#kawala

[caralara]

Hi!!! You went to the PinkPop Festival? How was it? I love reading fan experiences of Louis' shows (if you want to share of course if you don't ignore my ask).

Hiiii! Yes I did!!

So I have to say after the first day I absolutely hated everything and wanted to go home, and never wanted to do another festival again 😭

Our parking lot was cancelled the evening before we drove all the way to the Netherlands, the car rental didn’t have our car so we had to choose between a fiat 500 and an electric car to get us four plus camping equipment there - so I drove 9 hours, we arrived past midnight, had to set up the tent in the rain past midnight and I had to walk 45 minutes with my stuff after parking the car SOMEWHERE.

It rained the entire first day, but we wanted to go see Kawala because I had seen them open for Giant Rooks in Stockholm and Prague and they were lots of fun! Even though they were on first. I also met them on the festival grounds!! They’re really sweet, well, Daniel and Ben are, the main singer isn’t really my vibe tbh haha.

Then I went to go see Yungblud and DAMN! What a great show!! The energy is amazing, his voice and show is amazing, he came down to the barricade to sing with the fans and after the show he came back again and took time to take photos and talk to the fans. I was really impressed and started listening to more than just the one song I knew!

After I went back to the tent because I was utterly exhausted and completely freezing in the rain. Everything was muddy and our tents and sleeping bags were wet bc they couldn’t withstand all that rain. It was so disgusting. I was sad that I missed Måneskin and Avril Lavigne, but I was physically not able anymore.

Next day we didn’t manage to get to the entrance as early as we wanted to so the gates were already opened and we went straight to Louis’ stage, we slowly managed to get to the third row with people leaving after the sets, which was great.

First act was Joost Klein, and the vibe was so cool bc he had so much fun, it was completely crazy and the Dutch went NUTS! I actually enjoyed the Beatles cover band after him, but my friend fainted so I had to get out and stayed with her a bit at the medics centre before going back in. I didn’t enjoy Froukje so much to be honest, but it was the last act before louis!!

So I celebrated my birthday that weekend and when louis came on stage— the pit was PACKED and the crowd was sooo loud and all the non fans were so shocked the audience was so engaged at 6 pm haha! He looked incredible, and it was so fun to see him perform during the light of the day!! Steve didn’t even have a top on when they came out and that was awesome.

I had a bit of space and very small people in front of me so right at the beginning louis made eye contact with me and I gassed him up and he pointed back at me in a similar manner and it felt so special to get to interact with him again, it’s been a long six months without him 🥲

He was very focused on getting the singing right and tbh I think this was definitely one of his better shows when it comes to the singing haha, but it did make him a bit held back and stiff.

And although I understand that he chose to sing three 1D songs bc that’s what non-fans would recognise and be more inclined to look him up, I would’ve personally preferred tk her more of his solo stuff. The intros and arrangements have been changed a bit from when I saw him late last year, so it took a little while to actually believe it that he chose to sing 7 lmao, I was so “no it can’t be??” That I didn’t recognise it properly. During the teenage wasteland interlude he was going nuts again and he liked that, nodding to me hehe.

I also thought he wouldn’t come down to barricade, but he did although it was an awfully long way!! And then he was just gone and it felt like something had happened? And everyone was confused and no one applauded or cheered bc it was so confusing that suddenly he wasn’t there anymore.

After that I was super exhausted but happy!

We went to see Nothing But Thieves after and OH MY GOD I fell in love immediately and have been obsessively listening to their songs and I’m so glad I saw them life!! Conor looked soooo cool and comfortable on stage and with the crowd, we were seriously impressed.

Calvin Harris had a big nostalgia factor in it for me for my clubbing days in the 2010s 🥲 but it was a bit boring besides that bc he literally just DJs.

The last day was another early start for Sea Girls, I didn’t listen to them much bc I skipped the London show where they opened for louis last tour, but they were a lot of fun! And I’ve been listening to some of their songs as well.

After I went to see The K’s, they were charming but had some tech problems, and surprise! Andrew Cushin’s sound tech also did their sound! So we missed meeting him for a beer but he let us know that The K’s had a gig in my hometown the next day so I promised I’d try driving back super quickly to make it in time for their gig (I did lol and went for Kebap with them as well and tbh the front singer is a bit of a dick, but the guitarist was really sweet!).

We only half listened to Loreen which wasn’t really my thing and to James Arthur, who is super pretty? And had a great voice but I was so exhausted and frankly needed some alone time.

And then honestly the grand finale.

Hozier came on stage and maybe it’s something about the tonality of his voice with the way his guitar sounds? But it went straight into the back of my skull, down my spine and turning into violent goosebumps. I basically cried through his entire set but not bc I wasn’t feeling well or was sad I was just so emotionally overwhelmed by how physical and spiritual I felt his music right there live. It really was such a treat hearing him, and he seems sooo gentle and he’s sooo tall, and he brought out Ed Sheeran for Work Song which was crazy! The tears just wouldn’t stop coming.

And then Ed Sheeran was also insane. I was already still sort of one bump from being back to crying and he just was on stage alone?? Just him his guitar and his looper??? I was SO impressed. And he was very emotional, too. But calm. And I just cried about everything again, the songs, what he said about his wife, then little seven-ish year old boy so happy to be there and on his dad’s shoulders to see Ed, the friendship groups that held each other and the couples that enjoyed it together. It was a really beautiful experience and I felt so fucking grateful for the fact that I can enjoy music so haptically, that I get to have the ability to feel it SO deeply and that live music is gorgeous.

Thank you for asking lovely! I’m sure you just wanted to know about louis, but I really wanted to talk about all the acts I saw at Pinkpop!

[poesiecritique]

Les nomades du fer, Eleanor Arnason, Argyll, 2023 (1991), trad. Patrick Dechesne

C'est une longue fresque, une longue épopée, 568p. ou 586p, traduit de l'anglais et du temps, première publication en 1991, première traduction en français par Patrick Dechesne publiée en 2023, par ou pour ou depuis les éditions Argyll, qui bossent, on peut pas dire, depuis trois ans, ça bosse.

