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Best Album of 2023 - Jessie Ware "That! Feels Good!"

Not sure when Jessie Ware randomly decided to become the best artist of the decade but I respect it

By all accounts, the hay days of disco should be far behind us. Back in the ‘70s and early ‘80s, club dance floors sparkled and shined under the illuminating gleam of disco balls; polychromatic floors flashed with a wide array of vivid, eye-catching colors. Mesmerized and seduced by the vibrant, glistening glow that paints the room, and probably under the influence of a shit ton of drugs, people Moonwalked and Macarena’d to Off the Wall and Heart of Glass, throwing their cares to the wind and enjoying the moment. Disco was the perfect soundtrack to losing yourself to the moment; basslines ripped straight from the playbook of funk coalesced with the overwhelmingly rich orchestral aspects of soul and conventional song structures/direct yet breathtaking vocal performances of pop music, usually with lyrical themes of pouring yourself out over a lover. It was music for living for today and not worrying about tomorrow. Blunt and catchy, it’s not difficult to see why disco became such a sought-after sound. But as the era of the disco ball began to fade and the ‘80s began to depart, disco faded out of popularity. It saw a slight renaissance in the early 2000s with the works of Kylie Minogue and Madonna’s Confessions on a Dance Floor, along with the development of nu-disco, which introduced more modern electronic elements into the tried and true disco formula, though that wave of disco revival was short-lived. Aside from that, for nearly three decades, disco fell to the wayside behind other styles of straight-to-the-point popular music like synthpop and dance-pop.

But something magical happened at the turn of the recent decade. A resurgence of ‘80s pop trends began to boil up at the midway point of the 2010s, though really hit a fever pitch in 2019-2021. Some of pop's most substantial names were calling for a revival of the same sounds that populated those glitzy dancefloors all those years ago (i.e. Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia, The Weeknd’s After Hours, Lady Gaga’s Chromatica). But the most surprising part of it all was that the one doing it best wasn’t necessarily the most popular- in fact, it was somebody who wasn’t at the forefront of anybodys' minds. Jessica Lois Ware saw a brief moment of success in the early 2010s with hits like Say You Love Me and Wildest Moments, but the hype behind her quickly began to fade as her typical, and honestly quite generic, R&B aesthetic began to run thin. After dawning a new era beginning in 2018 with a couple of singles though not fully getting the chance to flourish until 2020s' What's Your Pleasure, Jessie Ware began to re-invent herself. How? Through that same disco revivalism that was driving the mainstream.

Though what separated Jessie from the crowd is she was not just paying homage to disco aesthetics by sprinkling disco undertones on songs of more contemporary genres like dance-pop or synthpop- instead, What’s Your Pleasure was a full-blown disco album, no holds barred. It wasn’t just a cheap imitation done by an artist desperately yearning for commercial success, it was evident by the musicianship displayed on What’s Your Pleasure that it was an album built out of love and care for disco. Back-to-back-to-back quality that harkens back to the undeniable grooves of decades past.

That! Feels Good! is not a sister album that merely treads the same ground as What’s Your Pleasure; instead, it feels like an extension of that sound. While Jessie’s vocals on What’s Your Pleasure typically feel a bit restrained to emulate a feeling of sensualness, this record really feels like Jessie’s freeing herself with a more assured and expressive delivery. The luxurious, more maximalist, and even more expansive instrumental palate- bringing in lush, soaring orchestral sections that feel even larger than the orchestral moments on What’s Your Pleasure, flashy brass instrumentation, and influences from house music aplenty- take on a totally separate strand of disco also deviates That! Feels Good! from its predecessor. The more overtly sexual energy That! Feels Good! has compared to any of Jessie’s other material is also quite notable. As many will take notice, That! Feels Good!’s lyrics carry a lot of sexual energy, which are topics deeply tied to the genre of disco. Like disco legends such as Donna Summers that paved the way for her, she marries erotic, lustful themes with more nuanced, lovey-dovey romanticism. This right here is Jessie Ware’s horny album.

That sexual energy is channeled best in the listener’s first taste of the album, the title track, a song about unloosing yourself by putting your responsibilities to the wayside. An undeniably punchy and irresistible bassline akin to Stevie Wonder’s most powerful cuts, bombastic horns, and an ensemble of vocals sexually moaning out the album’s title at the onset of the track, which the artist herself has stated she included to stimulate the feeling of a musical orgy, punctuate Jessie Ware’s vocal elasticity as she does parkour from one melody to another, seducing the listener into a hypnotized state which forces them to bop their head up and down with her gorgeous voice. Vocal layering causes Ware’s vocals to swirl and spiral around your speakers as they tumble over each other, creating this oddly overwhelming feeling that makes it nearly impossible not to groove along to the song. It all culminates in a sexy-ass trumpet solo that will surely make you smile if the rest of the song hasn’t yet.

Free Yourself is yet another liberating song about doing exactly what the title indicates. Cascading pianos reminiscent of Europop circa ABBA and Diva House in the vein of Beyoncé’s Break My Soul are intertwined with a lavish orchestral section backing the song’s emancipating chorus. Vocally, Jessie is really letting it all out here, adding to the song’s themes of unbinding oneself from the restraining shackles of reality. It’s her most ferocious, fiery performance to date; fervid performances are what help differentiate this album from What’s Your Pleasure more than anything else. Whereas What’s Your Pleasure felt like Jessie Ware trying incredibly hard to be the shit- which is not a knock on that masterfully refined record, I actually feel as if it allowed for a more mature, subtle, and controlled album- That! Feels Good! feels like Jessie Ware knows she is the shit. Confidence is key; her dramatic vocals glide over the dazzling assortment of strings and brass on These Lips, and the charmingly child-like “La La La La” refrain on Pearls is sure to capture the listener's ear as it fades in and out with kaleidoscopic color. Yet that newfound confidence also comes instrumentally with Jessie taking an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach to What’s Your Pleasure’s grandiose orchestration; the pounding, bouncy, and consistent house of rhythms of Freak Me Now along with the glamorous trumpets that underscore Shake The Bottle carry just as much flashiness as Jessie’s own performances, the ladder of which has captivating Talking Heads influences aplenty encoded into its DNA.

I cannot end off this review without giving a nod to Begin Again, perhaps the best Jessie Ware song to date. It’s That! Feels Good!’s most unabridged and uncompromised ode to disco; at five and a half minutes, it’s a multifaceted, wild homage that brings the listener back to years of those classic ‘70s dancefloor anthems. Drums heavily influenced by the music of the Brazilian culture, more specifically the sound of Samba, a tropical-sounding piano bridge, and celebratory horns/eloquent strings populating the background all work in tandem to create handily the album’s most infectious grooves. Though Jessie Ware’s vocal splendor delivered in this song really steals the show, it’s truly something to behold. It is her most dynamic and compelling vocal performance yet, perfectly balancing euphoric highs that contain layers of vocals tumbling over one another, each one fighting to be the most noticeable in the mix which makes the song feel all the more untamable, and more lowkey moments where the song calms down while Jessie croons over some more subdued instrumental sections, all before reaching its monumental crescendo where every instrumental and vocal element that has been building up coalesce in an intense explosion of groovy magnificence. Begin Again really captures the spirit of the entirety of That! Feels Good!; it’s a collection of instrumentally dense, lyrically carefree songs where every track sounds like it has had hours on top of hours spent on it just to make sure it’s as thoughtful of a tribute to the sound of disco as possible. Stop being that old pretentious asshole for a minute and enjoy some fun music for once; That! Feels Good!’s sure to get a couple of good head-bops out of even its most reluctant listeners.

Favorite Tracks: That! Feels Good!, Free Yourself, Pearls, Hello Love, Begin Again, Beautiful People, Freak Me Now, Shake The Bottle, These Lips
Worst Track: Lightning (if I had to pick)

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25 in '23

25. Oh U Went - Young Thug feat. Drake

In the midst of legal troubles galore, Young Thug managed to drop this fun track featuring Drake sounding like he’s poolside sipping on a fruity, refreshing drink. Maybe Slime’s Saul Goodman-ass lawyer can get him out of this jam and Drizzy can figure out his tummy issues so we can get more collabs like this, but I’m not optimistic. At least we have this!

24. Psychedelic Switch - Carly Rae Jepsen

Even on her B-Side “albums,” Carly Rae doesn’t miss. A 4-on-the-floor disco bop with whispers of early Daft Punk production … this slaps.

23. Worm - Slow Pulp

I could have picked any song from Slow Pulp’s standout album Yard, but that grungy electric guitar immediately hits me like a ton of bricks, and I’ve been entranced since my first listen. Hailing from Madison, Wisconsin, they perfectly capture those quintessential lonely-midwestern-indie vibes that I so desperately crave.

