#Clavv

[teathattast]

we dreamed of each other

we dreamed of something better and now

let's stay always

let's stay forever now

[thejoyofviolentmovement]

Lyric Video: dayaway Shares Breezy and Hook-Driven "hot blue summer"

Lyric Video: dayaway Shares Breezy and Hook-Driven "hot blue summer" @dayawayyy @tayfpr

Acclaimed duo Brooklyn-based indie CLAVVS — Amber Renee and Graham Marsh — can trace their origins back to a chance meeting after they both separately decided at the last minute to attend a random house party. Renee’s background is in Americana. Marsh cut his teeth working on Grammy-winning hits by Bruno Mars and Gnarls Barkley. But with CLAVVS the pair weave together the organic and synthetic…

[glorious--peach]

[rosieofcorona]

On Repeat Playlist Tag Game

Thank you to my darlings @lewdisescariot and @broscahawke for the tags! 💕😌

Rules: Shuffle your repeat playlist 10 times and tag 10 people.

tagging…. @eelqueen, @grossjay, @an-drawer, @rowanisawriter, @orehuna (no pressure, as always 😘)

[fireflys-locket]

February... happened. I unfortunately had Covid for most of it. Valentine's Day hit me hard emotionally. And I've been feeling the need for expression and release. This has led to some writing, but also a lot of crying and self-reflection. These favorites helped to get me through.

Palia: Palia is a great game to play while deliriously sick. But also, I've gotten so attached to this world and these characters. Little things like: Nai'o spending time with his brother, Ashura talking about his tragic past, Chayne talking about memories with his dads, and Reth's reaction when I gave him a heartdrop lily. 🥲 You could easily miss some of the sweet moments if you skip though dialogue too quickly or neglect to read your letters, but if you invest a bit of yourself, there's depth to be found. And though it may sound cheesy, I actually feel welcomed in this little community in ways I've never felt in real life.

Persona 3 Reload: I never quite finished the original Persona 3. Well, P3 FES, which I was playing just before Persona 5 came out. And I ended up switching to that. Which I also didn't finish because then Final Fantasy XV came out. Yes, I have a bad habit of not finishing games. 😅 Anyhow, I am loving this visual upgrade to the game and the updates to the gameplay systems. Everything about the game is sleek and stylish. And I'm loving being back!

Sims: When I've felt up to being on the computer, my attention has been consumed by Sims again. I've been playing a lot. Posting to the Simblr. (Well, queueing to the Simblr.) And just really enjoying everything to do with the game again.

Dance Academy: I love this show so much. I've mentioned it a few times over the last year or so, and don't know if I have more to say than that. But yeah. One of my favorites, for sure. And I'm currently re-healing the heartbreak of the last few episodes of season 2. 💔

Music Favs: Beloved (Say Lou Lou), What If I Love You (Gatlin), Goodbye (Calica), Ceilings (Lizzy McAlpine), The Creationist (Kerli), Tell Me Where It Hurts (Garbage), Broken Open (Adam Lambert), Siren (CLAVVS), Deep Blue Sea (Melanie Horsnell).

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[centralkvetchmonolith]

Jaz sent me a TikTokTM

This particular TikTokTM is a cover of "I'm On Fire", by Bruce Springsteen, which cover is performed by a 22yo with the thesis "dad rock and lesbian indie are essentially the same thing".

As is typical, I said something about the vibes which made perfect sense to me but was impenetrable to my conversational partner. This, uh, caused me to wax poetical about what I meant, which is ALSO very typical, specifically for when I am talking about Bruce Springsteen songs.

To wit: "Springsteen's sheets are soaking wet because of the sort of desire that bubbles up against the stifling heat of the waning summer; the restless kind that would drive someone out to the hills on the off chance that SOMETHING could happen tonight. Thea's sheets are soaking wet because of the febrile tossing and turning that one does in the first week the boiler is switched on for one's apartment; it's a desire that turns in tightening gyre and doesn't want to move but laments the lack of movement anyway."

Thinking this hard about something I'm already autistic about triggered the dreaded hyperfixation, and so of course I immediately started listening to all the covers I could get my gay little hands on via Spotify, and assigning them months.

Soccer Mommy is April: I'm not sure for what their desire burns, but maybe they aren't either Electrelane is late July: The mumbled drudgery of summer gains steam over the course of the song; by the end the energy that's been building slowly the whole time has bloomed in a revelry in the joy of desire, much like the heat that's been building over the course of the month & season. Bat For Lashes changed the lyrics to make it straight, and embodies December. There's an arcane quality to how she sings this song, like the plodding dark of the solstice. Her desire is to feel worthy of inclusion in winter, despite being so early in the meteorological season. Chromatics is February: The desire here is buffeted about between thaw and freeze; these sheets are soaking wet from sleety rain and the hope for what could come after. Gus Dapperton is FAITHFUL to the original, putting them solidly in September. Where it differs from Springsteen's song, it is with an eager energy that hopes for reinvention. Shakey Graves has the most inventive cover so far, netting June. I heard he killed a guy. The Staves is the band that Thea Grace was shouting out, but they're distinctly March. Their sheets are soaking wet with the meltwater of the very end of the month; their desire is cooled, but by the runoff of the love they already have - no need to chase after the unobtainable. Cassandra Violet's version sure is for a motion picture (Pig???!?); the energy here is all montage. I wanna say October? AWOLNATION is January; their desire throbs like the first tension headache one gets from a truly cold day. I'm starting to have trouble focusing (blame it on my ADD) and we're running out of months, so I don't know that there will be many more. Low is late October: The Halloween spirit thrums through this song like holding hands with a girl while you both watch your first R-rated scary movie. Town Mountain has August energy…it's finally another novel take on this song, though it's distinctly "bluegrass band booked some studio recording time and sounds nothing like they did at the house concert you saw them at" so I hesitate to call it inventive. OKAY LAST ONE BECAUSE THERE ARE LIKE FIFTY OF THESE: CLAVVS is May. No I didn't pick that just because it's the only month left. No I will not elaborate on my reasons.

