#my fave lyrics aka the Most Emo of Feelings

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You can tell a lot about someone by the type of music they listen to 🎵🎶

Rules: Hit shuffle on your media player and write down the first 20 songs then tag 10 people. No skipping!

i was tagged by: @redrattlers and @rebelwith0utacause 🥰 i did this the other day but listen, here i am again 😌 and im gonna put my fave lyrics again too 😌 this is from my “💛” playlist

How To Make A Heart Hollow - Sparks The Rescue (oh man some of my fave lyrics ever) ~ “let it go darling, if your kite gets tangled in the wires let it grow in the garden, you guard it with your life, let it show darling, only time can tell if it was really love”

No Shame - 5SOS ~ “when you’re craving something sweeter than the words I left in your mouth”

Bipolar Baby - Forever The Sickest Kids ~ “time's slipping away, gotta pick up the pace, like she's running a race and I'm left behind”

Take Cover - All Time Low ~ “nobody's gonna believe when you say you're turning the page, cause you never put up a real fight, so shut up and make it right”

Beside You - 5SOS ~ “when we both wake up underneath the same sun, time stops I wish that I could rewind, so close but so far away”

Helena - My Chem ~ listen i was ROBBED of seeing this live this year and screaming these lyrics out and i’ll never be over it “what's the worst that I can say? Things are better if I stay, so long and goodnight”

Eyelash Wishes - All American Rejects ~ “the world still turns, what makes sense? Stretch this song to a fever cadence”

Get Up - Mayday Parade ~ “I spill my heart from coast to coast, fall in love with everyone I know, sometimes it isn't where you're going it's who you're with”

Fireworks - YMA6 ~ fuck this whole song is just 💔 “we had a good run and I'm setting you free to do as you want, to do as you please, without me” / “remember when you were my boat and I was your sea? Together we'd float so delicately, but that was back when we could talk about anything” / “I'll say your name and in the same breath I'll say something that I'll grow to regret”

Heels Over Head - Boys Like Girls ~ “I got a first class ticket to a night all alone and a front row seat up right by the phone, cause you're always on my mind”

Brighter - Paramore ~ my fave song possibly ever 😭 “if it ends today, well I'll still say that you shine brighter than anyone” / “if you ran away I'd still wave goodbye watching you shine bright”

Jamie All Over - Mayday Parade ~ “sunsets never were so bright and the skies never so blue, you opened up into my arms and we laughed as I held you, I'll never go back to Georgia, not at least til I have to”

American Candy - The Maine ~ “try to think back to a time when you loved what you loved because you loved it, before the sugar and all the sweetness filled up your lungs now, it's all you breath in”

Call Your Name - Daughtry ~ “complicated situations are the makings of all that's wrong and I've been standing in the river of deliverance way too long”

Bubble Wrap - McFly ~ “I'm a little dazed and confused, life's a bitch and so are you, all my days have turned into nights”

Winter - Joshua Radin ~ OUCH 💔 “the walk has all been cleared by now, your voice is all I hear somehow, calling out winter, your voice is the splinter inside me”

Down - Blink-182 ~ “tidal waves, they rip right through me, tears from eyes worn cold and sad, pick me up now, I need you so bad”

Bruised - Jack’s Mannequin ~ “now every word of every song I ever heard that made me wanna stay is what's playing through the in-flight radio”

Matters At All - Kids in Glass Houses ~ “you're a throwback to forever in your denim jeans and leather” / “as you passed out as a heart throb, when you woke up in a day job”

If You Ever Come Back - The Script ~ “if you're standing with your suitcase but you can't step on the train, everything's the way that you left it, I still haven't slept yet” / “by leaving my door open I'm risking everything I own, there's nothing I can lose in a break-in that you haven't taken”

i feel like everyone’s done this now lmaooo so if u wanna just say i tagged u! 🥰

[ambitionsource]

wait i actually have more weirdly specific questions (if ur up to it) - how do the kids feel about poetry? do they follow any sports? what childhood tv shows were their favs? do they have celebrity crushes? fav coming of age movie? how are they doing in quarantine? what time in history were they obsessed w as a kid? have they ever been to summer camp? what type of candles do they like? what song do they cry to? how do they drink their coffee/tea sorry if u’ve answered already/too many questions

wooooo thank you for your patience iz!! we’re gonna go point by point

poetry?

