#so many of my favorites are on that album

[whumpster-fire]

Oh boy okay I think my smallest / least known fave is Ambersun (formerly known as Albion, changed because of how many other bands have the same name), and I am begging everyone to listen to this band because seriously it is so good.

Summary: it's a power metal band which I think may be basically a one man show plus various guest vocalists I'm not sure, which does story-based concept albums based on different works of fiction. Possibly qualifies as Rock Operas? Anyway I love "fandom music" and this is one of my all time favorites even though two of the albums are for "I don't even go here" fandoms and the other is for a book I found through the music, because the sound is awesome, the lyrics are awesome, and you can just hear the passion put into them.

I'm now going to post a bunch of lyrics under the cut please please please listen to these songs. Actually just listen to the albums in order, this is one of those bands where the songs are already good as standalones but you really need to listen to the full album to get the full experience.

We are lost, in an endless night, the sun drained from our eyes

Gone, when we sold our lives to the plague that stole the sky

"Life Before Death," from The Poison Skies

Erased and they don't care, but you would still be here if only you'd stayed, been mine only mine

It's so unfair to leave me, the tribe I formed deceived me, but now I'll fight in your name

There's no way to hide from their stare,

I still feel their eyes everywhere

And the hatred that clouds all their minds, it hides the truth of it all

"Out In the Wilds" from The Poison Skies

The one to keep the noble name, to carry all their hopes and dreams, a future severed when one night became forever

"Run" from The Poison Skies. This. Freaking. Song. Has changed me. "Run" is a banger on its own, but reading The Afflicted and reaching the scene this song is about made it so much better and also slightly painful. Which can be said about the entirety of The Poison Skies but this song especially, because the entire song is a character high on adrenaline, deluding himself into believing he can actually pull off the promise he made to his friends that he was going to survive the badass self-sacrificing stunt he was pulling. Also I have no idea how I have not gotten a speeding ticket while playing this in the car yet.

Visions that I can't erase, every time I see her face,

She reminds me of how I never tried

Now I watch us as we fall, can't help anyone at all,

Why did I alone survive?

Survivor's Guilt!

"Survivor's Guilt" from The Poison Skies

This worthless weapon symbolizes who I am

Remaining silent, offer no resistance,

And I become the iron mask

"Disappear" from The Poison Skies

Survive one last dance through the wind and the cold,

We can't change our stories, but they still can be told

"Snow" from The Poison Skies

Sealed in cryogenic cold, I'll dive into the dark, reanimate your soul

Together we will rise up hand in hand this blackened night

"Morning" from The Day the Night Slept

I'll burn in the night, I'll light up the sky, you'll see,

And I'll be the Scorpion's Fire!

"The Scorpion's Fire" from The Day the Night Slept

Lost in the night, but still he survives

I'll tear apart time so his heart never dies

"Asriel Must Be Saved" from Buried Souls. Yes this is exactly what it sounds like from the title. A 15 minute musical fix fic about finding a way of saving Asriel Dreemur from Undertale with some sort of timeline fuckery I don't understand because I haven't played the game. And it's glorious.

Mighty wheels will turn again, flames of faith ignite

Chase the legend of the sun, and bathe our world in light

"Bring Back the Sun," currently a single release.

enough about taylor swift already. reblog and tag the smallest, least known artist you listen to

[poetry-protest-pornography]

kpop sampler

my dear @auriette was asking about my non-skz kpop feelings, and i have so many of them, so i thought it would be fun to make a little playlist.

i'm sticking with the 10 link limit (which is v hard) but if you also have a lot of kpop feelings, please rb with a song/group rec of your own!

in no particular order:

The Rose (k-rock)

i love them. They are super funny on social media, and their music is incredible. Screaming this song at the top of my lungs fixes me a little every time. Woosung is also a soloist and he's amazing.

WOODZ

This song gives me the shivers.

He also has a cover of Hype Boy that is A+

The duality of man.

I think WOODZ is vastly underappreciated, and i wish more people were as into him as i am.

Ateez

i know i already talked about them a little bit, but i have to do it again because i love them. just a bunch of insanely talented, stupidly hot weirdos. i love that they're all nerds who make legos together and that everyone but hongjoong and jongho have zero concept of personal space. wooyoung and san are medalists in the kiss your homie olympics. (woo is also bffs with changbin and also yeonjun from txt)

i'm still obsessed with this song and this MV. the ateez lore is very intricate and this is basically cinema.