22. It’s Been a Little Heavy Lately - Joesef

With a song titled “It’s Been A Little Heavy Lately” on an album called Permanent Damage, you’d think Joesef would hit us with the saddest shit you’ve ever heard in your life - instead, we get a breezy, upbeat, Tame Impala-influenced track. Joesef broke through this year in a real way and this song was absolutely the highlight.

21. Into Your Room - Holly Humberstone

I’m always a fan of an artist expressing their desperation in an almost pathetic way - Holly Humberstone does exactly that on this song. “You’re the center of this universe, my sorry ass revolves around you” - YES! Over a bright 80’s-esque beat, Holly yearns, longs, and begs - while I nod my head in approval.

20. Jonathan L. Seagull - Sampha

On LAHAI, Sampha’s sophomore record, there’s a joyful and cathartic release that’s completely new to his music. I could have picked any song from the album to put here, but on “Jonathan L. Seagull”, we crescendo from an almost spooky sounding chorus of voices to an ethereal Sampha, alone, hitting a perfect falsetto as the beat drops. That little “listen to your heart beat, beat” in the background has lived rent free in my head for months.

19. Hollywood Baby - 100 gecs

Hyperpop lords 100 gecs are weird. “Hollywood Baby” is a weird song. Combining screaming, autotune vocals with screeching metal guitars on production that evokes memories of Sum 41 … something about this just works.

18. STOP HURTING MY FEELINGS - LEILAH

Maybe my favorite new artist of 2023. LEILAH has only released a few songs and been featured on a few tracks so far in her career, including collaborations with Mura Masa, SBTRKT, and Speakers Corner Quartet, but she is clearly a force to be reckoned with. Her voice floats on the track, melding perfectly with a slapped bassline and tight, swung drums. Can’t wait to see what she does in 2024.

17. Breaking Point - Leon Thomas

Any slow R&B song is going to be compared to D’Angelo’s “(Untitled) How Does It Feel”, but this one really does it justice. Leon Thomas has come a long way from his Nickolodeon / The Backyardigans / Victorious era, developing into an esteemed songwriter for the likes of Ariana Grande and SZA. His debut album was exceptional, highlighted by this song, “Breaking Point”, where he sings honestly about what feels like the inevitable end of a relationship.

16. Stop (Askin’ Me 4Shyt) - Victoria Monet

Ms. Monet is a queen and demands you treat her as such. So stop asking her for shit! With clever wordplay like “Do I look like a tree to you? / Well, leaf me alone if I do”, she requests her partner to get their own money and recognize her needs instead. The production of this track is so well done - lush, wide soundscapes with distant, echoing background vocals and live drum fills - not to mention the unexpected tempo changes throughout.

15. Freak Me Now - Jessie Ware

In three-and-a-half minutes of pure energy, Jessie Ware controls the dance floor, demanding everyone around her to keep the intensity up. Play this at the club and I will be feral. The beat doesn’t change much, but Jessie is able to change her dynamics to create a captivating chorus / verse format. I never want this song to end. 

14. hold me down - Noname

Listening to Noname often feels like a juxtaposition - the most beautiful, soulful, gentle production and tone with sharp, barbed lyrics about social justice, inequalities, and pain. “hold me down” is no exception. “First black president and he’s the one who bombed us, yeah” - DAMN. Maybe her best chorus ever, too!

13. After Midnight - Chappell Roan

I slept on this song all year but damn does Chappell Roan go hard on this. Bursting onto the scene out of nowhere this year, “After Midnight” feels like a high school night your senior year - after years of working hard in school to achieve good grades, you just want to let loose and be a little crazy. 

12. Mad At Me - Samia feat. papa mbye

I saw Samia live this last year. Near what I thought was the end of her performance of “Mad At Me”, I thought “I don’t want this to end!” only for her to play the chorus one more time. That encapsulates how I feel about this song - I’m sad when it stops playing. Samia floating over a thumping, poppy baseline is really all I could ask for.

11. Hiding Out In The Open - Feist

Feist asks the hard questions from the jump here - “everybody’s got their shit / but who’s got the guts to sit with it?” Her fantastic album Multitudes is all about emotional vulnerability and reassessing / analyzing relationships in a post(?)-COVID world, and this song feels like a proper thesis statement. The actual production is fairly simple - an acoustic guitar and a few synths - but what really makes the song is the swirling, ever-present background vocals and harmonies. I specifically adore the moment where the music stops and all of Feist’s voices come together to quietly sing “...until you whisper it in my ear.”

10. Princess Going Digital - Amaarae

Cannot tell you how many times the line “I been going out like a bad bitch” rattled through my brain this year. There’s no one who really sounds like Amaarae, and this song broke my brain. How does it sound like it’s from both 1997 and the year 3000? It’s also perfectly titled - it really does sound like a princess in a digital world.

9. Inside Out - Kwaku Asante

Kwaku Asante really can’t miss for me, but I was especially entranced by the soulful “Inside Out”. Over soft chords and a gentle beat, Asante sings about how deeply in love he is. This song feels like a hug and forces you to throw on a pair of rose-colored glasses - you can’t be sad when this comes on.

8. What Was I Made For? - Billie Eilish

We’ve all heard it, but damn, Billie really did something here. This might be the single best vocal performance of the year. Did I sob when this song was used in Barbie? Maybe. Did I cry multiple times this summer listening to it afterwards? Who’s to say! I also had no idea how literal the lyrics were until more recently than I’d like to admit - oops. Regardless, she popped off.

7. Cinnamon Bread - Ryan Beatty

There’s something that makes me feel so comfortable about a song called “Cinnamon Bread”, and that truly describes Ryan Beatty’s music as a whole. On this album Calicio, Beatty is constantly telling stories of specific, intimate moments that simply feel like home. “You galloped on the piano keys like a Liberace fool / you hummed a little out of tune, and somehow you sounded cool.”

6. Gorilla - Little Simz

Little Simz is here to TALK HER SHIT on Gorilla. Backed by grand, royal horns and an old school boom-bap bassline and drum beat combo, Simz confidently (and honestly) raps, frequently conjuring up jungle-based lines to play on the Gorilla theme.

"Big time driller, monkey to gorilla"

"Run through the jungle, they should've never let her"

"Beatin' on my chest, goin' apeshit"

"Cuttin' through the jungle in a all-black fitted"

5. bad idea right? - Olivia Rodrigo

Conjuring up memories of mid-2000’s Avril Lavigne, Olivia Rodrigo simply rocks the fuck out here. Listening to Olivia as a 27-going-on-28 year old man takes me right back to high school. Which was now 10 years ago. Fuck! Anyways, catch me screaming out YES I KNOW THAT HE’S MY EX BUT CAN’T TWO PEOPLE RECONNECT? in my car. How do you do, fellow kids?

4. Something Different - Gareth Donkin

Gareth Donkin is like if you mixed the groove of Michael Jackson’s 1979 classic album “Off the Wall” with the soul of prime, Doobie Brothers-era Michael McDonald. This album is bursting at the seams with bops, but “Something Different” takes the cake here. Dude is 23 and arranging songs like this in his bedroom … goddamn. Come for the fun, upbeat tunes with tight harmonies and effortless melodies - stay for the minute-long instrumental outro, where Donkin really flexes his production skills.

3. Chosen to Deserve - Wednesday

Is it country? Is it punk? Is it indie? I don’t know, man - it just fuckin’ rocks. Lead singer Karly Hartzman goes through memories of her childhood, but not in a self-reflective way - she clarifies that she wrote this in the context of “...sitting down with your romantic partner and filling them in on all the not-so-fun parts of your past.” My favorite part of listening to Wednesday’s FANTASTIC album Rat Saw God is how specific they are in their storytelling, with lines like “my friends all took Benadyl ‘til they could see shit crawlin’ up the walls.” Just a beautiful, punk-ass love song.

2. Rush - Troy Sivan

I’ve listened to this approximately one million times this year and it truly never gets old. So catchy, so fun. Truly feels like doing a popper. Not that I’ve, uh, ever, uh, done anything like that, but like, it’s what I IMAGINE a popper would feel like in a club (which is exactly what Troy intended!).

1. My Love Mine All Mine - Mitski

You’ve heard it on TikTok a million times, but it still resonates with me so deeply - I had to crown “My Love Mine All Mine” my song of the year. I could write all about how incredibly beautiful this song is, but Mitski’s description really sums it up better than I ever could:

“...I was thinking about, “Well, what do I have that’s really actually mine, that can’t be taken away?” And I know this is corny, but I was really thinking it’s this love I feel in me, that I’ve created in me, that I’ve built in me, that I’ve held on to, and it’s mine for as long as I want it, for as long as I don’t give it up or let the world take it from me. And I really do believe it, to love is the best thing I ever did in my life, better than any song I’ve ever written, better than any achievement by far. To love is truly the best and most beautiful thing I ever did. And then as I was thinking about that, I started thinking about how sad it was that [once I die], I can’t leave behind this most beautiful thing that I have. I guess it sort of dies with me. So I wanted to write a song about how I wish that when I die, I could at least leave all this love behind in the world.”

