#radio diary 2022

[7grandmel]

Todays rip: 19/04/2024

i love(d) you

Season 6 Featured on: SiIvaGunner's Highest Quality Rips: Volume FF Also on: Now That's What I Call Quality! 3

Ripped by vvsvlogs

Requested by oetaboy and an anonymous reader! @oetaboy (Ask Box)

I'm sure this rip's been a long time coming for many - I know it has for me. I've had i love(d) you sitting in my drafts as far back as in March, but truthfully it's...daunting, to write about. Requested by two readers. Close to 200 thousand views on YouTube, and recently featured prominently in popular Clone Hero YouTuber Acai's "The Quality of SiIvaGunner" series. And the rip itself being an emotional gutpunch in a season filled with them, from a ripper who's already gutpunched me plenty with Wham! Into Dreams and The Paragoomba and the Wiggler. vvsvlogs, Vivi, I ask this with the most sincere gratitude possible - why must you do this to me?

Minecraft as a game has its emotional hooks in at least two generations of people - that much I think we're all aware of. A sandbox filled with endless possibilities, community, friends, individual stories of survival or of great creative endeavors, all wrapped in C418's hauntingly beautiful score, one I've discussed many times before with Fell From a High Place (Reprise), M-O-O-G City and Every Mob Wants To Rule My World. All of these rips are beautiful, yet they're all aiming to play with Minecraft's sound in some way - the former two rips are arrangement of its music with other games' instrumentation, and the latter rip is a melodyswap playing Everybody Wants To Rule The World. They all play on my senses in their own ways, they're all rightfully impressive - but nothing hits quite the same as Minecraft's own music, on its own terms. i love(d) you isn't aiming to impress or amaze - but it lands a full-on critical hit on one's heart through leveraging everything that's kept Subwoofer Lullaby alive for so many years.

I've talked plenty about my musical illiteracy, and so I hope it doesn't come as a surprise that I've never really listened to world-renowed singer Billie Eilish. She's been on the radio, I've heard Bad Guy, but it was never a name I gave much more thought beyond seeing her discussed online from time to time. You can imagine the absolute awe I was in when I clicked on i love(d) you when it first went up, already expecting an emotional hit due to the Minecraft song used, only to get goosebumps from Eilish's vocals alone. i love you is the penultimate song from Eilish's debut studio album, the very same that Bad Guy was featured on - yet compared to that track's bass-heavy, almost seductive energy, i love you feels remarkably personal, with little more than an acoustic guitar and piano accompanying the openly emotional vocal performance. It's sincere in a way I don't hear enough music be, as if a diary translated into song, much the same emotion that Because I Love You conveyed yet with even greater magnitude due to the vocals in play.

i love(d) you, uploaded for 2022's valentines day, wields both of these forms of love - the connections many of us have to one of the most impactful games ever made, and the unfiltered emotion of i love you - to create something unabashedly beautiful. Mashups aren't a novel concept, mashups are nothing new - yet one glance at the comments tells me that I'm not alone in finding this rip in particular to have struck an incredibly sensitive nerve. Because there's a beauty to Minecraft that I think many of us oft forget about. It's a game that we all cherish, yet also one that's very easy to have left behind: we have adult responsibilities, we have school, we have other, shorter, more concise games, we have social media, we have friends, we have blogs...the solemn beauty of playing the game itself is, for many viewers like myself, not much more than a memory, something that can feel ever so difficult to recreate without feeling as if something's wrong.

We...I'm...not a kid anymore.

There was nothing about i love(d) you's concept that necessitated it to be more than just the mashup. There rip had no need for visuals that'd help convey the edit like with Plantasia 2 or Luna, mi Amor, no need to tickle the funnybone like with SUNGORE or the hundreds of other YTPMV rips on the channel. Yet, halfway through the rip, to the tune of Eilish's soothingly reverberating vocals, the background begins to change, not to a bit, not to a reference nor easter egg...but to Minecraft. To where all of this attachment began - to a far-off view of the game's beautiful landscapes as the sun begins to rises. That digital world that looks different for every player, yet the same in everyone's hearts - that place that, no matter how many years pass, how long its been since we last played, we all love. Its impact different to everyone, yet the feeling unanimous. It drives home how well the mashup works not just as a mixture of two deeply emotional songs, but as music tied to a shared experience: all of our Minecraft worlds looked different, all of our personal lives look different, but we've all played the game, and we've all had affection for it.

Every moment I spend thinking about this rip aches in some way. It's been well past two years since it was first uploaded, yet it continues to follow me as the years go on, my mouse drawn to it any time it reappears in my recommendations. In being featured on 2024's Now That's What I Call Quality! 3, I think the team holds much the same sentiment - even as the months pass, i love(d) you is the kind of rip that'll never fall out of favor, never stop meaning things to people. And realizing that it was made by vvsvlogs, the very same vvsvlogs who's already made me far too emotionally vulnerable on here twice before, has only made it mean that extra bit more to me.

I'm not a kid anymore. I know that. But I'll always be grateful to SiIvaGunner, the people behind it, and those who follow it along with me, for being able to bring me back to that state of mind when I least expect it.

Thank you.

[svt-rosalie]

. . . ♡ GOING ! ? 🛝 SEVENTEEN ★ ﾟ๑

ׁ ׅ ୨ ❪ masterlist! ❫ ୧ ⊹ ࣪

© 2023 , svt-rosalie rosalie masterlist!