charlie loves it genuinely and will read it for fun. riley likes it enough but doesn’t go out of her way to read it. farkle loves coming up with insane explanations for the metaphors and is smug about interpreting it in class. zay doesn’t care for it, neither does lucas. asher appreciates it but finds it boring; dylan likes it for the same reason farkle does, only not to look smart but to come up with something completely crackheaded to combat farkle’s interpretation (which he can’t then say isn’t correct, bc its poetry, so all interpretations are valid!). isa doesn’t like it because she doesn’t get the metaphors on paper the same way she can pick them up in film. maya hates it even though multiple people have pointed out that song lyrics are basically poetry -- she will tune you out.

sports?

sports aren’t Big at aaa (aside from dance), but there are remnants here and there. riley follows basketball of course -- even tho as demonstrated in 110, she cannot play it to save herself -- and she tried out for cheer in 9th grade at her old school but was rejected from the squad (another bad mark on a terrible year). farkle prefers wii sports over any actual sport, but will sometimes watch golf with stuart because it’s quality time with his very busy father. charlie did soccer when he was younger before it got phased out by dance and semi keeps up with it. dylan also “played” soccer, but this meant the other little league teammates getting pissed at him bc he never paid attention to the game and was just like “hey! hey, dennis, look at this!” and did like 3 cartwheels across the field. it was a smart move when randall pulled him from the team bc those intense soccer moms were gonna like beat them up fDJSKG. so now dylan is just an unofficial gymnast instead.

isa doesn’t like sports but played them a lot with foster siblings, and even though she sucks she gets very competitive. lucas liked baseball and was good at track in middle school, but he never thought about doing a sport for real because he knew he was going to quincy eventually where his dad is a coach... yeah. no. but he’s great at running fast from the police!

maya hates sports (aside from the art of dance). waste of time, waste of energy. asher has never done a sport nor ever contemplated a sport. the most Sport he’s endured is going with jade to support dave at his swim meets (where nigel also does swim) and suffice to say, asher wasn’t there to look at the swimming.

childhood tv?

dylan to this day is a spongebob squarepants STAN. legend, icon, scholar, best television show ever made, in his opinion. he also was well-versed in pokemon, adventure time, gravity falls, and phineas and ferb. asher and lucas both didn’t watch lots of tv growing up (if at all), so dylan considers it his job to give asher a thorough education in the quality tv he missed as a kid.

maya was all over hannah montana (miley is still a role model to this day for her), and she, zay, and charlie all remember the fever dream that was shake it up. zay especially loved it bc he was (is) obsessed with zendaya. zay and maya both also watched victorious. charlie was sharing a tv with four siblings so he just ended up watching whatever the dominant sister that day wanted to watch. riley was a disney channel girl, and farkle was a pbs scholar (arthur, cyber chase, fetch! with ruff ruff man... classics).

 celebrity crushes?

zay = zendaya (as previously mentioned). charlie = harry styles to a major degree, although his Cover Story would be zendaya if you asked (ironically). maya = britney spears (but in a I Want To Be Her way, major idolization rather than attraction) and technically the same for valerie de la cruz but like... rip to that lmao. isa = loki, yes we know, but sometimes it be that way (altho that does extend a little bit towards tom hiddleston in general). asher = logan lerman, aka the main valid white boy who dresses nice, is polite and soft-spoken, and minds his own business (not to mention he is the Same Type as dylan). dylan = had crushes more on like... personalities so like ash ketchum and percy jackson, and now its irrelevant bc he met asher and became obsessed and its like every other potential crush just flew out the window of his brain. it’s full asher territory in there nowadays.

riley doesn’t have a specific one, she thinks lots of people are Pretty but no one particularly strongly. farkle doesn’t have one because he’s insane and doesn’t have the mental capacity. lucas doesn’t have one because he’s demi and also hates most celebrities as people.

coming-of-age movie?

maya’s is mean girls. farkle’s is ladybird. zay’s is easy a. riley’s is bend it like beckham. isadora’s is eighth grade. charlie’s is dead poet’s society. asher’s is perks of being a wallflower. dylan’s is spiderman: into the spiderverse. lucas doesn’t know movies.

quarantine?