TXT

insane dance skills, super talented, great music. it was hard to pick which song of theirs to include here, but this is defintely a favorite. def check out devil by the window" also.

they collabed with the jonas brothers and anitta and both songs were incredible. yeonjun just released a solo album. more talented goofballs. i love them.

OnlyOneOf

i am obsessed with OOO. they are incredible. they do most of their own choreo, they committed to making their MVs queer af and include messages of acceptance and support for the lgbtq community in the notes for all their videos. they paired themselves up and talk about kissing each other casually.

and they back it all up with high concept MVs, insane choreo, and great music that will absolutley get stuck in your head. picking a song was hard, but this choreo is too iconic

Hwasa

i am obsessed with her. she is also in mamamoo, who are great, but i am currently absolutely obsessed with her cover of lunch. but this song which is a pretty direct call out of the rampant body shaming in the industry is so much fun.

KARD

kard is the only mixed gender kpop group i know of, and we need more.

they are all adults, and their music and MVs are, too. killer dancey tracks. their friendship is a lot of fun.

BM is also a soloist, and has some very explicit horny songs that don't bother with the (barely) innuendo that kard plays with. he's also hilarious on SM, and on the daebak show

Enhypen

they're just good. i love a concept album, and they killed it with this.

Evnne

i love them.

they were all on boys planet, and i love all the groups that formed from that show (i was going to cheat and make a whole playlist of bp groups, but i'm just going to share this one and i'll make a whole separate bp post)

this video and song are just so fun, and they're so good, and i wanted to yell about them.

(all the boys planet boys are also stray kids levels of obsessed with each other, which i appreciate --zb1 is probably the worst-best about this, but they're all super close)

oh gosh only space for one more... ahhhh who to choooose

Blitzers

this is just so much fun

no one really sounds like blitzers. the horns and big band elements are wholly unique and fit surprisingly well. they are super talented and clearly having a good time with what they do, and it's just a good time.

I hope you like at least some of these songs/groups!

(Now, to play by my own rules and not add another ten in a reblog unless specifically asked to do more!)

Please add your favorite kpop/krock groups to share the joy of good music that we can all be super normal about together!

[best-jimmy-buffett-song]

Listen to Grapefruit - Juicy Fruit here

Listen to Savannah Fare You Well here

Propaganda and trivia below:

Grapefruit - Juicy Fruit:

"Buffett wrote the song in Key West, Florida at a time when he would play in a bar called Howie's Lounge in the afternoon and work on a fishing boat at night. He would meet young tourist girls riding the Conch Tour Train and take them to the Islander drive-in theater. They would have some purple passion mixed up in a jug, and if mixed correctly the dates would claim they couldn't taste any alcohol, to which Buffett would reply, "That's the point.""

Savannah Fare You Well

Written by Hugh Prestwood, who apparently was unaware that Jimmy had a daughter named Savannah at the time of writing the song!

[heavensoutofsight]

10 people I'd like to get to know better!

Thank you @bilsluckyheart for tagging me! ❤ (sorry it took so long for me to get to this 😭)

A song you currently have on repeat? - Okay so I don't have a specific song but I do have several albums on repeat!! (mentioned later in another question)

Your top hyperfixations currently? - Similarly, I would also say I have special interests rather than hyperfixations! I'm really into Billie Eilish obviously, alongside ATEEZ (a kpop group), and video games, especially The Last of Us

Favorite aesthetics/colors right now? - My favorite colors are lilac and forest green!

An album you will never get tired of and has no skips? - Every Billie album, Optimist by Finneas, The World Ep 2: Outlaw and Golden Hour Part 2 by ATEEZ, literally can't choose one 😭😭

Dream date with your celeb crush? - I've actually thought about this before lol. With Billie, I'd love to go out to eat with her and just talk about whatever bc I feel like conversations with her would be sooo entertaining. I'd also love to watch a movie and then maybe play Mario Kart with her or something 😭

A YouTube video you will forever watch? - Billie Eilish on Chicken Shop Date (I gay panic every single time) and Hot Ones Versus with Finneas. Those videos will never not be hilarious no matter how many times I watch them.