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tagged by @dreams-for-spring and @athimbleful ! thank you lovelies (��︶˘)♡♡

name/nickname: Kitty gender: cis star sign: pisces~  height: 5 feet and half an inch (the half is important to me) time: 5:10pm birthday: the day that quarantine/lockdown became official and the US declared covid a national emergency 💀😂 such a great birthday treat😂 favourite bands: oh this is so hard lmao, i like so many😂. here are some off the top of my head: The Sam Willows, Ten Fé, Crimson Apple, Vitamin String Quartet (more of a musical *group* than band.. but i’m counting it) favourite solo artists: same as above, here are a few out of many haha: Dodie Clark, Hayley Kiyoko, Kina Grannis, Jelani Aryeh song stuck in my head: Champagne Kisses by Jessie Ware last movie: i wanna say something cool and sophisticated, but i just watched High School Musical with my little sister last night LMAO last show: Nailed It (the stupidest and funniest baking show i’ve ever watched omg) when did I create this blog: in like 2012 i think? (i’ve long since deleted my old blog lmao) what I post: lately? mostly GoT/jonsa stuff. with a sprinkle of my older fixations~ mostly tv shows and movies though! last thing I googled: “LP vs EP vinyl” ... i didn’t know the difference lmao other blogs: no sir, you get ONE chaotic mess that is my blog following: hundreds of blogs LOL but i really only see maybe 30ish of them on my dash?? not sure if that’s an algorithm thing or a timezone thing followers: tons of people who apparently enjoy my reblogs of my current fixations and memes. and i love you all 😌😌 average hours of sleep: see, i can say 6 or 7 and you’d think i’m normal, but no. some days i get one or two hours, other days i oversleep so much everyone thinks i’m sick. and that’s on depression babeyy *finger guns* lucky number: 943. it’s come to the point where i forgot why that’s my lucky number, just that i know that has always been my answer?? LOL instruments: UM sadly no. i learned piano when i was younger, but haven’t played since, so i don’t really remember what I am wearing: long yoga pants, tshirt, and a cardigan. ...i kinda feel like a mom from the early 2000s?? dream job: honestly at this point, i kinda wanna be that person who holds babies in the maternity ward LOL. like i just really wanna be a baby cuddler, you know? dream trip: would LOVE to visit Greece one day! favourite food: ahhh so many to pick from! but my comfort food will always by my mum’s homemade phở! right now though, i could do with some hotpot or kbbq ;-; something about 6+ people cooking and eating together family style :’) nationality: *sighs forlornly* north american.. favourite song: Come on Eileen by the Dexys Midnight Runners last book I read: yikes, i genuinely don’t remember😅 i think it was a reread of “So Much To Tell You” by Anna Akana.  top 3 fictional universes I would like to live in: *looks at my favourite shows/movies* i mean like i dunno if i wanna live in any of those universes LOL but if i had to pick? maybe Doctor Who, because aliens and outer space and a time and space machine. This is, of course, assuming i’m in the universe with the main characters😂😂

this was fun! tagging: @psychicexpertlover, @love-hope-faith-feels-like-a-lie, @maya-matlin, @vivilove-jonsa, @chocolateghost @5-million-cat-naps, @estherruth-jonsatrash, @riahchan, @esther-dot, @notbloodraven and anyone else who wants to do it!

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thank you to @broompeople for tagging me in this lil question post!! here’s more about me :)

1. name: molly

2. gender: girl

3. sign: sun: aquarius, moon: scorpio, rising: sagittarius

4. height: like 5’6” i believe??

5. time: 10:51, youtube time

6. birthday: january 29th!! im excited,,,

7. fav bands: honestly i don’t listen to a ton of bands? best i can say is no doubt and the cranberries

8. fav solo artists: fiona apple, frank ocean, hozier, kacey musgraves, phoebe bridgers, sza

9. song stuck in my head: spotlight - jessie ware

10. last movie: i think reservoir dogs?? it’s been awhile

11. last show i watched: weeds, just started and im hooked

12. when i made this blog: like a couple months ago haha

13. what i post: art, photos, people and really just anything that catches me eye

14. last thing i googled: georgia polling results 😳

15. any sideblogs: nope! i can barely run one haha

16. do i gets asks: nope but i would love to :)

17. why i chose this url: i love saying things are peachy and i am babe

18. following: 205

19. followers: 15 haha love you guys

20. avg hours of sleep: nine? i working on waking up earlier but it is hard

21. lucky number: 11

22. do i play any instruments: nope! i tried some when i was younger but nothing stuck

23. what am i wearing: a big mtv t shirt, flannel pajama pants, and tie dye socks

24. dream job: i honestly don’t think i have one? i might do an internship at a community garden so for now that sounds great :)

25. dream trip: new zealand seems like a beautiful country and i know some people who have gone and loved it!!!

26. fav food: fajitas or pad see ew

27. nationality: american

28. last book i read: savage inequalities by jonathan kozol

29. fav song: no way do i have just one but im gonna say crocodile rock by elton john for sentimental reasons

30. fav fictional universe: definitely a song of ice and fire/game of thrones, i’m rewatching with my roomies rn and they are watching for the first time,,, it’s great, i’m so happy haha

i know im supposed to tag people but i’m shy and don’t know who to tag so if you see this and want to do it, please go right ahead :)

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Here's some stuff to do and listen to.

7/20/18

Are you ready to receive some suggestions to entertain your fine selves? ‘Cause I’m ready to give it.

For those who are local: My dad and brother run NYFO together for Green Bay. What’s NYFO? WELL. “NYFO 7on7 Football is the next generation of player development, no matter your skill set. NYFO is the NATIONAL GOVERNING BODY for 7on7 & Non-contact Football. Our leagues, camps, and training exist to ultimately transition better, safer, and more fundamentally sound knowledgeable players. NYFO is committed to helping every player in our program improve no matter their skill level. By doing so we will ultimately enhance the sport of football, from youth organizations through the NFL. NYFO is ‘Non-Contact’ For parents, ‘non-contact’ can be translated into ‘one-hand touch.’ Without the distraction of full-contact, players can focus on fundamentals. With so much negative media attention given to concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), 7on7 offers parents a safer alternative for kids wanting to play football.” Quick additional info: They offer programs for age groups 8U, 10U, 13U, 15U, and 18U. Go to their website if you’re interested in signing your kids up! Okay but anyway, if you need something to do this Friday you should go to a Bullfrogs baseball game! Bullfrogs “Stars Of Tomorrow” fundraiser family & friend tickets are $18 and include your ticket (duh), a Bullfrogs hat, a hot dog, AND a soda! A damn steal if you ask me. It helps out NYFO and you’ll have something fun to do! All registered players from NYFO get in free with and a portion of the proceeds from family/friends tickets sales going to the NYFO by simply using code “NYFO7on7” at the point of purchase. Go to greenbaybullfrogs.com, click Buy Tickets Now in the top right corner, and enter the promo code (NYFO7on7). Gates open at 6:05pm and the game is at 7:05pm!  See you at the diamond on July 20th! Give them a follow on Instagram! @greenbay.nyfo

I never really blog about music for how passionate I am about it. I have mentioned before that I sing, too. I’d love music even if I couldn’t sing though. Anyway, everyone loves finding new music, right? I’m gonna tell you my most listened to artists and songs on my Spotify. First, I’ll tell you how I found this data. I found this question forum on this link: https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-way-to-see-my-most-played-artists-songs-in-Spotify. You’ll see in the answer that there’s Spotify.Me or there’s ManageMyMusic to see your most listened to stuff. Spotify.Me is intricate and gives you information like your favorites, streaming habits, and listening insights. Apparently, what I listen to the most is considered to be a bunch of different types of “pop.” I don’t know if I agree with that. They also tell me that “I know what I want” because 84% of my favorite artists are within my most-listened to genre. That I can agree with. It says I’m high energy lately in my streaming choices, but I don’t see it. I have been choosing really chill music, in my opinion. The other link in that question/answer forum is called ManageMyMusic and it gives you a ton of lists; Top artists and tracks for the “Short Term (4 weeks),” the “Medium Term (6 months),” and for the “Long Term (Years).” I’ll give you my top ten for each category, though I know there will be overlapping. I obviously love everything I am about to include so please give this stuff a listen. You’re about to get an intimate peek at my soul.

Top artists -- Short Term (4 weeks)

Jon Bellion

Drake

Milky Chance

Hozier

Andrew Belle

Bazzi

Aaron Carter

Roy Woods

dvsn

Troy Sivan

I didn’t realize that I listened to that much Jon Bellion lately. I mean, he is fantastic. I just didn’t realize I listened to so much of him in the last month.

Top artists -- Medium Term (6 months)

Drake

Blackbear

Tory Lanez

Marc E. Bassy

Jon Bellion

Bazzi

Post Malone

Hozier

Aaron Carter

Sam Smith

I can say for DAMN SURE that Baby has heavily influenced who I listened to these past 6 months. Drake has always been my man but I never listened to Blackbear, Tory Lanez, or Marc E. Bassy before I met him.

