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Tuesday, I drove up to Baltimore to see one of my absolute favorite and influential bands, Botch. I can't overstate just how important this was to me and they did not disappoint. Every song was a banger and the energy was incomparable. I never saw them during their original time, but I find it hard to believe that they had more energy back then than they do now. I'll never forget that night as long as I live. I ended up making even more of a trip out of it and drove up to Philadelphia the next night to see Say Sue Me. They were breathtaking; I can't wait for them to come back to the U.S. again. It was all worth the high priced gas, overpriced hotel rooms and that parking ticket I got outside of The Soundgarden (My dumbass fault for not fully reading the sign). Glad I can still enjoy live music as I'm nearing 40
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9/3/23.
I had other plans for today's post, but some late session snooping brought me to Tossing Seed (a clear reference to Superchunk) - a band Szenzhen, China (or maybe not...the label, Small Animal Records is based in Szenzhen).
The Bandcamp page states that the band has an affinity for the C86 sound. The page also name drops influences like The Soup Dragons, Black Tambourine, The Hazmats and The Primitives.
This is pretty fuzzy and poppy. The vocals are sweet. Think of Say Sue Me crossed with early theCatherines.
#Tossing Seed#Szenzhen#China#Small Animal Records#Superchunk#The Soup Dragons#C86#Black Tambourine#The Hazmats#The Primitives#Say Sue Me#theCatherines#Bandcamp
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A snowfield that nobody stepped on,
A dream that you don't wanna wake up from,
You came up to me like that's so tender,
Don't you ever just disappear;
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2022 Year End List - #1
The Last Thing Left - Say Sue Me
Main Genres: Indie Rock
A decent sampling of: Twee Pop, Shoegaze, Surf Rock, Slowcore
I believe this to be my most unpopular choice for #1 yet. I didn’t see a whole lot of hype for this record, which is a shame because this is the best indie rock album I’ve heard to come out in years.
Say Sue Me are a Korean band from Busan, fronted by their gentle-voiced vocalist Sumi Choi (Get it? “Sue Me”). On previous records, the band unabashedly wore their shambling C86 indie era influences on their sleeves, with a prominent mix of jangle, twee, and surf rock married with lo-fi production and carefree songwriting.
Actually hey, now wait just a damn minute. Wasn't I talking about the same thing like two reviews ago?
Why yes, it was a very good year for twee/jangle/C86 revival bands like Alvvays AND Say Sue Me, well after this revival scene came and went out of fashion in the mid-2010s. And in both instances, what made their latest records exceed so well was how they managed to branched off from the original sound (in different directions) organically, while maintaining the songwriting sensibilities of the scene.
As I explained before, Alvvays went headfirst into shoegaze territory, with some electronic and psychedelic undertones.
Meanwhile, Say Sue Me looked inwards, incorporating elements of slowcore ("steadycore"?) and embracing a more serene and wistful atmosphere.
Don't get me wrong; there are still adorable, upbeat twee pop moments here, but even those feel laced with a small tinge of melancholy. This is likely due to the unfortunate passing between records of the band’s former drummer and childhood friend Seming Kang. The original bassist (also a childhood friend) quit the band soon after. In the aftermath, the reformed band created something beautiful and profound.
On their tertiary LP The Last Thing Left, Say Sue Me look to the past with softness and grief, while facing the present with a courageous and bittersweet sense of life’s preciousness. This is a comfort album in the truest sense, with humble, full-bodied guitars and mid-tempo drums creating breathtaking backdrops from rather straightforward compositions. A collection of musical Polaroids and sepia tone flashbacks to simpler times, already acting as an old friend upon first listen.
Opening with the slowcore instrumental rock of “The Memory of The Time”, the music crawls through a small tunnel in space-time, emerging in the middle of somewhere like an abandoned tree house full of memories, located in the dense woods next to your old childhood neighborhood.
