#Something Corporate

[g0thbrooks]

You’re gonna get what you deserve

[cemeterygrace]

LADS IM PISSING MYSELF THERES RUMORS THAT WARPED IS COMING BACK NEXT YEAR FOR THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY

[fght-ff-yr-dmns]

Imagining My Favourite Albums as Books

Work in Progress...

I'm still learning how to work in MS Paint, I have so many ideas but not the skills (yet) to bring them to life. I really need to invest in Photoshop or Illustrator...

I've find this oddly therapeutic, until the OCD kicks in lol.

These albums got me through those difficult teenage years and I obsessed over those lyrics sheets and album liners like they were classic literature...and that's what inspired this.

Which one are you taking out of the library?

[thebohemianloner]

and you don’t want to be here in the future, so you say the present’s just a pleasant interruption to the past.

[butteredteeth]

Fellow tumblr emos, come forth

I have a proposal. What if we all came together to make a huge emo Spotify playlist, it would be a great bonding moment!

I am sorry if you don’t have Spotify and want to participate :((

[oldinterneticons]

[ace-up-your-sleeve]

when do i get to be their punk rock princess and they get to be my garage band king >:(

[gabby-i-guess]

*calls into the Tumblr void*

If there are still any Something Corporate fans around, how are we all doing after the latest 2 releases?

Bc I. am. loving. them. The vibe? Immaculate. The lyricism? Exemplary. The music? A vibe. 10/10. Please lord let them come to Australia

[lamp2003]

those nights in my car

[jasminesuntrell]

[femmetay]

so i asked andrew macmahon yesterday if Me and the Moon will be on the Out of Office Tour setlist and he said it will “DEFINITELY be on the setlist” and it’s my favorite SoCo song and im seeing them at the stone pony and i can’t wait to finally hear these songs live after being a fan for 21 years. ❤️

[fght-ff-yr-dmns]

Man, I miss the early 00's

[objectivesubjectivity]

My Favorite Albums of 2024*

*not necessarily from 2024

I'm back at it once again, sharing my Top 10 CDs, in alphabetical order by title, from the 151 I've acquired over the past year. They may not be from 2024. Hell, they may not even be from this century. But I didn't physically own them until this year. That's the only rule. And boy do I love making up absolutely meaningless rules. Let's get into it!

Say Anything - All My Friends Are Enemies: Early Rarities

Say Anything released one of the most unhinged, passionate, and self-indulgent albums I picked up this year and it may have made it on this list if it wasn’t for splurging on a 3-disc (!!!) compilation of all of their pre-Is A Real Boy material showcasing just how great of a songwriter Bemis can be. Plus, his commentary all over the liner notes is *chef’s kiss*.

Charlie XCX - Brat

I spent a decent amount of time declaring how this was “not for me” (I’m in my late 30s, I don’t go to clubs, I’ve never done coke, etc…) but it just didn’t let up. The overarching concept of accepting one’s full self, flaws and all, is universal and these songs have a depth that blossoms on repeat listens. There’s a reason this is on all the "best of" lists.

Cursive - Devourer

It’s been a year of “return to form albums” and none has been as exciting or as potent as Cursive’s 10th. The cello is back. The horns are back. It’s as loud, brash, and pessimistic as ever but Kasher also reminds everyone that he can also write one hell of a hook. Also, while “MUSTARDDDDDDDDDD” takes the cake for greatest yelled lyric of the year, Tim spewing “MOTHER FUCKER” on “The Age of Impotence,” is a close second.

Eels - EELS TIME!

I had given up on E’s lyrical prowess a good decade ago but maybe that was premature. While this album has a smattering of the lazy, cringeworthy rhymes gracing most things post “Blinking Lights,” it also is home to a myriad thoughtful and earnest ponderings on the temporal nature of life and how we choose to spend our finite amount of time. Oh, and an incredible verse about going on a date with someone who likes furries. EELS ARE FUCKING BACK, BABY.

Hello Mary - Emita Ox

I wanted to like Hello Mary’s self-titled album a lot more than I did. The Brooklyn 3 piece possessed a delicate fury and 90s post-grunge aesthetic that warmed my heart but the album never really stuck. That’s not the case with Emita Ox: it’s heavier and more mathy but it balances those elements with lush harmonies and superb melodies. This sounds like a band finding themselves and I cannot wait to see what they discover next.

Devon Kay & The Solutions - Grieving Expectation

Every year I go on a Pure Noise Records shopping spree (it helps that their cds are frequently quite cheap and BOGO) which allows me to discover a ton of music I otherwise wouldn’t have heard and every now and then, I find a gem. This is one of those gems. Blurring the lines between ska, punk, emo, and good ol’ fashioned “Alt-Rock,” this album hits like Jeff Rosenstock by way of “Bring Your Own Stereo” era Jimmie's Chicken Shack. It’s got great choruses, a killer horn section, and I found myself frequently reaching the end and starting it right back over again. Easily my favorite discovery of the year.

MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks

This is popping up in one of the top 3 slots on many of the End of Year lists I’ve checked out and for good reason. It’s instantly approachable with humorous and poignant lyrics that unearth themselves more and more on repeat listens. Also, to stand out in the crowded “Americana” field these days is a feat in itself. Bravo.

