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december albums.
December 1st: A Folded Letter, Cold Weather Company
December 2nd: Pretty. Odd., Panic! at the Disco
December 3rd: A Fever You Canât Sweat Out, Panic! at the Disco
December 4th: Vices & Virtues, Panic! at the Disco
December 5th: Reanimation, Linkin Park
December 6th: The End is Where We Begin, Thousand Foot Krutch
December 7th: Three Days Grace, Three Days Grace
December 8th: One-X, Three Days Grace
December 9th: Life Starts Now, Three Days Grace
December 10th: Self Made Man, Larkin Poe
December 11th: Conditions of a Punk, halfâąalive
December 12th: All We Know is Falling, Paramore
December 13th: Riot!, Paramore
December 14th: Brand New Eyes, Paramore
December 15th: Paramore, Paramore
December 16th: After Laughter, Paramore
December 17th: Gregory Alan Isakov with the Colorado Symphony, Gregory Alan Isakov
December 18th: Antarctican Dream Machine, Novo Amor
December 19th: Life is Yours, Foals
December 20th: Sonder, Dermot Kennedy
December 21st: SOS, SZA
December 22nd: TakkâŠ, Sigur RĂłs
December 23rd: A Weekend in the City, Bloc Party
December 24th: I Want to See Pulaski at Night, Andrew Bird
December 25th: A Winterâs Solstice, Windham Hill Artists
December 26th: Butterfly Blue, Mallrat
December 27th: Fruit from the Trees, Jack Van Cleaf
December 28th: Guard Dog, Searows
December 29th:Â Vitalogy, Pearl Jam
December 30th: ( ), Sigur RĂłs
December 31st:Â Collapsed in Sunbeams, Arlo Parks
#one album each day 2k22#and that's a wrap!#i'm gonna be spending the next week or so listening back through my tentative top 10 albums of 2022#but i can confirm that Ethel Cain's Preacher's Daughter came out uncontested as number one
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CRYSTALLIS MISSION 002
SCHEDULE TYPE: TRIMESTER ( PART 1 OUT OF 2 ) SCHEDULE RESTRICTIONS: cannot be paired with another trimester schedule, unless stated otherwise. for reference as to whether your muse is eligible for this event, please click over HERE.
( important note: there is two parts to this mission, so this is the first one and the next one will be coming after the deadline has passed! )
in preparation for their comeback, the CRYSTALLIS members gathered together during their free time with their manager, SEO YEWON.Â
SUMMER ACTIVITIES
as YEWON hands each of the girls their schedules for the next few weeks, she begins to tell them the first event they will be participating, âsince you will be promoting at the end of july and beginning of august, you will be attending M! COUNTDOWNâs summer special ( JULY 14 ).â for the special stage, they will be performing TWICEâs DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY ( lyrics distribution can be found HERE ).
like mentioned before, HYEJOO and SOMIN are participating in the LEGACY x PEPSI campaign with âSUMMER TASTEâ, so they will be working on that during this time and will be performing this in on the last day of lgcâs family concert 2k22, which is scheduled to be on SEPTEMBER 24 in SEOUL. they will also be invited to HANWOOâs ( dbsdâs siwoo & haneul ) radio show on AUGUST 10 where they will talk about their experiences as crystallis members and answer some of the fansâ letters.Â
since JAEHWA and SOYOUN will be busy with their schedules, they will be missing some of the promotions so the rest of the members will be singing their parts during that time. they will also have fansigns and online fan calls from AUGUST 1-5.
on AUGUST 4 ( while preparing for m!countdown ), DANBI, ICHIKA, and YURA will be visiting BAE SIWOO to give them their album. after receiving the album, SIWOO will ask the girls if they could do a dance challenge with his newest song, âTHAT THATâ. the girls will then be taught a short snippet of the chorus before filming the videos.
in addition to that, DANBI, ICHIKA, and YURA will be appearing on AUGUST 7âs episode of THE RETURN OF SUPERMAN. they will be taking care of PARK JOOHOâs children ( NAEUN, GEONHOO, and JINWOO ).Â
VLIVES WITH CRYSTALLISÂ
then after their comeback, CRYSTALLIS will be given a chance to pair up and do vlives. since most of the girls have busy schedules ( due to notoriety tiers ), weâve given an estimated period as to when the vlives have gone live ( sometime between JULY 25 to AUGUST 18 ). the order of the vlive are as follows:
GEUM DANBI & SEO YURA
AHN JAEHWA & YAMASHITA ICHIKA
GONG HYEJOO & MIN SOYOUN
MOON SOMIN
due to the uneven number, SOMIN will be having her own individual vlive. do note that for these livestreams, YEWON will be nearby to monitor the comments and the conversation. in terms of what the girls can do, itâs up to you but the only condition is that they cannot reveal anything related to their future activities ( both group and individual ). on average, the vlives last about 15-20 minutes depending on how much time is allotted from them and when theyâre doing the livestreams.
LGC FAMILY CON 2K22
more details about the concert will be revealed at a later time, but for the girls, they are expected to practice on all of their songs in preparation for the concert. they are also told that because lgcâs family concert will be held in various locations, the girls will be traveling overseas on AUGUST.Â
REQUIREMENTS
SUMMER ACTIVITIES: write a 4 replies (minimum 8 lines, 3 per mun) thread with another crystallis member about anything related to the activities above ( or behind the scenes during the butterfly comeback promotions ) for +6 POINTS TO DISTRIBUTE ANYWHERE and +4 NOTORIETY !Â
VLIVE WITH CRYSTALLIS: write a 300+ word solo OR a 6 replies (minimum 8 lines) thread with your partner about anything that was shown during the vlive for +6 VARIETY or MCING/HOSTING and +3 NOTORIETY !
make sure to use the hashtag lgc:crystallismission for all of the tasks. you have until AUGUST 13, 2022 at 11:59PM EDT to complete the requirements and validate your points. please submit the following form ONCE on the points blog.
 MUSE NAME â CRYSTALLIS MISSION 002 - SUMMER ACTIVITIES: +6 ( skill points distribution ) , +4 notoriety [ LINK ] - VLIVE WITH CRYSTALLIS: +6 ( variety OR mcing/hosting ), +3 notoriety [ LINK ]Â
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october albums.
October 1st: Over The Garden Wall (Original Television Soundtrack), The Blasting Company
October 2nd: Night Time, My Time; Sky Ferreira
October 3rd: Magnify, Ham Sandwich
October 4th: Tallahassee, The Mountain Goats
October 5th:The Sunset Tree, The Mountain Goats
October 6th:Â Transcendental Youth, The Mountain Goats
October 7th: Human Overboard, James and the Shame
October 8th:Â I Was / I Am, Noah Kahan
October 9th: One, Birdtalker
October 10th:Â Cannot Be, Whatsoever; Novo Amor
October 11th:Â Below the Salt, Haley Blais
October 12th:Â Bronco, Orville Peck
October 13th:Â The Gods We Can Touch, AURORA
October 14th:Â Spinning the Truth Around (Part One), Blue October
October 15th:Â Stick Season, Noah Kahan
October 16th:Â Songs of Love and Hate, Leonard Cohen
October 17th:Â Tattoo You, The Rolling Stones
October 18th:Â Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend
October 19th:Â Modern Vampires of the City, Vampire Weekend
October 20th: Rae, Ashe
October 21st:Â Midnights (3am Edition), Taylor Swift
October 22nd:Â The Loneliest Time, Carly Rae Jepsen
October 23rd: The Car, Arctic Monkeys
October 24th: BIG!, Betty Who
October 25th:Â a touch of the beat gets you up on your feet gets you out and then into the sun, Aly & AJ
October 26th:Â Crybaby, Tegan & Sara
October 27th:Â People Pleaser, Laura Elliott
October 28th: Best Day of My Life, Tom Odell
October 29th:Â The Greatest Thing Iâll Never Learn, Dylan
October 30th:Â Inside Voices / Outside Voices, K. Flay
October 31st: Afterthoughts, Greywind
#one album each day 2k22#i can't believe i'm down to my last two months of this project#i've already got my top three albums chosen out#crying screaming throwing up trying to settle on my top ten
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november albums.
