap Diva, check the song 'Soaps' much importance on their lyrics also
Divaman 02.21.21	Might check out AS's new one.
nol 02.21.21	Somo - this is chillllll. So many heavier bands don't understand the softer side of dynamics, they just fucking riff-riff-riff all day until you rate Jim Carrey instead. These guys understand how to build up into that in-your-face finisher. 4.6/5
nol 02.21.21	goodbye lucille sounds like it might be a grower, can't rate it yet
dedex 02.22.21	21. New Birds - fucking love that accent, song sounds like a huge grower, for now it's 4.0 22. Just Like Heaven - one of my fav upbeat Cure cuts. 5.0
Divaman 02.22.21	Dammit. I've finally got my man dedex back and going first again, and it turns out today's song is definitely one I don't need him for. The Cure - This is definitely my favorite Cure song, and it's an absolute classic. This song would have fit equally well for me during euphoria month. 4.7
nol 02.22.21	Goodbye Lucille - hey, Johnny Johnny Johnny... (ofthewell). boring guitar tone to start the song out, but then the vocals come in and they are... kinda cool? Hard to say, he’s having fun at least. idk this is pretty boring, even if the vocalist is interesting. 3.1/5
nol 02.22.21	Untouchable - oh god, is this Folk-Core?? I despise rating stuff like this, because I’d be a nonce if I try to claim these guys aren’t technically proficient or whatever... but this is so far outside of what I want to be listening to. Give this genre back to Billy Bob. 2.5/5
dedex 02.22.21	don't worry Diva I'm back to help ya this week
Divaman 02.22.21	Good. I'm gonna need on the rest of these.
dedex 02.23.21	23. Late - 2000s piano rock always did something to me. 3.7
Pheromone 02.23.21	i will return
Divaman 02.23.21	Ben Folds - Good piano, so-so voice. Half decent tune. 3.2
nol 02.23.21	Love’s Enough - This is sweet! Reminds me of Nick Drake, but less paranoid. The subtle instrumentation like the clarinet and organ really add some gorgeous textures. 4.1/5 Different Stars - Soul Searching! Introspective! Really great use of a simple melody to express intimacy. Brooding atmosphere of this song is really attractive. 3.8/5 It’s Okay to Cry - heartfelt condolences for her tragic passing, but this song is a mess ): 1.9/5 New Birds - 2/5 song, 5/5 podcast
nol 02.23.21	I’ve been cheating and listening ahead, you guys are in for a treat with Aguas De Marco. What a tune
Pangea 02.23.21	14.Penguin - this is really annoying and overall not very good. 2.2 15. Sumo - this is pretty neat, not a big fan of the vocals though. 3.0 16. Goodbye Lucille # 1 - big meh. 2.7 17. Untouchable Part 1 - more lame prog from anathema. this is actually wayy worse as anything on we are here. everything is just so fucking sterile and it's so melodramatic. 1.8 18. Love’s Enough - this is really cute and sweet. love it! really lovely piano melody too. 4.0
ArsMoriendi 02.23.21	Oh yeah, this is a thing I'll catch up eventually
ArsMoriendi 02.23.21	"something about it is a bit irksome to me. not digging the vocals either" Damn that's my fave part
Pangea 02.23.21	it's good that sophie taught me that it's okay to cry cause noler's rating is very upsetting
nol 02.23.21	it's okay
nol 02.23.21	you can cry here
Trifolium 02.23.21	Oooooh yippeeee noler!! And pity Pangea, still happy about the three I guess. It certainly is catching up time for me again.
dedex 02.24.21	24. Royal Screw Up - nice i needed a new female-led bedroom pop track to jam when the weather is soft. 3.8
JohnnyoftheWell 02.24.21	uncleansably hexed ratings from pangea smdh
Divaman 02.24.21	Soccer Mommy - I wasn't blown away by this album, but I thought this was actually the best song on it. 3.3
dedex 02.25.21	25. Dark Flowers - it's pretty, but she's forcing her voice to go places it can't really go. 3.5 tho, it's mostly pretty
Pangea 02.25.21	19. Different Stars - god this is beautiful. 4.5 21. New Birds - spoken word song with a build-up. Kind of reminds me of later era La Dispute. Is that a weird thing to say? maybe, but i'm saying it regardless. Anyway this is great. 3.8 22. Just Like Heaven - yeah this rules. 4.0 23. Late - This is pretty, lovely piano. But i agree with Diva that the voice is a bit meh. Copying his rating too. 3.2
Divaman 02.25.21	Emily Kokal - Quiet, slow intro. A little bit of an unusual structure, which is kind of cool. I do see what dedex means about the vocal - she spends much of the song in her high range, which, I think, doesn't do her any favors. 3.4
Divaman 02.25.21	Does anyone want to host March? If not, I volunteer.