The full band sound kicks in with “Still Here”, a soothing bar rock anthem that hugs the listener’s ears from every conceivable angle in an emphatic embrace of low-pitch guitars and patient drums. Sumi sings with warm, listless reflections on how she wants to move forward in her life, before churning out the final chorus with the softened, comfort-seeking angst of “And you say that everything is okaaaaaay...”. The delicately rippling lead guitar solo of the bridge is a signature feature of this record that appears on several other tracks, and it manages to do its trick effortlessly at tugging on my heartstrings every damn time.
“Around You” is the first of an album midsection consisting mostly of a few saccharine twee pop songs, ever so slightly shaded by a drape of nostalgia that’s holding back bittersweet tears. The joyous 2/4 time romp of this particular track immediately makes me think of dog parks and local seasonal festivals fit for family outings. Sincerity at its most cuddliest.
I feel confident in saying that “꿈에 To Dream” is the absolute peak of 2020s indie rock songs thus far. This ode to the afternoon turning into evening, implying the subtle death of childhood, is sung entirely in the band’s native Korean. But you don’t necessarily need to read the translated lyrics to feel the weight of its message. From the very first note, I am transported so vividly to those after-school days that I might as well be physically there, if only I close my eyes.
The guitars become the gentle blowing wind itself, carrying the sounds and the aromas of the days long gone, which brush up against your cheek to serve as a poignant reminder of the inevitable passage of time. Probably my favourite song of the year. As an aside, the music video is equally devastating.
“Photo of You” is an elegy of thumping heartbeats and reverberant shoegazey tones. Lyrically, it is the most precise reflection on grief of the entire album, as Sumi sings about the unbearable sensation of looking at photos and not wanting to “get used to” the feeling of someone being gone. The feeling of emotional sores not ready to be treated. Completely ruinous while still somehow holding on to the feelings of love and hope at its core.
Title track “The Last Thing Left” takes the band’s old surf rock sound through steady waves of uncertainty. Sumi’s delivery in the chorus is yearning in a way as if she were trying to seize that which cannot be eroded by the sands of time.
Say Sue Me send off the listener with “George & Janice”, a re-recorded tribute to the band’s married indie label managers. The song marches along with all the adorable triumph that a marching band of frogs and ducks might embody. It’s a very cute and funny little closer, somehow both characteristically and uncharacteristically light-hearted for a record that is so sweet but also incredibly heavy for a good portion of its runtime.
I’ll be fully honest; this one record resonated with me in a particularly heavy way this year, because I am at a time in my life when it’s really starting to feel like a lot of people have started going their separate ways. I feel like, part of being human, there’s sometimes this almost masochistic need to reflect on times when your life felt easier, or the world seemed kinder. I believe that this phenomenon is something that the band Say Sue Me understands on a very intimate level.
I’m not even exactly sure what it is that’s holding me back on giving this one a 10, other than it may simply be too soon for me to make that call. Sure, it’s not reinventing the wheel by any means, but the record does everything it's intended to do with stunning grace.
I don’t really know what else to say. This wasn’t exactly an easy record for me to do a write-up for, because it’s really hard for me to put into words what exactly this little indie rock record did that no other album did so well this year.
All I can really add to what I’ve already said is that I would recommend this album to almost anyone. The Last Thing Left is a beautiful statement on how everything changes in life, and its songs have become little playgrounds of emotional refuge that I will cherish for a long time. My (very) personal choice for album of the year.
9/10
Highlights: “꿈에 To Dream”, “Still Here”, “Photo Of You”, “The Memory Of The Time”, “George & Janice”, “Around You”, “The Last Thing Left”
#Say Sue Me#The last thing left#indie rock#2022#aoty#album of the year#album review#music review#best music#list#year end list#korean indie
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But I Like You | Say Sue Me
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"4am" by Say Sue Me https://ift.tt/nIX86vW
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Say Sue Me (세이수미) - My Heart 내마음 (유미의 세포들 OST) (Live at SSM’s HQ)
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🆕🎶 「 4am 」 new single by Say Sue Me is now available worldwide! 🌐 Listen now and discover new sounds from Japan on our weekly updated playlist 🎧 https://spoti.fi/3lgjH73
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There’s just something about 070 Shake’s sound that incredibly intoxicating, drawing you into some kind of hypnotic state.