November 1st:Â Tell Me Things You Wonât Take Back, Cate
November 2nd: American Bollywood: Acts I & II, Young the Giant
November 3rd:Â American Bollywood: Acts III & IV, Young the Giant
November 4th: Créatures, Sweet Crude
November 5th:Â emails i canât send, Sabrina Carpenter
November 6th:Â Dirt Femme, Tove Lo
November 7th:Â DECIDE, Djo
November 8th:Â Apocalypse Whenever, Bad Suns
November 9th:Â Ivory, Omar Apollo
November 10th:Â Quiet the Room, Skullcrusher
November 11th:Â Being Funny In a Foreign Language, The 1975
November 12th:Â Can You Afford to Lose Me?, Holly Humberstone
November 13th:Â LP3, Hippo Campus
November 14th:Â People in Motion, Dayglow
November 15th:Â Bear Creak, Brandi Carlile
November 16th:Â When I Close My Eyes, Chelsea Cutler
November 17th:Â Sheâs so Unusual, Cyndi Lauper
November 18th:Â Parallel Lines, Blondie
November 19th:Â Dil Se (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), A.R. Rahman
November 20th:Â Testimony, Ferron
November 21st:Â One Day at a Time, Kodaline
November 22nd:Â Under My Influence, The Aces
November 23rd:Â The Beauty of Survival, Foreign Fields
November 24th:Â Islands, Bearâs Den
November 25th:Â Dilate, Ani DiFranco
November 26th: MAYBE IN ANOTHER LIFEâŠ, easy life
November 27th:Â Every Feeling Iâve Ever Felt, Ellen Winter
November 28th:Â Future Shine, flor
November 29th: Billy Talent, Billy Talent
November 30th: Billy Talent II, Billy Talent
#one album each day 2k22#if anyone's looking for a good pop rock rec#Bad Suns' Apocalypse Whenever really wow'd me#best album of the month for sure#can't believe i'm down to my last month of this project already
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July Albums.
July 1st: Further Joy, The Regrettes
July 2nd: MUNA, MUNA
July 3rd: I Blame The World, Sasha Alex Sloan
July 4th: Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen
July 5th: Hot Fuss, The Killers
July 6th: Samâs Town, The Killers
July 7th: Day & Age, The Killers
July 8th: Battle Born, The Killers
July 9th: Wonderful Wonderful, The Killers
July 10th: Imploding the Mirage, The Killers
July 11th: Pressure Machine, The Killers
July 12th: Sawdust, The Killers
July 13th: The Execution of All Things, Rilo Kiley [recommended by @kymalâ]
July 14th: Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa
July 15th: The Head and the Heart, The Head and the Heart
July 16th: Special, Lizzo
July 17th: Signs of Light, The Head and the Heart
July 18th: Hadestown, Original Broadway Cast
July 19th: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Phoenix
July 20th: Bankrupt!, Phoenix
July 21st: Coyote Stories, The Crane Wives
July 22nd: The Queen is Dead, The Smiths
July 23rd: Flamingo, Brandon Flowers
July 24th: The Desired Effect, Brandon Flowers
July 25th: Ghost Town, Lauren Aquilina
July 26th: Indestructible, Disturbed
July 27th: Build a Problem, Dodie
July 28th: Hybrid Theory, Linkin Park
July 29th: Meteora, Linkin Park
July 30th: Minutes to Midnight, Linkin Park
July 31st: A Thousand Suns, Linkin Park
#one album each day 2k22#i apologize that i haven't been able to keep up with my usual updates on the albums#turns out that catching covid -- finishing up work -- and trying to get all my ducks in a row before i move countries#takes a lot of mental energy#but feel free to drop me a message if you'd like me to talk more in depth about a particular album
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june week three & four albums.
June 13th: The Rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, David Bowie
favorite(s) before listen: Starman
favorite(s) after listen: Starman, Hang On to Yourself, Ziggy Stardust
June 14th: Ingénue, k.d. lang
favorite(s) before listen:Â Constant Craving
favorite(s) after listen: Constant Craving, Miss Chatelaine, Wash Me Clean, So It Shall Be, Season of Hollow Soul
June 15th: American Idiot, Green Day
familiarity: @kymal recommended Green Dayâs 21st Century Breakdown, but I was an American Idiot girl. i would listen to âLetterbombâ on the bus ride home nearly every day, and thatâs all you need to know about what kind of middle schooler i was
favorite(s): This is a no-skip album, but -- as mentioned before -- my favorite song is Letterbomb, followed closely by Sheâs a Rebel and Holiday. Though, during this listen through, I found myself appreciating Extraordinary Girl and Homecoming extra amounts.
June 16th: 21st Century Breakdown, Green Day
familiarity: recommended by casey and i gotta say...there were multiple times while listening to this album where i thought of you, casey, and went, âyeah, this checks out as their favorite Green Day albumâ
favorite(s) before listen: 21 Guns, Know Your Enemy
favorite(s) after listen: Another solid, no-skip album, but I would say my standouts are -- [proceeds to listen half the album] Know Your Enemy, 21st Century Breakdown, Before the Lobotomy, East Jesus Nowhere, Peacemaker, Last of the American Girls, Murder City, Horseshoes and Handgrenades
June 17th: Dirty Computer, Janelle MonĂĄe
familiarity: This is one of those albums that has sat on my to-listen lists for far, FAR too long
favorite(s) before listen: Make Me Feel, Pynk
favorite(s) after listen: Make Me Feel, Pynk; Crazy, Classic, Life; Screwed, Donât Judge Me, So Afraid, Americans
June 18th: MONTERO, Lil Nas X
familiarity: this album was recâd by @mischiefsevenâ way back at the beginning of this project, but I had obviously listened to this album front-to-back many times as soon as it came out so had been saving to revisit it for later -- aka, Pride Month, babEY!
favorite(s):Â This is a no-skip, fabulous from the first to last second album, but my particular favorites are One of Me (ft. Elton John) because Elton Johnâs collaborations with all these young queer artists makes me emotional, Tales of Dominica, Dead Right Now, and Thatâs What I Want
June 19th: SAWAYAMA, Rina Sawayama
familiarity: I know Rina from her song, âCherryâ, and Iâve had her on my radar since as an artist that I wanted to explore more.
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen: Dynasty, STFU!, Bad Friend, Chosen Family (I also love the version with Elton John too ofc)
June 20th: Expectations, Hayley Kiyoko
familiarity: As a wlw, I have - of course - heard and listened to just about all of Hayleyâs discography with this album being no exception
favorite(s):Â Feelings, What I Need, Sleepover, Curious, Wanna Be Missed, HNLY, Palm Dreams
June 21st: BLUE NEIGHBOURHOOD, Troye Sivan
familiarity: I listened to this album non-stop when it came out, but itâs been a while since I revisited it. In retrospect and with knowledge of his newer music, I can say that this album definitely felt rougher around the edges than I remember it being when I first enjoyed it; however, I still think it stands a great work of art in Troyeâs discography and I still genuinely enjoyed each song.
favorite(s):Â As mentioned, I enjoy each song of this album but I would say that my favorites are Fools, Talk Me Down, Suburbia, Youth, Lost Boy, Blue
June 22nd: Bloom, Troye Sivan
favorite(s):Â another no-skip album, but my favorites are Lucky Strike, Plum, Postcard, and Seventeen
June 23rd: So Jealous, Tegan and Sara
familiarity: I am more familiar with their other album, Heartthob, but figured Iâd start here
favorite(s) before listen: Where Does The Good Go
favorite(s) after listen: Where Does The Good Go, You Wouldnât Like Me, I Bet It Stung, Speak Slow, Fix It Up, I Canât Take It
June 24th: Heartthrob, Tegan and Sara
favorite(s) before listen: Closer; Goodbye, Goodbye; Iâm Not Your Hero, Drove Me Wild, Love They Say
favorite(s) after listen: added to the aforementioned...How Come You Donât Want Me
June 25th: If I Canât Have Love, I Want Power;Â Halsey
familiarity: this album was recommended by @theoh-raeken back when I first started this project but, like Lil Nas Xâs album, it was one that Iâd listened to when it dropped so I wanted to wait a while to do another listen through. Compared to the rest of her discography, I wouldnât say that I enjoyed this album as much as her other ones, but itâs still a solid album.
favorite(s) before listen:Â Bells in Santa Fe, Easier Than Lying, honey; Iâm not a woman, Iâm a god
favorite(s) after listen: my favorites did not change
June 26th: Superache, Conan Gray
familiarity: new Conan album!!
favorite(s) before listen:Â People Watching
favorite(s) after listen: People Watching, Disaster, Best Friend, Family Line, Footnote, The Exit
standout lyric: All that I did to try to undo it / All of my pain and all your excuses / I was a kid, but I wasn't clueless / (Someone who loves you wouldn't do this)
June 27th: Good at Falling, The Japanese House
familiarity: I have a passing familiarity with a number of her songs
favorite(s) before listen: Wild
favorite(s) after listen: Wild, We Talk all the Time, You Seemed So Happy, Marika is Sleeping, Worms
June 28th: BADLANDS, Halsey
familiarity: itâs been so long since Iâve listened through this album that I just had to come back to it. might relisten to their other albums later on as well.
favorite(s):Â A solid, solid album but I would say my favorites would be Haunting, Young God, Strange Love, Roman Holiday
June 29th:Â White Noise, PVRIS
favorite(s) before listen: You and I
favorite(s) after listen: You and I, Holy, White Noise, Smoke, St. Patrick, My House
June 30th: RINA, Rina Sawayama
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen: Ordinary Superstar, 10-20-40, Cyber Stockholm Syndrome
#one album each day 2k22#once again wilding cutting corners wherever i feel like just trying to keep this part of the project afloat
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April Week Three Albums.