we’ve somewhat discussed this before, but ultimately es and i elected to let aaa remain in a nice, calm universe where they don’t have to endure covid. lucky them. blow a kiss to the ether for us, buds,

fave time in history?

riley is huge on ancient greece and greek mythology. maya loves the theatricality and Drama of the roaring 20s (a baby flapper at heart). zay vibes hard with the 80s. charlie likes the fashion and romanticism and music and art of the 70s (that sort of flowery positivity clashing with the rebelliousness of the movements of the 60s... yeah. that hits something in him). farkle’s is the great depression not only bc he’s an emo but also all the raw and desperate art that came out of it. isadora was a egyptian mythology kid. i know lucas sounds lame (he is), but i don’t think he cares about history -- but if pushed he’d probably say the 90s bc he dresses like he’s straight out of there, everyone was angry rocking, and he wasn’t born. asher likes the victorian era bc of the sheer elegance and Aesthetic to everything. dylan doesn’t have a favorite time period because due to being the subconscious multiverse conduit (i.e. the being that is somewhat connected to every other version of himself) sometimes he wakes up and for a minute he doesn’t even know what year it is 🤪anyway...

summer camp?

charlie has been to many a christian youth summer camp. zay went to the kossal program, but that was basically it. lucas no although he probably wished he could be anywhere else during the summer sometimes including a camp he would hate. riley went for a few years in elementary school. isa has gone to a couple of “foster kid” summer camp bonding things that she despised. farkle went to jewish summer camp One time and was like that was HORRIBLE, never make me spend a whole summer outside AGAIN. asher was more of a Enrichment courses at the rec center during the summer kid than a camper. dylan no because the orlandos couldn’t afford something like that. same for maya.

candles?

riley has a small variety of scented ones that are like... warm scents, like cinnamon and stuff. asher a couple that smell like clean linen but his fear of accidental fires keeps him from ever lighting them. maya has one and it smells like “star power,” a gift from her mom one christmas. isadora can’t have any because many of her foster homes don’t allow them. lucas legally shouldn’t be allowed anything that catches on fire. dylan doesn’t have one but similarly should not be given one. the minki have a whole collection for different things so farkle can just pluck one at any time if he needs one like for a super fancy bath or whatever the fuck rich people do.

mental breakdown song?

charlie’s are “falling” and “from the dining table” by harry styles.

riley’s is “manhattan” by sara bareilles and “rainbow” by kacey musgraves.

zay’s are “imagine” by ariana and “dear life” from the step up soundtrack (post zc breakup).

farkle’s are “vienna” by billy joel and “get it right” from glee.

asher’s is “don’t cry” by ruel.

isa’s is “you are my sunshine” because valerie used to sing it to her a lot when she was really little, so it will always make her a little emotional.

dylan’s (although rare) are “soon you’ll get better” by ts and “make you feel my love” by adele. the second one is because his mom loved adele when she was just starting out bc 19 was released the same year that she passed away so there’s a lot of like subconscious association there even if he doesn’t realize it.

maya doesn’t have one, and lucas also doesn’t have one because in the rare moments he does cry its in his closet in the dark silence alone bc he literally can’t stand the sentience of knowing he’s crying so. sensory blackout.

coffee / tea?

riley will add at least 3 sugars to anything, but she’s ultimately an iced tea gal. lucas drinks it black but only because it never occurred to him to add anything to it and so it’s a big wake up call when he realizes you can drink it and have it NOT be bitter and horrible and demoralizing ( “i thought we were all just suffering for the caffeine fix??” ). isa is a tea girl mostly, although she wishes she could drink black coffee for the aesthetic (and hates that lucas can... it’s like... he didn’t even Earn that aestheticism, smh). asher doesn’t drink caffeine bc it makes him Jittery (and he’s already jittery) so he’s like... the lemonade bitch at coffee shops which kin, and then dylan definitely drinks caffeine but not thru coffee, he’s more likely to get like a hot chocolate.

farkle lives on coffee but he can only drink it from home because they’re rich and can have like fresh ground good imported whatever the heck etc etc so he’s like spoiled about coffee. zay will hit up a starbucks now and then and will order coffee at a diner, but he’s not too attached either way. maya is a fun n free starbucks gal with her frappes and lattes and lots of cream (whipped or otherwise). charlie doesn’t drink coffee or tea bc hes hyper aware of his body and health (he doesn’t really have soda either) and it was frowned upon in his house.