nol 02.25.21	Only if your theme allows for the ultima banger I’m planning on
dedex 02.26.21	26. Don’t Give Up - well yes this is a fucking classy tune + the Chuck Person remix on Eccojam is classic too + Kate Bush. 4.3
Divaman 02.26.21	OK, what was that formula again? Take dedex's score, subtract .3 to .5 ... Peter Gabriel - Hmm, tough one. This has never been my favorite song on this album, or even my second favorite. (Those would be Red Rain and In Your Eyes). On the other hand, it does have Kate Bush. It's a bit precious, though. 3.7
someone 02.26.21	"Does anyone want to host March? If not, I volunteer." don't know if i get a say in this, but go ahead
Pangea 02.26.21	24. Royal Screw Up - well this is bland. 2.5 25. Dark Flowers - I love her delicate voice, couples really well with the minimalistic instrumentals. Beautiful stuff. 4.2 26. Don't Give Up - Neat bassline, but not much else appealed to me. Oh god why is this over 6 minutes? It's getting so fucking boring. 2.5 27. Águas de Março (Waters of March) - This is cute and playful. lovely stuff. 3.5 28. Tie Me Down - I didn't care for his 2015 album when it got moderate hype on sput, but i can vibe with this. maybe should relisten. 3.7
Pheromone 02.26.21	someone you have a say in everything, you are an orchestrator pulling the websites strings without even knowing - it's quite beautiful
Pheromone 02.26.21	can you fix the last fm integration?
dedex 02.26.21	27. Águas de Março (Waters of March) - love the Brazilian accent, plus it's super chill. 3.8 28. Tie Me Down - haven't given the dude a listen beforehand, but this is real cool shit. 4.0
someone 02.26.21	there's always someone behind the curtains
nol 02.26.21	oh shit only three days left
ArsMoriendi 02.27.21	"Somo" Those background sounds, sound wet. Very indieish vocals and the guitar is pretty. Wait, they got metally now, lame. This isn't bad, but it's very background musicy. 3/5 "Goodbye Lucille #1" Frippertronics used to push these guys on me hard. Very 80s and English so far. This is kinda like a theme to some rom com and I'm not feeling it at all. 2.5/5 "Untoucable Pt. 1" Modern prog cheese with an intricate guitar part. Not my thing at all. This sucks actually, sorry. 2.2/5 "Love's Enough" Pretty piano. It's a simple-sounding tune, but I like it. A lot of emotion. It's relaxing, but it feels like a strong statement piece. 4/5 "Different Stars" This is from 2002 but sounds like it's from the 2010s. It's not my thing at all though. In fact, I find it to be boring as hell. 2.5/5 "It's Okay to Cry" This just sounds like bad radio pop. RIP to Sophie, but I don't like her music. 1.5/5 "New Birds" Very lo-fi production and talked vocals? I like the music, especially the bass tone. These vocals feel so grumbly and unpleasant. I guess it's about not cheating on your current girlfriend with your ex-girlfriend even though you had the chance to. Definitely has a similar grumbliness as Slint's vocals on Spiderland, but I don't know, I like it less here. The music is certainly good though, so I still like it a bit. 3.6/5 "Just Like Heaven" The only song by The Cure to ever really click with me was Love Cats, but this is still nice enough. The main guitar riff has a nice tone. 3.3/5 "Late" This is really endearing and honest and the piano is interesting. I like this. 4/5 "Royal Screw Up" Pretty voice and decent acoustic part so far. Good enough. 3.4/5 “Dark Flowers” So much folk this month. This was nice enough. Didn't stand out much, but it was nice. 3.1/5 “Don’t Give Up” Bass and poppy Peter Gabriel vocals. I've heard this before, but I don't remember it that well. Not really Kate Bush's most interesting work either. Her actual solo work is a billion times better. Honestly, this is way worse than anything else she did in the late 80s. 2.8/5
nol 02.27.21	"Definitely has a similar grumbliness as Slint's vocals on Spiderland" same thought crossed my mind, and it's definitely not because someone rec'd slint last month, not at all
Divaman 02.27.21	Elis Regina and Tom Jobim - Starts out almost like a children's song. A little strummed guitar, some light piano, and a female and a male vocalist singing back and forth to each other. A little corny, sort of like a Spanish Steve and Edie. It has a certain charm to it, thought. I'm thinking 2.9.