April 18th: ULTRA BLUE, Utada Hikaru
familiarity: The love I have for Utada HIkaru is immeasurable. They were one of my first introductions to J-Pop with their album, First Love, and I have followed their music through the years. After hearing (belatedly) that they were at Coachella, which I didnât give a damn about until I heard they were there, I knew I wanted to relisten to one of their albums. I plan to go back and listen to the others eventually but, for today, I chose this one because itâs especially nostalgic for me. I used to listen to this album while typing up my roleplay replies to my best friend back when weâd just started building our world and were chatting on MSN every night.Â
favorite(s): This is a no-skip album for me! I would say my particular favorites are Keep Tryinâ, COLORS, BLUE
April 19th: Strange Trails, Lord Huron
familiarity: I made a previous attempt to listen through this album since it seemed right up my alley but never finished it. so Iâm back!
favorite(s) before listen: The Night We Met
favorite(s) after listen: The Night We Met, Until The Night Turns, Fool For Love, The World Ender, Meet Me in the Woods, Way Out There
standout lyric: âI had all and then most of you /Â Some and now none of youâ
April 20th: Sticky Fingers, The Rolling Stones
familiarity:Â I was talking to my co-teacher about this project one afternoon -- sheâs around my parentsâ ages -- and mentioned how Iâd like to look into some more classic rock. This is one of the albums that she suggested.
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen: Wild Horses, Bitch, Moonlight Mile
April 21st: Candy-O, The Cars
familiarity: recommendation from my co-teacher
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen: Night Spots, Shoo Be Doo, Double Life
April 22nd: A Night at the Opera, Queen
familiarity: I mean, itâs Queen! But, I would say that I know their music in bits nâ pieces rather than from listening to full albums. For no lack of not wanting to, mind you, which was why I was happy for this recommendation from @wookieesâ
favorite(s) before listen: Youâre My Best Friend, Bohemian Rhapsody
favorite(s) after listen: Youâre My Best Friend, Bohemian Rhapsody, Death on Two Legs, Seaside Rendezvous, The Prophetâs Song, Love of My Life
standout lyric: "Mama, I donât wanna die / I sometimes wish Iâd never been born at allâ
April 23rd:Â G*psy Punks: Underdog World Strike, Gogol Bordello
familiarity:Â recommended by @jabletownâ
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen: Sally, Not a Crime, Illumination
additional notes:Â The standout quality of Gogol Bordello is their tunes, in my opinion. The rambunctious, foot-stomping instrumentals were the real seller of this album to me.
April 24th: Man on the Moon: The End of the Day, Kid Cudi
familiarity: This is an album that Iâve always wanted to explore but felt daunted by the length of it. An hour? Whoâs got that kinda time! Me on a rainy Sunday, it would seem.
favorite(s) before listen: Day âNâ Nite (Nightmare), Up Up & Away
favorite(s) after listen:Â Really loved this album as a cohesive whole. Some of my top favorite include...Day âNâ Nite (Nightmare), Up Up & Away, Man on the Moon, Make Her Say, Enter Galactic, My World, Heart of a Lion
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May Week Two-Week Four Albums.
 May 9th: New Again, Taking Back Sunday
familiarity: we are now entering the territory of TBS albums that I have not heard yet
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen: New Again, Summer, Man;Â Swing, Where My Mouth Is, Cut Me Up Jenny, Capital M-E, Carpathia, Everything Must Go
May 10th: Taking Back Sunday, Taking Back Sunday
familiarity: happy birthday to me! weâre breaking into the self-titled album today.
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen: Faith (When I Let You Down), Sad Savior, Since Youâre Gone
May 11th: Happiness Is, Taking Back Sunday
familiarity: Funnily enough, when I was studying abroad in Ireland back in 2014, I checked in on TBS and - instead of checking out all the albums in between this one and the last one i remembered - i jumped straight to this one. donât regret it! this album feels like a slight turn from their older stuff, but it was a direction i really enjoyed and it reminds me of long, evening walks around the University of Limerickâs campus.
favorite(s) before/after listen:Â Flicker, Fade; Stood a Chance, Beat Up Car, It Takes More, Better Homes and Gardens, Like You Do, Nothing At All
standout lyric: the bridge and outro of âFlicker, Fadeâ is [chefâs kiss]
May 12th:Â Tidal Wave, Taking Back Sunday
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen:Â Homecoming, I Felt It Too, Call Come Running, Iâll Find A Way To Make It What You Want
May 13th: Dance Fever, Florence + The Machine
familiarity: [bangs on pots and pans] new Florence album!! NEW FLORENCE ALBUM!!!
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen:Â King, Free**, Choreomania, Girls Against God, Dream Girl Evil, Cassandra, Heaven is Here, Daffodil, My Love
standout lyric: the bridge of Free, my friends. thatâs what it feels like to be a creator of any media of art. thatâs just the meaning of life right there.
May 14th: Monsters, The Midnight
familiarity: discovered The Midnight through Julien Solomita. he uses their song âGood in Redâ a lot on his streams, and I would highly suggest their Horror Show EP. itâs an album for driving at dusk with the windows down. figured, since I enjoyed it so much, might as well check out an album!
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen:Â ((gonna be honest with you. i am filling each of these days out right now and i usually like the songs that i like the most on spotify so that i remember but i donât have any liked on this album. but i remember enjoying this album so i think i just thought the whole album was a vibe overall. maybe, someday, if i have an extra hour, iâll relisten and update this with specific songs but...until then...Iâll just give it a thumbs up!))
May 15th: Preacherâs Daughter, Ethel Cain
familiarity: No familiarity with the artist but I ran into a tiktok on my fyp that included a snippet from the scream in Ptolemaea and I was like,âSign me up!â
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen: American Teenager, A House in Nebraska, Family Tree, Thoroughfare, Ptolemaea, Televangelism, Sun Bleached Flies, Strangers
standout lyric: "What I wouldn't give to be in Church this Sunday / Listening to the choir, so heartfelt, all singing / God loves you, but not enough to save you /Â So, baby girl, good luck taking care of yourselfâ
May 16th: Back of My Mind, H.E.R.
familiarity: I am going to see my favorite boys, Coldplay, on the 28th, so we are officially entering the preparation stretch of the month. H.E.R is one of Coldplayâs openers. Also, should be noted, I will be skipping the song on this album that features a certain abuser.
favorite(s) before listen:Â N/A
favorite(s) after listen: We Made It, Damage, I Can Have It All, Slide
notes:Â Since I am getting to these write-ups so late, to the point that the concert has come and gone, I can say that H.E.R was amazing on stage. This album was pure R&B, which I enjoyed, but she was up on stage, shredding on the electric guitar and playing the drums and just rocking out. Loved that style from her!
May 17th: FANDOM, Waterparks
familiarity: had an extra day in my concert preparation to slip in a random album. I know Waterparks from their song âI Miss Having Sex But At Least I Donât Wanna Die Anymoreâ, a Scanlan Shorthalt anthem, but felt compelled to check out the rest of this album after hearing another song on a playlist. also, i gotta be real here. didnât realize that this album came out in 2019. it has the vibe of the mid-00s emo/punk scene.
favorite(s) before listen:Â I Miss Having Sex But At Least I Donât Wanna Die Anymore
favorite(s) after listen: I Miss Having Sex But At Least I Donât Wanna Die Anymore, Watch What Happens Next, High Definition, Telephone, Turbulent, [Reboot]
May 18th: Gallows (Deluxe), DRAMA
familiarity: another one of Coldplayâs openers.