Something you're looking forward to? - Christmas!! It's my favorite holiday!!

Tags: @hellohopie @karaeilish @floweiralie @billieswildflow3r @natbelovasblog @dollarbils @angievue @billieshrry @luvzshy @chrissgirlsstuff

(i get kinda shy tagging people LOL y'all totally don't have to do thisss)

10 people I’d like to get to know better!

(the OG post was so long omg)

thank you @marrykisskilled for tagging me!

+ A song you currently have on repeat right now? everything i wanted by billie eilish

+ Your top hyper fixations currently? nick sturniolo clearly

+ Favorite aesthetics/colors right now? love fall aesthetics, but pastel colors are my favorite

+ An album you will never get tired of and has NO skips? 5SOS5 by 5SOS, WWAFAWDWG by billie eilish, and Eternal Sunshine by ariana grande

+ Dream date with your celeb crush? a calm little night in with Luke Hemmings where we just talk and snack and he plays guitar for me, until things get heated 😉….when i ask him why they never released the making of 5SOS5 part two 🤨

+ A YouTube video you will forever watch? 5SOS’ cocktail chats will have a hold on me for the rest of my life

+ Something you're looking forward to? Thanksgiving, i love eating and seeing (most of) my family lmao

🏷️: @freshloveee @tyummyz @sturniioloslut @nickssidewitch @nicksbestie @maliaforstvrns @chrissv4mp @delilahsturniolo @riowritesitall @chrislilcumslvt @leoslaboratory

[rawpastamoth]

From a few days ago - Homestar's trip to Chicago! I brought him along to the windy city to see the TMBG concert there! It was an awesome time (except for the fact that everywhere we wanted to go was closed except Jolibees. Lol)

Oh and here's a video of my terrible Homestar impression

This video + a lot of these photos were taken by my brother so shout out to him!

[six-sticks]

another happy birthday to the best of the best <3

[authenticcadence18]

I’ve said it once I’ll say it again

The Tortuted Poets Department was born of heartbreak and loss. The loss of a longtime partner, the loss of a longtime friend, the loss of a potential romance, the loss of ideals about love, the loss of places you used to love that you have to leave behind in order to grow, the loss of your past self.

it feels absolutely AWFUL to be in that sort of state, to lose things that were once so vital to who you are.

Common critiques of TTPD are that it is “too long” or “not cohesive” or “all the songs sound the same” or “the songs aren’t written as well”.

but guess what that’s what heartbreak feels like !!!!! it lasts too long!!!!! it doesn’t just GO AWAY it lingers like a 31-track album!!! thoughts after heartbreak aren’t cohesive! they are frantic, they aren’t put together, they’re all over the place they’re devastated. And “all the songs sound the same” so do your thoughts in the wake of major heartbreak. In my experience, the brain likes to shuffle through the same thoughts over and over and over again. And to people saying the songs aren’t as well written I mean. Thats what happens when you have to keep functioning and “do it with a broken heart.” TTPD is what it sounds like to have your heart broken. Each song is a different hour, day, week, month of dealing with it. Those songs ARE well written, and even if some of them don’t contain the most polished lyrics they are raw and real. That’s what makes them comforting.

I just think a lot of the critiques of TTPD are looking at it purely from a musical standpoint and not an emotional one. TTPD is about catharsis, capturing as many feelings as possible bc if you don’t write them down they’ll stay in your brain and haunt you. TTPD is about taking your demons and making something beautiful out of them so they hurt a little less

[thesecretbits]

No one tagged me, but this looked fun. So here are my answers:

1: What’s your current bias line?

Chris, Felix, Hyunjin.

2: Who’s the one that made you Stan?

Felix, and he's still my bias.

3: What song was your first?

Easy, the song that made me look up SKZ

4: What’s your current favorite song?

Ai o Kureta no ni, Naze

5: What members personality resembles yours the most?

Can't decide, but I'm the oldest sibling like Chris so we have a lot in common

6: If you had to pick a specific racha which would you choose?

We are nothing without 3racha

7: What’s one attribute of the members do you like the most? (Example: Chans dimples)

Felix's affectionate nature. Chan's overwhelmingly loud and extremely visible love for the members. Changbin's dedication to being the best hyung. Hyunjin's love of art. Lee Know's weird. Han's lyricism. Seungmin's deviousness. I.N's affectionate annoyance with his hyungs.

