Category: Earworms
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Your mom called, I told her, you’re f*ckin’ up big time
With the release of Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd, mama Lanita’s new album has me in my summertime sadness early this year. On a late night plane ride last week I finally sunk into a dreamy slumber while taking in the first listen through the album. It was the perfect…
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SOS, We Can’t Stop Listening
What could awaken my tormented soul from its neglectful earworm slumber other than SZA’s new album drop “SOS”? A delivery so well-crafted and long-awaited that it continues to surpass almost every milestone for the artist personally, and in the genre as a whole, since it made its leap into 2023. Like CTRL, SOS has key…
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what’s the bizness?
Thanks to the excellent soundtrack on the terrible-yet-entertaining steamy college drama Tell Me Lies, I’ve been reminded of the weird, magical power (or “Powa”) of tUnE-yArDs. Though “Powa” is captivating in its own right for its mix of ukulele and guitar paired with eclectic and distinct vocals, “Biznizz” makes me jam and move so hard…
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it’s biscuits, it’s gravy babe
It’s September and I’m in denial (aren’t we all?). So my ears are still ringing thinking of a hot summer song. First heard sometime in July when played by friends and Uber drivers, Steve Lacy’s “Bad Habit” captivated my attention even more once I learned it’s featured on an album cleverly-named Gemini Rights. If the…
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i’d rather let you touch my arm until you die
Somewhere between seeing Kendrick Lamar, Fleet Foxes, and Local Natives, I’ve found myself in an end of summer concert bender. Luckily, sober September is rolling through at just the right time to help me get my act together. I’m back with the same song that was stuck in my head three weeks ago, Jersey-girl Sharon…
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not all the time
After seeing Beach House this past weekend, I’ve been sinking into slow and moody voices ever since. I was racking my brain for a song I discovered recently, but all I could remember was a smooth, ethereal sound with very little music in the background. I sleuthed my Angel Olsen collection trying to find the…
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SZA’s (anything but) Awkward
We’re in the thick of that steamy, sticky summer humidity. And the rising temps and tensions are met with a big middle finger to the SCOTUS. As reproductive rights are directly linked to women’s sexual liberation, so it is written: hot and bothered weather calls for hot and bothered music. I can’t think of a…
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make it up to me, you know it’s better
I haven’t posted in two weeks, so I’m serving an upbeat, sugary treat to butter you up. If you’re not in the mood for sweets, don’t worry – there’s a bit of saltiness ahead (ofc) in the elegant hodgepodge that is Japanese Breakfast. It’s no wonder that this band has blown up over recent years.…
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Impossible possible
I’ve never been a guitar girl. If it wasn’t evident by the thorough literary analysis of each earworm, I am a self-proclaimed lyric hoe. That said, there are a few songs I will lay down my life for that have nothing to do with the lyrics. The guitar outro from 2:45-5:57 makes Wilco’s “Impossible Germany”…
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