Divaman 02.27.21	I haven't heard any objections, so it looks like I'm hosting March.
nol 02.27.21	lit
nol 02.27.21	Just Like Heaven - good song? I don’t know what to do with my hands. 3.5
nol 02.27.21	Late - “Elliott, man, you played a fine guitar,” he did 😢. Ben Folds doesn’t have the strongest voice in the world, and he kinda writes songs for church worship teams, but he’s got a down to the earth charm I’ve always appreciated. This gets 3.2! (and a big 💗 for the touching tribute to Elliott Smith)
ArsMoriendi 02.27.21	"Águas de Março (Waters of March)" Pretty voices and good bass. I only knew Elis Regina's song "Cais" previously. A nice jazzy predecessor to the tropicalia I like for sure. Or after actually? This is from 72? Hah, what do I know. The piano, vocals, and bass rule. 70s Brazilian music is neat. 4.3/5 "Tie Me Down" Barring electronic sound and some slightly whiny vocals. I don't know, it's not bad, but I wouldn't say it grabs me either. 3/5
Divaman 02.27.21	I'll put up the March list later tonight, so I don't accidentally break the "one list a day" rule.
nol 02.27.21	Soccer Mommy - Based off the album art I thought this was gonna be some Uber-Pop-Dance-Fuck-core. I was wrong. Coffee House vocals, Maxwell House guitar, some interesting ambience near the end but that doesn’t salvage the song. 2.2 Dark Flower - similar vibe to soccer mom van, but this instead feels like a talented artist holding back on purpose to paint a subtle and haunting picture. Her voice is ethereal, makes you miss someone you haven’t lost yet. 3.7
nol 02.28.21	Don't Give Up - hey... I'm pretty sure I've written this song before. So, not only is Peter Gabriel misattributing Stephin Merritt quotes, but he's also plagiarizing my music?? Let it be known, February 2021 is when Peter Gabriel fell out of my good graces. 2.3 Aguas De Marco - Masterful Pleasantries. Tropical Vibes and Bossa Nova are the key to happiness. Amazing range of piano tones, I like how the discordant piano is used to sound "submerged." And the vocalists are having so much fun! That's really all music needs, good vibrations! 4.8 Tie Me Down - Great use of deep synths to create a murky atmosphere. Agree with Ars tho, nothing about the melody especially really grabs my interest. Plus, it's my brother's rec, so I have to hate it. But I don't, it's a 3.2
nol 02.28.21	fin Thank you everyone for taking part in February's Edition of the Song of the Day thread! It's been fun hosting! But don't forget to finish out the month (even tho Diva's post is already up) ;)
nol 02.28.21	btw unless "Aguas De Marco" makes a quick surge, it looks like Vashti Bunyan's "Train Song" is running away with the gold! thankyou Cygnatti for the wonderful suggestion
Divaman 02.28.21	George Clanton - Wait, don't we mean "George Clinton"? I'm so confused. Oh well. Slow-to-mid-tempo. A little bombastic? Average vocal. I don't know. Gets very echoey near the end. At least it's short. It's not getting it done for me, though. 2.2
nol 02.28.21	definitely not George Clinton lmao
ReefaJones 02.28.21	"btw unless "Aguas De Marco" makes a quick surge, it looks like Vashti Bunyan's "Train Song" is running away with the gold!" tbf, half the ratings aren't even in yet and probably won't be. Hard to compare thge averages like this
nol 02.28.21	TOO BAD
ReefaJones 02.28.21	INDEED
nol 02.28.21	maybe if people stuck with it all month ...
Divaman 03.01.21	Typical month, though.
someone 03.01.21	like always, i'll probably add my ratings in like a month
someone 04.20.21	1 . 3 is this mariah carey? 2 . 3,5 3 . 3 4 . 4 5 . 4 6 . 3 7 . 3,5 8 . 3,5 9 . 4 10 . 4,5 11 . 4,5 12 . 4 13 . 3,5 i like the full version better 14 . 3 15 . 2,5 16 . 3,5 17 . 4 18 . - 19 . 3,5 20 . 3,5 21 . 4 22 . 4 23 . 4 24 . 3,5 25 . 4,5 26 . 4 27 . 5 28 . 4
someone 04.20.21	said so
parksungjoon 04.20.21	is this mariah carey?
nol 04.20.21	lmao
ArsMoriendi 04.20.21	a 4 for mine? yay someone you go! :D
nol 04.20.21	ars where were you yesterday
ArsMoriendi 04.20.21	Added someones scores ot the doc
Divaman 04.20.21	(shaking head)