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You Make Me Not Wanna Die: The return of the Pop Menagerie playlist! It’s been way too long since I posted anything on this blog. My only excuse is that I’ve had a crazy year in my personal life and sometimes internet things take a back seat to self care. But right now, I think my best form of self care is listening to and sharing my pop culture faves so I’m back to do just that. I’m starting off with a playlist that contains songs I love to sing along to, cry along to, dance along to, write along to, and think along to. Almost all of these songs are from albums released in 2017, although there may be an exception here or there for songs released earlier that I only discovered recently.  In any case, here you go. Enjoy!  1. Allie X - That’s So Us If you love Carly Rae Jepsen, you should love Allie X. This song makes me so happy, and also it makes me cry sometimes because it reminds me of those people that you really can be yourself around and they love you anyway. Those people are rare and wonderful, and if you are one of them for me, then thank you. “You make me not wanna die,” as the song says. I love that line so much I used it to title this playlist.  2. The Drums - Shoot the Sun Down Remember these guys? Kind of sunny indie pop, hit it big with “I Don’t Know How To Love” off of their album Portamento back in 2012? Yeah. They are still here, still awesome, and the album this came from just gives me shivers it’s so freaking great. Also, I joke that this song is dedicated to my cat when she tries to bite and scratch me at night, because of that repeating line, “I put a blanket over my face.” Nena, this one’s for you. 3. Knuckle Puck - Conduit I have such a goddamn soft spot for emo-leaning pop punk, you guys. I can’t even lie. As a bonus, they’re from the Chicago area so technically I can claim them as a local band. This song reminds me of the best of Blink 182, early Jimmy Eat World, and maybe even a little Brand New. I also love the lyrics, with their references to grinding teeth and lucid dreams. Definitely relatable for me. 4. MUNA - End of Desire You might be familiar with MUNA if you love Tegan and Sara, because this band appears on The Con: X covering Relief Next To Me. I love the way their voices blend, and I love the vulnerability of the lyrics. This song is open to interpretation, but it seems to allude to having feelings for another person that you didn’t ask for but can’t get rid of. Who hasn’t been there?  5. Kiasmos - Jarred The Icelandic duo is back with more incredible, chilly electronic tunes that almost sound like icicles forming or frost creeping up the inside of your window pane in the night. This song definitely makes me want to hop the next plane to Reykjavik and spend a week sipping dark liquor in some poorly lit club that only the locals know about.  6. MUTEMATH - War You know about my love of MUTEMATH by now. Their latest album goes in so many different directions musically--not just from one song to the next but within the space of a single track. This one is a banger live, and one of my favorites on the album. Lyrically, it reminds me of my own not so great tendency to get heated as I try to convince someone they’re wrong and I’m right. A good debate is healthy sometimes, but not everything needs to be a battle for the ages. “War’s in my nature,” all right. But I’m trying to find a way toward peace. 