Au dos, une petite phrase de Jo Walton, connaissez-vous Jo Walton ?, c'est une autre autrice de science-fiction, je n'ai pas tout lu, mais j'aime beaucoup, j'ai commencé par Mes vrais enfants, un trouble de la cognition, elle dit "confuse", un trouble venant à un âge certain, la question de l'âge est si peu traitée dans les récits de science-fiction, ça n'est pas tout à fait vrai, mais c'est plus généralement pour dépasser le temps, le dompter, en sortir vainqueureuse. Bref, Jo Walton adoube Arnason, qui est aussi comparée à Ursula Le Guin.

Ursula Le Guin, je l'ai déjà écrit ailleurs, est un vieux compagnonnage. Ca date depuis plus de 20 ans, ce n'est pas dans l'effervescence actuelle que Le Guin, tout à côté de Mead, sont proches et fantomatiques. Je l'ai déjà dit aussi, ce qui m'intéresse tant chez Le Guin c'est la visée anthropologique de son œuvre. Elle invente des mondes aux règles sociales, aux philosophies, aux langages, aux religions différentes. Il n'est pas question de transposer les problèmes actuels dans un autre décor. C'est autre chose.

C'est aussi ce que fait Eleanor Arnason. Dans Les nomades du Fer, il y a plusieurs personnages principaux : Nia, une habitante d'une planète dont le nom est omis, et qui appartient au clan du Fer, duquel elle a été chassé ; il y a Li-sa, une ethnographe qui se place résolument du côté de l'ethnographie : elle arrive d'un autre monde ; comme Derek, un autre ethnographe (il y a en beaucoup d'autres, mais seul.e ces deux là parviennent à rester) ; il y a l'esprit de la cascade, un homme qui un oracle. Les chemins de ces quatre là vont se nouer, se tresser, d'abord les deux femmes, puis Derek, puis l'oracle. Une tresse à quatre brins pour aller vers le nord, vers le clan de Nia, un clan qui l'a chassée parce qu'elle était trop étrange.

Nia a vécu une histoire, une histoire d'amour, une histoire d'amour avec un homme et a eu deux enfants. C'est le fait étranger pour lequel Nia est chassée. Sur cette terre, les clans sont des clans de femmes, où sont aussi les enfants et les vieillard.es. Mais les hommes valides vivent seuls, dans les montagnes, ailleurs, peu importe, loin. L'amour n'est pas l'amour romantique, et ce sentiment, dans ce monde, dans ce livre n'est jamais le ressort dramatique qui permet que l'intrigue avance. Plus, il n'est jamais là. Cet amour qui chez nous toujours noue quelque chose n'existe pas. Ni plus, ni moins. Sauf pour Nia, et Eunshi. Je ne raconterai pas la suite de leur aventure, ce n'est pas la peine ici. C'est une histoire dans l'histoire, mais une petite histoire, finalement dans la grande épopée que ces deux extra-terrestres ethnographes, nous, et les deux habitant.es de la planète vivent.

Cette épopée, c'est le récit de l'arrivée de ces ethnographes, qui essaient de s'intégrer. Li-sa rencontre Nia, qui tête de mule, décide de partir du clan dans lequel elle habite, où elle a trouvé refuge, le clan du cuivre. Li-sa la suit. Puis Nia l'accompagne pour que Li-sa puisse rejoindre le lieu d'atterrissage de la fusée du Kollontaï (au passage, on apprécie le choix de ce nom de baptême bien féministe et bien marxiste). Puis Derek, puis l'oracle. Et plein de rencontres et d'aventures, qui permettent de saisir les enjeux civilisationnels, depuis un point de vue relativement ethnographique (mais plus que moins). Je ne veux pas non plus raconter cela, qui fait le sel du livre.

Dans cette approche ethnographique, l'attention ethnoliguistique m'a particulièrement touchée et, plus que la multiplicité des langues articulée à une langue commune, dite langue des cadeaux, partagée par tous les clans (qui jamais, ces clans, ne se font la guerre, elles ne connaissent pas, tout en connaissant les armes, et donner la mort), m'a particulièrement touchée l'attention aux gestes. Et encore, ce sont moins des gestes qui sont décrits que l'intention des gestes, des réponses. A tel point que, retrouvant les siens, Li-sa continue à employer ces gestes, qui font partie intégrante des langages de cette terre. Ces gestes permettent de dire les états d'âme, les affects. Vers la fin du livre, un geste humain du même genre est fait. Peut-être un couçi-couça de la main. Quelque chose de dérisoire, mais qui montre la potentialité de ce que pourrait être que de parler avec les mains. Cette approche me fait penser à quelque chose que Eleanor Arnason connaissait peut-être, Les rites d'interaction de Goffman. Eleanor a fait des études d'art vers Philadephie, Goffman c'est plutôt Chicago et la sociologie, quel passage de lui vers elle ?, je ne sais pas. Néanmoins pour Goffman, "le rite ne traduit pas la représentation religieuse de la société sous forme pratique, mais la représentation apparaît dans le cours d’une activité rituelle qui ne vise d’abord d’autre fin qu’elle-même." (Keck, 2004, https://philolarge.hypotheses.org/files/2017/09/01-12-2004_keck_Goffman.pdf) Et je considère, sans démontrer pourquoi, que le langage peut être considéré comme un rite, sans cesse renouvelé surtout s'il s'agit comme ici de dire l'affect, et plus précisément l'affect comme réaction à l'action que l'altérité a proposé. D'autant que ces gestes qui ponctuent s'accordent avec des phrases d'une grande simplicité qui permettent au présent, alors que tout est au passé - Eleanor Arnason écrit en 1991 ou avant, le présent direct, dans la sf, ça n'existe pas, je crois.

