#I LOVE HOW ZAP APPLE JAMS (THE SONG) STARTS

[maythray]

Can you ever forgive me???

[loveump3]

jam jam

@blotthis tagged me to share my current jams - thank you pal!! any excuse to talk about music is good by me :^) (also you should check out their list, it’s really good!!) so here’s what I’m currently enjoying (I’m sorry it’s so long lkjsodfiasf I just get really excited about music):

1. “I’m Serious” by DAY6: up until now, “You Were Beautiful” was my favorite “Every DAY6” release, but “I’m Serious” has given it it a run for its money. it’s so perfect and springy and bouncy, and everyone sounds so great, as always (esp Wonpil’s smooth intro, hoooo boy I got the Goofiest smile on my face when he started singing). but my favorite part is the bridge!! I love sections like that in songs, where the instruments drop out and we get some “bop bop bop”s instead (on this subject, also see: the second verse of “Congratulations.” thank u DAY6 for always delivering on the “bop bop bop”s). also the music video is so pretty and #aesthetic, and the boys are so cute goofin’ around at the beach, and Dowoon gets to hang out with a huge fluffy dog!!! good stuff. finally, DAY6 gets the not-angsty comeback I’ve been waiting for, and I can’t wait to blast it from the car this summer with the windows down.

2. “Start” by Mrs. Green Apple: I think if everyone could hear this song at least once, we’d all be happier people. I love the particular kind of excited frenzy that seems so uniquely Jpop/Jrock, like you just downed five Red Bulls and then inhaled three bags of Fun Dip and finally topped everything off with a bag of Sour Patch Kids (i.e. most anime theme songs), and that’s what this song feels like to me - it’s kind of breakneck and really sugary and it’s SO FUN. I love the "pap pap pap”/“chap chap chap” in the chorus, and all the unexpected instruments (banjo? piccolo?? conch shell?????), and the mv is so colorful and exciting and the band looks like they’re all having so much fun!!! MGA are adorable and I love them.

3. “I’ll Be Yours” by Girl’s Day: blots, you’re absolutely right - the new Girl’s Day album is pretty much perfect. I have to pick this song as my top fave, though, because it’s exactly the kind of jazzy swagger that I love - the horns and bouncy, plinky piano kill me, especially when they descend in the pre-chorus, and then the electric guitar in the chorus is the perfect extra zap of energy; it makes me want to write a story about cool-ass ladies who pull big-time heists. I love the the boxing scenes in the mv because they’re basically how the chorus feels to me, like a punch in the face. but, like, a good punch in the face. also, all the girls have flawless vocals, but I would marry Minah’s voice if I could; I love the the eyy-eyy-eyy and eee-eee-eee and aah-aah-aahs she does during the verses, and when she does that vocal fry at the very end, I Die.

4. “Beautiful” by Monsta X: ahhHHHHH. I still can’t handle how much I love this song. rap line absolutely kill it, as usual (Jooheon’s opening verse steals my breath every time), and I’m so happy that Hyungwon and Minhyuk finally get an opportunity to really shine as vocalists. and I had to link to the dance practice because the choreography is soooooo good - I love fluidity in the opening move, and the part where Shownu winds through the group and sets off the pairs in turn, and Minhyuk’s part in the first chorus (that body roll?? also his focused stare kills me), and the part where they like windmill their arms during I.M’s “oh god,” and when they use their jackets at the end!!!!! so good. and the rest of the album is 10/10 too. god, I’m so proud of them. I Would Die for Monsta X.

5. “Stamp!” by Scandal: I just recently started listening to Scandal (all-girl band, yesss), and goddd I love them. some of their music is that hyped-up, anime opener kind of Jrock, but some of it also sounds very American pop-punk-y, like this song. I love this music video because it feels like an American pop-punk video too, just pals hangin’ out and havin’ some summer fun (also their sense of style is [chef’s kiss]). and tbqh, when I looked up a translation of the lyrics, I teared up - they’re so sweet and encouraging I just askjdfaksj. I’ve only listened to their album “Yellow” all the way through so far, but I’m excited to listen to the others. also they legitimately have a song about how if you’re sad you should eat pizza because pizza makes everyone happy?? amazing. my kinda girls.

6. “Sports Go Sports” by Garfunkel and Oates: this is first Garfunkel and Oates song I ever heard. my roommate got me into TV show, which I finished last weekend, and I’m so sad it was only 8 episodes long :( they remind me of “Broad City,” but if Abbi and Ilana made music. I really appreciate that Garfunkel and Oates songs can be not only sweet and encouraging (“Loser”), or snarky but sorta tame (“Sports Go Sports” or “Pregnant Women are Smug”), but also real NSFW (“Go Kart Racing” or “The Loophole” (I was gonna link to “Go Kart Racing” because that’s been my actual G&O jam lately but like I said, it’s kinda NSFW, so... just a heads-up)). lady comedians who are can be flat-out filthy are my everything. along with Monsta X, I would also die for Garfunkel and Oates.

idk who to tag, but if you see this and want to do it feel free!! tell me what y’all are listening to! I’m always here for music recs :-)