Top artists -- Long Term (years)

Drake

Sam Smith

Troye Sivan

Andrew Belle

Justin Bieber

Jon Bellion

The Weeknd

Jessie Ware

Hozier

Tove Lo

None of that even remotely surprises me.

Top tracks -- Short Term (4 weeks)

Jessie Ware, You & I (Forever)

Hozier, Jackie and Wilson

Sabrina Claudio, Orion's Belt

Jon Bellion, Overwhelming

Jon Bellion, 2 Rocking Chairs

Vance Joy, Mess Is Mine

The 1975, Somebody Else

Jon Bellion, The Good In Me

JAHKOY, Still In Love

Young the Giant, Cough Syrup

This is all very "me" lately.

Top tracks -- Medium Term (6 months)

Alina Baraz, Show Me

6LACK, Learn Ya

Tory Lanez, I Sip

Blackbear, moodz (feat. 24hrs)

Marc E. Bassy, 4am

Tory Lanez, Skrt Skrt

Ansel Elgort, Supernova

Bazzi, Mine

Post Malone, Psycho (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)

R I T U A L, Better By Now

This list is definitely Baby-approved.

Top tracks -- Long Term (years)

Justin Bieber, The Feeling

Troye Sivan, WILD

ZAYN, PILLOWTALK

Snakehips, All My Friends

Tatiana Manaois, Helplessly

Bryson Tiller, Don't

Chris Stapleton, Tennessee Whiskey

Sam Smith, Not In That Way

Hozier, Work Song

A R I Z O N A, Let Me Touch Your Fire

Honestly, the first 5 tracks do surprise me a little, but that was back when I had my music on constantly when I was single and home alone quite often. I remember keeping those on repeat for hours at times, so I’m not sure how accurate that actually is only because of that fact. This was all super cool to see, though. Some of it was expected, some unexpected. Either way, I hope I gave you some new stuff to listen to! And you should check out for own profiles. Nice opportunity to learn a little about yourself.

This past weekend, it was pretty warm out. Baby and I wanted to get Nugget a sprinkler so I took the little one with me to the store aaaaand they were sold out. Due to all the warmth. So I bought Nugget some water guns instead. We got 2 smaller ones and 2 larger ones for THIRTEEN DOLLARS, TOTAL. YEAH. This s’mom was shocked by that price, that’s for sure. We played and sprayed when we got home. Baby and Nugget had some fun together. The first thing Nugget did when we filled his gun though was spray me right in the (get ready) vagina. Yes. Then he yells, “I’M SPRAYING YOU IN THE PARTS.” I was like, “Uhhhhh, let’s not spray anyone’s parts and also let’s talk about anyone’s parts. It’s not polite and those are private” LOL. He’s never said anything to me about private parts or anything so that was new to me. He walks into my room when I’m changing a fair amount of the time and I know for a fact he’s seen more than I meant him to, but he has never asked questions, pointed anything out, etc. I think it’s important to set an example for your children in the sense to be comfortable with their bodies and such. This might be a whole new chapter with Nugget! We will see. Enough about my “parts” and back to the water guns. Baby said that on one of the weeks that we don’t have Nugget, that he wants to do a water gun race with me. I got 2 free beach balls from Sprint when I got a new phone last week (among a ton of other free shit, which I'll tell y'all about soon) and Baby said we should see whoever can get the beach ball across our backyard the fastest by spraying them with the water guns. I honestly think that sounds more fun than any idea I've ever had LOL. It reminds me of when I almost bought us both Nerf guns. So, if things are little mundane (or even if they’re not) maybe you and your love should find your inner children together! Get water-balloons and have a water-balloon fight, chalk up your driveway, set up obstacle courses, have a scavenger hunt! You can make it interesting by making fun deals. Whoever loses has to make dinner, for example. I think we will try all of these ideas eventually.

Speaking of shopping with Nugget, I am in the process of teaching him about not asking for toys every time we go. Baby went through a break up after a 3 year relationship before we was with me. He told me that he felt awful that Nugget no longer had two people raising him and Baby made up for that by buying Nugget toys every time they went to the store. I could tell there was a reason why Nugget would ask like clockwork what toy he would get every time we went shopping. I have been working on breaking Nugget of that expectation, as well as working on having him appreciate the things he has at home. I explain to him Daddy and I only have a certain amount of dollars and that its usually only enough to buy what we needed from the store in the first place. He actually understands this concept very well. He always asks why we are going to the store, so I always have the opportunity to tell him what we need to buy. When we went to buy the sprinkler he asked me, "Can we get a toy from here?" and I replied with, "Buddy, remember what we came here for?" He answered correctly about buying a sprinkler. I said in a very positive tone, "Yep and I'm pretty sure we only have enough dollars for a sprinkler. And you also have a bunch of toys at home that you love to play with." We walked by a few things that piqued his interest. As we walked by some bubble-guns, he goes, "Oooh, those look fun. But we only have dollars to get the sprinkler." I was so proud of him for making this connection and also proud of myself for explaining it to him so that he really does understand this. I was raised by people who didn't explain things. It was always a "because I said so" type of world and I learned to accept it. I won't put Nugget in that world, though. I want him to recognize reasoning and be able to grasp why things are the way they are. He is incredibly intelligent and capable of knowing this information. I also want him to trust me and be honest with me as we grow together, so the first step is me trusting him and being honest with him first. Just wanted to share my super proud s'mom moment of the week. I'll be back tomorrow with new recipes for you!

[twelvegrimmyplace]

tagged by @winemomjade​ (thanks olivia!). The fave albums one I got tagged in is too overwhelming to think about rn so I’m going to do this one first :)

1. Nicknames: Liz, Lizzie

2. Gender: Female

3. Star sign: Capricorn

4. Height: 5'9″

5. Time: 12:27am

6. Birthday: January 7

7. Favorite bands: tried to pick these by artists who I have at least 2 albums worth of music I love and/or all time faves I could think of. This is hard!!!

(I’ll include groups/duos) Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Rilo Kiley, Arctic Monkeys, The xx, Vampire Weekend, Beach House, Grizzly Bear, TV on the Radio, Belle & Sebastian, Outkast, A Tribe Called Quest, Clipse, We Are Scientists, Bon Iver,  Superchunk, Brand New, Saves The Day (shout out high school me), 1D, Boyz II Men, Daft Punk, dvsn

8. Favorite solo artists: Kanye, Elliott Smith, Joanna Newsom, Lianne La Havas, James Blake, The Sisters Knowles, Al Green, Etta James, Miguel, Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, Drake, Rihanna, Dev Hynes, Jessie Ware, Missy Elliott, Miguel, M.I.A., Mariah, Whitney, Adele, Amy Winehouse, MJ, Jay, Biggie, Feist...Harry doesn’t fit the criteria but it’s self imposed so fuck it I’m including Harry.

9. Song stuck in my head: I had Ex-Factor by Lauryn Hill in my head before so I listened on my drive home and now it’s out 

10. Last movie watched: Call Me By Your Name

11. Last show watched: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 

12. When did i create my blog: I’ve been on tumblr since...2008. This blog was created a few years ago.

13. What do i post: trash (it’s mostly nick, harry, music/pop culture content and opinions, personal stuff sometimes, non-funny content)

14. Last thing i googled: from my laptop it was ina garten’s onion dip recipe bc I was making it for a superbowl party. On my phone it was calvin harris to show my friend at said party bc I thought one of the players looked like him.

15. Do you have other blogs?: I have a personal blog that I haven’t used since I started this one, and a pod s*ve one that I rarely remember to use 

16. Do you get asks?: yeah but not a ton I don’t think. I mostly get a lot when there’s nick or harry stuff going on

17. Why did you choose your url?: I wanted something nick-related but I was having difficulty so I just went with this bc I got impatient with myself. It’s whatever.

18. Following blogs: 149

19. Followers: 963

20. Favorite colors: orange-y red

21. Average hours of sleep: -4 I’m terrible. Maybe like 5 on weekdays, 8 on weekends when I try and catch up.

22. Lucky number: never had one that’s not my type of thing

23. Instruments: I played alto sax in school, my beautiful voice (no altho I love singing). I’m still trying to teach myself to play my keyboard but I’m not being very disciplined so it’s not going well. 

24. What am i wearing?: a long sleeve shirt, underwear

25. How many blankets i sleep with: 1 duvet

26. Dream job: Honestly idk. Something related to pop culture but idk what. Or a professional rich person where I’m a philanthropist for a living lmao. Certainly not the job I have now altho I’m lucky to have it and it’s fine.

27. Dream trip: I have a million. Lately I day dream about going to the South of France or Croatia

28. Favorite food: As a singular dish: pizza is the ultimate. Generally I love smoked salmon, brussels sprouts, cornbread. Idk I love food we’ll be here all day if I keep going.