Une dernière dimension que je trouve intéressante, et peut être parce que je n'en suis pas spécialiste, c'est la réflexion très critique de l'approche marxiste de l'économie qui en dit tout en même temps ses potentialités. Le post-colonialisme est au cœur de cette réflexion. Cette dimension retend la dernière partie du voyage en laissant dans les mains de la lectrice une situation insatisfaisante, qui m'a plongée dans une suite de spéculations, et m'oblige à ne pas ferme le livre comme ça, juste comme ça, après un voyage civilisationnel dans un monde singulie décrit densément, au sens de Geertz (https://journals-openedition-org.ezproxy.campus-condorcet.fr/enquete/1443) dans un monde singulier.

[musicftmisfits]

KAWALA - Time Slipping Away

London-based five piece KAWALA have just released extravagant and energetic new single 'Time Slipping Away', it's an act of reassurance, a life boat to hold onto while times are tough.

London-based five piece KAWALA have just released extravagant and energetic new single ‘Time Slipping Away’, it’s an act of reassurance, a life boat to hold onto while times are tough. The track is a fun and funky, upbeat surf pop release driven by soft vocals singing about setbacks and how to look to the positive side of the coin. Its synth-driven intro is instantly catchy and pulls you out of…

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Top 50 Albums of 2022: #50-41

If 2021 was a year of recovery, then 2022 was the big reunion party.

For the first time in two years we had a full 12 months of live music and festivals, with rooms and fields full of people singing their heart out without the weight of COVID restrictions bringing palpable delight. The whole year has felt like a communal cathartic release, as the full joy of being able to experience music in all its various forms properly returned. The artists felt it, the venues felt it, the touring crews felt it and most certainly us fans felt it.

As a result, I think I listened to more new music in 2022 than any other year I can remember. My Apple Music Replay tells me I've listened to 785 albums, 860 different artists, 4,901 different songs and 38,680 minutes of music – crikey that’s a lot of music, even for me! However, my own tally that I keep every year has broken this down into just over 210 albums from 2022 and around 1,100 songs from the last 12 months as well. This has given me the impossible task this month then of choosing just 50 albums and 100 songs to call my favourites of the year.

Pound-for-pound, I think 2022 has proven to be my favourite year for new music at least since 2019. Not only did we get the final big wave of lockdown albums come through, but the return of live music meant a lot of these records could actually be experienced as they were intended – amongst big festival crowds or simply in front of eager audiences hanging on every single word and chord. Whittling this mass of great music down hasn’t been easy but after much internal debate, I have landed on a Top 50 Albums and Top 100 songs list for 2022. The songs will come in playlist form later in the countdown along with a roundup of my favourite EPs and live shows of the year, but for now let’s get into the best LPs that the year had to offer.

As ever, these 50 albums come from a multitude of genres (pop, rock, indie, hip-hop, R&B, electronica, shoegaze, punk and post-punk - it’s all here!) so although there is a good chance you won’t enjoy everything on this list, hopefully there is at least something for everyone to enjoy. Of course, the variety also makes it very difficult to rank one above the other, so don’t get too hung up on the placements. Generally, I’ve favoured the albums that:

Had the biggest impact on me and the wider music world in the last 12 months

Had ambition or something unique to offer

I played the most during the year

Ultimately produced the best front-to-back listening experience

Got it? Good.

Here’s the first 10 albums that made the cut:

50. Ghosts on Tape by Blood Red Shoes

Kicking things off then at #50, we are going right back to the start of the year as Brighton-based indie-rock duo Blood Red Shoes released, for me, a career-best effort.

Ghosts On Tape is a cohesive and imaginative record, packed wall-to-wall with fun, atmospheric bangers, with the pair pushing their sound into fascinating new territory whilst still managing to bring it altogether into a tightly sewn, coherent package. It all makes for a mightily entertaining experience, like hopping on a Ghost Train you’ll just want to ride on again and again.

Best tracks: Morbid Fascination, Sucker, Comply

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49. Alpha Games by Bloc Party

2022 was the year Bloc Party got their mojo back. Whilst the band’s 2016 album Hymns still had its moments, it very much reflected a band going through a transition. With Alpha Games though, it was thankfully a different story, with this one marking their first record with Louise who is now a permanent fixture on the sticks.

Although it is far from a perfect record as it still contains a few niggles, if you’ve ever been a fan of Bloc Party’s work there is plenty to enjoy here. The songs are great and the band sound rejuvenated, with the new line-up finally finding their groove with one another. So, whilst it may not hit the heady heights of Silent Alarm, it certainly beats Hymns and as one of my all-time favourite bands, this one was always likely to make the final cut.

Best tracks: If We Get Caught, By Any Means Necessary, Of Things Yet To Come,

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48. Better With You by KAWALA

An album that grew on me massively throughout 2022, KAWALA really do have a sound like no other. This one came alive during festival season and has pretty much remained in regular rotation since that point. Here’s what I said about the album back in March:

“Centred on a consistent aesthetic of catchy Afrobeat-influenced grooves, led by the dual lead vocal harmonies of frontmen Jim Higson and Dan McCarthy, Better With You is the sound of a band getting ready to hit their stride…

This is a solid debut for KAWALA with both flashes of promise and plenty of fun tunes to be found. You do get the sense the band have another level they can hit, and although they don’t quite get there on Better With You, that is something they can explore in the future. Right now though, this is the ideal launch pad and a summer-ready debut for fans to enjoy.”

Best tracks: Sailor, Never Really Here For Long, Searching

Read my full review for Gigwise here

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47. Islands by Josef Salvat

Aussie singer-songwriter Josef Salvat has always been one of the most underrated voices in pop and he proved it again in 2022 on his shimmering third album, Islands. Darkly personal but with vibrant synths and killer hooks, there were few better pure pop records this year. Here’s what I said all the way back in February:

“Salvat is now creating as an independent, having left Sony after the release of his sophomore album Modern Anxiety. The result is a record that, despite it largely being crafted during lockdown, sounds unfettered and more liberated than any of his previous work. The moody ballads have been mostly sidelined this time around, with Salvat instead crafting an upbeat pop record that boasts vibrant production, catchy melodies and emotionally-charged songwriting.