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen: Barely Friends, Falling, Missing
May 19th: Parachutes, Coldplay
familiarity: ah, and here it begins, the album where my love for Coldplay began. I used to âstealâ the CDs for this album and A Rush of Blood To The Head from my dadâs car and listen to them on our 5-CD boombox in the basement. I listened to âWe Never Changeâ with all the wistful melancholy that a prepubescent child can possess.
favorite(s): Since I love Coldplay and they are My Boysâą, I feel entitled to wax at length about my feelings on each album. because I have opinions. That being said, there are only two Coldplay albums that I consider to be true âNo Skipsâ albums and Parachutes is very close...but not one of them. I would still highly recommend it to be listened to from start to finish. Thereâs no true âdudsâ on this album, just a couple songs that take some warming up to. While Yellow is, of course, a classic, I would pick a live version of it over the album recording any day. my personal favorite picks from this album are...Donât Panic (one of their best and my favorite from this album), Shiver, Trouble, We Never Change, Everythingâs Not Lost
standout lyric: "Oh, all that I know / There's nothing here to run from / âCause yeah, everybody here's / Got somebody to lean onâ
May 20th: Harryâs House, Harry Styles
familiarity: Taking a break from Coldplay to check out the new Harry Styles album
favorite(s) before listen: As It Was
favorite(s) after listen: As It Was, Music For a Sushi Restaurant, Late Night Talking, Little Freak, Matilda, Day Dreaming, Keep Driving, Satellite
standout lyric: not a lyric, but the outro to As It Was where, after the bridge, he brings in wedding bells...that shit changed me fundamentally
May 21st: A Rush of Blood to the Head, Coldplay
familiarity: remember when I said that I only have two Coldplay albums that I consider to be perfect? This is number #1 out of the 2.
favorite(s): Thereâs not a single song on this album that I would ever dare to skip. This album should be enjoyed front-to-back often and with reverence. Not only are these songs all amazing on the album recording, but this album is best known for having the most songs that are staples to Coldplay live performances to the point that I was disappointed when songs like In My Place and God Put a Smile upon Your Face were not included on the setlist for their current tour. Thatâs the problem with having a 20+ year discography. You can play a 2-hour long show and still not be able to fit in all your best hits. In particular, those two aforementioned songs MUST be enjoyed alongside their live versions. God Put a Smile upon Your Face, especially. I love this album so much that I even struggle to pick a favorite. I long dream of them embracing this sound again but, at the same time, you could never replicate this album..Just...You Gotta Listen To This Album. That is my platform. That is my truth.
standout moment: I think Iâm gonna hand my honorable mention to the bridge of Politik. life-changing bridge. Also, See You Soon, a song from this era that was never officially released but has a live recording is one of my absolute underrated Coldplay songs. Highly recommend.
May 22nd: X&Y, Coldplay
familiarity:Â notoriously the most hated Coldplay album by Coldplayers. if someone names this album as their favorite, itâs one of the most surefire ways to out yourself as not really listening to Coldplay. that being said, this album holds a lot of sentimental value to me and, as such, I think quite a few songs that I love like Low and The Hardest Part would be scoffed at by more reasonable fans.
favorite(s): My favorite from this album is Swallowed in the Sea. Itâs attached to be a very specific and personal childhood memory for me, and I am very protective of it. I think we all have a song like that. Which is to say, seeing it crop up on Fjorester playlists all throughout CR2? Drove me mad. How dare you reduce it to a simple love song when it means so much more than that!! Other notable mentions from this album are X&Y (listen, and listen close, the lyric is âYOU become my best friendâ not âSHE become my best friendâ. Coldplay uses gender neutral pronouns more often than not which is why they are beloved among the queer community, you fools!!) and A Message.
standout moment: When the bridge hits in A Message and Chrisâ adds on, with absolute devastation and heartbreak, âAnd I love you, please come homeâ to the chorus lyrics. yeah. We should talk about it more.
May 23rd: Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, Coldplay
familiarity: and here we have it -- the second perfect Coldplay album. I may be biased because this is the era where I saw them in concert for the first time and when I actually felt like I was a part of the Coldplayer community, but I think every song from this era -- Prospektâs March and all the B-sides -- are worthy of praise as well. though I could take or leave most of the âremixesâ. After X&Y, this album was a huge comeback for Coldplay. X&Y almost tore them apart, and every inch of this album is built on togetherness and love between four best friends who chose each other and the music they loved to make. Like A Rush of Blood to the Head, it has such a unique and distinct sound to it that, as much as Iâd love to see it, I know that itâs not replicable.
favorite(s): My favorite from this album is 42, but my underrated favorite is Yes. Do the people know? Do they know that Yes is one of Coldplayâs sexiest and most sensual songs? Do they know? Also, the best version of Viva la Vida can be found on their live album, LeftRightLeftRightLeft, only now available on Spotify as of this year.
standout lyric: My standout lyric is actually gonna go to âGravity, release me and don't ever hold me down / Now my feet won't touch the groundâ from Life in Technicolor ii from the Proskeptâs March EP. I canât explain it; itâs just always meant a lot to me.
May 24th Mylo Xyloto, Coldplay
familiarity: Coldplayâs official entrance into the pop genre, and -- Damn, they did it with style. It was also the introduction the Xylo bands at concerts -- now a Coldplay staple. This is another album that has a lot of sentimental value to me. The first single, âEvery Teardrop is a Waterfallâ, came out the day of my high school graduation and it was also the day that we had to put down our childhood cat, Annie. The full album was released on the day that we had to put down our childhood dog, Ellie. It was an album that was there for me during a year where it felt like I was having to say goodbye to my whole childhood. This album also saw a huge boom in the Coldplay fandom on tumblr. Itâs since died down, but those were fun days.
favorite(s): My favorite song from this album is Charlie Brown. You know when youâre at a concert and suddenly everything seems to slow as you look around at the thousands of people who are there with you? Confetti rains down around you. Every nerve in your body is buzzing. You are elated and bright-eyed. and every single person is experiencing the same moment as you. all of you, together. and you are just hit with a wave of total adoration and affection for every single one of them? Yeah, Chris Martin captured that feeling with the last 35 seconds of Charlie Brown in 2011, and I have never emotionally recovered. Honorable mentions go to Every Teardrop is a Waterfall, Hurts like Heaven, and Up With The Birds. Major Minus is also majorly underrated.
standout moment: when the instrumental shifts in Up With The Birds, and Chris sings âMight have to go, where they don't know my name / Float all over the world just to see her againâ....yeah...i cry every time....
May 25th Ghost Stories, Coldplay
familiarity: ah, the divorce era. I honestly donât have a lot to say about Ghost Stories. I see it as the yin to Mylo Xylotoâs yang. It was an intimate era -- quiet and subtle -- compared to the big, loud explosions of color that were the trademarks of MX. and, I think a lot of Coldplayers view it in the same way. Itâs not an album for discussion and Opinions. itâs just an album for listening and nodding understandably.
favorite(s):Â My favorite song from this album is Oceans. When I went to see Coldplay live in 2016, our show got rained out, but they went out with a bang by playing A Sky Full of Stars. The energy in the stadium that night was and remains unmatched. To this day, 3 minutes and 3 seconds of ASFoS hits and I tear up....I just...love Coldplay so much...
standout lyric:Â âYouâve got to find yourself alone in this worldâ are the lyrics for the one and only tattoo that I am dead-set on getting one day
May 26th A Head Full of Dreams, Coldplay
familiarity: another notoriously hated album by Coldplay fans. which is a fact that Iâm glad I found out much later because this album carried me through the worst years of my life. Coldplay really said âWhen youâre in pain, when you think youâve had enough / Donât ever give upâ and I sobbed on the interstate, driving 70 mph, because I knew they were right.
favorite(s):Â Up&Up has my heart. Itâs what hope sounds like to me. A Head Full of Dreams deserves to be used in some kind of cyperpunk/sci-fi media -- 1:50 and onwards? Perfect sci-fi ambience. I am in space. We are the universe and the universe is us. Birds is beloved amongst Coldplay fans, and for good reason. I also have a soft spot for Adventure of a Lifetime. It should also be noted that Everglow is only valid when itâs played live; the album recording is meh.
standout lyric: Gotta give it up to âWhen youâre in pain, when you think youâve had enough / Donât ever give upâ
May 27th Everyday Life, Coldplay
familiarity: After the more pop-rooted sounds of the previous three albums, this album was a return to their more alternative sound -- with a lemon wedge of pop. In a lot of ways, this album listens to me like the culmination of all their previous eras. Thereâs elements of Parachutes, elements of A Rush of Blood to the Head, elements of Itâs also the first album where Chris Martin let himself say âfuckâ; we were all very happy for them.
favorite(s): My favorite song is Champion of the World. Honorable mention to Arabesque. The sax solo goes on just a little too long, but itâs otherwise perfect. I love any Coldplay song where they go a bit harder, dig a bit deeper with their sound, and Arabesque is definitely one of those songs. You also canât go wrong with Sunrise, Trouble in Town, Orphans, ĂkĂł, Everyday Life, and Old Friends.
