July 5 - July 11
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Art School — Library Card
this week’s word salad description is “jungle. punk. hell yeah. spiral beach. punchy.”
(this is your chance to really say “i heard it here first”. as of publish, this video has 130 views)
dirty — KOAD
KOAD turns the racist epithet on its head and makes it a fun rap track
Mali (feat. Sykes) — Dlala Thukzin & Zee Nxumalo
this week i discovered a new genre: amapiano from South Africa
Abantwana Bakho (feat. Thatohatsi, Young Stunna & Nkosazana Daughter) — DJ Maphorisa, Xduppy & Kabza De Small
both this and the previous track make me feel like i’m being wrapped in love and warmth
Always Love featuring Hyunjin (Stray Kids) — d4vd
i can’t help but think this sounds like if The Neighbourhood was written by brown people instead of Jesse Rutherford
My Love — Hannah Jadagu
Clairo & The Japanese House in one package
Kneel — Nilüfer Yanya
it sounds like you’re supposed to listen to this in the dark, hidden from even yourself.
UNSCARRED — Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers
even those little situationships will wound your heart
Television Love — Of Monsters and Men
nearly 5 minutes of them pleading with us to turn off the TV and talk to the person sitting next to us. hard agree
Bag of Bones — Lord Huron
lyrics summary: life is bleak and nothing matters
Nettles — Ethel Cain
the final line “to love me is to suffer me” is so tragic
Oneida — Tyler Childers
can someone smarter than me comment about the time signature this is in and how it links up to its folk origins?
Everblue — Cam
clean vocals and a near yodel that sucks you in