7. Cat Dealers/Groove Delight - Calabria This is just a sick dance track. I can’t claim to know all that much about Cat Dealers, although I know they hail from Rio de Janeiro and that this song makes me want to tear it up on the dancefloor or the living room or the driver’s seat of my car. Groove Delight is Brazilian as well, making me think I probably need to go to Brazil sooner rather than later to discover what other booty shaking gems I’ve been missing.  8. Converge - A Single Tear Can you believe these guys have been around for 27 years? This song encapsulates so many things I love about them, from their always insane percussion to the insistent guitar melodies to the impassioned vocals of Jacob Bannon. The lyrics (which allude to “holding you for the first time,” presumably about becoming a parent) are so sweet, a word that doesn’t probably come up in a lot of reviews of metal and hardcore songs but still, I stand by it.  9. Luna Shadows - Jesus Christ (Brand New cover) I have always loved this song, and it’s awesome to hear a young up and coming artist take it on. She really puts her own spin on this classic of the emo genre, and I look forward to hearing more original tunes from her.  10. ROMES - Someone I just saw these guys open for MUTEMATH and they have so much energy live! Canadian by way of Ireland, they bring out anthemic indie pop tunes that are just irresistible. I’m reminded a little bit of Peter Gabriel and a little bit of Bastille, but not in a derivative way.  11. Fever Ray - Red Trails Ahhhhh! Fever Ray is back!!!! It’s been way too long since we’ve heard from her, but the album that she just released online helps make up for the absence because it just kills. She still has that haunting, hypnotic voice layered on top of unexpected instrumentation and arrhythmic beats. The lyrics are mysterious and dark. There’s something sexy about it but not in a Britney Spears way. She sounds kind of dangerous but you can’t help but want to follow her wherever she’s going.  12. ABRA - Bounty Speaking of hypnotic and sexy, ABRA is definitely both. Based in Atlanta, she sounds like she’s based in another planet altogether. Her off kilter brand of R&B does not fit any category--she has this supple voice that leads us along across breathy beats and frantic counter melodies. It’s unsettling and gorgeous at the same time.  13. Tove Lo - Disco Tits Tove Lo is my ride or die. She’s unabashedly herself in all her nympho trashy glory, and I adore her for it. I promise I’m not into club drugs, but Euro pop songs about them sure are fun. I put this song on the car radio when I’m driving to work just to wake myself up and then have to make sure my phone volume is on mute before I walk into the office because “nipples are hard ready to go” is probably not appropriate lyrical content for the workplace.  14. Golden Features - Funeral Tom Stell, aka Golden Features, has sold out tours in his native country of Australia but it won’t belong before he’s selling out everywhere. This track makes me want to see him in an underground dance club at 4am. It’s fire.  15. Jessie Ware - Stay Awake, Wait For Me Another one of my faves is back! I love her upbeat songs but this is one of those instant classic pop ballads, and I had to find a spot for it on this list. It’s intimate and romantic and sexy in a grown up way. Don’t put this song on if you’re trying to be celibate, is all I’m saying.  16. Hundred Waters - Particle If you miss Imogen Heap/Frou Frou, you should most definitely be listening to Hundred Waters. Nicole Miglis has that hushed tone in her voice that belies intense feeling, and the skittering electronic elements fill the spaces in between as a sort of musical representation of anxiety and uncertainty. This song, about a romantic coupling that seems lopsided. “I’m only a particle, a drop in you, forever dissolving,” she sings. Damn. 