standout lyric: when Chris sings âI guess weâll be raised on our own thenâ in Orphans
May 28th Music of the Spheres, Coldplay
familiarity: Itâs the day of the concert, and we have reached the most recent Coldplay album! This album is very hit-and-miss for me. Songs like Colortura and People of the Pride are easily two of the best amongst their entire discography, but theyâre stuck on an album that feels very sparse and mid-tier. Out of all the albums that theyâve released before now, this one has felt the most incomplete and poorly executed. Coldplay always puts on a great show, but this album was truly saved by the graces of its best songs.Â
favorite(s): The moment Coldplay dropped that minute-or-so long trailer video for Music of the Spheres and I heard that snippet of People of the Pride, I was in love. The moment I heard People of the Pride on the album, I knew I needed to hear it live. The moment I heard it live, I lost my goddamn mind. People of the Pride is easily one of the best Coldplay songs, and it makes saying this album isnât that great so hard lol. If Coldplay would just release an album thatâs full of songs like God Put a Smile upon Your Face and People of the Pride, they would be unstoppable, and I believe this whole-heartedly in my heart and soul. Colortura is also a masterpiece. Itâs over 10 minutes long, and it should be. When the music box instrumental starts at 5:34, I ascend to a higher plane of being. I was so disappointed that they took it off the setlist of the tour, but also I would have been sobbing in that stadium if theyâd kept it. Honorable mention to Infinity Sign for immortalizing the âOlĂ© OlĂ© Coldplayâ chant, which is the best Coldplay chant, and to Humankind. Biutyful won me over eventually, mostly because it comes right after People of the Pride and I listened to People of the Pride so much, but itâs mostly saved by Chrisâ solo vocals at 2:12.
standout lyric:Â âWeâre only human / But weâre capable of kindness / So they call us Humankindâ. Also, the last 30 seconds of My Universe are the best part. I love when it just sounds like theyâve having fun.
#one album each day 2k22#the project is still going strong! im just completely incapable of doing anything that requires effort these days#also beep beep pretentious Coldplay fan alert!! IT'S ME!!!#get ready for Opinions!! and Thoughts!! and most importantly - Feelings!!!
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April Week Four Albums.
April 25th: The Ditty Bops, The Ditty Bops
familiarity: recommended by @thesylversmythâ
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen:Â Ooh La La, Pale Yellow, Four Left Feet, Thereâs a Girl
April 26th: Speak For Yourself, Imogen Heap
familiarity: As I mentioned when talking about Frou Frou, Imogen Heap has been in my musical lexicon for some time now. I have always had a particular for âThe Walkâ from this album, but I think this listen through has âThe Moment I Said Itâ replacing its top place
favorite(s) before listen:Â Headlock, Goodnight and Go, Hide and Seek, The Walk, Just For Now
favorite(s) after listen: Headlock, Goodnight and Go, Hide and Seek, The Walk, Just For Now, Clear the Area, The Moment I Said It
April 27th: Ellipse, Imogen Heap
favorite(s) before listen:Â First Train Home, Between Sheets, Canvas
favorite(s) after listen: First Train Home, Between Sheets, Canvas, Swoon, Tidal
April 28th: Life in Cartoon Motion, MIKA
familiarity: I was introduced to MIKA by a friend in school through the song, âLollipopâ. After ever since, I have interacted with his music here and there, but No Place In Heaven is the only album of his that I have listened through fully. which is a real shame, especially since a line in âStuck in the Middleâ gave me pause and I have now discovered that MIKA and I are essentially the same person -- middle of five children with two older sisters and a younger brother and younger sister. like, bestie, call me, i think weâd have a lot to talk about
favorite(s) before listen: Grace Kelly, Lollipop, Love Today, Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)
favorite(s) after listen: Added onto the aforementioned list...My Interpretation, Any Other World, Billy Brown, Stuck in The Middle, Erase, Happy Ending
standout lyric:Â âAre five kids better than one?â
April 29th: The Boy Who Knew Too Much, MIKA
favorite(s) before listen: Rain
favorite(s) after listen:Â Rain, We Are Golden, Blame It On The Girls, I See You, Good Gone Girl, By The Time
April 30th: The Origin of Love, MIKA
familiarity: I just gotta add a note that âPopular Songâ is so...Glee...iykyk
favorite(s) before listen: Popular Song, Emily, Elle Me Dit
favorite(s) after listen: Popular Song, Emily, Elle Me Dit, Origin of Love, Stardust, Make You Happy, Tah Dah
May 1st: No Place in Heaven, MIKA
favorite(s) before listen: Talk About You, Oh Girl Youâre The Devil, No Place in Heaven, Staring at the Sun, Good Wife, Rio
favorite(s) after listen: Added onto the aforementioned list, I really enjoyed âThe Last Partyâ and âGood Guysâ during this listen through
standout lyric: "maybe Iâll be myself when Iâm somebody elseâ
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April Week Two Albums.
April 11th: Ma Fleur, The Cinematic Orchestra
familiarity: Was in the mood for some orchestral flourishes on this fine Monday and went, âYou know what always sounded right up my alley but I only ever listened to one of their songs? The Cinematic Orchestraâ. So, anyway, here we are!
favorite(s) before listen: To Build a Home
favorite(s) after listen:Â To Build a Home, That Home, Music Box, Time and Space
April 12th: London Calling, The Clash
familiarity: I would say that I know all of The Clashâs hits but I have never sat down and actually listened to one of their albums. recommended by @jabletownâÂ
favorite(s) before listen: London Calling, Lost in the Supermarket
favorite(s) after listen: London Calling, Lost in the Supermarket, Hateful, Wrong âEm Boyo
April 13th: Wet Leg, Wet Leg
familiarity: This album popped up in my Spotify recommendations and, after also having them pushed to me through my tiktok algorithms, it felt like a good time to check âem out
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen: Chaise Longue, Angelica, Wet Dream, Ur Mom, Too Late Now
standout lyric: that part in âUr Momâ where sheâs like,âIâve been working on my loudest and longest screamâ? cathartic. wish that were me.
April 14th:Â ÂĄViva la Cobra!, Cobra Starship
familiarity: Foreseeing a rough end to the week, I decided to revisit another old pop punk haunt that was also recommended to me by my best friend. Cobra Starship was never amongst my âfavoritesâ of their era, but I saw them open for FoB once and their songs that I did love I loved very much, so it felt only natural that I should give them the âlemme see if I was missing somethingâ treatment. Also, I meant to start with their first album but only realized halfway through this one that Iâd chosen the wrong one. I was just eager to hear âKiss My Sassâ. Thatâs their best song.
favorite(s) before listen: The City Is at War, Guilty Pleasure, Kiss My Sass**, Damn You Look Good and Iâm Drunk
favorite(s) after listen: The City Is at War, Guilty Pleasure, Kiss My Sass**, Angie, Prostitution Is the Worldâs Oldest Profession, My Moves Are White (White Hot, That Is)
additional notes: I love âDamn You Look Good and Iâm Drunkâ. I do. That âS-C-A-N-D to the A to the L-O-U-Sâ chant? iconic. but it has been forcibly removed from my favorites because I just canât stomach the transphobia of the âVIP party boysâ interlude these days
April 15th: While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets;Â Cobra Starship
familiarity: Cobra Starshipâs New Jersey energy is so strong that, even though I never knew that they were from New Jersey...I knew.
favorite(s) before listen: Send My Love to the Dancefloor, Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)
favorite(s) after listen:Â Send My Love to the Dancefloor, Bring It (Snakes on a Plane), The Kids Are All Fucked Up, Keep It Simple
additional notes:Â I feel like this first album was very run-of-the-mill, standard pop punk. Like, if I didnât know it was a Cobra Starship album, nothing about the lyrics or sound would have stood out to me as being their style. Their personality as a group really jumped out in their next two albums.
April 16th: Hot Mess, Cobra Starship
favorite(s) before listen: Good Girls Go Bad, Hot Mess
favorite(s) after listen: Good Girls Go Bad, Hot Mess, Nice Guys Finish Last, Pete Wentz is the Only Reason Weâre Famous, Living in the Sky with Diamonds
April 17th: Night Shades, Cobra Starship
favorite(s) before listen: You Make Me Feel...
favorite(s) after listen:Â You Make Me Feel..., Anything for Love, Donât Blame the World Itâs the DJâs Fault, Fucked in Love
additional notes: I never really got into this album and, if I had to guess, itâs because this album felt like a more matured version of their first and let go of the more campy, playful style that they embraced with their two middle albums. I just feel like this album had nothing to offer that I couldnât get from any other pop punk album. A decent listen, but itâs a shame that this is the album that they finished off on.