2018

TTT (MT SVT REALITY)

2019

SVT TRIP ☆ MBTI of SVT ☆ Escape Singing Room ☆ Debate Night ☆ TTT (Camping Ver.) ☆ SVT Playground ☆ SVT Secret Santa ☆ The Secret of Going Sevong

2020

Mystery Mystery ☆ Don’t Lie ☆ Boo Seungkwan’s Past Life Destiny ☆ Insomnia Zero ☆ Seventeen Brain Survival ☆ SVT Escape Room ☆ Delivery Food Fighter ☆ Human Chess ☆ Debate Night #2 ☆ Pie In The Sky ☆ Four Wheeled Rider ☆ Ad-lib: Seventeen’s Got Talent ☆ The8 and the 13 Shadows ☆ The Tag ☆ Christmas in August ☆ Mouse Busters ☆ Bad Clue ☆ SVTSIDE OUT ☆ Bungee Jump ☆ CARNIVAL ☆ Don’t Lie #2 ☆ GOING VS SEVENTEEN ☆ TTT (Hyperrealism Ver.) ☆ GOING

2021

Ad-lib : GOING COMPANY ☆ One Million Won ☆ Let’s Go! Seventeen ☆ Treasure Island : 14 Raiders ☆ Don’t Lie #3 ☆ Ad Genius SEVENTEEN ☆ Roulette Life ☆ Planting Rice and Making Bets ☆ Kickball ☆ TTT (Water Sports Ver.) ☆ Debate Night #3 ☆ Tribal Games ☆ Catch Stock ☆ EGO ☆ Insomnia Zero #2 ☆ Best Friends ☆ Seventeen’s Kitchen for Two

2022

Going Seventeen Special - GOING COMMENTARY ☆ How To Eat Rice the Perfect Way ☆ Infinite GOING ☆ The Truman Show of Mr. SVT’s We Live Alone ☆ SVTSIDE OUT #2 ☆ GSVT Triathlon Championship 2022 ☆ Runner-Up Sports Day ☆ SEVENTEEN GOING Radio Special ☆ Know Thyself ☆ HIDE N SEEK ☆ WONWOO’s Diary ☆ Christmas in August #2 ☆ Good Offer ☆ Talk Get-Together ☆ Bad Clue #2 ☆ I Know and Don’t Know

2023

Going Company Outing ☆ Surprise Don’t Lie ☆ Don’t Lie : Clue ☆ Don’t Lie : The Chaser ☆ Court : The Eyes That See The Truth ☆ Finding KSY ☆ A Company Dinner for EveryWON ☆ Everything Possible in the White Zone ☆ Going Vol. 2 ☆ BOOmily Outing ☆ The Guest Who Left Secretly ☆ Point of Omniscient Interfere Penalty ☆ Rock Scissors Paper ☆ Comeback Special - God of Light Music ☆ Grudge

2024

Going Ranger ☆ 14 Angry People ☆ Liar Liar ☆ Insomnia-Zero III ☆ Class President Election ☆ Grrreuk Kak TTT ☆ Horror Special : Trap

[perhaps-in-anotherdream]

Dates and Rewards Translations (2023-24)

“And if you set this brain of mine afire, upon my blood I then will carry you.”

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[The dates are listed chronologically, from the newest to the oldest]

【2024】

✦ Candlelight (烛火之约)

Date

Subbed Video

✦ Canned (罐头之约)

Translation Thread + Tidbits

Subbed Video

✦ Mundane (琐碎约会)

Date

Subbed Video

✦ Reliance (依靠之约)

Date

Subbed Video

✦ MQ: Burning Imprints (灼痕)

Mind Quest: Part 1 || Part 2

Accompanying ASMR

Subbed Video

✦ Former Times (昔年约会)

Birthday Date

Subbed Video

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【2023】

✦ Metropolis (都会之约)

Date

Subbed Video

✦ Cold Mountain (凛冬之约)

Date

Subbed Video

✦ Luolan (楼兰之约)

Date

Subbed Video

✦ Carefree Years (岁月无忧)

Story

Carbon Pen and Glass Beads Event Stories: Day 1 || Day 2 || Day 3 || Day 4 || Day 5 || Day 6 || Day 7

Calls

✦ Nostalgic Memories (旧忆之约)

Date

Subbed Video

✦ Enthrallment (着迷之约)

Date

✦ MQ: Melding Into You (纵融流入你)

Mind Quest

Accompanying ASMR

Subbed Video

✦ Sea Voyage (寻海之约)

Date

Subbed Video

✦ Confrontation (对抗之约)

Date

Calls

Subbed Video

✦ Endearing (可爱之约)

Date

Event stories: mum’s smile || little gentleman || art and love || mum’s companionship || endearing thoughts

Home Decoration Model

Subbed Video

✦ Springtime Revival (逢春之约)

Date

Prologue and Day 1

Diary entries: Day 2 || Day 3 || Day 4 || Day 5 || Day 6 || Day 7 || Day 8 || Day 9 || Day 10 || Day 11 || Day 12

Calls

✦ Heart in Flames (心焰之约)

Date

Calls and Moments

Subbed Video

✦ Sweet Tangerine Date (蜜橘之约)

Date

✦ MQ: Not the Slightest Gap (至无���无间)

Mind Quest

Exclusive Radio

Subbed Video

✦ Snowy (漫雪之约)

Birthday Story

Date

Birthday Epilogue

Birthday Video Call

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【2022-21】

Sub-masterlist

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[m4xlesbian]

ROUND 14/23 ⸺ dutch grand prix ✩ 27.08.2023

maple's rating: ★★★★★ (10/10)

☁︎ click read more facts, highlights & experiences ☁︎

✩ facts

first ever red flag for zandvoort

max equalling sebastian's amount of wins in a row (9)!

12th consecutive time that max has won from pole

max has now led more laps this season than in 2022

this is pierre's first podium since baku 2021

aston martin finished on the podium for the first time in zandvoort!

fernando beats michael's record for time between first and last podium

this race has the most overtakes in the 2023 season (at least): 175 overtakes!

lastly, this race has seen the most pitstops by a race winner ever (6)

✩ raceweek highlights

daniel breaking his wrist, causing liam to be racing here 🕊️

logan p1 for a second in q1

max in the gravel complaining on the radio

carlos and oscar rivalry

charles very angry on the radio

alex doing so so well

lewis out of q2

logan in q3!!

logan in the wall :(

charles in the wall

charles on his chair 🌞

lando second!

alex second row!!!

the cutest little video of max recording everyone 🥰🥰💕💕💕

fernando the best start in the world?

liam fastest lap!!

checo doing well!

zhou in second??