29. Nationality: American

30. Favorite song now: I’m still v obsessed with The Good Side by Troye Sivan. Also Strangers by Sigrid.

[thesinglesjukebox]

JESSIE WARE - MIDNIGHT [6.38] We again sample Jessie's wares.

Anjy Ou: I don't know what it is about Jessie Ware that hits me right at the core of my being, but since I first listened to "Running" I felt exposed, like she was singing about the stuff I was scared to even hint to anyone else, let alone an object of affection. It's scary to love somebody, to make space for them before they've even agreed to fill it. And even when they have, the uncertainty can linger; you can't help but wonder, "Is it all going to fall away?" Even after the first confession, you need to continue to be brave about speaking your heart. Jessie Ware knows this, so instead of pulling back from the mic when hitting the big notes like she used to, she leans in, allowing you to hear -- and feel -- everything, instead of tempering it for fear of what the response might be. She's still a bit uncomfortable with it: the verses start out soft and echo-ey, her voice almost suspended in electronic water. But then the chorus hits and she's going for it, even as she tempers everything she says: maybe I love you, maybe I want to, maybe I need you. Instead frantically swimming to shore, she's swimming through this new experience of love, allowing herself to be open and vulnerable. This song seems to tell us that yes, it's scary, but there's something wonderful and beautiful about the whole thing. I may not have had the experiences that she has - getting married, having a child -- but she's convinced me here that it might be worth taking the dive. [9]

Katie Gill: Belting and faux-soul styles can only take you so far, especially if the song itself is mediocre to begin with. That chorus sounds like it was plastered on the song because... shit... we forgot to put a chorus on this thing. Overall, it's incredibly disjointed and incredibly out of whack. [4]

Alfred Soto: "Midnight" sounds terrific on first and second listen: Jessie Ware is one of the few vocalists whose upper register doesn't exhaust my patience. But the chord and tempo change in the chorus -- a gallop as unconvincing as a man in a pony outfit, with a stop at "Bennie and the Jets" -- unfurls like a Pro Tools salvage job, a marooned sequence pilfered from someone else's plate. It cheapens Ware's shows of feeling into mere affect. [4]

Nortey Dowuona: The bass plods, the drums limp, the synths whimper and tremble, and Jessie Ware's powerful voice sits on this wicker foundation, almost immediately falling as it collapses. [5]

Scott Mildenhall: They can sing "Say You Love Me" on TV talent shows all they like, it's sadly not going to make Jessie Ware a star any more than she already is. If that means she can swerve Ed Sheeran's songwriting in favour of extended vamping, then all the better. With sounds all wonky around her vocal precision, yearning without inhibition, this is what "Night Light" and "110%" seemed to be leading to. [7]

Anaïs Escobar Mathers: This starts out sounding almost like chamber pop and then that smooth beat drops in and I won't lie, I was taken aback on first listen. This is a sexy song and Ware really basks in it, showing off her vocal range and sounding dare I say like Donna Summer at points. Which is an excellent thing in my book. As they say, it's a hot one. [9]

Hazel Robinson: Traditionally I only like Jessie Ware's music when it's had a beach house remix dropped onto its classy coffee table like a ton of ravemotion bricks. But there are first times for everything and even if I will like this massively more when Offaiah has rubbed up against it in an Ibiza toilet for fifteen minutes, this is pretty solid. Even if the surface has been polished so much the emotion slides off it completely. [5]

Katherine St Asaph: I could bathe in the opening chord progression and its nocturnal portent forever, or at least until the beat's tossed in like a live appliance into a lake. Upon further thought, I wouldn't mind that either. [8]

[Read, comment and vote on The Singles Jukebox ]

[kantheseamstressgal-blog]

I’VE!!!!!!!!!!!! BEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TAGGED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

rules: answer these questions and tag 20 followers that you would like to get to know better. tagged by the phenomenal @whistlebait

name: kanutte nickname: kannie/kanny, kan, k

zodiac sign: taurus

hogwarts house: ravenclaw

height: 5′4″???????????????

orientation: fictional characters ;)))))))

ethnicity: norwegian-filipino

favourite fruit: blackberries, strawberries, apple slices

favourite season: fall

favourite book series: i don’t even read don’t ask me

favourite fictional characters: rose quartz, eren jaeger, fem! france & fem! romano, MEEEEEEDIC, doctor richtofen, list goes on and on tbh

favourite scents: chlorine, vanilla, ocean breeze?????????? clothes after being washed and dried

Favourite colour: pale rose/peach, tuscan red

favourite animal: labrador

favourite artist/band: stOP RIGHT THE--ok. lady gaga, lana del rey, jessie ware, the arctic monkeys, the 1975, a-ha, billy idol, parov stelar, deadmau5, i’m sure i’m missing a TON of them

coffee, tea or hot cocoa: hawt coecuh

average sleep hours: 6-7 hours ://///

number of blankets you sleep with: two

dream trip: paris, basically every other capital in the world, any historical place, GREECE, does the fictional multiverse count pFFFFT, my dream vintage house, to visit all of my internet buddies

last thing I googled: how to study last minute cause i suck at studying

blog created: a year ago i think but i’ve been here longer than that

how many blogs do I follow: 78

number of followers: 49

what do I usually post about: vintage stuff (especially WWII), any post that i want you to see, my mediocre art, video games, uhhhhhh my rants

do you get asks regularly: unfortunately no

what is your aesthetic: P A L E  P E A C H  R O S E S  , vintage fashion ofc , basically any posts that i feel like applies to me, colorful lineart, i feel like i’m missing something, sad and dark stuff

you can do this if you want, if i tagged you you don’t have to do it, i’ll tag:

@vectorwave756, @plasma-gummi, @heartyrebel, @jokerluscious, @teabooksandhotchicks, @flamingo-sama, @arromatisse, @basicallybee, @thegreenpowerrangerr, @ghostries, @mortal-kombattore-115, @aquabunny10, @kelz313, @megumar, @orchidthedragon, @username3005balllife, @sarcasticghosts, @ymynysol, @sillymisaka, @insanecutie

[walking-is-an-art]

I was tagged

I was tagged by the absolutely wonderful @leshys

Name: Maarten

Nickname(s): I don’t really have any I think, I’ve been called Maartie a few times down the line though but I don’t think that counts so all y’all can come up with one.

Gender: Male

Star sign: Scorpio sun, Aries moon

Height: 1.90 m/ 6′2.5″-ish

Hogwarts house: Ravenclaw

Favourite colour: I really like navy blue, deep reds, blue-ish grays and nacre colours. I think it shows on my blog.

Favourite animal(s): I don’t really have favourite animals but I really like leaf deer, the bearded vulture and the caracal.

Time right now: 21:09

Average hours of sleep: 6-7, 8 if I’m lucky (plan my evenings at all).

Cat or dog person: Cat person.

Favourite fictional character: I’m pretty sure this isn’t completely correct, but the first one that came to mind is Vanessa Ives from Penny Dreadful.

Number of blankets I sleep with: one blanket, with the addition of a plaid if it’s a cold winter night.

Favourite singer/band: Pff this one’s hard and I’m sure I’m forgetting a whole bunch but: Jessie Ware, Marina and the Diamonds, The 1975, Agnes Obel, Ben Howard, Florence + The Machine, Iamamiwhoami, Kat Graham, Kovacs, Lana del Rey and probably a ton more that are slipping my mind.

Dream trip: I’d love to visit the French Quarter of New Orléans but for dream trip I’d have to say travel all over Europe with friends, see where the wind takes us and take artsy fartsy pictures.

Dream job: At this point I have no clue what my dream job would be. I’m an art history student so finding a job where I’d be able to combine that with modern media and entertainment sounds like something I’d enjoy.

When was this blog created: I think it’s been about ¾ years of off again on again.

Current number of followers: 1158 followers.

When did your blog reach it’s peak: I don’t think it has yet, or at least I like to think so. It’s been growing slowly for a while now.

What made you decide to get tumblr: A few friends of mine had Tumblr and I thought it seemed fun so they dragged me into this black hole with them.

What do I post about: I don’t know fam, you tell me. It just slowly morphed into an aesthetic type blog and that’s dandy I guess.

I’m not going to tag anyone, however if you feel like doing this feel free to say I tagged you!

[ismael37olson]

Jon ALi Presents: The Top 50 Albums of 2017!

My beautiful music lovers: We have (almost) reached the end of 2017!

This year has been a true test to the human psychique with the mess that is our current Presidential reality – but, luckily, in the midst of life’s many expected ups and downs this year, there was (thankfully) a ton of music to help distract, heal and lift us up.

First up, I’m counting down my Top 50 Albums of the Year! As per usual, this list is usually my favorite because its much easier to rank my love for an album based on if I can get through the whole thing from start to finish without banging my head against a wall (repeatedly). WITH THAT SAID: That doesn’t necessarily mean I find album #29 any more or less tolerable than the ones before or after it so please save your trolling for someone who actually cares. I love music. You love music. We love music!