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April Week One Albums.
âApril 4th: Well, I Should Have...*, H. Jon Benjamin
familiarity:Â Saw a tiktok talking about this album where H. Jon Benjamin hired a jazz band to record an album with him and he filled in to play the jazz piano. But, he doesnât know how to play the piano. I knew I had to listen immediately. Not doing the full shtick for this one. Just here to vibe on a Monday!
April 5th: Soundtrack to the End, Communist Daughter
familiarity:Â recommended by @thesylversmyth!
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen: Not The Kid, Oceans, Northern Lights, Soundtrack to the End
standout lyric:Â âWhen we were younger / We had nothing to do / So we'd close our eyes / And spin around in circles / Happy to hit the ground / Or happy to just fall downâ
April 6th: Nothing Happens, Wallows
familiarity: I got recommended their newest album when it came out but decided I wanted to listen to this album first since I had previous exposure to it through their song âDo Not Waitâ, which I really enjoyed
favorite(s) before listen:Â Do Not Wait
favorite(s) after listen:Â Do Not Wait, Only Friend, Treacherous Doctor, Scrawny, Worlds Apart, What You Like
standout lyric: "Iâm a scrawny motherfucker with a cool hairstyleâ
April 7th: Tell Me That Itâs Over, Wallows
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen:Â I Donât Want to Talk, Especially You, Marvelous, Hurts Me, Thatâs What I Get, Guitar Romantic Search Adventure
standout lyric: less one lyric and more a love of the lyric parallel in âI Donât Want to Talkâ where, in the chorus, he sings âTell me that itâs over now / Then i could shut this offâ -- referring to his overthinking and, especially, his emotions about the situation. and how we get a glimpse at the quote unquote âtruthâ of those wanting-to-be-dismissive lyrics in the bridge with, âDon't usually cry, but looks like that's over / I start to lose sight of myself and I wish I could shut it / Wish I could shut it offâ. What can I say! I love songs where man explore the effects of toxic masculinity and how they feel the need to be âshut offâ their emotions but, really, they canât.
April 8th: How to be a Human Being, Glass Animals
familiarity: Iâve had a passing familiarity with Glass Animals over the years and, being familiar with âThe Other Side of Paradiseâ from this album, I was happy to take the rec from @kymal on this one
favorite(s) before listen: The Other Side of Paradise
favorite(s) after listen: The Other Side of Paradise, Agnes, Mamaâs Gun, Youth, Life Itself
standout lyric: [woof] -- also, the delivery of âI miss him / Donât you blame me / That boy went stone cold crazyâ? marvelous. love performing that in the car by myself
April 9th: PEP, Lights
familiarity:Â Iâve been familiar with Lights music since "The Listeningâ and, with every new album, itâs just such an experience to hear how her sound has matured and evolved since then. [this was not recommended by @kymal outwardly but i saw her talking about it on twitter and thatâs how i found out about the new album so iâll credit them lol]
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen:Â Beside Myself, Prodigal Daughter, Jaws, Rent, Okay Okay (this song makes me wish i had long hair so i can twirl it around my fingers during the chorus i need to perform)
standout lyric:Â âIf you wanna live in my head, you gotta pay the expenses / And honey, you can't afford what the rent isâ
April 10th: five seconds flat, Lizzy McAlpine
familiarity: listened to her 2020 album a while back for this project and this album just dropped on Friday
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen:Â doomsday, called you again, all my ghosts, reckless driving, ceilings, hate to be lame
standout lyric: less a lyric and more a moment where, at the end of âall my ghostsâ, you hear her whispering, âfuck yeahâ in the studio and laughing and you realize that the explicit rating on that song is solely for thatÂ
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March Week Five Albums.
March 28th: Hounds of Love, Kate Bush
familiarity: i heard Placeboâs cover of âRunning Up That Hillâ when i was in, like, middle school because i loved a couple of songs off their Sleeping With Ghosts album. listened to the original. didnât like it as much. relistened to it again a decade later and changed my mind. yes, iâm one of THOSE people. IâM SORRY.
favorite(s) before listen: Running Up That Hill (Deal With God)
favorite(s) after listen:Â Running Up That Hill (Deal With God), Hounds of Love, Cloudbusting, Waking the Witch, Jig of Life, Hello Earth
March 29th: Here, Here, and Here;Â Meg & Dia
familiarity: I discovered âHere, Here, and Hereâ from an amv. donât ask me for what fandom. iâm a different person now. anyway, i adore it and still love to come back to it now and then. but, I actually discovered Meg & Dia through their song âMonsterâ.
favorite(s) before listen: Here, Here, and Here; Fighting for Nothing
favorite(s) after listen: Here, Here, and Here; Fighting for Nothing, Going Away, Hug Me, Black Wedding, One Sail, The Last Great Star in Hollywood
standout lyric: âI'm a wanderer now, sorrow befalls me / I laugh often so I suppose I'm gonna be fine / Mozart he said "there's nothing to composing" / And that's all we do, we just / Write and play and write and play and write andâ
March 30th: NATURAL, ORANGE RANGE
familiarity: Orange Range was a staple of early 00s anime, so I know a spattering of their songs across numerous albums. âNatural Popâ was and still is my favorite song of theirs. Itâs their best song, okay? You canât tell me otherwise...Asterisk is close though....
favorite(s) before listen: Natural Pop, *~Asterisk~, Kirikirimai
favorite(s) after listen: Natural Pop, *~Asterisk~, Kirikirimai, Rain, sunrise, Love Parade
March 31st: Kid Krow, Conan Gray
familiarity: Discovered Conan through his song, âManiacâ, stayed for his queer hit, âHeatherâ. Always gotta support young queer artists! Iâm familiar with some of his more recent singles like âPeople Watchingâ and âTelepathyâ, as well as some of his older songs like âCrush Cultureâ
favorite(s) before listen: Maniac, Heather, Little League
favorite(s) after listen:Â Maniac, Heather, Little League, Wish You Were Sober, Checkmate, The Cut That Always Bleeds, The Story
standout lyric: "Both our parents were evil, so we both made a bet / If we worked and we saved, we could both run away / And we'd have a better life, and I was right / IÂ wonder if she's alrightâ
April 1st: Light Upon The Lake, Whitney
familiarity: A recommendation from my best friend!
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen: No Woman, Golden Days, No Matter Where You Go, Follow**
standout lyric: "I pray your troubled mind remembers / When it's coming to an end / At least the rain won't come againâ
April 2nd: Leave The Light On, Pillow Queens
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen: Be By Your Side, Hearts & Minds, House That Sailed Away, Well Kept Wife
standout lyric:Â âYou came to worship but the godless kindâ
April 3rd: Flickers, Niall Horan
familiarity: I was a little too old to board the 1D train, but I claim Harry and Niall in the divorce....though Iâve never kept up with Niallâs stuff. However, I got a tiktok boosting âOn My Ownâ from this album and really enjoyed what I heard, so I figured it was as good a time as any to check it out. I have heard âSlow Handsâ from this album but it never really piqued my interest. As an after listen note, I gotta say that whoever on his team decided that âSlow Handsâ should be the single from this album failed Niall miserably.
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen: This Town, Seeing Blind, Paper Houses, Flicker, On My Own, Mirrors
standout lyric:Â âEverybody's got somebody / I just wanna be aloneâ
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January Week Four Albums
January 22nd:Â We Are Pilots, Shiny Toy Guys
familiarity: another adolescent favorite! thereâs only two songs -- âWaitingâ and âJackie Save Meâ -- that I am not familiar with from this album
favorite(s) before listen:Â Chemistry of a Car Crash is one of those songs that I wish I could experience again for the first time they didnât need to go that hard but they did, Shaken, Starts With One, We Are Pilots, Le Disko
favorite(s) after listen:Â favorites stayed the same
January 23rd: This is What I Live For, Blue October
familiarity:Â Blue October is one of those bands that Iâve always checked back with from time to time to find new music. When I was relistening to Foiled, I was excited to see they had a new album!
favorite(s) before listen:Â N/A
favorite(s) after listen: Fight For Love (ft. Blue Reed), Moving On (So Long), I Will Follow You, Stay With Me, The Weatherman. the fact that his daughter is featured on âFight for Loveâ? im not crying YOU ARE!!!