liam penalty :(

logan in the wall

liam overtaking charles

charles dnf

fernando worst pitstop

yuki not pitting

alex overtaking george

george almost crashing

checo slow pitstop

checo in the wall

zhou off

safety car

max on full wets

red flag

fernando almost catching max

checo penalty

george and lando contact

MAX EQUALS SEB!!! ☀️☀️☀️💕💕‼️‼️

✩ maple's diary

[filthforfriends]

Rock Am Ring

Rock Im Park

Summer In The City

Nova Rock

VRT Radio Showcase

Måneskin’s Loud Kids Tour 2022-2023

tour diary montages recaptured #1 (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4)

[cobalt-knave]

Whump Fic Recs pt. 1 (& a brief love letter and tagging tutorial)

Ah, whump, my most beloved genre of fanfiction. What is whump? Whump refers to stories prominently featuring injury or sickness and/or the care and recovery thereof. This is most often in the hurt/comfort category or the hurt no comfort category. It is a wonderful opportunity to shake up dynamics and reveal hidden character depths in a high stress situation. What do you do when the strong one is hurt? How does that call into question your feelings towards them? How does that call into question their feelings towards themself and their role? Who will care for the one who always caretakes? It’s a great tonal shift too. Just *chef’s kiss*. Plus, you know what? It’s sometimes just fun to run your favorite characters through the plinko.

How do you tag whump and why should you? The tags on ao3 to use are”

 “Whump” (not just “whumptober” or “whumptober 2022″ or other variations),

“hurt/comfort” or “hurt no comfort”

“angst”

“sickfic” if illness is the featured whump

“injury recovery” if such a thing is covered

“torture”, “car accidents”, “broken bones”, “blood and injury”, “blood and violence”, etc as relevant (start typing into the additional tags section to see what the common tag is to use.

“Character Name Whump” or “Hurt Character Name” if in a specific fandom whumping a specific character

all of the previous should be used in addition to the base whump tag.

if relevant, use the archive warning “graphic depictions of violence”

why tag? BECAUSE I WANNA READ IT AND FIND IT AND IT IS WOEFULLY UNDERTAGGED. It is also good to tag if someone wants to avoid it by excluding it from the search.

Alright. On to the recs. Multifandom including The Mechanisms, The Magnus Archives, King Falls AM, The Adventure Zone, Our Flag Means Death, The Murderbot Diaries, and Stargate SG-1.  There will be more whump recs to come.

On Account Of The Jonny Doll by NammiKisulora

Fandom: The Mechanisms

Ah, NammiKisulora knows how to make these immortals hurt in such twisted and unique ways.

 “Yeah. Get in, will you? I want to get going. Jonny keeps waking up. W-without skin.”    “Oh Yes! That Must Be On Account Of The Jonny Doll!”

Jonny is executed, which is a normal enough occurrence. It’s only afterwards things go wrong.

We Still Have the Radio - I. and  We Still Have the Radio - II. by luckjustkissedyouhello                

Fandom: King Falls AM

luckjustkissedyouhello writes some damn good, damn brutal whump!

The next thing he’s aware of is water against his face, wait no, all of him, where he lays on his left side. Water that is rapidly rising. He lays there dazed. Then a groan above his head has him jerking back into the moment, fear lancing through him, stealing his breath. Ben.

In which Ben and Sammy are in a car accident.

bleeding by Athina_Blaine

Fandom: The Magnus Archives

Martin goes and gets himself stabbed. It's inconvenient.

Re-Initialization by CompletelyDifferent

Fandom: The Murderbot Diaries

This Unit: Where is my owner, Dr. Mensah?

Dr. Yuen: Well, that’s the million dollar question, isn’t it? SecUnit, where did you last physically interact with Dr. Ayda Mensah?

Information Retrieval: Dr. Ayda Mensah last interacted with This Unit on Preservation Station at 08:27:22 on 4098-09-17 CRST.

This Unit: You do not have permission to access that information.

Dr. Yuen: You’re incorrect, SecUnit. We do. Answer the question.

(When the infamous rogue SecUnit of the Preservation Alliance gets captured, the corporate techs assigned to it expected to be able to get some juicy data, or at least some insights into its cracked governor module. They didn't expect something so... basic.)

trust me by gaysidecharacter

Fandom: The Adventure Zone: Balance

Everyone gets real sick and Lup is having a time.

Not an echo even by Hopeful_Foolx

Fandom: The Magnus Archives

They stop the Unknowing. There is an explosion. And trapped under rubble and panic, Jon wakes up. So does Tim. Three prompts, one story. Starting with Day 4 - Running out of Time

Friends in Strange Places by beesandcats

Fandom: Our Flag Means Death

"Steel in your side for so long was a weird feeling, Stede decided. It had actually been around hour six that he came to the conclusion, if anyone was keeping track. It had been around hour three, when he heard the snores from the other side of the deck, that he realized he should perhaps try to be friends with the steel in his side. Obviously, they were not friends."

A missing scene from Season 1, Episode 6. Stede's been stabbed and stuck to a pole all night. He's gonna need some help when everyone wakes up for the day.

Things Stay the Same by teyla

Fandom: King Falls AM

During blizzard season, Ben and Sammy, each for their own reasons, make an unwise choice. The experience that ensues should be life changing—though is it? 

In which there is a snowstorm, an accident, a soaked through jacket, and thoughts of revealing secrets.

Lifestock by NammiKisulora

Fandom: The Mechanisms

"Guys, you get what this means? It means fresh meat, every day for as long as we like." "The fuck are you talking about?" "Just sayin' we could leave his leg attached, tie him up, and bring him along. Carve off what we like at mealtimes instead. We dunno how long we've got to lie low for."

Tim is held captive for food after a battle.

Between A Rock And A Hard Place by Sam Walker

Fandom: Stargate SG-1

To save Daniel’s life, Jack has to do that hardest of all things: talk.

This fic is written from Jack's perspective. Daniel is involved in an accident off-world and the only thing Jack can do to help is talk to Daniel while everyone else works. I love this fic for the interaction between Jack and Daniel, and for the insights into Jack's motivations. Despite being mostly Jack and Daniel, you get a sense of camaraderie about SG1 and you can see just how much Jack cares about his team.

And if you read any of these, be sure to leave kind comments for the authors!