Islands is a triumph and easily Josef Salvat’s strongest album so far. Free of major label pressure, he has finally delivered the captivating pop album you feel he’s always wanted to make. Calling back to his own words on the title track, Josef is now exactly where he needs to be—and he’s never sounded better.”

Best tracks: The Drum, Islands, Sunbeams

Read my full review for Gigwise here

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46. The Present Is A Foreign Land by Deaf Havana

Back from the brink of extinction, Deaf Havana delivered their excellent sixth album in 2022 that was as heartbreakingly personal as it was anthemic. Here’s what I had to say back in July:

“In its simplest terms, The Present Is A Foreign Land is the soaring stadium rock of Bruce Springsteen colliding with the moody, self-reflective pop of The 1975, but it is also much more than that.

Narratively the album tells the story of the band’s last three years, taking the listener through their whole challenging ordeal, unfiltered. At various stages, the brothers confess to their existential crises, relationship breakdowns, alcoholism, mental health issues and other intensely personal struggles. It can be a dark listen at times, but thankfully the uplifting nature of the music and splashes of hopefulness stop it from ever being too overwhelming.

Overall, The Present Is A Foreign Land is a magnificent rebirth – a deeply personal record from beginning to end, simply brimming with all the heart and resilience the brothers could muster.”

Best tracks: Nevermind, Kids, Someone/Somewhere

Read my full review for Gigwise here

Read my interview with Deaf Havana on the making of the album here

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45. Now or Whenever by Spector

An album that I proclaimed as “the first great record of 2022” back in January, it may have taken Spector seven years to finally release the follow-up to their glorious sophomore album Moth Boys (the record I named as my Album of the Year back in 2015), but Now or Whenever was well worth the wait. Steered by Fred Macpherson’s wildly unique, astute lyricism and Jed Cullen’s masterful guitar work, Now or Whenever is Spector delivering another soaring collection of poetic and wonderfully crafted indie anthems.

Due to the gap between their last two records and the narrative of the band changes, many publications at the time described this album as a “rebirth” for Spector, but for me this album was never that at all. This is simply one of the best indie bands of the last decade creating the great songs they always have done.

Best tracks: Funny Way of Showing It, This Time Next Year, Catch You on the Way Back In

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44. The Dream by Alt-J

I’m pleased to say that Alt-J finally emerged from the shadow of their incredible, Mercury Prize-winning debut An Awesome Wave in 2022. Now whilst fourth album The Dream may not quite stand shoulder-to-shoulder with that record, it was certainly a big step up from its two predecessors and easily their second-best outing to date.

From cinematic overture Bane, to groovy singles U&ME and Hard Drive Gold, through to the wonderfully quirky moments like Philadelphia, some of the band’s most interesting work is littered across this one. However, the record really shines for me in some of the quieter moments, with the beautifully understated Get Better and Cormac McCarthy inspired Happier When You’re Gone arguably the best of the bunch.

A big bounce back after Relaxer, The Dream is an engaging front-to-back listen with plenty flashes of both beauty and intrigue.

Best tracks: Get Better, Philadelphia, Bane

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43. Reeling by The Mysterines

Arriving earlier this year in a quieter week for new music releases, I’m so glad I found this debut from Liverpool rock quartet The Mysterines, as it proved to be one of the finest first outings all year. Packed throughout with seismic grunge riffs, big festival-ready anthems and powerful lead vocals from frontwoman Lia Metcalfe, this is a moody and assured debut that will have you moshing out in no time.

Basically, if you were to create a venn diagram with classic bands like Nirvana, Hole and Sonic Youth, and more modern ones like Arctic Monkeys and Nothing But Thieves, you’d probably find The Mysterines floating around in the middle sweet spot. Opening on the full throttle roar of Life’s A Bitch (But I Like It So Much), the four-piece spend the next 40 minutes ripping things up and packing a punch with their intoxicating bluesy rock sound. It makes for a thrilling listen, with plenty of sonic nods to classic rock bands of years gone by, but also a freshness brought about by their own palpable youthful energy.

Best tracks: Still Call You Home, Hung Up, All These Things

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42. CRASH by Charli XCX

In 2022, the career of experimental pop genius Charli XCX really did come full circle. Having made the original (and still arguably the best) lockdown record in the form of the Mercury Prize-nominated How I’m Feeling Now, CRASH sees Charli turn everything up to 11 and go all out with an album that is just pure wall-to-wall pop bangers. I did originally consider not including this, but there really is no denying just how joyously infectious this album is and, as a result, it has easily been one of my most played records of the year.

CRASH is an album that sees Charli strike the balance between hit-making machine and visionary pop artist. Although at times it can feel like it is built to sell, critics and fans of her later work will still find plenty of her own stylistic signature painted across CRASH, with splatters of modern flair and experimental production techniques amongst the big, polished 80s throwback numbers.

Also, what CRASH lacks in How I’m Feeling Now’s instant and lasting impact, Charli makes up for with fun, playful pop and very few duff moments. Singles Good Ones and You Used To Know Me are mightily catchy, the collaborations with Christine & The Queens, Caroline Polachek and Rina Sawayama all continue to pop off, and there’s plenty of quite intriguing new cuts too such as the late-night quiet rave of Move Me and the dream-pop melancholy of Every Rule.

So whilst I wouldn’t say this is her best project, it is still one of the finest pop records of the year and a solid culmination of - and testament to - Charli’s career to this point.

Best tracks: Good Ones, You Used To Know Me, Every Rule

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41. Ribbon Around The Bomb by Blossoms

Is it just me or has this album massively flown under the radar this year?