17. The Tuts- Dump Your Boyfriend What’s not to love about this UK based garage girl group? This song describes the kind of toxic relationship that it’s easy to criticize from the outside but harder to shake when you’re the one who’s in love with an asshole.  18. Fellwarden - Sun of an Ending This kind of moody, atmospheric black metal is so soothing to me. It feels ancient and primal, like the old gods are still roaming the land slaying dragons and protecting those that live in their realm. If you’re a black metal fan, you may recognize the vocals as those of Fen frontman The Watcher.   19. Palehound - Silver Toaster On Boston-based Palehound’s second album, the writing sounds more self-assured and the songs even more personal than those on the debut. Frontwoman Ellen Kempner attributes this in part to being more comfortable in her own skin as a queer-identifying woman, and in part to being in her first healthy adult relationship. This song is short and simple, but I love the unexpected turns of phrase and imagery, like the line, “hack off my split ends.” There are plenty of bands doing the whole DIY stripped down aesthetic, but this one rises above the rest. If you were into artists like Kimya Dawson and Mary Lou Lord, you should definitely be paying attention to Palehound. 

20. Kelsea Ballerini - Miss Me More Nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy earlier this year, Kelsea Ballerini hits the ground running on her latest release. She’s been writing songs since she was 12 years old and listening to Britney, Christina, and N Sync. Something about the fact that she considers Shania her biggest influence really charms me. I am obsessed with this song, which I can relate to on a very personal level. Sometimes you don’t realize how much you’ve compromised yourself for another person until you don’t have them in your life anymore and suddenly the real you starts to re-emerge.  21. The Maharajas - Too Late To Repent If you hear this song and think it must be a re-release of some little known 1960s garage rock/British Invasion group, I don’t blame you. I wondered that myself. But it turns out these Swedish dudes have only been active since the 90s, and they are still recording music that sounds like it’s from a bygone era. A little Kinks, a little Beatles, a little surf rock--it’s all here and it’s all great.  22. Margo Price - Don’t Say It This Illinois native was signed by Jack White to Third Man Records, and she recorded her debut album at Sun Studios in Memphis. Both of those things make sense upon hearing her traditional country sound. She has one of those clear, classic voices that really do harken back to the Lorettas and Patsys and Tammys. Her second album even features a duet with Willie Nelson, proving that she’s definitely earned her classic country bonafides.  23. Peaness - Skin Surfing OK, yes, initially I was drawn to this 3-piece English band because of their silly name. But once I heard the first guitar strums and vocal harmonies, I was truly done for. Formed in 2014, they have songs about everything from wasting food just because it doesn’t look aesthetically pleasing (”Ugly Veg”) to George Osborne of Brexit fame (”Oh George”). This song is very seductive while staying playful and affirming consent. I dig the occasional Veruca Salt vibes it dips into as well.  24. Dori Freeman - Ern & Zorry’s Sneakin’ Bitin’ Dog I guess an acapella song about a mean neighbor dog might be an odd choice for a playlist but it’s so adorable I couldn’t leave it out. Dori Freeman, who cites Peggy Lee and Rufus Wainwright as her major influences, hails from Virginia and her songs have an Appalachian flavor. I predict a T-Bone Burnett collaboration in her future.    25. The Blow - Summer It’s hard to believe The Blow has existed in some form for going on 20 years, but it’s true. The K Records vets continue to release hypnotic, electronic indie pop with a lo-fi feel, and this song has been stuck in my head from the first listen. It’s a simple melody but good luck escaping that hook.  26. Austra - Beyond a Mortal The Canadian dark wave is back with their third album, this time recorded in Mexico. For this particular track, singer Katie Stelmanis says she recorded the vocals over 100 times to achieve the hushed, whispery effect. The rest of the album, titled Future Politics, is a meditation on the state of the world as it is now and what we all wish it could become.  27. MGMT - Little Dark Age Finally! It’s been 5 years since MGMT’s last album, and even longer since the world sat up and took notice of them. This lead single off their upcoming album makes me think that they’re poised to re-take the synth pop throne. This song has elements of their earliest work, but it also incorporates bits of industrial and even krautrock. I listen and think Depeche Mode! Kraftwerk! Skinny Puppy! So many of my musical faves somehow distilled into a single track. I can only hope that the rest of the album lives up to this single. 28. Charlotte Gainsbourg - Ring-a-Ring O’Roses To me, there’s always been an otherworldly quality to Charlotte Gainsbourg’s voice. She took some time off from music to do some acting, notably in Lars Von Trier’s Nymphomaniac volume 1 and volume 2 and Melancholia. Those films required heavy lifting and emotional degradation, which perhaps allowed her to tap into a deeper place when recording the songs for this album, her first in seven years. The video for this song features Gainsbourg’s son, carrying on the family tradition started by Charlotte and her father Serge Gainsbourg.  29. Sun Glitters - Where the End Begins If there’s one thing I love, it’s shimmery electronic music. And Sun Glitters, who hails from Luxembourg, produces just that. Rarely does an artist’s name so aptly describe their sound, but this is one such perfect marriage. If you enjoy the likes of Gold Panda, Boards of Canada, Fennesz, Teen Daze, or Blackbird Blackbird, you will definitely dig this sound. 

[daehwi]

what is ur favorite nuest song? ^^

This is such a difficult question for me because all of their discography is solid. So I’m gonna list out the 5 that mean the most to me (and you can probably tell which albums I love the most):

Climax from Re.Birth- this song makes me feel so many emotions. I always tear up a little tbh. The lyrics are triumphant but also sound so bittersweet. I especially like Ren’s part here: 

어둠이 내려오고 나를 짓누르던차가운 공기마저 날 막지 못�� 막지 못해

Translation: 

Darkness falls and the cold air that pressed down on meCan’t stop me anymore

and then the instrumentals drop out for a bit and you have a very good use of space to build up the chorus and makes its impact al the more powerful, imo. The chorus is really sweeping, too- and it matched the lyrics very well (”fly high”). I also love the piano used throughout the song. 