[givereadersahug]

Fic Rec 💚 Matchablossom - 2023 Birthday Edition (SK8 the Infinity)

My birthday is next Thursday!!! 🥳🥳🥳 And what's better way to celebrate than talking about the stuff I enjoyed the past year?

First up, Matchablossom!

Kaoru and Kojiro and the whole gang was such a comfort in 2022. I can always count on SK8 to elevate my mood whenever I feel down, esp Matchablossom. 🍵 🌸

Here are some fics that I adored reading in 2022 -

Title: the elements of entropy

Author: ailurea

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 11,606

Summary:

Kojiro's goal has always been to start his own restaurant, so he makes a plan to skip university and train with chefs all across the world. Kaoru refuses to let him go alone. (Alternatively: Kojiro and Kaoru—then, now, and forever.)

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Title: the skateboarding chef who can't stop thinking about his best friend

Author: architecture_in_f1ll0ry

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 4,217

Summary:

This week, a mostly-straight man has casual flings while navigating an intriguing relationship with his childhood friend: 26, single, Okinawa.  Inspired by the Sex Diaries series in The Cut.

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Title: How Little We Know

Author: beelligerence

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 13,902

Summary:

Kojiro sighs softly and smiles, mostly to himself, as Kaoru talks. He really doesn’t want to spend the rest of his life wondering ‘what if.’ And he doesn’t want to wait any longer, not when he’s already waited long enough. “Hey, Kaoru,” Kojiro says, interrupting Kaoru’s current train of thought. “What do you want, oaf?” Kaoru asks, irritated. “Will you go out on a date with me?” Kojiro has spent more than half of his life in love with Kaoru. He’s tired of waiting.

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Title: Facade

Author: bitterheart

Rating: Teen

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 11,964

Summary:

The first time Kojiro hears from Kaoru after the breakup is after six days of radio silence. He's using his clipped professional tone that he usually saves for work phone calls when he says, "I was reviewing our—my calendar, and I realised that we sent an RSVP to your family holiday next week." "Right." Kojiro turns the burner of the stove off and presses his phone a little harder against his ear. "I'll, uh. Give my parents a call." "You haven't told them yet, have you." It's not a question, and Kaoru isn't gentle about the way he says it. Kojiro loves him—used to love him for that sort of thing. Two weeks after breaking up, Kojiro and Kaoru attend a holiday with Kojiro's family and pretend they're still together.

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Title: Misfire

Author: bitterheart

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 10,404

Summary:

Kojiro pauses for a moment, carefully considering what he's about to do. He takes a breath, and sends: Show me how you'd sext. Kojiro accidentally sends Kaoru a sext meant for someone else. Things get a little out of hand.

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Title: The Himbofication of Nanjo Kojiro

Author: crinklefries

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 30,378

Summary:

The thing about emotional consequences is that they have all of the gut-punch, full body aching of a physical consequence. They are all-encompassing, overwhelming, terrible, and completely inescapable. In this case, Kojiro could have easily avoided the emotional consequences to his actions if he had just tried. But he hadn’t—because Nanjo Kojiro is nothing if not a complete fucking idiot. And it was no one’s fault but his own that he had agreed to hook up with his best friend. * * * Kaoru comes up with the great, great idea to become friends with benefits. Kojiro listens to him. Now why did you go and do that, Kojiro?

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Title: rose and shining dew on every buttercup

Author: faintneko

Rating: General

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 4,534

Summary:

Kaoru has a little shadow and Kojiro thinks it’s the most hilarious (sweetest) thing to ever happen.

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Title: home is an anchor

Author: Marks

Rating: Teen

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 12,968

Summary:

It had been a long time since Kaoru had properly appreciated Okinawa. Sometimes his clients would come from the mainland, or even overseas, and they always seemed so impressed by things that Kaoru always took for granted. It was like that fake story about frogs staying in gradually boiling water; maybe growing up around it meant that Kaoru could never see what was so great about it. Or maybe he just needed to take a step back and examine it from a new angle. Perspective was very important for calligraphy, after all, and it was giving him an idea. Kaoru is stressed out, so he decides to go on vacation, but stay local. Obviously, Kojiro comes along.

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Title: it's always been you

Author: onlydaisy

Rating: Teen

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 22,811

Summary:

Kaoru isn’t in love with Kojiro. He repeats this to himself each morning, when his phone lights up with a ‘good morning’ from Kojiro, an hour later when he shows up outside his door to walk to school and greets him with a tight hug, and then consistently throughout the rest of the day as Kojiro continues to make him suffer. Kaoru isn’t in love with him, he won’t let himself be.  Or- Five times Kojiro and Kaoru almost kiss, and one time they do.

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Title: the heart is a mirror

Author: sepulcher

Rating: Teen

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Word Count: 9,880

Summary:

“Let’s get married,” Kojiro said. (It was the phenomenon of being so close to something that you lose the details, or knowing something so well and so confidently that you don’t bother to look twice.)

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Title: tangled roots, steady waters

Author: wintersrose616

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 7,357

Summary:

“If you behave,” Kaoru drawls, raising an eyebrow, “I will.” Kojiro’s lips part, an answer of some sort on the tip of his tongue, but before he can say anything, a familiar, metallic voice rings out through the studio. Your appointment is at 2:30, in half an hour. It’s time to leave.  Both Kaoru and Kojiro freeze before Kaoru sits up, any intention on continuing this path for the afternoon gone, replaced by a mask of smooth, but false, professionalism. “No—,” Kojiro starts, but Kaoru’s running a hand through his hair, smoothing out tangles as he ignores him. “Thank you, Carla,” he calls.  “Kaoru— ” . As pseudo dads of three rambunctious teenagers on top of their day jobs, they don't often get alone time. or, five times Joe and Cherry get interrupted, and one night they get to themselves.

Check out my other Matchablossom rec list.