January 24th: Take This to Your Grave, Fall Out Boy
familiarity: My best friend suggested a Fall Out boy themed week and, since they have seven albums and i love them, how could i resist? I would say that this album is one that I donât know as well as some of their later releases, but...I think youâll see by the favorites list that itâs not by too much lol
favorite(s) before listen:Â Grand Theft Autumn / Where is Your Boy, Homesick at Space Camp, Tell That Mick He Just Made My List of Things to Do Today, Homesick at Space Camp, Chicago is So Two Years Ago, The Pros and Cons of Breathing, The Patron Saint of Lairs and Fakes
favorite(s) after listen:Â [adding onto aforementioned list] Calm Before The Storm, Reinventing the Wheel to Run Myself Over [if only for that name amirite ladies]
additional thoughts:Â âstop burning bridges / drive off of themâ? still iconic.
January 25th: From Under The Cork Tree, Fall Out Boy
familiarity: I hadnât realized that itâd been so long since I listened to this album until it started and damn...sounds like staying up too late on a school night, waiting for my internet bestie to get on MSN so we could roleplay and talk about our charaters. ah, the good olâ days.
favorite(s) before listen:Â [im realizing itâs gonna be easier to list these as a bullet pointed list]
-Â Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year
-Â Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued
- Of All the Gin Joints in All the World
-Â Champagne for My Real Friends, Real Pain for My Sham Friends
- [and an honorable mention to...] Dance, Dance and Sugar, Weâre Goin Down [...of course]
favorite(s) after listen: [adding onto aforementioned list] I've Got a Dark Alley and a Bad Idea That Says You Should Shut Your Mouth (Summer Song), A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me", Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part to Save the Scene and Stop Going to Shows)
additional thoughts Pete Wentz lyric of the day: âThe best part of believe is the lieâ a lyric that defined a generation, truly
January 26th: Infinity on High, Fall Out Boy
familiarity:Â I definitely slept on this album a lot when I was younger, which is sadly true of quite a few of their âearly-to-middleâ albums for me, but has been one of my go-to Fall Out Boy albums as of late.
favorite(s) before listen:Â I gotta say that this one is a no skip album for me! With my top awards going to...Hum Hallelujah, The Carpal Tunnel of Love, Bang the Doldrums, and Fame < Infamy
favorite(s) after listen:Â I already love all these songs, but I really vibed with âYouâre Crashing, But Youâre No Waveâ and âThis Ainât a Scene, Itâs an Arms Raceâ during this listen through. For the latter, I canât tell if itâs just been years since I heard it or if the version that I listened to was mixed differently because it sounded not completely different but different enough to give me pause. Also, more of an overall album thing, but I loved how each song bleed into the next. [chefâs kiss]
Pete Wentz lyric of the day: nothing gives me a god complex quite like âI could write it better than you ever felt itâ like yes. i want that on a t-shirt. embroidered on a pillow. i sing it passionately and loudly. i could write it better than you ever felt it. thanks for the ego boost, pete.
January 27th: Folie Ă Deux, Fall Out Boy
familiarity: Now this is an album that I unfairly slept on for years! Iâm ashamed to admit it considering that each song of this album is a banger but, for years, I only ever listened to âI Donât Careâ from this album and wrote off every other song. It wasnât until I was in my early 20s that I gave it another listen through and, even then, not until a couple years ago that I fully came around to every song. Iâm a Folie Ă Deux truther now! Itâs not my favorite favorite -- weâll get there tomorrow ;) -- but you gotta put some respect on its name!
favorite(s) before listen:Â Another no-skip album for me! With my particular favorites being...Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes, Sheâs My Winona, Americaâs Suitehearts, The (Shipped) Gold Standard, (Coffeeâs For Closers), What A Catch, Donnie, and 20 Dollar Nose Bleed
favorite(s) after listen: Found myself vibing especially to âAmericaâs Suiteheartsâ and âw.a.m.sâ during this listen through
FoB lyric of the day: this one was a hard one because there are so many lyrics on this album that i just feel in my heart and that i have to Performâą, not sing every time i hear them. but iâm going to give it to...âand perfect boys with their perfect lives / nobody wants to hear you sing about tragedyâ
January 28th: Save Rock and Roll, Fall Out Boy
familiarity: yes! here we are!! this album is my absolute favorite within FoBâs discography and have enjoyed it front-to-back, no-skips since the day it came out. and though it hasnât been that long since my last listen through, i was still so excited to do it again!
favorite(s) before listen: no skips! this album is a masterpiece! it doesnât matter if i âpersonallyâ relate to what the song is saying. i sing them passionately and borderline screaming. as we all should. my ultimate favorite is âSave Rock and Rollâ. i mean, come on! the f-bomb is perfectly used and itâs got the man, the legend, Elton John. but another one of my favorites to sing is âWhere Did The Party Goâ
favorite(s) after listen: N/A, vibes remained at an all-time high
FoB lyric of the day: since this is my favorite album, i picked a couple of favorites...
- My heart is like a stallion / they love it more when itâs broken
- Iâm the lonelier version of you / I just donât know where it went wrong
- Iâm either gone in an instant / or here âtil the bitter end / I, I never know
January 29th: American Beauty / American Psycho, Fall Out Boy
favorite(s) before listen: I enjoy each song when I listen to it, but there are definitely some that Iâm prone to skip in favor of getting to songs I like more. I do want to say, though, that I think FoB gets a lot of flack for âImmortalsâ and âCenturiesâ (maybe just because they were the singles?) but I think theyâre both bops. Not my favorites, but -- Come on! Have a little fun! That being said, my favorites are...Fourth of July, Favorite Record, The Kids Arenât Alright, Jet Pack Blues
favorite(s) after listen: My favorites are p solidly placed but Irresistible really BROUGHT it on this fine Saturday
FoB lyric of the day: that Fourth of July bridge? my god. âI wish Iâd known how much you loved me / I wish I cared enough to know / Iâm sorry every songâs about you / The torture of small talk with someone you used to loveâ....damn.
January 30th: MANIA, Fall Out Boy
familiarity: I remember hearing âYoung and Menaceâ from this album and hating it. which is funny. because I go hard to that song now. I think, after Save Rock and Roll, this is the album that I lose my absolute mind over the most. If âWilson (Expensive Mistakes)â comes on while Iâm driving, I WILL be committing vehicular crimes.
favorite(s) before listen: another album of âall great songs, but thereâs some that I could take-or-leaveâ. My heart goes to Stay Frosty Royal Milk Tea, Wilson (Expensive Mistakes), Champion, Sunshine Riptide, Young and Menace, Bishops Knife Trick. every day, i am both angry and grateful that FoB didnât release âWilson (Expensive Mistakes)â when I was in middle school. for the former, because it feels like an elevated version of all those old songs. for the latter, because i would have been absolutely insufferable and i was already insufferable enough in middle school without it.
favorite(s) after listen: Favorites hold their places, but I found myself vibing with âHOLD ME TIGHT OR DONâTâ more than I usually do
FoB lyric of the day: not to be a sap who definitely cried to this song in the parking lot of target before her 4 am shift during one of the shittest years of her life but i gotta give it to...âIf I can live through this, If I can live through this / I can do anythingâ
#one album each day 2k22#was gonna include jan 31 in this one#but decided to include it in Feb Week One#so then I post every Monday and that felt so clean and organized#also -- sentenced to be under a cut due to Fall Out Boy related crimes
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March Week Three Albums.
March 14th: Hazards of Love, The Decemberists
familiarity: A band that Iâve encountered here and there. I had this album recommended to me by one of my best friends.
favorite(s) before listen:Â N/A
favorite(s) after listen: Wonât Want For Love (Margaret in the Taiga), Isnât It a Lovely Night?, The Queenâs Rebuke / The Crossing, Annan Water, Margaret in Captivity, The Hazards of Love 4
side note:Â This is definitely an album for digesting over multiple listens. Thereâs a whole storyline here that I only understand, like, 15% of lol!
March 15th: The King is Dead, The Decemberists
familiarity: This Is Why We Fight is the first song that I ever heard by this band, so I recognized the album art when I went to save this album on my Spotify. love that song; excited to hear the rest! this album was recommended to me by @pretty-empic
favorite(s) before listen: This Is Why We Fight
favorite(s) after listen: Donât Carry It All, All Arise!, This Is Why We Fight, Dear Avery
March 16th: Holst: The Planets, Gusatv Holst & Berliner Philharmoniker
familiarity: Recommended to me by one of my best friends!
favorite(s) before listen: I donât think I can claim it as favorites, because I wouldnât have known it by name before listening through but I was familiar with âJupiterâ
favorite(s) after listen: Canât beat the classics! It was easy to vibe with âJupiter, the Bringer of Jollityâ, but I donât want to hand out my Best of The Movement to it since I feel like Iâm just more familiar with it compared to the other suites. Instead, I shall give my awards to âUranus, the Magicianâ and âNeptune, the Mysticâ
March 17th: Rak-Su, Rak-Su
familiarity: Technically an EP, but my best friend suggested it and so it counts!!