K, without further ado, here’s the list:

50. Terror Jr – Bop City 2: TerroRising 49. Oliver – Full Circle 48. Erik Hassle – Innocence Lost 47. Nelly Furtado – The Ride 46. Hey Violet – From the Outside 45. Betty Who – The Valley 44. Loreen – Ride 43. Paloma Faith – The Architect 42. Shakira – El Dorado 41. Snoh Aalegra – Feels 40. Perfrume Genius – No Shape 39. Michelle Branch – Hopeless Romantic 38. N.E.R.D – NO ONE EVER REALLY DIES 37. Lights – Skin&Earth 36. Paramore – After Laughter 35. Miley Cyrus – Younger Now 34. Niia – I 33. Bleachers – Gone Now 32. Haim – Something to Tell You 31. Katy Perry – Witness 30. Tyler, the Creator – Flower Boy 29. Superfruit – Future Friends 28. Zara Larsson – So Good 27. Cashmere Cat – 9 26. Kelly Clarkson – Meaning of Life 25. P!nk – Beautiful Trauma 24. St. Vincent – Masseduction 23. The xx – I See You 22. Jhené Aiko – Trip 21. Halsey – hopeless fountain kingdom 20. Taylor Swift – Reputation 19. Demi Lovato – Tell Me You Love Me 18. MUNA – About U 17. Calvin Harris – Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 16. Majid Jordan – The Space Between 15. Kesha – Rainbow 14. Drake – More Life 13. Tove Lo – BLUE LIPS (Lady Wood Phase II) 12. Khalid – American Teen 11. Allie X – CollXtion II

10. Kehlani – SweetSexySavage: After years years of dropping mixtapes and collaborations, Kehlani finally properly broke out in 2017 with her full-length major label debut LP, SweetSexySavage – an appropriately direct nod to TLC‘s CrazySexyCool. It’s a sleek, self-assured, and polished body of work from an artist that took her time to perfect her sound and get it just right. Though she proudly wears her influences — Aaliyah, Brandy, and any number of Y2K era of R&B belters — on her sleeve she never once sounds like an imitator or cliché. Kehlani‘s many strengths as a songwriter and singer outweigh any possible charges of imitation, and her willingness to apply subtlety, make unapologetic choices, and simply have fun is what makes her a true star. For an album released at the very top of the year, it’s had undeniable longevity, both in the R&B and Pop world. The crossover queen we deserve in 2017. Highlights: “Keep On,” “Distraction,” “CRZY,” “Advice,” “Get Like,” “In My Feelings,” and “I Wanna Be.”

9. Lana Del Rey – Lust for Life: Five albums deep, Lana Del Rey is very aware of the fact that her signature sleepy sound isn’t necessarily everyone’s cup of tea, but that doesn’t mean she’s going to stop making the music her loyal fanbase has grown to love. Compared to her other albums, especially its drowsy 2015 predecessor Honeymoon, Lust for Life is positively sunny in tone, and certainly more upbeat in tempo. Lana may sing about a “Summer Bummer” and being “In My Feelings” but the songs aren’t inline with hazy unforgotten daydreams; they shimmer, offering a confident bit of seduction for chill nights in with your bae. Lana keeps this delicate balance throughout the lengthy Lust for Life (at 71 minutes, this is an album as much as it’s a playlist, designed to be played on loop as “vibe” music), never quite committing to either distress or euphoria but rather finding an effortless place somewhere in-between the two. That said, Lana does lean slightly more towards ecstasy on Lust for Life, bathing comfortably in her slow rhythms and luxurious surfaces. She manages to sustain this mood over the course of Lust for Life‘s 16 songs, every one of which is a genuine variation of her adored signature sound. Highlights: “Love,” “Lust for Life” (feat. The Weeknd), “Cherry,” “Groupie Love” (feat. A$AP Rocky), and “Get Free.”

8. Kendirck Lamar – DAMN.: On DAMN. Kendrick Lamar proved you can actually take a more “mainstream” approach while maintaining your musical excellence. Although its definitely sonically less cohesive than to his predecessors (To Pimp a Butterfly and good kid, m.A.A.d city); the lyrics are just as strong and impactful and the music is just as vibrant and exciting. In fact, Kendrick‘s reached a whole new level of self-awareness on DAMN., he’s better than ever. In my honest opinion, Kendrick‘s been on a non-stop winning streak, and his closest competitors are still miles away and this album it’s just another proof of his genius. Highlights: “HUMBLE.,” “DNA.,” “LOYALTY.” (feat. Rihanna) and “LOVE.” (feat. Zacari).

7. Miguel – War & Leisure: Every year, thre’s one artist drops an absolutely incredible album at the tail end of the year that makes music writers everywhere wish they would’ve waited on publishing their year-end lists. This year, that artist is Miguel. 2012’s Kaleidoscope Dream and 2015’s Wildheart, saw this R&B crooner master the early versatility he displayed on his debut All I Want Is You, showcasing a playful-yet-wise mix of pop, funk and soul that certified him a true star. War & Leisure is a more ambitious, bold and confident move: a non-stop joy ride that doubles as a master class in futurist hypersexual R&B. He never fails to impress and expand within himself. Highlights: “Sky Walker” (feat. Travis Scott), “Banana Clip,” “Told You So,” “Caramelo Duro” (feat. Kali Uchis), “Come Through and Chill” and “Now.”

6. Jessie Ware – Glasshouse: Like most of Jessie‘s stellar back catalog, her third studio LP Glasshouse revolves around her signature lyrical themes: Sadness, isolation, lust and most importantly, love. But Glasshouse strives as a much bigger and mature deal than anything she’s done before, catering mostly to her husband, Sam Burrows, and the arrival of their first child. Jessie‘s has always had the effortless ability to wrap powerful emotions in irresistible melodies but here she channels that skill into soaring new heights. And with additional production credits from the likes of Kid Harpoon, Starsmith, Happy Perez, Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat, Julia Michaels and Ed Sheeran, there was already little doubt that Jessie would come through strong. But, make no mistake: It was Jessie‘s very own signature sensual stylings that made this record a win from start to finish. Forever my queen. Highlights: “Midnight,” “Stay Awake, Wait For Me,” “Alone,” “Selfish Love,” “Hearts” and “Sam.”

5. Mura Masa – Mura Masa: In a year when mainstream radio became increasingly defined by island-like musical trends, the first full-length by Guernsey-born DJ-producer Mura Masa (aka Alex Crossan) was refreshing for the way it leaned proudly outward, bringing slinky disco, shimmering electro-pop, garage house, Hip-hop and throwback R&B together in the name of finding musical transcendence. Mura Masa‘s unlimited playfulness and genre-bending production skills — not to mention the help from Bonzai, A$AP Rocky, Charli XCX, Desiigner, Nao, Tom Tripp and Christine and the Queens — show that there’s still uncharted territory left in the land of UK dance-pop, and that thankfully someone like the young and talented Mura Masa is more than willing to put in all his time in order to find it. Highlights: “Love$ick” (feat. A$AP Rocky), “1 Night” (feat. Charli XCX), “What If I Go?,” “Firefly” (feat. Nao) and “Second 2 None” (feat. Christine and the Queens).

4. Dua Lipa – Dua Lipa: Pop music needed some serious saving in 2017. Weighted down by tired-less, island-lite radio trends, EDM beat drops (thanks a lot, The Chainsmokers) and One Direction members going solo, the pop music landscape was missing a dose of originality. Enter Dua Lipa, aka Jesus Christ. Kicking off her rise with a slew of anthem-ready singles “Be The One,” “Hotter Than Hell” and “Blow Your Mind (Mwah),” the young and versatile beauty reminded us all that, pop at its finest, all comes down to melody. While it took a lot more time than it should’ve, Dua finally blessed us with her highly anticipated self-titled debut in 2017. And the record was worth the wait: Each song bursts with huge choruses, from the truly stunning opener “Genesis” to the unstoppable force that is “New Rules,” which is finally giving her the visibility she deserves. As with Adele, Ellie Goulding, Charli XCX, Marina And The Diamonds, and so many English queens before her, Dua‘s got the undeniable gift. Dua for President! Highlights: “Genesis,” “Lost In Your Light” (feat. Miguel), “Hotter Than Hell,” “Be The One,” “IDGAF,” “Blow Your Mind (Mwah),” “New Rules” and “Homesick.”

3. Kelela – Take Me Apart: Where 2017 mostly failed in delivering huge pop records, it made up in supplying us with stellar R&B. When Kelela arrived on the scene in 2015 with her unique brand of futuristic-yet-nostoglic-R&B-electronica, we already knew her debut record would be something special. And that it most certainly is: Take Me Apart‘s title track is R&B at its most cosmic and forward-thinking, “Better” is post-breakup relatable gold, and the nostalgic Aaliyah-sounding greatness that is “LMK” is the stuff of legend status. While she might not have made the biggest noise this year, she did deliver artistry at its finest. Kelela‘s got plenty of talent up her slick sleeve and this here is just the beginning of a long career. Take notice! Highlights: “Frontline,” “Take Me Apart,” “Better,” “LMK,” “Blue Light” and “Turn To Dust.”