Whilst I appreciate the Stockport indie rockers have set the standard pretty high with their discography so far and the tracks here may not marry up to their catalogue’s biggest singles, Ribbon Around The Bomb sees Blossoms achieve greater artistic maturity with some of their most finely constructed songs to date.

I’m also fully convinced they simply don’t know how to make a bad record at this point, as this is another thrilling 35-minute listen that boasts catchy, instantly timeless songs from start to finish. Ode To NYC will hook you in straight away, a romantic love letter to The Big Apple driven by sweet harmonies and galloping acoustic guitars. Born Wild is another highlight, a hugely cinematic number that draws comparisons to some of The War On Drugs’ recent material. Single Care For still sounds great too, with its 70s flair and swooning, string-tinged melody.

However, it is in the back end of the track list where the best songs really start to appear. Cinerama Holy Days is a wonderful Northern Soul-inspired number, with its upbeat piano melody and cooing backing vocals. Edith Machinist will then have you checking you haven’t accidentally put The Coral on instead (in a good way), before closer Visions delivers an epic seven minutes of bluesy guitars, soaring strings and exquisitely crafted laidback grooves.

With nostalgic sounds, cinematic production and superb songwriting, in another year this one could’ve easily ended up a little bit higher.

Best tracks: Visions, Cinerama Holy Days, Ode to NYC

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The countdown continues on Sunday with #40-31!

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Rebjukebox 2024 - No 1

Here's my first playlist for 2024, it's not gonna be a monthly thing, just once i have 40 tracks i like, then i will share it. So could be one or two or even three in one month and other months maybe none, this is why it's numbered. I am already close to No 2 being finished, cover done, just need to cut down to 40 tracks from the 80+ tracks in the provisional draft playlist. So could share this next week!! These playlists are great way to find new bands and artists and saves us having to post each on sepearatly.

I used to do these just through Soundcloud, but thought i might as well add it to my Spotify also. So i will add two links to the playlist and can use which ever one you prefer.

If your a solo singer or a member of a band, then follow me on my Soundcloud page here, if i like your stuff, i will follow you back, if i don't follow back then sorry but your not my thing. Whatever style of music is fine, i like many stlyes and will take a listen. You should always trust your own ears with music.

You can only follow 2,000 people on Soundcloud, so am limited. But if am following you there, i can see when you share new music, which means you could be added to one of these playlists or the main JIR playlist (one per month). What style of music is fine, i like many and will take a listen.

Enjoy and share, stay free, see you soon with No 2!!

Reb

Ok the links for the playlist:- Soundcloud I Spotify

Tracklist

1 - Paramore - Burning Down the House (Talking Heads Cover) 2 - The Delta Shake - I’ll Be Your Man (Alternative Version) 3 - Anja Huwe - Rabenschwarz 4 - Fat Dog - All The Same 5 - Loupe - Tested Waters 6 - Wynona - Feeling For Edges 7 - Nothing Rhymes With Orange - Friday Is Over 8 - Shannon and the Clams - The Moon Is In The Wrong Place 9 - KAWALA - American Adrenaline 10 - overpass - Stay Up 11 - Camens - Cynical 12 - Cinders - Going Nowhere 13 - Linn Koch-Emmery - Ebay Armour 14 - Grace Petrie - Start Again 15 - Neon Dreams (Ft. Matthew Mole) - The Art of Letting Go 16 - This Rebel - Same Every Time 17 - The Holy - Any Given Day 18 - Soundwire - Shake The Fever (Radio Edit) 19 - The Snuts - Millionaires 20 - Neck Deep - Moody Weirdo 21 - Softcult - Heaven 22 - Lurve - Pesnya O Lyubvi 23 - BARSTAFF - Tracy Island (Radio Edit) 24 - Sasha Assad - Bad Nature 25 - Red Rum Club - Hole In My Home 26 - No Windows - Song 01 27 - Mourn - Could Be Friends 28 - Sunglaciers - Cursed 29 - POND - Neon River 30 - Slow Time Mondays - Don’t Threaten Me With A Good Time 31 - Jeen - So What 32 - stillcorners - The Dream 33 - The Marra - Masterpiece 34 - The Hubbards - Hiding & Reading 35 - The Cheap Thrills - Last Orders 36 - Aqualine - No Answer 37 - Torrey - Bounce 38 - Low Blows - Normal 39 - ParisBlue - Remedy 40 - Bombay Bicycle Club (ft. Lucy Rose) - Willow

[lyntherighteousleftist]

Yawa oi, nadamguhan nako si Chiro hahahhahhahah parehas baya mi nag take ug CS pero wa ko nisaba na nag take ko

Ang damgo nako kay about sa iyahang uyab, sige siyag papansin sa akoa ug sa dihang niduol siya nako, tapos nag ask ko if sila pa ba sa ilang uyab, ana siya "Ok man mi ni Bea, kaso selosa lang siya" hahahhahahhahaahaha unya nikalit rag kawala akong damgo kay nag alarm na akong selpon 😭😭😭

Di ko sure unsay konek sa amoang duha sa damgo nako if naa bay konek sa CS or sadyang nagkataon lang

[kwaderno84]

napaisip ko rin sa aking isipan na tumatanda na nga talaga ako.

wala na rin akong kawala pa roon.

ang sakuna sa sarili'y sadya na ring maninigil bilang kabayaran sa kalabisan natin o abuso sa panahon ng kabataan.

ang magtungo sa ospital ay hindi biro dahil sa may tawag ng daing sa aking katawan.

hangga't nasa tama pa ang ating gulang sa mundo, ugaliing pangalagaan ang sarili upang patuloy pa ring maabot ang mga hangarin at mataguyod pa natin ang mga umaasa sa atin na mabigyan ng magandang kinabukasan.

at hangga't maaari, agad nang tumungo sa mga dalubhasa kung may maramdaman man na hindi normal sa katawan at nang agad itong maagapan.

