Listening Log
Here I will share albums and songs I've been listening to each month. Enjoy!
January
I've been grieving and it is reflected in the music I've had on repeat:
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"I Wish We Could Have Talked About It" by Link3 This was an algorithm suggestion. I really love how gentle it sounds. The lyrics are so simple and true. When I listen to this song, I think about unfair and abrupt changes/endings. -
"Harsh Realm" by WIDOWSPEAK Another new song suggested by the Youtube algorithm... it was like a godsend. This song is so sweet but sad. I love the repeated lines, good song to dissociate to. I interpret the "harsh realm" as existence, reality, this universe. -
"40 Days" by SLOWDIVE I know that this is a really popular band, but I've actually never listened to any of their other songs. I will check out more of their music for sure. I was watching a tiktok animation of a girl smoking a joint; she's holding hands with her boyfriend at the park, and then he dissapears. This song was in the background. I deleted my tiktok account, so I can't reference the video. :( This song is so relatable right now, and the opening lines hit the hardest. I don't know what to do myself when the weekends come around. I usually end up getting super stoned until I feel like i'm sinking. -
PAPOOZ & FRIENDS by Papooz The album is lovely!! such good vibes and it was just perfect for the weather. My Favorite song is the first track "Wasted Time". I was on a picnic by myself when I got the notification for this new album release, started crying. Although the song sounds happy, the lyrics not so much, with these being my favorite: ---"Lately-I walk in circles on this side of town-When you're not around-I get lonely-It's not easy"---I first heard of Papooz in 2019. I discovered them through their performance of "Ann Wants To Dance" for "A Take Away Show" on youtube. I was hooked from the moment I heard them. They are from France, you can hear their accents when they sing and it's so cute! I like to watch their interviews because I can hear their speaking voices and it's cool to hear them speak French. I LOVE french music, I always have. I looked into the directors of their music videos, and it's like a goldmine of film/media/music. I found out about another french artist "Vendredi sur Mer" because of the video "None of This Matters Now" by Pappooz. Both are directed by ALICE K. -
"High" by Slow Pulp I like to play this song when I'm driving to work in the mornings. I leave before the sun rises, it's a really nice, soft and dreamy song about feeling way too high. I don't know many songs by Slow Pulp, but the ones I do I LOVE them. I need to sit down and listen to their entire discography lol. -
"From Skin to Liquid" by Cannibal Corpse When I got my Friday the 13th tattoo, they gave me an after care package which included candy and a sticker. It was a Cannibal Corpse sticker ayyy! I burned them out for myself in highschool, so it's been a few years since I've listened to their stuff. After seeing the sticker, I took a trip down memory lane and started playing all their songs on shuffle. FROM SKIN TO LIQUID came on and I was like ??? this is so heavy?? heavier than I remember LMFAO. Guess I forgot my roots... Shame on me. It's easy to get lost in that song, its so sick!!! I like the slow build up, the pauses and change in pace. If I was a bedbug, this would be my theme song as I crawl upon my victim in their sleep >:). -
"Unexplainable" by Kodak Black My brother used to obnoxiously BLAST Kodak black, I started recognizing his music without even trying LOL. Kinda like when I was younger, I'd always blast Never Shout Never, so my brother knows a lot of their songs against his will. I LOVE this song so much the lyrics are SO relatable!!! I been betrayed in the worst ways, and now I have major trust issues. I am also going thru a lot of changes... and yeah I think I'm all that with this big chain!!!!! -
"a short history of decay" by nothing I'm writing this the day of the album release (02.27.2026). I played it this morning while getting ready for work. Listening again at work. I like this album, it sounds like good ol nothing. I like the break-core-esque sound of the second track "cannibal world". "ballot of the traitor" took me by surprise cuz I thought he said my name LMFAOO he actually said "cities" tho whoops. LOL. My favorite track is "essential tremors", it's got that classic nothing sound and I really enjoy how expansive their lyrics are on this new album, especially this song. I feel like a lot of nothing songs have very little lyrics, like the words are so draaaawwwwnnn out that it isn't noticeable. I also realy enjoyed this article by KERRANG, came out a few days ago & worth checking out: click here to read
February
Feeling pretty distant from myself these days. I have to de-tach to get things done. A lot of the music I've been listening to is stuff that I can dissociate to.