[poppletonink]

A Year In Review: 2023

Total Number Of Books Read: 65

Top 10 Novels:

Better Than The Movies by Lynn Painter

Ellie Pillai Is Brown by Christine Pillainayagam

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

Six Of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Persuasion by Jane Austen

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

1984 by George Orwell

It by Stephen King

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

Top 5 Graphic Novels & Mangas:

Snapdragon by Kat Leyh

My Riot by Rick Spears and Emmett Helen

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Vol. 1 by Naoko Takeuchi

Komi Can't Communicate Vol. 1 by Tomohito Oda

The Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith

Top 5 Short Stories:

Recitatif by Toni Morrison

Click Clack The Rattlebag by Neil Gaiman

The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe

The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

Top 5 Genres:

Romance

Fantasy

Coming Of Age

Mystery

Horror

Two Longest Reads:

Best Friend's Brother by Zeppazariel/Bizzarestars - 1204 pages

It by Stephen King - 1166 pages

Top 10 Films:

Fight Club (1999)

It: Chapter 2 (2019)

Gone With The Wind (1939)

Red, White and Royal Blue (2023)

13 Going On 30 (2003)

The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013)

She's All That (1999)

It (2017)

The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)

Barbie (2023)

Top 5 TV Shows:

Heartstopper (2022-)

The End Of The F***ing World (2017-2019)

American Vandal (2017-2018)

Bodies (2023)

Heartbreak High (2022-)

Top 10 Ships:

Wolfstar (Remus Lupin x Sirius Black - Marauders Fandom)

Reddie (Richie Tozier x Eddie Kaspbrak - IT)

Wesliz (Wes Bennett x Liz Buxbaum - Better Than The Movies)

Jegulus (James Potter x Regulus Black - Marauders Fandom)

Wesper (Jesper Fahey x Wylan Van Eck - Six Of Crows)

Ineffable Husbands (Aziraphale x Crowley - Good Omens)

Narlie (Nick Nelson x Charlie Spring - Osemanverse: Heartstopper)

Literati (Rory Gilmore x Jess Mariano - Gilmore Girls)

Kanej (Kaz Brekker x Inej Ghafa - Six Of Crows)

Firstprince (Alex Claremont Diaz x Henry Mountchristen-Windsor Fox - Red, White and Royal Blue)

Top 5 Fandoms:

Marauders Era

Gilmore Girls

IT

Grishaverse

Osemanverse

Top 10 Songs:

Gorgeous by Taylor Swift

Give Me A Minute by Christine Pillainayagam

How You Get The Girl by Taylor Swift

Paradise by Bazzi

Girl From Mars by Ash

Foolish One (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift

Earphones by Christine Pillainayagam

Hits Different by Taylor Swift

Mr Brightside by The Killers

Hey There Delilah by The Plain White T's

Top 5 Artists:

Taylor Swift

Christine Pillainayagam

David Bowie

Olivia Rodrigo

Bikini Kill

Top 5 Albums:

Lover by Taylor Swift

Ellie Pillai Is Brown by Christine Pillainayagam

Speak Now (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift

1989 (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift

Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie

Top 5 Genres:

Pop

Indie

Rock

Brit-Pop

Riot Grrrl

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Mick Schumacher explains how new Mercedes reserve driver role left him feeling shocked

Mick Schumacher has opened up about his time at Mercedes so far as he gets stuck into his reserve driver role and simulator duties for the eight-time constructors’ champions, admitting that one particular moment left him feeling “quite shocked”. Schumacher competed in Formula 1 with Haas in 2021 and 2022 but lost his race seat to Nico Hulkenberg for the 2023 campaign and subsequently moved over to Mercedes, taking on a back-up role behind full-time drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. READ MORE: From Brawn GP’s fairytale to Aston Martin’s super start – The biggest year-on-year performance jumps in F1 history In a new diary for the official Mercedes website, Schumacher spoke about his first few months at the factory and trackside, his duties in the simulator and how he is trying to be a helpful addition to the workforce “wherever I can”. “Since I joined Mercedes, I’ve been settling in great,” said Schumacher. “Everybody is just so open-minded towards me, and that made me feel welcome from the first moment I stepped into the factory in Brackley. I’ve spent a lot of time there in these first months. It’s a very impressive facility. “I’m still getting used to the level of preparation that you see here, and I am trying to soak up as much information as I can. Also, there’s still a lot of people I haven’t met but it’s been fun getting to know as many colleagues as I can. Schumacher is sporting Mercedes colours in the paddock this season “My main focus up to now has been working in the simulator. Because I have raced a car under this new set of regulations, I have a good understanding of how to drive them. That has helped me in my role so far and hopefully added value for the team. I will look to be an extra pair of eyes and resource to help with the development programme across the year. “The simulator team have been super kind to me and great to work with. It’s impressive to drive the sim because it’s just so advanced, and I have been pushing to do more. It’s not enough for me to just sit on the side-lines, I want to be helpful wherever I can. Of course, it’s not the real thing and I would love to be driving the W14!” READ MORE: ‘No huge breakthroughs, but we’ve moved forward’ – Mercedes describe ‘quiet satisfaction’ after Melbourne Schumacher, whose dad Michael raced for Mercedes from 2010-2012, also highlighted what he has learned from Hamilton and Russell so far, and how he has been taken aback by the number of radio conversations across the team during on-track sessions. “It’s also been fascinating working with Lewis and George,” he continued. “It’s an interesting period for me as I get to look over and work with two fantastic drivers, which you don’t always get to do. Working with Hamilton and Russell has been “fascinating” for Schumacher “I’ve learned a lot about what’s important in terms of approaching race weekends; I feel like I’ve already gained so much knowledge to add to my skillset. I didn’t think I would have learned and gained so much so early into my role. “As a driver, you usually do not get to hear what is going on between all the engineers while you are out on the track, so listening in during the sessions has been extremely interesting. I was quite shocked at the season opener in Bahrain, I did not expect the sheer amount of exchange that happens. READ MORE: Horner responds to Russell’s suggestion that Red Bull are sandbagging with their RB19 “You don’t know what you’re missing until you are actually part of it. What I really appreciate in working with those engineers is that they are genuinely listening to you and your opinion matters, and what is special from an emotional side is that many people who are working for the team now were working here when my dad was driving.” After a challenging start to the 2023 season in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, the recent Australian Grand Prix marked a step forward for Mercedes, with Hamilton finishing second to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. via Formula 1 News https://www.formula1.com