[becomingabeing]

Spell your url with song titles and then tag as many people as there are letters

tagged by @icouldhyperfixatehim and @z-haven my music preferences are all over the place so enjoy (or suffer)

Bandi Tot - Nikita Gandhi, Ankit Tiwari (side note: from the best nonconventional queer family/lavender marriage movie ever)

Ei Obelay - Shironamhin

Complicated - Jeff Satur

Oje Mane Na Mana - Somlata Acharyya

Mighty River - KAWALA

I'm a mess - Omah Lay

Neon - Lykke Li

Ghatey Lagaiya Dinga - Anusheh Anadil

Angels Like You - Miley Cyrus

But I Like It - Lauren Sanderson (my spotify top song last year oops)

Emon Jodi Hoto - JOler gaan

Intersaison - Flavien Berger

Nasa'n Ka, Oh Luna? - MarsMango (gaya sa pelikula ost still slaps)

Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy - Queen

my url is TOO LONG so, no pressure tags @wildelydawn anyone who wants to do it!

[mirrorball2am]

So I really want to make this account a cute safe corner of the internet for me. So I wanted to make an all about me post!

My name is Christina, I’m 26 I just graduated from college. I have been a major fan girl since I was middle school. I love music, tv shows and movies! I love to read ,play switch,And I love sleeping. I’m currently figuring out what I want to do post grad as well.

Here are some of the tv shows/movies and artists I like!

Taylor swift (Hence the user)

Sabrina carpenter

Chappell roan

Noah Kahn

Maddie zahm

Boy genius

Fall out boy

Renee rapp

Phoebe bridgers

Kawala

Conan gray

The last dinner party

Ethel Cain

Harry styles

Etc.

Tv shows and movies

Pretty little liars

Wanda vision

Degrassi

The fault in our stars

Heartbreak high

Modern family

Aquamarine

H20

Daisy jones and the six

And a lot more!

[skrillien]

a kawala

[poesiecritique]

Les hommes dénaturés, Nancy Kress, Paris, Flammarion, 2001 (1998), trad. J.-M. Chambon

Maximum Light, pour titre original. Comme sous les feux de la rampe. D'abord ceux de ballets, puis du scandale. Pourtant le scandale est dévoilé dès les premières pages : dans une cage aux barreaux si fins qu'ils laissent entièrement voir des singes dont les visages sont identiques, trois fois le même visage humain. Et puis ça explose. Trois fois le même visage, puis trois voix qui se tissent, l'une après l'autre, chapitre après l'autre, brin après l'autre, à la langue singulière pour traduire trois personnages, les trois personnages principaux : Nick Clementi, Cameron Atuli et Shana Walders. Respectivement une langue posée d'un vieux médecin habitué à la politique, une langue obsédée par la danse d'un danseur homosexuel, la langue gouailleuse et prolo d'une jeune soldate.

Le propos du livre est, à mes yeux, double.

La dystopie questionne, un peu comme Carola Dibbel dans The only Ones, les enjeux reproductifs de l'espèce humaine à l'aune d'une décroissance de la fertilité. Ici, celle des hommes davantage que celle des femmes, mais l'accent est surtout mis sur l'omniprésence de perturbateurs endocriniens dans l'environnement, conséquents de la surproduction pétrochimique. Les animaux sont régulièrement scrutés pour dire leurs malformations, tout autant que celles humaines, qui conduit à des fausses-couches ou à la naissance d'enfants dont les facultés cognitives sont altérées (manque de concentration, fragilité émotionnelle) dès la grossesse. A l'autre bout du spectre d'un monde sans enfants, il y a la description d'un monde de vieillards d'où les questions sociales ne sont pas absentes (ou plutôt, surtout présentes dans les premières pages du livre) : qui paye pour les retraites ?, qui touche encore une retraite ? Mais la question de la reproduction est aussi posée à travers les deux jeunes personnages : Cameron Atuli et Shana Walders. La position de Kress paraît un peu caricaturale et essentialiste quand elle figure Cameron qui, en résumant brutalement est pédé danseur classique ne voulant/"pouvant"pas avoir d'enfants (alors qu'un des enjeux du livre est la haute fertilité de son sperme). Mais, Kress me semble moins essentialiste quand elle dresse le personnage de Walders. La jeune femme ne veut pas d'enfants alors qu'elle est fertile ; elle est travailleuse du sexe à l'occasion, et ça ne l'embarrasse pas. La questionne davantage, cette jeune femme, sa place dans la société, à la croisée d'un désir transclasse et d'un désir qui, depuis notre société actuelle, se dégenre dans la mesure où son lieu de carrière, expliqué par sa socialisation primaire (son père militaire, etc.), est celui de l'armée.

L'autre pendant du livre est une enquête sur le scandale - Maximum Light. Sa mécanique est exposée dans l'intrigue que Kress noue autour du taire, à l'échelle des U.S.A., depuis une critique acerbe de l'investissement étatique dans la recherche, articulant son pendant académique et celui privé (à ce sujet, concernant la recherche française, on pourra lire le dossier intitulé Penser le capitalisme académique par la production de ses marges, coordonné par Natacha Chetcuti-Osorovitz & Cynthia Colmellere pour la revue SociologieS). Kress souligne le paradoxe du laissez-faire étatique sur les activités illégales financées par des ressources privées. Ainsi, l’État, des Hommes dénaturés, régule les lois éthiques de la recherche académique comme les financements qui y sont alloués, mais ces lois éthiques sont définies afin de ne pas remettre en question les implications écosystémiques des multinationales pétrochimiques dans la crise sanitaire. Pour décrire la strate officielle, les premières pages figurent un conseil où ne siègent que des personnes âgées. Puis, entre officiel et officieux, s'y greffe un rendez-vous entre Nick Clementi, le vieux médecin, et un politicien, du même âge. Mais la strate que décrit le plus Kress est bien celle officieuse, celle expérimentale et criminelle. Se développant par un manque d'espace officiel, de soutien académique et financier, et d_s lors hors-cadre éthique la régulant. Ainsi, il me semble moins ici que Kress travaille sur les possibles que la science offre, malgré les inventions que l'autrice produit (par exemple la vivifacture, permettant la création de ces singes à tête d'enfants) que sur le cadre sociologique de la production scientifique.