8: What’s your favorite album?

Ate or 5-Star

9: Do you have any albums?

I have many.

10: Have you been to a concert?

Not a SKZ one, not a crowd girl. I watch the livestreams from the comfort of my home.

11: Who’s your favorite duo?

Chanlix (my two biases)

12: Favorite cover/solo songs:

I can't choose between I Hate to Admit by Chris and Volcano by Han.

13: Favorite SKZOO?

I actually don't have one, but I do have personal beef with Bbokari (Felix should have been a cat, I really don't like the chick)

14: If you had a day with one member what would you wanna do with them?

Probably spend a day in the studio with Chris

15: Who’s your favorite singing voice?

Felix (followed closely by Chris)

16: Who’s your favorite to watch dance?

Hyunjin

17: Do you have a favorite SKZ Code?

Probably this latest Australia one or the Neighborhood Watch ones.

18: Favorite MV?

Venom

19: Who do you think you’d be best friends with?

Chris

20: Let’s feed those delusions, Who are you picking for a date and what are you doing?

Cozy, intimate dinner, followed by late night walks with Chris

.·:*¨ 𝑮𝒆𝒕 𝑻𝒐 𝑲𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒚 ¨*:·.

20 Questions for my fellow Stays!

Making a little tag game because I love them and I’m nosy tbh. I also just love interacting with yall!

1: What’s your current bias line?

2: Who’s the one that made you Stan?

3: What song was your first?

4: What’s your current favorite song?

5: What members personally resembles yours the most?

6: If you had to pick a specific racha which would you choose?

7: What’s one attribute of the members do you like the most? (Example: Chans dimples)

8: What’s your favorite album?

9: Do you have any albums?

10: Have you been to a concert?

11: Who’s your favorite duo?

12: Favorite cover/solo songs:

13: Favorite SKZOO?

14: If you had a day with one member what would you wanna do with them?

15: Who’s your favorite singing voice?

16: Who’s your favorite to watch dance?

17: Do you have a favorite SKZ Code?

18: Favorite MV?

19: Who do you think you’d be best friends with?

20: Let’s feed those delusions, Who are you picking for a date and what are you doing?

[bloodmoonlich]

2023: A Year for the Pop Girlies

[slozhnos]

what is a role that you want to see a musical theatre actor play? (can include a role they never performed on stage/can be a role they were on a concept album for)

[bittsandpieces]

Listening to all my favorite fall out boy songs while doing yard work... there's enough of them that I don't think I'm gonna need to listen to anything else lmao

[acebytaemin]

no matter what taemin is taemin and don’t you FORGET IT

[sleepyseals]

[Image Description: Two unfinished digital paintings / sketches of the hatchling and Hal from outer wilds. they are standing with their arms around each other and the hatchling has their head leaning on hal's shoulder as hal watches the supernova in the distance through the doorway of the museum. the first image is the scene viewed from behind with everything lit in bright blue with dark shadows. the second image shows hal's face looking in fear towards the light and is only partially colored, the rest sketched over a gray background. End Image Description.]

something you'll run back in for when the house burns down

[xcziel]

has anybody else thought about how jk could easily manage sofia's parts of slow dance or is it just me?

[myokk]

1)Sunrise today was😫💓

2&3) the duality of woman😇🙏 I spent 5 whole min today on my makeup so I had to dress up like a 2000s boy

4) I love cowboys🤝

[asurrogateblog]

would just like you to know that this blog is the reason i finally sat down and listened through the smile sessions a while ago and now i am chronically hooked on the beach boys. thank you for your service

I cannot tell you how truly honored that makes me feel. discovering SMiLE will make you crazy for real. I remember years ago the very first time I listened to good vibrations (like, really listened to it, not just casually heard it on the radio), it legitimately shook me because I thought "there's no way the 'surfin' usa' guys made something like this unless they're secretly witches" ....and then to learn that good vibrations is just the tip of the iceberg of the masterpiece that is the smile sessions? rearranged my molecules. and of course it changes the way you hear other beach boys music too, once you get an ear for brian's production style. I am so glad that it was eventually released to the public. everyone should get the chance to listen to it!