The stunning ‘Black Dress’ is no different, with the New Jersey artist crafting smoky seduction out of menacing trap synths and heavy guitars. The clip for the single is also pretty surreal, finding Shake hanging stuck in a tree, hanging from a parachute after a plane crash, which she becomes tethered to for most of the video. There’s also what appears to be some airbending in a grassy field, so make of that what you will… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- Bianca B.
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DAMNABLY TV 14th Birthday extravaganza - SAY SUE ME performance & interview
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Not just on yr face..but also in thy spirit a smile these tunes bring..what a show!
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Say Sue Me - Mind is Light
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#top 7 albums#weekly#deadguy#and so I watch you from afar#say sue me#protomartyr#led zeppelin#today is the day#breather resist
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7/15/23.
Soft Science (Sacramento, California) combine indie pop with a shoegazey instrumentation. I can't help but think of Say Sue Me or Stars on Fire. And speaking of Sacramento, there's a bit of Tiger Trap happening here. This is being released by Shelflife, Spinout Nuggets and Fastcut Records.
Our good friend Eric turned me onto another Sacramento band - The Baddest Beams. They don't have a physical release (yet). Kind of reminds me - lyrically at least - of Black Country, New Road.
The Sacramento music scene is just like the heat dome currently hovering over it - hot, hot, hot!
#Soft Science#Sacramento#California#Shelflife Records#Spinout Nuggets#Fastcut Records#Eric#Say Sue Me#Stars on Fire#Tiger Trap#The Baddest Beams#Black Country New Road#Bandcamp
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Say Sue Me TLTL 2022 Japan Tour 2022.12.09. 渋谷CLUB QUATTRO
1. My Problem 2. Good People 3. One Week 4. Old Town 5. We Look Alike 6. Around You 7. No Real Place 8. Still Here 9. True Love Will Find You in the End 10. To Dream 11. The Last Thing Left 12. So Tender 13. But I Like You 14. Christmas, It's Not a Biggie 15. Season of the Shark 16. Just Joking Around encore 17. Coming to the End 18. Let's Don't Say Anything
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₊ ⊹ . ݁ ⟡ ݁ . ⊹12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, DAY 4: 4 Calling Birds 4 Curling Hairs!₊⊹ . ⟡ ݁ . ⊹
Listen, the puns can't all be winners, and there's too many days about birds in that damn song for all of them to make complete sense. 4 calling birds, 4 curling hairs; same number of syllables, starts with the same letter, good enough for me. Anyways, Day 4 of [ELITISIM'S 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS ADVENT EXTRAVAGANZA!] is all about showing love to the curly girlies! 4 big curly hairs in a variety of texture types!
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None of this is my original work! All mesh credit goes to: @xxblacksims, as well as @foofeedoo and @trixhair (both of who have seemingly nuked their entire presence off the face of the internet, slightly ominous but whatever.)
Everything has custom thumbnails.
Most hairs are bald at Medium and Low LODS because most curly hairs turn into a spiky, soupy mess if you lower the poly too much
**WARNING: ALL OF THESE ARE 30k+, VERY HIGH POLY!PLEASE NOTE THIS BEFORE DOWNLOADING!!**
Static preview pictures, and download links for everything is under the cut.
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#ts3cc#s3cc#ts3 cc#ts3 download#ts3#s3 cc#ts3 dl#s3 dl#sims 3#4t3#black simblr#black sims cc#[mine]#ELITISIM'S 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS ADVENT EXTRAVAGANZA!#yes I KNOW it says a variety of texture types yes i know the only texture type is like 3a/3b#i had 2 other 4b/4c afros planned for this but timing didn't work out and i'm too lazy to rewrite the blurb. so sue me >:c
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