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ENHYPEN's Prada Show Photo Diary A mob of over 7,000 raucous fans surrounded the Fondazione Prada in on Sunday hoping to catch a glimpse of ENHYPEN, the K-pop powerhouse who were guests of Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons this season.The seven-piece boy band, consisting of Jay, Mi-Ki, Jake, Heeseung, Sunoo, Sunghoon and Jungwon, were in Milan for Prada's Fall 2023 men's show during Fashion Week. They also attended the post-show dinner Ristorante Torre as guests of the designers.ENHYPEN was the only Korean artist to attend the Prada show and their appearance marks the first time a K-pop boy group has had all of its members at an overseas fashion show.The group, who reaches over 50 million people on social media, made waves in 2022, headlining arenas like Radio City Music Hall during the U.S. leg of their first world tour. Their latest album was among the Top 10 best-selling of 2022 in the US with 173,000 copies sold.ENHYPEN captured behind-the-scenes photos of them getting ready and from the event in a photo diary shared exclusively with PAPER in the gallery, below.Photography: BELIFT LAB https://www.papermag.com/prada-enhypen-2659236070.html

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Cobwebs And Strange Radio Show #386

Cobwebs And Strange Radio Show  Mondays 12 noon EST , 5pm BST , 9am PDT bombshellradio.com Archival Shows: bombshellradiopodcasts.com COBWEBS AND STRANGE #386 - Labelle - Lady Marmalade (Nightbirds, 1975) - Happy Mondays - Kinky Afro (Pills ’n’ Thrills & Bellyaches, 1990) - Franz Ferdinand - Night Or Day (The Human Fear, 2025)* franzferdinand.bandcamp.com - Family - Burlesque (Bandstand, 1972) - Jetstream Pony - Captain Palisade (single, 2024)* spinoutnuggets.bandcamp.com - Supergrass - Lose It (I Should Coco, 1995) - The Allergies - Watch What You Say (single, 2024)* theallergies.bandcamp.com - Trouble Funk - Pump Me Up (Drop The Bomb, 1982) - The Clique - Superman (The Clique, 1969) - The Chalice - In My World (Patterns On The Window: The British Progressive Pop Sounds Of 1974, 2024) - Big Star - September Gurls (Radio City, 1974) - The Soup Dragons - Kingdom Chairs (This Is Our Art, 1988) - Snowgoose - Good Medicine (Descendant, 2024)* - Sofie Royer - Ghost Town (Young-Girl Forever, 2024)* - New Musik - This World Of Water (From A To B, 1980) - Gucci Crew II - Sally “That Girl” (So Def, So Fresh, So Stupid, 1987) - Hispanic MC's - I Do Love You (Rocky Padilla: Sugar Style (40th Anniversary Lost Masters), 2022) - Geto Boys - Mind Playing Tricks On Me (We Can’t Be Stopped, 1991) - A$AP Rocky - Everyday (AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP, 2015) - The Speed Of Sound - Jaunt (A Cornucopia, Pt. 3: Bounty, 2024)* thespeedofsound.bandcamp.com - Guadalcanal Diary - Watusi Rodeo (Walking In The Shadow Of The Big Man, 1984) - KNEECAP - Amach Anocht (KNEECAP (Original Soundtrack), 2024)* kneecap.bandcamp.com - Prince & The New Power Generation - Gett Off (Diamonds And Pearls, 1991) - Echolalia - Odd Energy (Echolalia, 2025)* - Broadcast - Come On Let's Go (The Noise Made By People, 2000) - Mango In Euphoria - Crystals 2.0 (single, 2024)* mangoineuphoria.bandcamp.com - Gentleman's Dub Club - Smalltown Boy (single, 2024)* gentlemansdubclub.bandcamp.com - The Mourning After - Put On A Smile (single, 2024)* chaputarecords.bandcamp.com - The Seeds - Try To Understand (The Seeds, 1966) - ILLIT - Tick-Tack (I’ll Like You EP, 2024)* - Loossemble - TTYL (TTYL, 2023) - Tombstones In Their Eyes - Mirror (Asylum Harbour, 2024)* tombstonesintheireyes.bandcamp.com - Samantha Crain - Ridin' Out The Storm (single, 2024)* - Mt. Misery - Hey! (Mt. Misery, 2024)* mtmisery.bandcamp.com - Librarians With Hickeys - Spying By The Numbers (How To Make Friends By Telephone, 2024)* bigstirrecords.bandcamp.com - Auld Gods - Firefly (Weird Skin, 2024)* auldgods.bandcamp.com - Roxy Music - Whirlwind (Siren, 1975) - Sally Potter - Black Mascara (Pink Bikini, 2023) - Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - Road To Cairo (The Best Of, 1968) - Dub Pistols - Rapture (Speakers And Tweeters, 2007) - My Chemical Romance - This Is How I DIsappear (The Black Parade, 2006) - Sonic’s Rendezvous Band - City Slang (single, 1978) - The Olivia Tremor Control - A Peculiar Noise Called "Train Director" (Black Foliage: Animation Music, 1999) -  Hope Sandoval & The Warm Intentions - Let Me Get There (single, 2024)* Read the full article

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My year in mix 1997 (part 1 of 12)

Inspired by something going down over on Bluesky, this is My Year in Mix.

My year is 1997, and twelve posts will cover all the important aspects of popular music from this year. 60 videos, some songs that will be familiar even if you weren't a glint in your mother's eye, some that passed everyone by at the time.

Part one: The Evening Session

Radio 1's essential guide to new music, enthusiastically hosted by Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley. The fizzing and cracking sounds of youth culture, none of the old farts who prop up daytimes.

"In your car" - Kenickie. Start the year as we mean to go on. Smell the glitter! Wear the PVC!

Go out, have fun, be reckless, wake up with a massive hangover.

Even when your band's gig is cancelled by a fire alarm and you're tipped out into the street, we'll have a time.

"The Spice Girls with guitars" said Kavana in a Smash Hits review.