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen: Mamacita, Mona Lisa
March 18th: Historian, Lucy Dacus
familiarity: "Night Shiftâ is one of the first Lucy Dacusâ songs that I heard. I will admit that, after hearing it hyped up so much, I was initially lukewarm to it after my first listen. Itâs a great song! Itâs just maybe not the one for me, though I have warmed up to it more since.
favorite(s) before listen: Night Shift
favorite(s) after listen: Night Shift, Nonbeliever, Body to Flame
standout lyric:Â âI feel no need to forgive, but I might as wellâ
March 19th: Good Luck, Kid;Â JOSEPH
familiarity: Found their song âGreen Eyesâ a while back and itâs become a favorite on a number of different OTP playlists of mine. I actually tried to listen through this album once on a roadtrip but fell asleep. Not that it was boring. I just get sleepy on road trips. Second timeâs the charm!
favorite(s) before listen: Green Eyes
favorite(s) after listen: Green Eyes; Good Luck, Kid; NYE; Revolving Door; Shivers; Room For You
standout lyric: "I don't really feel a whole year older now / I'm still shaking but I'm bolder now / I need you to hold me even closer now / I know we'll make it another year, though I don't know howâ
March 20th: SUPERBLOOM, MisterWives
familiarity: One of those classic âIâve picked up their songs here and thereâ. Gotta say from the one (1) song that I knew from this album, was definitely not prepared to listen to a 1-hour journey of this poor person working through a breakup. but such is the journey of album listening!
favorite(s) before listen: SUPERBLOOM
favorite(s) after listen:Â SUPERBLOOM, the end, stories, valentineâs day, decide to be happy, love me true
standout lyric: "Nobody walks away the way you doâ
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March Week One Albums.
February 28th: Youâre Awful, I Love You;Â Ludo
familiarity: I first heard âMutiny Belowâ and âLove Me Deadâ back in middle school, about the time this album first came out. Then, over the years, gathered a couple more favorites, and now weâre here!
favorite(s) before listen:Â Mutiny Below, Love Me Dead, The Horror of Our Love, Lake Pontchartrain
favorite(s) after listen:Â Mutiny Below, Love Me Dead, The Horror of Our Love, Lake Pontchartrain, Please, Topeka, Such As It Ends
standout lyric:Â âEvery saint has a past, every sinner has a futureâ
March 1st: Canât Stop Wonât Stop, The Maine
familiarity: A throwback listen from the middle/high school days
favorite(s) before listen: Everything I Ask For, I Must Be Dreaming, Into Your Arms, Whoever She Is, You Left Me
favorite(s) after listen: [added to aforementioned list...] Count âem One, Two, Three and Weâll All Be... (mostly because it came on and I went, âWell, Iâll be!â in a bad Southern twang and that was fun)
standout lyric: âAnd this is the part where you find out who you are / And these are your friends, those who've been there from the start / So to hell with the bad news / Dirt on your new shoes / It rained all of May 'til the month of JuneâÂ
March 2nd: Prepare the Preparations, Ludo
favorite(s) before listen: Anything For You
favorite(s) after listen: Anything For You, Too Tired To Wink, Manta Rays, All The Stars in Texas, Safe in The Dark
standout lyric:Â âBut I'm weightless like I'm falling on the moon / I'm falling slow for youâ
March 3rd: Iâve Got Some Living To Do, Jelani Aryeh
familiarity: Another recommendation found on tiktok
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen: Trunk Song, From These Heights, Stella Brown, Marigold
standout lyric:Â âI donât know what to talk about / How has my head just hollowed out?â
March 4th: Multitude, Stromae
familiarity: Some days, I know exactly what album Iâm going to listen to that day. Other days, I open Spotify with no plan but get surprised with a message that Stromae has dropped a new album.
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen: Invaincu, SantĂ©, Lâenfer
March 5th: Rumours, Fleetwood Mac
familiarity: I think, like anyone, I have a passing familiarity with Fleetwood Mac from just, like, existing. But, Fleetwood Mac is, like Elton John, one of those artists that my parents didnât play much in my childhood. Which is funny because the reason I chose this album today was because I was playing the new Heardle game with my dad -- the answer to which was âDreamsâ -- and my dad said that this was one of the first albums he owned growing up.
favorite(s) before listen: Dreams, Go Your Own Way, The Chain, I Donât Want To Know
favorite(s) after listen: Itâs a golden album from start to finish, my friends, but Iâm sure you already know this. So, instead of listing just about every song, Iâll give my absolute favorite award to âThe Chainâ. I mean, come on...What a banger.
standout lyric:Â âAnd if you don't love me now / You will never love me againâ
March 6th: Evening Machines, Gregory Alan Isakov
familiarity: thank you to @midnightminx90â for the recommendation!
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen: Berth, San Luis, Caves, Where You Gonna Go
standout lyric:Â âQuit all that, quit all that, quit all that looking backâ
#one album each day 2k22#i had this all ready to post yesterday#even finished typing it up early!#...but forgot anyway smh
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February Week Four Albums.
February 21st: Andy, Raleigh Ritchie
familiarity: Iâve been familiar with Ritchie since I discovered his song âBloodsportâ a ways back. I adored his âYouâre a Man Now, Boyâ album and, when I heard he was releasing a new album, I was very excited...only for that album to sit unlistened by me until now. Iâm glad that I finally got around to it, but I was hit with a wave of âMan, I wish Iâd listened to this when it first came outâ
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen: Time in a Tree, Aristocrats, Party Fear, 27 Club, Squares, Big & Scared
standout lyric:Â âLittle me / Let me tell you, kid, who you're gonna be / When you turn the lights out,â
youâ
won't be scaredâ
anymore / You won't even care anymoreâ
February 22nd: Stranger in the Alps, Phoebe Bridgers
favorite(s) before listen: Scott Street, Funeral, Motion Sickness
favorite(s) after listen:Â Scott Street, Funeral, Motion Sickness, Georgia
standout lyric:Â âI asked you, âHow is playing drums?â / Said, âIt's too much shit to carryââ
February 23rd:Â Trying (Original Series Soundtrack), Maisie Peters
familiarity: Listen, I donât know what this show is or what itâs about. I just wanted to listen to some Maisie Peters.
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen: Neck of The Woods, Helicopter, Happy Hunting Ground (ft. Griff), I Want You To Change (Because You Want to Change) [ft. Bearâs Den], The Party
standout lyric:Â âTryin' doesn't mean you're changing / Doesn't mean the whole thing's getting fixed / Just means you want it toâ
February 24th:Â I Need to Start a Garden, Haley Heyndreickx
familiarity: A recommendation from a tiktok video that ranked this as a âgreen flagâ/âperfectâ album and what can i say? the title of the album gives me "get in, loser, weâre unlearning unhealthy coping mechanisms and healing from past traumaâ vibes and i could use that
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen: The Bug Collector, Jo, Oom Sha La La
standout lyric:Â âI'm throwing out the milk / The olives got old / I'm tired of my mind getting heavy with mold / I need to start a gardenâ
February 25th: How To: Friend, Love, Freefall;Â Rainbow Kitten Surprise
familiarity: Their song âItâs Called: Freefallâ is another tiktok find, and I love it so much that I couldnât not check out the rest of the album
favorite(s) before listen: Itâs Called: Freefall
favorite(s) after listen: Itâs Called: Freefall, Mission to Mars, Matchbox, Hide, When It Lands
standout lyric:Â âCalled to the Devil and the Devil said quit / Can't be bothered better handle your shit / Keep about your wits man, keep about your wits /Â Know yourself and who you came in withâ
February 26th: Little Oblivions, Julien Baker
familiarity: Back at it again, ready to be emotionally attacked by Julien Baker
favorite(s) before listen: N/A
favorite(s) after listen: Favor, Song in E, Highlight Reel, Heatwave, Relative Fiction
standout lyric:Â âI had the shuddering thought: âThis was gonna make me late for workââ
February 27th: Carrie & Lowell, Sufjan Stevens
favorite(s) before listen: Death with Dignity, No Shade in the Shadow of The Cross, Fourth of July
favorite(s) after listen:Â Death with Dignity, No Shade in the Shadow of The Cross, Fourth of July, The Only Thing, Blue Bucket of Gold, Should Have Known Better
standout lyric:Â âFuck me, Iâm falling apartâ
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