[ginnsbaker]

https://www.tumblr.com/ginnsbaker/753719092647690240/speaking-of-yearning-this-is-going-to-be-the-most?source=share

To Anon,

Bhie, that's not a dumb question. Ako nga tinatanong ko rin yan sa self ko everytime na naghahanap me ng bagong picture nya as locksreen wallpaper ko. Hahahahaha!

Pero i think we can all agree that in DSMOM and the entire press junket of it altered every lesbian brains!

I'm gonna share my story, I already noticed her in Endgame. But i was hyperfixating to Gentleman Jack, so it was just super short lived. But then WandaVision happened, i didn't watched it for her at first, but for KATHRYN HAHN instead. And her seeing in a black and white filtered comedy skit episode made me feel something like "Holy shit is she even real person?" . I had already browsed her interviews only. but then again, my hyperfixation for her last only for a month because I'm hyperfixating some actress that time (Aside from Kathryn Hanh)

Then DSMOM happened, and THIS video https://x.com/ECOlsenUpdates/status/1670519853742948355?t=XxOG5JeGyksGOrPhYiE-fA&s=19 that almost every moot of mine RT made me go back to her to the extend of listening to her *gulps* h--hu--husband 😣 music. And yeah, they were my Spotify top artist last 2022. PLUS, the Wanda x YN series on Tiktok that swarmed my fyp. Can't remember what video I started watching then i went to Ao3 for more fics like that, then Wattpad then on this app for 2 years now.

Nangungusap yung mata nya. Like i think that plus her button nose and sharp jawline makes her sex appeal oozing. Plus her laugh make me go all simp for her like a high school kid. She screams MILF and Baby girl the same time. That's one of the reasons why i like her. (That I've realized now, but there's still yet to discover kasi I yearn so hard for Elizabeth Olsen)

I saved the asks related to why sapphics are drawn to Wanda/Lizzie since they're long lol :P

Grabe, it took a lot of chances and "encounters" for her to draw you in, but when it happened... wala ka na kawala :P

"Nangungusap yung mata nya." -> this is the realest. I think her eyes alone can entrap you >.<

"She screams MILF and Baby girl the same time." -> oh my god yes!!!

I think after watching her interviews and the fact that she gives off introverted vibes is also part of the reasons that reeled me in :D

[sarcaasmic]

@lockwd liked for a song-based starter and got [Heavy in the Morning by KAWALA]

The house was quiet. It was a gloomy morning in Marylebone, evident in both the gray sky and in Ellie's lack of energy. A little before nine she made her way down to the kitchen of 35 Portland Row. Always a time that felt too early in the morning for the blonde, yet she couldn't sleep anyways. Holding the source had been her worst mistake yesterday, the dread and anger was something hard to shake off.

There'd been a case yesterday, one that turned out to be more dangerous than they had anticipated. A type two visitor when they'd been expecting a type one. They'd barely made it out. Plus, George was away visiting family this week, so their research wasn't nearly as thorough, and it showed. Lucy had been there last night, but Ellie was sure she heard the girl leave earlier this morning.

That left her and Lockwood.

She rubbed some sleep from her eyes as she walked into the kitchen. She'd hoped putting on her glasses would push away at least the physical fatigue. It did not. Just like brushing her teeth and splashing some water on her face had failed to do so too.

[shenashygans]

THE SUNDAY SATURDAY CURRENTLY -40-

eto nanaman ako ngayong sabado. makakalimutan ko nanaman daw kasi bukas gumawa ng TSC hehe. 'yung number 1 reader ko wala nang mabasa eh. hahahaha so here's another TSC from yours truly~

CURRENTLY

Reading

The House of Hades! pinigilan ko pa sarile ko tapusin ung MoA eh cliff hanger naman pala siya. lol

Writing

TSC 40 on a Saturday. kasi ung number 1 reader ko ni-remind nanaman ako hehe

Listening

random tiktok vids as a bg noise. yung ingay sa kusina at washing machine din.

Thinking

of what to download later. nag-dodownload kasi ako ng random movies sa HiTV. it's free, need mo lang mag-watch ng AD. lol. bye, netflix:))))))))))

Smelling

swafood cajun and spaghetti. birthday ni Patrick today. eh chef siya, so expect na na'min na masarap ang handa later:))

Wishing

that the cold weather won't end. Ramadan time is coming, and I've never experienced a cold (weather) ramadan huhuhu please please please send extend winter to 2929

Hoping

to get my salary. medyo weird kasi 15th kami pinapasahod. but it works kasi sa katapusan naman si love. edi parang pinas daw hehe hoping that we could have more time together. with our new work, parang laging rushed ung updates na'min pag kauwe na. pero lahat nauupdate padin. hihi. hoping for better days ahead~

Wearing

my pambahay hehe palagi namaaaan

Wanting

a staycation with the jowa. just the two of us. away from our busy lives lol. i want to have more cuddle and sleep time. ang clingy clingy ko lately. ugh

Needing

to prep myself next week. dinagdagan ung workload na'min. double the lots, more indices, more speed. pero kaya ko 'to. ako pa ba? lol. needing more sleep. idk. antok ako palagi. natutulog naman akong maaga. lol talaga ba?