Look (a starlight night) from Canvas- okay so this song always makes me cringe a teeny bit bc of the opening moan >.> BUT AFTER THAT PART, it’s just so smooth and I love falsetto and light/airy vocals which Minhyun uses here a lot. It also has interesting sounds like little “wub” sounds (lmao idk what they’re called) and the synths are sooooo nice, not overly obvious but enough to give the song groove. And JR’s RAP! I love this rap out of all of the songs. It’s very mellow and laid back. I also like the staccato “Ba-by” at the chorus and how the chorus itself is very punctuated (does this make sense??)- which contrasts with the more smooth, flowy, verses. FINALLY around 3:06 someone does an “ow” adlib and it sounds so good, I always look forward to that part. 

Big Deal from Re.Birth- This is one of my favorites because I tend to like “darker” sounds and right off the bat we have some chanting and almost marching noises, idk how to describe it but it sounds very sweeping and epic. The lyrics are also reminiscent of staccato in the way that they start/stop without being held for too long. There’s a chime sounding part right before the “say my name, say my name” part which I really like bc of the contrast it adds. They also drop out some of the instrumentals right before JRs rap which I really like when it’s done well in songs because it helps build up the subsequent section. There are some electronic, almost dubstep elements throughout which you can especially hear during his part (as well as a siren!). The wailing electric guitar at the end (and the bits of it scattered throughout the song) is just so *heart eyes* 

Daybreak from Canvas- Okay, I love this song- not just because 2hyun (but that’s also a huge reason)- but also because it’s so soothing without being too slow. I also love how some of the synths sound very shoegaze-y. Minhyun’s voice sounds so good here ;__; And it works well with JR’s slightly raspy, mellow rapping. The little snaps throughout the song work really well without overwhelming the softer aspects of it. idk this song is just so good and I love the lyrics for it. They’re so beautiful and poetic and I cry about this song a lot. And of course my favorite parts of the song are the most well known:

From the moon, To the stars우주를 헤매다서로를 알게 되었죠

Translation:

From the moon, To the starsWhile lingering in the universeWe got to know each other

Bye excuse while I cry about 2hyun

Shalala Ring from Bridge the World- I love this song so much even the cheesy Ren intro (and the cheesy Aron talking at the end). The strings really make this song for me. It’s also so cheerful and playful. Then there’s like a more electronic breakdown that sounds so different from the beginning and I LOVE IT. The synths are also very light and weave in and out nicely. This song just makes me so so so so happy when I hear it. This song is also what I turned to the most during their exile to Japan rip ;__; 

Honorable mentions that I would totally write out an essay for:

Good Bye Bye (I love the electronic elements a lot and how they use space before the chorus)

Hello (aka I’m emo pt.1)

Face (aka the song 16 old me LOVED SO MUCH and I bought 3 albums so I could play it in my mom’s car, my dad’s car, and in my room kerjkwlrjewklrje)

Overcome (all the little background elements in this song are so interesting to watch out for because they’re kind of disjointed but work really well, + the squeaky bed noises make me laugh + Minhyun’s falsetto kills me in the best ways)

Love Paint (aka my favorite instrumental of theirs ever and I wish we had an official version because it’s sooooooooooooooo good) and more.

Storybook  (from Re.Birth) - my guilty pleasure >.> bc of the synths omjgjrwelkew i love heavy synths

Bickering (from Overcome) ughhghewrew the brass elements at the start are my fave

Hey, Love (aka I’m emo pt.2) 

In Fact (soooo groovy but done really subtly and well) 

Fine Girl, Sandy, even Sleep Talking (as much as I cringe about their outfits), 

Nu’est has such a great discography and I’m so glad people are finally appreciating them. It’s so hard to choose just 1 favorite song because I love each song for different things, I’m so sorry for writing so much kjerjlerwer

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Bombshell Radio Top 10 Countdown December 2018

