#album: heaven is a place‚ this is a place

[bunnyboylyricbot]

on the day i was born, the skies shattered and wept.

[lucraven]

Music…

[aleatoryw]

there's something interesting to me about two artists i really like - MIKA and Gerard Way of MCR fame - both being raised catholic and realizing they're queer, but in adulthood making art that goes in completely different directions about it.

MIKA makes this bright, campy, bubblegum pop that utterly rejects a the premise of sinfulness placed upon him. his lyrics often rejoice in being gay - even before he was publicly out! (see: we are golden) - while still reflecting a struggle to find worth in the larger world. he only occasionally dips into anger at the church for how it treated him (see: promiseland) but you can see patterns of choosing the joy of being himself over the rejection of family and society and religion throughout his discography. His art says "you were wrong about me, i'm not a sinner, queerness is beautiful and God means nothing in the face of gay love" (see: origin of love).

and then MCR makes this violent, powerful, satanic-panic-inspiring, and sin-drenched music that pulls from the darkest, gothest parts of catholic lore to create stories of death and irredeemable foulness and guilt, while still ultimately rejecting the premise that because we are sinners, we are unworthy. gerard sings about bad things they've done dragging not just them, but everyone to hell (house of wolves, mama), they sneer openly at salvation in life (thank you for the venom), but ultimately, some of their most popular songs have a glimmer of defiant hope (famous last words). Their art says "you were right about me, i'm a dirty sinner, and isn't that kind of beautiful? don't i still ache and bleed and yearn? don't we all?"

[wrongcaitlyn]

finally had time to listen to the new conan album and i CRIED when listening to found heaven bc i was thinking about nico

LITERALLY SAME i heard it and was like SHIT (i had been just *slightly* worried bc the singles were very much not conan’s usual style-not that i disliked them, they just weren’t what i envisioned for nico) but then THIS.

it’s actually still my favorite track on the album he SLAYED. i think it was a bit of a grower for me but ive been listening to it on repeat lately it’s so good😭😭

[lyricallymnded]

heaven is a place in my head // bad suns

[avataroftheyarn]

crazy how mika invented pop music with grace kelly (2006) and then again with happy ending and ring ring (2007) and then again with we are golden and blame it on the girls and by the time and pick up off the floor (2009) and AGAIN with origin of love and love you when im drunk and step with me (2012). and then. THEN FUCKING. REINVENTED POP MUSIC WITH THE ENTIRETY OF NO PLACE IN HEAVEN (DELUXE) (2015). and as if THAT wasnt enough then tiny love and sanremo and tomorrow and ready to call this love and blue (2019)

[reikunrei]

me, dumbass, always forgetting that mika's music goes so hard all the time

[gurorori]

i fuckin' love mika (teh singer) (not myself)

[quatregats]

@minglana and @tucurui tagged me to post my favorite albums made of 100% bangers, here you go:

Consider yourself tagged if I've tagged you already, or even if I haven't!

[akkivee]

i know it’s not really set in stone who is the ‘last’ division in the lineup between bat and dh, but i think the answer is both because they’ll have/be serving the biggest purpose for the endgame 🤔

[honestmouse20]

Once again smfs knows me so much better than I know myself. I can write it better than you ever felt it. Gonna give my therapist homework to listen to this bc jfc

[zot3-flopped]

Having a 4 month gap between a lead single and an album is one of the stupidest moves an artist can do. It is never smart to drag a roll out like this. I'm surprised Niall haven't learned a thing from his 2nd era. He released NTMY in October of 2019 and his album came out in March of 2020. That's 5 months in between. It doesn't matter he announced the album just 5 weeks before the album came out or not. The overall era was lengthy and never ending. In between he also released multiple singles and did so much promo and his own social media livestreams. By the time the album came out everyone was fed up with him.

This era is going down that same rabbit hole. He has so many festivals lined up, The Voice, different radio and tv promo and on top of that he himself is self promoting him on TikTok and IG. And for an artist who doesn't have a nice personality *he always comes off as arrogant and narcissistic* it is not a good move to expose his nasty side to the fans and the gp. That is what happened during his 2nd era. Everyone saw his beggar man side and his narcissistic side cause the roll out for the era was a drag.

So God help his fans if this single doesn't do well on the charts. If not he will be relentless for the next 17 weeks yelling at them to get his songs "up the charts" like in 2019.

Well, the haranguing will probably start soon, because Heaven has been out for eight hours here and it's only at #24 on the UK iTunes. Nice to Meet Ya went to #1 for the first day or so. Heaven is #54 on US iTunes.

[gonzodangerfeels]

Please get a nice shot of me stretching out her tight gripping pussy.

Thanks doll

[wackypomo2003]

got the jp import of make it big (the vinyl record!!!) for $19 on sunday.........i think thats something worthy to brag about .

[regicidal-defenestration]

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I was born in that summer when the sun didn't shine / I was given the name that doesn't feel like it's mine

MIKA transgender song !