"Your woman" - White Town. You won't find Jyoti Mishra at the club. He stayed in, recorded the song in his bedroom. Ambiguous lyric meets early-80s chiptune and 1930s sample.

Promoted by late evening presenters Mark and Lard, and the most unlikely chart-topper ever. Anyone can get to the top!

Gave Jyoti a lot more fame than he could deal with, so he rather pulled back from promotion. Even more than the song, that is his greatest legacy: the idea of "as much fame as you're comfortable with".

Bonus! Jyoti of White Town rarely gave interviews, then or now. He spoke to KEXP in 2022.

"Mum's gone to iceland" - Bennet. Very much an Evening Session band: quirky but not too outlandish, different and familiar at the same time. Their best work was "Someone always gets there first", but that's from 1996 and Too Darned Old.

Became an albatross around the band's neck, people expected them to be this witty and funny all the time. They're not Philip Pope, they're what Blur could have been if "Popscene" was their template.

"Drop dead gorgeous" - Republica. Second time was the charm for this all-out blaster. Drive down the highway, have this blasting out the windows.

Every note, every chord, every word counts. And just hear the venom in her voice.

Re-released in time for the Westminster election: public to John Major, "drop dead".

"Susan's house" - Eels.

Los Angeles was a tough-minded but generous muse. It offered Everett odd jobs, casual contacts, failed love affairs, deep depression and a crumbling sense of self-worth. For Everett, these were all reasons to sing. His support and refuge was the four-track, which he used to compile his early years in California into melodic diaries. Although the narrative's starting point, as always in Everett's music, was in the man's own life, the narrative's focus was outside the experiencer. In Susan's House, Everett was narrating the city itself, not himself in the city. Along his walks, Everett painted apish views from the edge of Los Angeles County; bushy, piquant details merged with gritty, sharp observations of the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Along the route, ambulance men stripped a boy shot to death, a demented woman who lost her home in a fire smashed bottles on cement, a young girl pushing a baby carriage walked by. They, together with the street scenes that surrounded them, were the real stars of the song.

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Jacopo Perosino - La rivoluzione terrestre

Il primo singolo estratto dal terzo lavoro di inediti dell’artista astigiano

Una ballata per la fine del mondo. “La rivoluzione terrestre” è il nuovo singolo dell’artista astigiano Jacopo Perosino che anticipa così il suo nuovo Ep di inediti di prossima uscita, prodotto anche grazie al contributo del Nuovo Imaie. L’ispirazione per il brano arriva dopo aver letto alcuni capitoli dedicati alla Creazione, nel “Libro degli Abbracci” di Eduardo Galeano. Una matrice blues, arricchita di sonorità swing e dai fiati, magistralmente eseguiti da veri e propri cavalli di razza quali Cristiano Tibaldi (tromba e sax) e Gianpiero Malfatto (trombone). A questo si è aggiunto un tappeto di batterie elettroniche curate da Andrea “Neura” Nejrotti che ha curato la direzione artistica e gli arrangiamenti assieme allo stesso Perosino.

«Per raccontare la fine del mondo parto dall’inizio, da quando un Dio solo e annoiato decise di inventare un mondo perfetto, a sua immagine e somiglianza, ma finì creando le uniche creature che potessero rovinarlo, Adamo ed Eva. Per punirli delle continue disobbedienze li condannò alla mortalità facendo loro, involontariamente, il regalo più grande: la consapevolezza dell’effimero e la necessità di amare senza riserve. Fu così che, corroso dall’invidia e abbandonato da tutte le creature del Paradiso, finì condannato a vagare e confessare tutti, assistendo impotente alla rivoluzione terrestre dell’Uomo». Jacopo Perosino

Jacopo Perosino, classe ‘88, cresce ad Asti con una palla da basket in mano. Dopo gli studi universitari giuridici si dedica interamente a due grandi passioni: la musica e il teatro. Nel 2011 esordisce all'interno del festival “A sud di Nessun Nord” con alcuni varietà e improvvisazioni di teatro-canzone. Il 2012 è l'anno in cui avvia il collettivo musicale-teatrale Noàis. Nel frattempo scrive un monologo per il teatro, "Figli del 68", che va in scena ad AstiTeatro 35. 
Nel 2014 produce e registra con i Noàis, l’EP “Lanterne” che viene inserito nei 40 finalisti per la “Targa Tenco per la Migliore Opera Prima”. Nel frattempo alterna la musica al teatro, con la stesura, le musiche e l’interpretazione del recital “Femmes dans la rue”, storie di donne coraggiose e poco ricordate. Nel 2015 vince con il brano inedito "Levante" il premio “Colline di Torino- InediTo”, nella sezione testo-canzone, presso il Salone del Libro di Torino. Nel 2019 esce “Retrò”, primo album solista che ottiene ottimi riscontri dalla critica e gli vale l’invito del Club Tenco alla data sanremese della rassegna Tenco Ascolta. Nel 2021 collabora al disco-tributo a Rino Gaetano che si aggiudica la Targa Tenco come miglior album a progetto. Nel 2022 esce il suo secondo album, “B.I.S.”. Nel 2023 va in scena a teatro con “The Walrus”, pièce tratta dai diari giovanili di John Lennon, dove cura le musiche. Ad anticipare il suo terzo lavoro di inediti dal titolo “Estramenia”, oggi arriva in radio il singolo “La rivoluzione terrestre”.

Contatti e social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jacopoperosino Spotify: https://shorturl.at/vxzO2 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jacopoperosino

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Daniella Pineda

Daniella Pineda

Daniella Pineda Movies and TV Shows, Age, Height, Wiki, Biography, Parents, Net Worth, Boyfriend

Daniella Pineda is a multifaceted American actress whose career has taken her from online comedy and fashion videos to major roles in blockbuster films and TV series. She became famous for playing the character of Zia Rodriguez in the film Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

Daniella Pineda Biography / Wiki

Daniella Pineda, born on February 20, 1987 (36 Years Old as of now 2023), in Oakland, California. She was born to Eric Klein and Patricia Pineda. Her father, Eric Klein is a businessman, while her mother, Patricia Pineda is a housewife. Daniella Pineda is a proud third-generation Mexican American since her family is deeply rooted in Mexican history.