The results are in, our Bombshell Radio Addictions and Other Vices Podcast Top 10 Countdown for December 2018 #Top10Countdown #DJ #AddictionsPodcast #Indierock #indiepop #Rock #NewMusic #Alternative #Radio #Countdown #BombshellRadio Muma Says by Harker Moon Muma Says by Britain's Harker Moon feels somewhat anachronistic, definitely from - and of - another time with its soulful, jazz-influenced grooves. Yet, it is somehow grounded firmly in today's indie sounds. Perhaps the gritty edgy guitars - that sneak up every now and again - are the anchor. The delicious mix of soul, jazz and rock coalesce perfectly with the husky impassioned vocals of singer Tommy Down. Tommy notes "The happy and nostalgic themes of the song echo the temperamental world we live in, but are intended to leave the listener feeling hopeful for the future.” The one thing I hope is that they keep cranking out gems like this! 2. Nearer My God by Foxing Foxing may not be easily categorized. One might call them indie rock or EMO, or post-rock, but the one thing that can be said is the St Louis-based band makes extraordinary music. Nearer My God is a perfect example . The track opens quietly enough, until singer, Conor Murphy explodes at the top of his range with the line "I want it all…". From there, the track soars to great heights, dives into deep sonic canyons, only to charge like an Apollo moonshot to an even greater emotional and musical climax. By the end, both listener and band are sated and spent. The thick, glorious orchestration, the screaming guitars, the ever pulsing rhythms, and Murphy's plaintive cries are sounds to behold. Nearer My God is an unmistakable treasure. 3. Reverie by Honey Beard Reverie, by Toronto synth pop duo Honey Beard, is a dreamy love song simmering in a lush 80's synth-pop vibe. Gorgeous vocals, ethereal keys, and hypnotic downtempo beats gently cradle you, as you become thoroughly lost in its sumptuous layered soundscape. Two thumbs up to Gaz and Tom of Honey Beard for a brilliant track! 4. The Game of Everybody Knows It's You by V Sparks Chicago's V Sparks melds the best of glam, good old fashioned rock ‘n' roll, with slick orchestration and plenty of pop sensibility with "The Game of Everybody Knows It's You". Sure, the same folks who slam Greta Van Fleet for sounding too "Zep" will undoubtedly target V Sparks for their unmistakeable sonic references to Queen. But I say, phooey! This is a solid band of exceptional players who -- knowingly or not -- provide a brilliant homage to some of the best rock of the 70s. And, I love it!  5. Soft by Babygirl Soft by Toronto darlings "Babygirl" is a polished but delicate dream-pop track replete with sighing, gauzy vocals and gleaming guitars. They define their style as "bubblegum EMO", which is an apt description both stylistically and lyrically. The duo certainly have a knack for creating memorable melodies and hypnotic textures, and the chorus kills-- bringing the atmosphere and emotion to a head. This one is definitely on repeat! 6. Hi by Indoor Pets Hi by Indoor Pets is a ton of jangly fun. Both exhilarating and fresh, this hook-laden track fuses self-deprecating humour with a ton of pumping power-pop that culminates in a kick-ass chorus that will have you singing at the top of your lungs. The song has an unmistakeable anthemic quality that will, no doubt, firmly place it at the top of countless playlists.  7. Red Rivers by D E Y A Red Rivers is a mesmerizing downtempo indie pop song with delightful vocals. The track has a transportive quality that sucks you into a swirling mix of synths, vocals, and innovative beats. It is both Intriguing and beautiful. 8. Hide Me in Your Spaceship by Big Tide Big Tide's Hide Me In Your Spaceship is a fun, upbeat blend of 60s power pop like The Byrds and the ‘70s folk rock of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young -- original yet familiar. The Liverpool outfit led by singer/songwriter Ben Johnson who infuses the production with shimmering 12-string guitar and his signature Northern vocals. Thomas says: “I’m focussing on songwriting. I want people to feel a level of familiarity when listening to our songs. They have this wholesome feel good vibe, which you don’t hear all that often nowadays.” I Agree! 9. Blame by MaWayy (Lizot remix) Blame by the USA and Iranian duo MaWayy has received a slick treatment by Lizot, whose remixes are legend. Many will remember his mastery on tracks such as Dua Lipa’s “Electricity,”and DJ Khalid’s “Ocean”. Blame is a rock-solid dance pop number that will, no doubt, be a fave at the clubs. 10. Love You, I by Minx Minx, aka Madeline Dunbar, is an ocean-hopping DJ/Rapper whose latest track "Love you, I" is an interesting mix of hip hop and tongue-in-cheek lyrics. Think Lauryn Hill meets Lily Allen. The track explores the roller coaster ride that is modern romance. Clearly, this is a woman with a lot to say, and there is, no doubt, a huge audience willing to listen. Well done Bombshell Top Ten - December 2018 By Bernard Frazer of Church of Trees The latest Church of Trees album "The Dark & The Light" is available on Bandcamp, as well as Spotify, Apple Music and most other streaming services Read the full article