2. Lorde – Melodrama: Lorde delivered one the best records of the year in 2013 with her debut Pure Heroine. In the time since, she’s become a true superstar all while going through her very first real breakup. Her long-awaited sophomore album Melodrama documents the time spent between her stardom and breakup: It is a honest, sometimes dark and extremely liberating body of work, in which Lorde delivers some of her strongest, tightest and certainly most teary-eyed music to date. In the few years since her debut, Lorde‘s improved substantially upon her melody-making, resulting in massive heartbreak and youth anthems like “Sober,” “Homemade Dynamite” “Perfect Places” and “Green Light,” which is absolutely the year’s most overlooked single. Haunting, lonely and utterly empowering the whole way through. Highlights: “Green Light,” “Sober,” “Homemade Dynamite,” “Liability,” “Supercut” and “Perfect Places.”

1. SZA – CTRL: No other album quite did it for me other than the long-delayed debut from Solána Imani Rowe. SZA‘s CTRL is a straight-up, cohesive masterpiece from beginning to end about a girl navigating life in her “20 Something”‘s (see what I did there?) — dating, falling in love, dealing with fuck boys, self-doubt, anxiety, self-acceptance, growing up and much more. Her full-bodied voice floats over each intricate production effortlessly as she spits her unapologetically honest and relatable lyrics. “The Weekend” is pure genius; “Love Galore” is just as addictive; and “Drew Barrymore,” “Prom” and “20 Something” prove that SZA is not one of those alternative R&B artists with just one or two tricks up her sleeve. To put it simply, SZA is the voice of a generation. GIVE HER ALL THE AWARDS! Highlights: ALL OF IT.

Honorable Mentions: Niall Horan – Flicker, Shania Twain – NOW, Fergie – Double Dutchess, Fifth Harmony – Fifth Harmony, Galantis – The Aviary, Kelsea Ballerini – Unapologetically, The Killers – Wonderful Wonderful, Marc E. Bassy – Gossip Columns, Maroon 5 – Red Pill Blues, Harry Styles – Harry Styles, Beth Ditto – Fake Sugar and Sam Smith – The Thrill Of It All.

from Jon ALi's Blog http://jonalisblog.com/2017/12/23/jon-ali-presents-the-top-50-albums-of-2017/

[tannertoctoo-blog]

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March 15, 2017

Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie Vol. 99, #1, 2017 Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 47, #1, 2017 Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. Vol. 30, #1, 2017 Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, Vol. 14, #1, 2017 Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 140, #3, 2017 Kant-Studien Vol. 108, #1, 2017 Linguistics and Philosophy, Vol. 40, #1, 2017 Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, Vol. 20, #1, 2017 Philosophy of Science, Vol. 84, #2, 2017 Social Choice and Welfare, Vol. 48, #3, 2017 Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, Part A, Vol. 61, February 2017

Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie Vol. 99, #1, 2017 Articles David Ebrey. The Asceticism of the Phaedo: Pleasure, Purification, and the Soul’s Proper Activity. Jean-Luc Solère. Bayle and Panpsychism. Matias Slavov. Hume’s Fork and Mixed Mathematics. Book Reviews Christian Vassallo. Pierre Destrée / Penelope Murray (eds.), A Companion to Ancient Aesthetics, Oxford: Wiley Blackwell, 2015, 533 pp. Bernd Goebel. Katherin A. Rogers, Freedom and Self-Creation: Anselmian Libertarianism. Oxford: OUP, 2015, 248 pp. Back to Top

Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 47, #1, 2017 Articles Sarah K. Robins. Contiguity and the Causal Theory of Memory. Dwayne Moore. Mental Causation, Compatibilism and Counterfactuals. James Messina. The Relationship between Space and Mutual Interaction: Kant contra Newton and Leibniz. Everett Fulmer & C.P. Ragland. Against the New Cartesian Circle. Raamy Majeed. Ramseyan Humility: The Response from Revelation and Panpsychism. David Rowthorn. Nietzsche's Cultural Elitism. Owen Ware. Kant's Deductions of Morality and Freedom. Tommaso Piazza. Problems for Mainstream Evidentialism. Back to Top

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. Vol. 30, #1, 2017 Articles Carmen Lozano-Cabedo, Cristóbal Gómez-Benito. A Theoretical Model of Food Citizenship for the Analysis of Social Praxis. James W. Yeates. How Good? Ethical Criteria for a ‘Good Life’ for Farm Animals. Timothy Hsiao. Industrial Farming is Not Cruel to Animals. Kyle Fruh, Wolodymyr Wirchnianski. Neither Owners Nor Guardians: In Search of a Morally Appropriate Model for the Keeping of Companion Animals. Frédéric Leroy, Istvan Praet. Animal Killing and Postdomestic Meat Production. Scott Soby. Thomas Malthus, Ester Boserup, and Agricultural Development Models in the Age of Limits. Francisca Castilla-Polo. Assessing the Influence of Social Responsibility on Reputation: An Empirical Case-Study in Agricultural Cooperatives in Spain. Felipe Bravo Osorio. Environmental Ethics and Science: Resilience as a Moral Boundary. Dominika Dzwonkowska. Environmental Ethics in Poland. András Székács. Environmental and Ecological Aspects in the Overall Assessment of Bioeconomy. Back to Top

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, Vol. 14, #1, 2017 Editorials Leigh E. Rich. Prestidigitation vs. Public Trust: Or How We Can Learn to Change the Conversation and Prevent Powers From “Organizing the Discontent”. Michael Ashby. The Ninth Circle: Who and What Do We Trust In Today’s World? Bart Penders. The Value of Vagueness in the Politics of Authorship. David Shaw. A Response to Penders: The Disvalue of Vagueness in Authorship. Recent Developments Bernadette J Richards, Michaela Okninski. Considering Professional Misconduct and Best Interests of a Child (Palliative Orders). Symposium: Public Trust in Expert Knowledge Silvia Camporesi, Maria Vaccarella, Mark Davis. Investigating Public trust in Expert Knowledge: Narrative, Ethics, and Engagement. Daniel Z Buchman, Anita Ho, Daniel S Goldberg. Investigating Trust, Expertise, and Epistemic Injustice in Chronic Pain. Deborah Bowman. The Moral of the Tale: Stories, Trust, and Public Engagement with Clinical Ethics via Radio and Theatre. Jennifer Edwell, Jordynn Jack. Gestational Diabetes Testing, Narrative, and Medical Distrust. Katie Attwell, Julie Leask, Samantha B. Meyer. Vaccine Rejecting Parents’ Engagement With Expert Systems That Inform Vaccination Programs. Karen-Anne Wong. Donor Conception and “Passing,” or; Why Australian Parents of Donor-Conceived Children Want Donors Who Look Like Them. Original Research Ben Gray. How Should We Respond to Non-Dominant Healing Practices, the Example of Homeopathy. Anke I. Bouzenita. “Harvesting” and Use of Human (Embryonic) Stem Cells: An Islamic Evaluation. Sigrid Bosteels, Michel Vandenbroeck, Geert Van Hove. Saving Deaf Children? Screening for Hearing loss as a Public-interest Case. Claudine Clucas, Lindsay St Claire. How Can Respectfulness in Medical Professionals Be Increased? A Complex But Important Question. Serena Purdy, Miles Little, Christopher Mayes. Debates about Conflict of Interest in Medicine: Deconstructing a Divided Discourse. Critical Perspectives Thomas Blikshavn, Tonje Lossius Husum, Morten Magelssen. Four Reasons Why Assisted Dying Should Not Be Offered for Depression. Book Review Andrew Cooper. The Biopolitics of Lifestyle: Foucault, Ethics and Healthy Choices. Back to Top

Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 140, #3, 2017 Original Papers Alan Murray, Keith Skene, Kathryn Haynes. The Circular Economy: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Concept and Application in a Global Context. Hakkon Kim, Kwangwoo Park, Doojin Ryu. Corporate Environmental Responsibility: A Legal Origins Perspective. Olivier Boiral, Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria. Managing Biodiversity Through Stakeholder Involvement: Why, Who, and for What Initiatives? Heather R. Dixon-Fowler, Alan E. Ellstrand. The Role of Board Environmental Committees in Corporate Environmental Performance. Claude Francoeur, Andrea Melis, Silvia Gaia, Simone Aresu. Green or Greed? An Alternative Look at CEO Compensation and Corporate Environmental Commitment. Robert Lewis, Gary O’Donovan, Roger Willett. The Effect of Environmental Activism on the Long-run Market Value of a Company: A Case Study. Frank Wiengarten, Chris K. Y. Lo, Jessie Y. K. Lam. “How does Sustainability Leadership Affect Firm Performance? The Choices Associated with Appointing a Chief Officer of Corporate Social Responsibility”. Merriam Haffar, Cory Searcy. Classification of Trade-offs Encountered in the Practice of Corporate Sustainability. Rui Guo, Lan Tao, Caroline Bingxin Li, Tao Wang. A Path Analysis of Greenwashing in a Trust Crisis Among Chinese Energy Companies: The Role of Brand Legitimacy and Brand Loyalty. Meike Eilert, Kristen Walker, Jenny Dogan. Can Ivory Towers be Green? The Impact of Organization Size on Organizational Social Performance. Heejung Byun, Tae-Hyun Kim. Identity Claims and Diffusion of Sustainability Report: Evidence from Korean Listed Companies, 2003–2010. Michael G. Luchs, Minu Kumar. “Yes, but this Other One Looks Better/Works Better”: How do Consumers Respond to Trade-offs Between Sustainability and Other Valued Attributes? Leonidas C. Leonidou, Paul Christodoulides, Lida P. Kyrgidou. Internal Drivers and Performance Consequences of Small Firm Green Business Strategy: The Moderating Role of External Forces. Erratum Leonidas C. Leonidou, Paul Christodoulides, Lida P. Kyrgidou. Erratum to: Internal Drivers and Performance Consequences of Small Firm Green Business Strategy: The Moderating Role of External Forces. Back to Top

Kant-Studien Vol. 108, #1, 2017 Articles Michael Oberst. Kant über Substanzen in der Erscheinung. Arno Schubbach. Kants Konzeption der geometrischen Darstellung. Jochen Bojanowski. Kant on the Justification of Moral Principles. Pauline Kleingeld. Contradiction and Kant’s Formula of Universal Law. Alain Séguy-Duclot. Derrida et le Parergon: Une Lecture Critique. Rodica Croitoru. Comment Cette « Langue Morte et Savante » Nous a Aidé Dans la Traduction de la Critique de la Raison pure en Langue Roumaine. Book Reviews Detlef Thiel. Giovanni Pietro Basile: Kants „Opus postumum“ und seine Rezeption. Sophie Grapotte. Alexander Baumgarten: Metaphysics. A Critical Translation with Kant’s Elucidations. Selected Notes, and related Materials. Transl. and ed. with an Introduction by Courtney D. Fugate and John Hymers. Jannis Pissis. Immanuel Kant: Metaphysiki ton ithon [griechische Übersetzung der Metaphysik der Sitten], Übersetzung-Anmerkungen-Nachwort: Kostas Androulidakis, Athen. Marion Heinz. Laura Anna Macor: Die Bestimmung des Menschen (1748–1800). Eine Begriffsgeschichte. Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt: Frommann-Holzboog, 2013. Falk Bornmüller. Affektivität und Ethik bei Kant und in der Phänomenologie. Hrsg. von Inga Römer. Berlin/Boston 2014. Veit Justus Rollmann. Bryan Wesley Hall: The Post-Critical Kant. Understanding the Critical Philosophy through the Opus postumum. Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Philosophy. Veit-Justus Rollmann. Kant’s Theory of Biology. Ed. by Ina Goy and Eric Watkins. Jacinto Rivera de Rosales. The Palgrave Handbook of German Idealism. Ed. by Matthew C. Altman. Back to Top

Linguistics and Philosophy, Vol. 40, #1, 2017 Original Research Ivano Ciardelli, Floris Roelofsen, Nadine Theiler. Composing Alternatives. Markus Kneer, Agustin Vicente, Dan Zeman. Relativism about Predicates of Personal Taste and Perspectival Plurality. Mingming Liu. Varieties of Alternatives: Mandarin Focus Particles. Acknowledgement to Reviewers. Back to Top

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, Vol. 20, #1, 2017 Editorial Bert Gordijn, Henk ten Have. Emerging Technologies and the Voice of Reason. Scientific Contributions Irit Allon, Ahmi Ben-Yehudah, Raz Dekel. Ethical Issues in Nanomedicine: Tempest in a Teapot? Laura J. Smith, Rachel L. Shaw. Learning to Live with Parkinson’s Disease in the Family Unit: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Well-Being. Andrzej Bielecki, Sylwia Nieszporska. The Proposal of Philosophical Basis of the Health Care System. Luciana Garbayo, James Stahl. Simulation as an Ethical Imperative and Epistemic Responsibility for the Implementation of Medical Guidelines in Health Care. Angeliki Kerasidou. Trust Me, I’m a Researcher!: The Role of Trust in Biomedical Research. Jozsef Kovacs. Honorary Authorship and Symbolic Violence. Sabine Salloch. Who’s Afraid of EBM? Medical Professionalism from the Perspective of Evidence-Based Medicine. Anna-Karin Andersson, Frode Lindemark. Priority Rules as Solutions to Conflicting Health care Rights. Anna Bortolan. Affectivity and Narrativity in Depression: A Phenomenological Study. Kari Nyheim Solbrække, Håvard Søiland, Kirsten Lode. Our Genes, Our Selves: Hereditary Breast Cancer and Biological Citizenship in Norway. Daniel J. Hurst. Restoring a Reputation: Invoking the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights to Bear on Pharmaceutical Pricing. Karin Rolanda Jongsma, Martin Sand. The Usual Suspects: Why Techno-Fixing Dementia is Flawed. Constantinos Kanaris. Foetal Surgery and Using In Utero Therapies to Reduce the Degree of Disability after Birth. Could it be Morally Defensible or even Morally Required? Gert Helgesson, Niels Lynøe, Niklas Juth. Value-Impregnated Factual Claims and Slippery-Slope Arguments. Book Reviews Manuel Trachsel, Jakov Gather. The Whole Spectrum of Psychiatric Ethics in a Standard Work. Short Literature Notices Péter Kakuk. Short Literature Notices. Back to Top

Philosophy of Science, Vol. 84, #2, 2017 Articles Glauber De Bona, Julia Staffel. Graded Incoherence for Accuracy-Firsters. Michael Baumgartner, Lorenzo Casini. An Abductive Theory of Constitution. Sarita Rosenstock, Justin Bruner, Cailin O’Connor. In Epistemic Networks, Is Less Really More? William Bechtel. Explicating Top-Down Causation Using Networks and Dynamics. W. Ford Doolittle. Making the Most of Clade Selection. John P. Jackson Jr. Cognitive/Evolutionary Psychology and the History of Racism. Bryan W. Roberts. Three Myths about Time Reversal in Quantum Theory. Leif Hancox-Li. Solutions in Constructive Field Theory. Discussion Note Nevin Climenhaga. How Explanation Guides Confirmation. Essay Reviews P. Kyle Stanford. Bending toward Justice. Michelle Pham. Review of Making Medical Knowledge. Referees for Philosophy of Science. Back to Top

Social Choice and Welfare, Vol. 48, #3, 2017 Original Papers Robert Sugden. Characterising Competitive Equilibrium in terms of Opportunity. Sebastian Silva-Leander, Suman Seth. Revealed Preferences with Plural Motives: Axiomatic Foundations of Normative Assessments in Non-Utilitarian Welfare Economics. Bernardo Moreno, María del Pino Ramos-Sosa. Conformity in Voting. Inácio Bó, C.-Philipp Heller. Strategic Schools under the Boston Mechanism Revisited. Shino Takayama, Akira Yokotani. Social Choice Correspondences with Infinitely Many Agents: Serial Dictatorship. Edith Elkind, Piotr Faliszewski, Piotr Skowron, Arkadii Slinko. Properties of Multiwinner Voting Rules. Alex Krumer, Reut Megidish, Aner Sela. First-Mover Advantage in Round-Robin Tournaments. Martin G. Kocher, Odile Poulsen, Daniel J. Zizzo. Social Preferences, Accountability, and Wage Bargaining. Lê Nguyên Hoang. Strategy-Proofness of the Randomized Condorcet Voting System. Back to Top

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, Part A, Vol. 61, February 2017 Original Research Articles Matthew H. Slater. Pluto and the Platypus: Ad Odd Ball and an Odd Duck - On Classification Norms. Sander Verhaegh. Quines's 'Needlessly Strong' Holism. Yael Kedar, Giora Hon. ‘Natures’ and ‘Laws’: The Making of the Concept of Law of Nature – Robert Grosseteste (c. 1168–1253) and Roger Bacon (1214/1220–1292). Finnur Dellsén. Reactionary Responses to the Bad Lot Objection. Massimiliano Simons. The Many Encounters of Thomas Kuhn and French Epistemology. Discussions Matthew Sample. Silent Performances: Are “Repertoires” Really Post-Kuhnian? Essay Reviews Ian James Kidd. Other Histories, Other Sciences. Anita Guerrini. Philosophical Bodies in Early Modern Europe. Back to Top