She was raised in Oakland, California and studied a local high school before attending Mills College, where she got a degree in sociology and radio journalism. She actively engaged with problems such as racism and poverty while at Mills College. She is currently residing in Los Angeles, California.

She has always wanted to work in the entertainment industry and had an interest in acting and modeling since she was a child.

Early Career

Daniella’s rise to stardom took an unconventional path. While she made her acting debut in a 2010 episode of “Men of a Certain Age,” she initially gained recognition through her online presence. Her path to acting was unconventional. Her first movie role came in 2011 in “Newlyweds,” directed by Edward Burns. However, she initially made a name for herself online through CollegeHumor comedy sketches and YouTube fashion tutorials.

Breakthrough Roles

Daniella Pineda made her mark on television with roles in shows such as “The Vampire Diaries” and “American Odyssey.” Notably, her portrayal as Sophie Deveraux in “The Originals” helped launch her career.

Her major break in the film business came in 2018 when she joined the Jurassic Park franchise in “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” as Zia Rodriguez, a veterinarian on a dinosaur-rescuing mission. Her performance was praised for its depth and honesty.

She appeared in the 2019 horror film “Mercy Black” as Marina Hess, a woman imprisoned for fifteen years as a result of a ritual involving the entity “Mercy Black.” Daniella also played Cassidy in the Netflix neo-noir series “What/If.”

In April 2019, Daniella Pineda was cast as Faye Valentine in the live-action adaptation of the popular anime series “Cowboy Bebop.” Faye, her character, drew noticed for her smart and engaging personality. Notably, unlike the original anime, this adaptation celebrated diversity by depicting Faye as an LGBT character.

In 2022, Daniella returned to Jurassic Park in “Jurassic World Dominion“. She also played Bess, the saloon owner, in the comedy pilot “Western“.

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Winter Reading Wrap-Up: (Dec 2022 - Feb 2023)

December 2022

Let It Snow by Maureen Johnson, John Green and Lauren Myracle - ★★★☆☆ - Review

Paper Girls Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan - ★★★★☆

The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder - ★★★★☆

The Heartstopper Yearbook by Alice Oseman - ★★★★★

The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie - ★★★★☆

January 2023

Cemetery Boys by Aidan Thomas - ★★★★★ - Review

Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith - ★★★★☆

Ellie Pillai Is Brown by Christine Pillainayagam - ★★★★★ - Review

February 2023

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman - ★★★★★

Haikyuu Vol. 1 by Haruichi Furudate - ★★★★☆

Stardust by Neil Gaiman - ★★★★☆

Snapdragon by Kat Leyh - ★★★★★ - Review

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Top 5 Indie Albums of 2022 You Probably Missed

by K. Chastain

A college radio DJ reviews some of the hidden gems of underground alternative rock released this year.

1. Sophia Bel - Anxious Avoidant

Michigan-born Québécoise artist Sophia Bel released her debut album this year, Anxious Avoidant, which showcases her soft and emotional vocals over a genre-spanning folk-rock landscape. Focusing on the themes of love, attachment, and the desire for connection amidst the difficult circumstances of a pandemic-afflicted world, Bel's intricate lyrics evoke the intimacy of a diary entry yet maintain a professional level of polish. From the spacey, synth-heavy hit “You're Not Real You're Just A Ghost” to the softer, folk-influenced ballad “I Won't Bite,” every track on this album has something a little different to offer its listeners. With its candid, youthful approach to the weighty topics of love and missed connections, Bel is able to deliver a mature and emotional story in a colorful, radio-friendly package.

2. SASAMI - Squeeze

An artist of many talents, Los Angeles-based SASAMI presents us with an intense yet beautiful collection of songs on Squeeze. Released earlier this year, SASAMI’s sophomore album draws inspiration from softer folk sounds while incorporating the heaviness of metal and hard rock. Capturing the power and brooding darkness of the nu-metal genre while maintaining a faithfulness to the melodic and narrative elements of country, Squeeze fuses these genres in unexpected and beautiful ways. From the power ballad “The Greatest” to the lamenting, chaotic “Sorry Entertainer,” SASAMI showcases her range of expression on this brilliant release.

3. Yumi Zouma - Present Tense

New Zealand-based collaborative project Yumi Zouma has released their seventh album, Present Tense, this year. Embodying their dreamy, shoegaze-inspired sound, this album is easy for new listeners to approach. From the catchy, hopeful track “In The Eyes of Our Love” to the softer and more dissonant “Astral Projection,” there is a delicate and pensive rhythm that runs throughout this album. Fans of their previous instrumentals will not be disappointed, as Yumi Zouma consistently delivers the dreamy sound they have become well-known for. The evolution of their music is evident in the experimental direction of some of their new tracks, as in the simplicity of “Razorblade” and the beautifully layered “If I Had the Heart for Chasing.”

4. Momma - Household Name

The Los Angeles rock outfit Momma returns triumphantly on the album Household Name. Drawing clear influence from 90's rock, this album delivers catchy and driving garage rock sounds with underlying poppy, upbeat melodies. The hit “Medicine” shows off the band's capacity to craft grooving, memorable riffs, while the more confessional “Rockstar” is vulnerable yet empowering in its lyrics about the beginning stages of forming a band. The album also slows into more tender, introspective tracks like “Brave” and “Rip Off.” Equal parts melodic and brash, this album brilliantly touches on the moodiness of decades past without losing its originality. 

5. Carla Geneve - Learn to Like It

Carla Geneve, who hails from Western Australia, brings us some of the most beautifully crafted lyricism of the year on her debut full-length album Learn to Like It. Weaving an intricate narrative from start to finish, each track immerses us in the gritty depths of our emotions while delivering a consistently clean folk-inspired sound. Some of the tracks, such as the high-energy “Dog Eared,” opt for the use of grungier electric guitar, while the softer ballad “The Right Reasons” sounds acoustically raw and real. The album thoughtfully explores themes of isolation, self-discovery and the desire for connections, which figure prominently on tracks like “Brisbane” and “Brighter than Blue.”