Here they are in chronological order according to the Hebrew calendar, ya sluts. Thanks for reading this whole thing.

P.S.: Jaz sent me the video in the first place because of my literary analysis of Springsteen's work as transfeminine and sapphic (specifically butch); there's just something about the way he says "hey little girl is your d*ddy home" that feels less like male territoriality and more like the conspiratorial wink of a dyke hoping to see you in your own right. Too, the way the narrator's class fundamentally alienates him from the (married, wealthy) object of affection and (wealthy, WASPy) masculinity mirrors the fundamental alienation that a butch woman might feel from her (presumed straight, at the very least femme) object of affection and (wealthy, male) masculine aesthetics. Look at the music video! The narrator hopes for a moment of understanding even across these gulfs!! The object of affection longs just as much, just as impossibly!!! This too is yuri!!!!!!!

[teathattast]

i burn so hot for you

hotter than a summer afternoon

hotter than the desert sun for you

hotter than a house on fire

don't don't put me out

let me have it all

[motelhoney]

tagged by @skeleton-richard to list 10 songs i’ve been listening to lately. thank you for the tag!! <3

1. house on fire — clavvs

2. cologne — beabadoobee

3. the call — kaleida

4. duvet — bôa

5. brando — lucy dacus

6. west coast — lana del rey

7. after dark — mr kitty

8. obedear — purity ring

9. fallen alien — fka twigs

10. eye on you — citrine

tagging: @inviridicorvo @poppinlove @fingermaiden :) <3

[plumbobnoir]

URL song game! I was tagged by the lovely @venriliz!

M - Moonlight Magic - Ashnikko O - Okay Okay - Lights O - Old Wounds - PVRIS N - No Saviors - CLAVVS L - Lilith - Halsey, SUGA I - i could have been worse - KING MALA T - The Truth About Heaven - Armor For Sleep - H - hate u cuz i don't - Bea Miller, Louis The Child A - Ace of Hearts - Zella Day U - Until the Day I Die - Story Of The Year N - Noise - The Neighbourhood T - Tunnel Vision - Melanie Martinez

I tag @duskbats and anyone else who wants to do it! tag me if you choose to :)

[rivermusic]

O by CLAVVS

[fortpeat]

Shuffle your “on repeat” playlist on spotify & post the first 10 songs and tag 10 people, tagged by @mbjw 😚😚 Thank you Love 💖💖 My playlist has no specific genre coz it's a mix of all types of songs 🤭

1. Die for you (Remix)- The Weeknd - Ariana Grande

2. Wannabe - Why Mona

3. Slow Dive - CLAVVS

4. Salvation - Gabrielle Aplin

5. Popular - The Weeknd, Madonna

6. Lavender Haze - Taylor Swift

7. I Will Find You - Audiomachine

8. Bille Bossa Nova - Billie Eilish

9. Birthday - TEN

10. Monster In Me - Little Mix

[galindaelphaba]

tagged by @sharonhawkins and @annacoleman, thank you both for the tag 💖

Playlist Shuffle

Rules: You can usually tell a lot about a person by the type of music they listen to. Put your playlist on shuffle and list the first 10 songs, and then tag 10 people. No skipping!

no saviours - clavvs

bathwater - no doubt

all i need - foxes

take me apart - kelela

waiting game - banks

mateo - tove lo

red blooded woman - kylie minogue

sometimes - britney spears

can't get you out of my head - kylie minogue

holy - pvris

tagging (no pressure ofc!) @castlescrumblingtv @bijoeypotter @usercassieblake @kenshivrome @actressjisoo + anyone who sees this and would like to do it can just say i tagged them :)

[fireflys-locket]

Autumn has given me a lot of heartbreak this year. Summer was a hazy dream that was fated to end. And to be honest, it's been hard to enjoy things the past two months. But I have tried. And here are the favorites that resulted.

Mario Wonder: Finally got back to this game and finished it this month. And I'll say again: what a lovely and delightful game this is! The vibrant Wonder-filled art style alone makes this game worth playing. But it's also joyful to play. And let's just say that was something I really needed this month.

Eras Tour Film: I've been saving this for a special occasion, and I found just the right moment when my cousin went to the Eras Tour for real. I had seen plenty of pics and clips, but there was something magical about watching the whole performance in one go. I sang along to my favorites. Got teary several times. And had an odd moment of realization that, though I still have lived very little compared to most, I can now relate to Taylor's breakup songs more than before.

By the Orchid and the Owl: I won this book in a giveaway, and I've been taking my time with it over the last few months. (More my resistance to reading of late than the book's fault.) It definitely has a set up that feels familiar. Someone with special powers, getting sorted into a group, etc. I can understand if that doesn't feel fresh enough for some readers. But I'm really enjoying it. Rayna's main power is communicating with animals and nature. Which is very cool and even meditative to read about. And yes, I'm enjoying the romance quite a bit.

YouTube Favs: The Intricate Musical Storytelling of Final Fantasy 7 (The Art of Storytelling), Kingdom Hearts Breakdowns (2cphoenix), RobWords channel, Dungeon Chill channel.

Music Favs: Shake the Disease (Hooverphonic), Keeps (CLAVVS), The Tortured Poets Department (Taylor Swift), Still Here (The Perishers), Sour (Echosmith), World Without You (Ivy), Indecision (Shura).

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