Loving

my ring. oh i forgot to tell you. yah girl got engaged~ 👅

she liked me so much, she put a ring on me... twice!!!

okay kwento. it's a cute and funny story of 2 clingy beings. from fail surprises and date nights.. to spontaneously giving me the ring when we're about to go to sleep. isa siyang pabebe girl, walang makakapigil sakanya. she really wanted to surprise me, pero ang clingy ko at di ko siya tinantanan nung gabing yon. but i wouldn't have it any other way. I'd love receiving a ring from you any day. as long as it's you. only you. thank you, my love 💜

WALA NA AKONG KAWALA. WALA KA NG KAWALA :))

Feeling

ecstatic. it's been surreal. it's been 2 days since i got the rings and I'm still happy. well, happy is an understatement. thank you for making me feel what you really feel. i love you with all of me.. and that's really big hahaha. i feel that after a year of dating.. we've known each other a lot & not enough. to more days of getting to know you more~ feeling excited hihi

Manifesting

STABLE JOBS (FOR US). FINANCIAL ABUNDANCE. GOOD HEALTH (FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS). HAPPY LOVE & SEX LIFE ✨ (ulit-ulitin ko ‘to) HAPPY MARRIED LIFE 💜

-- di na talaga siya Sunday currently eh hahahaha :))

[whimsicalparadies]

Kamatayan 1

“Atleast nagawa ko lahat…” Alam kong hindi ito ang pinakamagandang entrada ng isang sulatin. Sulatin? Para kanino ko ba toh sinusulat? Kung laman lang naman ito ng aking pag-iisip, o aking tatawaging “agam-agam?” Di na ako magpapaligoy-ligoy pa, napasulat talaga ako dito buhat ng ako’y hingal na hingal na. Saan? Sa buhay. Kamatayan? Tunay nga bang ito ang solusyon sa lahat ng di kaaya-aya nating karamdaman habang tayo’y nabuhuhay? Kung gayon, ay bakit takot na takot tayo rito? Dahil ba’t ito ay misteryoso? Isang bagay na di natin lubusang mauunawaan hangga’t di natin nararanasan, at isang bagay na di na maihahalintulad sa iba kapag nadanas ng isa. Ngunit inilahad ni Oscar Wilde na, “Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one's head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no tomorrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace.” Dahil dito, napaisip ako, ano ba ang mas kaaya-aya? Ano ba ang mas kakayanin ko? Saan ba ako mas liligaya? Ang pagharap sa bawat hamon na ibinabato sa akin ng buhay? Ang paghanap ng tinatawag nilang “fulfillment” sa tuwing may mga bagay kang nakakamtan? O ang humimlay ng payapa, walang iniisip, walang hinahabol na hininga, walang sinasabayang daloy ng panahon, at maging malayang bahagi ng sansinukob na nagbibigay liwanag at kahulugan sa lahat ng di ko na maisa-isa pa. Hayaan niyo muna akong mag-kwento pansamantala. Sa totoo lang, gumising lang talaga ako bigla na para bang masyado kong nararamdaman lahat ng bagay, dumoble lahat ng sakit, ng lungkot, ng galit, ng irita, alam kong may mga nararamdaman ako, ngunit ang pinaka-higit na dumoble sa akin ay ang “kawalan” o “emptiness” sa Ingles, na para bang sinampal ako ng kamanhidan, na sa sobrang manhid ay nakahahapdi sa bawat sandali ng aking paghinga, ng aking pag-iisip, pagkilos, at paggawa. Habang patagal nang patagal, ang mundo’y para bang kumukulimlim, sumisikip, bumibigat, at nakalulunod. Nakakawala na ng gana, wala na akong gana sa hapagkainan, wala na akong gana sa mga bagay na dati’y nakapag-bibigay kagalakan sa akin, wala na akong ganang lumabas, wala na akong ganang makaranas, wala na akong ganang kumilos, wala na akong ganang humarap sa kahit kanino, wala na akong ganang lumakbay, wala na akong gana, wala na akong gana. Lagi ng walang gana. Di ko alam saan nanggagaling toh, di ko mawari ano ba ang pinanghuhugutan ko, napakalabong kawalan at kalungkutan, ngunit ang tanging batid ko’y wala akong kawala sa sitwasyon kong ito. Kung mayroon, ito ay malabo, hindi ko matagpuan. Biruin mo yon, sarili kong isip tinatraydor ako. Binibigyan ako ng mga problemang hindi naman totoo, at hindi naman nangyayari. Binibigyan ako ng sakit, ng galit, ng suklam, at lahat-lahat ng mga bagay na ikinasusuka ng sistema ko. Paano ako hindi magagalit? Paano ako hindi magwawala? Paano ako hindi maiinggit sa mga taong hindi binabagyo ng kanilang saloobin!? Nakakatawang isipin na ang tanging pahinga at kalayaan ko lamang ay pagtulog, at sa mga sandali na walang laman ang aking isip, ako’y nakababalik sa reyalidad, sa mga panahong ako’y nakakalimot mag-isip. Habang ako’y nabubuhay at nag-iisip, alam kong patuloy kong mararamdaman ang kamanhirang nakahahapdi’t nakalulunod sa aking kaluluwa. Kaya sa kasalukuya’y aking nang nauunawaan, kung bakit kay raming yumakap sa kamatayan, sapagkat dito lang nila mararamdaman na sa wakas, nagkaroon na rin ako ng kontrol sa mga bagay-bagay, na sa wakas matatahimik na rin akong tunay, na walang akong nakaraan, kasalukuyan, at kinabukasan, na hindi ako binibilangan ng oras, na hindi ako hinahapo sa mga pangyayari’t isipan ko. Totoo nga na we suffer more in our imagination, than reality. Sa mga pagkakataon na tayo’y nalulumbay, at batid natin ang dahilan, mas nakakaya natin at natutuklasan ang tamang solusyon, ngunit sa mga pagkakataon na tayo’y namamanhid o nalulungkot na di natin malaman ang dahilan, ng di natin maunawaan ang pinanggalingan, na bunga lamang ng pag-imbento ng ating isip, at agam-agam, ay ang hirap palang makawala’t makaahon. O kamatayan, tulungan mo ako.