Macseal - Permanent Repeat

I saw this four-piece open for The Wonder Years a couple years ago and was immediately intrigued by how their melodies and chord progressions consistently shifted away from where I expected but not at the expense of the song itself. In yet another crowded field, this time emo-tinged Americana (“Emoacana?”), they definitely made a mark. A couple years later, they’ve replaced some of the twists and turns with a deeper ability to craft great, memorable songs, and, holy shit, is it effective. It’s pretty ballsy to name your album “Permanent Repeat” but that’s basically what this disc has been doing ever since it showed up in my mailbox. This is, hands down, my album of the year.

Martha - Please Don’t Take Me Back

Positively pleasing, practically perfect, politically-charged, pop-punk from across the pond. Head-bopped to this one many times this past year. No skips.

The Pharmaceutical Bandits - Those Damn Bandits

This isn’t a “good” album per se (it’s the debut album from a late 90s teenage ska-punk band so expectations probably shouldn't be that high in the first place) but it was one of the only Drive-Thru Records CD I didn’t own, so of course it had to be on this list. 

To their credit, after this album, they altered their name to Rx Bandits and put out a ton of great ska-punk tracks. And then they went prog-rock and put out some great tracks in that style as well. It’s a strange journey but well worth it.

Other albums I liked from 2024 but haven't yet physically acquired.

Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal (Only Vinyl pre-release at the moment. Hoping for a CD as well.)

Tyler, The Creator - Chromakopia (Ordered it back in November. Possibly still stuck in transit?)

Kendrick Lamar - GNX (pre-ordered the CD from Amoeba. Feels right to get that from a Cali based store)

Other Assorted 2024 Stuff

Favorite Live Bands seen in 2024:

Emperor X (The Broadway - 4/27)

Something Corporate (Asbury Park - 8/23)

Soul Coughing (Brooklyn Steel - 10/4)

Hello Mary - (Warsaw 10/26)

The Blood Brothers (Irving Plaza - 12/13)

Favorite Plays seen in 2024

The Ally (The Public)

Wicked (Apollo Victoria Theatre)

Life and Trust (Connell Tower)

Medea RE: Versed (Sheen Center)

Gypsy (Majestic)

Favorite Movies seen in 2024

Love Lies Bleeding

Strange Darling

The Substance

Longlegs

The Endless

Beetlejuice (the original, I haven't seen the sequel)

We’re All Going to the World’s Fair

Late Night with the Devil

Milk and Serial

Labyrinth

Favorite TV seen in 2024

Alice in Borderland (Season 2)

Baby Reindeer

Rhythm and Flow (Season 2 - even though I disagreed with their final choice)

Abbott Elementary

Only Murders

Last Week Tonight

Just For Us

Favorite Podcasts listened to in 2024

Entrée PeeE Neur’s Entrepreneur Tour Featuring Appetizer P Neur

The "Drop Dead Gorgeous" Episode from Scott Hasn't Seen

The Secrets Hotline

Detoxicity

The Run Up

538 Politics Podcast

The Daily

Favorite Books read in 2024

All The Kings Men by Robert Penn Warren

Frankenstein by Mary Shelly

Basketball (and Other Things) by Shea Serrano

Slonim 9: A Memoir by Daniel Barban Levin

[jasondeansgothwife]

but i am a butterfly, you wouldn't let me die

[oldinterneticons]

[chickrawker]

Something Corporate at the Met Philly 6/22/24

I was not planning on going to this show because I was supposed to be traipsing around overseas but life happens and I ended up being home. I checked tickets a couple of days ago and as fate would have it, my favorite seat on the floor was available so of course I went!

Something Corporate

Metropolitan Opera House

Philadelphia PA

6/22/24

Straw Dog

I Want to Save You

She Paints Me Blue

Fall

The Astronaut

Only Ashes

Me and the Moon

Drunk Girl

Ruthless

Babies of the 80s

Watch the Sky

Hurricane

Death Grip

21 and Invincible

As You Sleep

Space

Cavanaugh Park

Punk Rock Princess

I Woke Up in a Car

Encore:

Konstantine

If You C Jordan

This show was the third on their summer tour but Andrew and the band are already in mid tour form. They made a couple of changes to the set list from the first shows (just order of songs) and I feel lucky to get this version. Andrew was his usual talkative self. He let us know that when they were putting together the tour, he knew they needed to play Philadelphia and particularly "this room" with the chandelier. The nostalgia factor was high, he told us these shows were bringing "childhood dreams back to life." They played some vintage clips of the band in between some songs amd Andrew's piano was also decked out in LED screens. The crowd was really serious and on their feet for the whole show and singing along to most songs. We also got the new song that Andrew just recorded with the band which is very good! The highlight of the night was his daughter Cecelia coming out for Punk Rock Princess. This has always been my fave SoCo song so I was really happy for this moment.

During the encore, Andrew told us "goddammit if this night isn't magic", chugged champagne straight from the bottle during Konstantine, and ended the show as usual, with him standing on his piano keys then jumping off. Perfection!

P.S. lots of video on my insta.