Music
Stuff I like to currently listen to
Mogwai - The Precipice / The Hawk Is Howling (2008) / #Guitar heralding something sinister
Röyksopp - Oh, Lover / Profound Mysteries II (2022) / #The decelerating rhythm
Muse - Liberation / Will Of The People (2022) / #Queen-like piano ballad
BDRMM - It's Just a Bit of Blood / I Don't Know (2023) / #Easygoing between eruptions
BDRMM - Snares / Microtonic (2025) / #Driving rhythm, funny melody towards the end
GIFT - Later / Illuminator (2024) / #A clean mix with emphasis on different instruments
Archive
2024
Birdpen - Missing Sun / Global Lows (2012) / #That grainy, bassy sound
Wild Pink - Sucking On The Birdshot / ILYSM (2022) / #Does guitar sound get heavier than that?
Metric - I Will Never Settle / Formentera (2022) / #Because it contains everything that Metric stands for
The Last Dinner Party - Burn Alive / Prelude to Ecstasy (2024) / #Straight, self-evident, simply pleasant
Yello - Vicious Games / Stella (1985) / #Such a beautifully rhythmized classic song
James Arthur - Bitter Sweet Love / Bitter Sweet Love (2024) / #A bit cheesy, but like the interjections at 0:36 and 1:36
Ex:Re - Too Sad / Ex:Re (2018) / #The guitar sound starting at 1:52
Bahnhaldenmassaker No 32 - Orion / Bahnhaldenmassaker No 32 (2024) / #New release from a dear friend / The drive it picks up at 1:50 and the double bass at 3:25
Caspian - Collapser / On Circles (2020) / #As always, bombastic, loud
James - Way Over Your Head / Yummy (2024) / #That is a very deep voice
2023
Yello - Hot Pan / Point (2020) / #Sunglasses are cool
Archive - Mr Daisy / Call To Arms & Angels (2022) / #That straight, humming guitar sound
Röyksopp - This Time, This Place… / Profound Mysteries (2022) / #Staying in that floating rhythm
Flyying Colours - This One / Fantasy Country (2021) / #The transition to spheric sound at 2:37
Yes I’m Very Tired Now - You Walk Alone / 100 Years (2020) / #The transition at 1:53
Half Moon Run - Everyone's Moving Out East / Salt (2023) / #The whistling
Daughter - Junkmail / Stereo Mind Game (2023) / #That consistent cord progression
Poliça - Alive / Madness (2022) / #Somber, yet harmonious
2022
Alvvays - Archie, Marry Me / Alvvays (2014) / #Good mood that gets under your skin
Thyla - Breathe / Thyla (2022) / #A rock-solid pop song
Alvvays - Ones Who Love You / Alvvays (2014) / #The calmness, and the guitar sound starting at 1:07
Mogwai - Rano Pano / Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will (2011) / #Destructive with guitars like chainsaws
Wolf Alice - The Last Man On Earth / Blue Weekend (2021) / #What a song for a skiing commercial a couple of years ago
BDRMM - A Reason To Celebrate / Bedroom (2020) / #That humming guitar starting at 1:54
Lost Lander - Afraid Of Summer / DRRT (2012) / #The various characters of the different parts
Phantogram - Into Hapiness / Ceremony (2020) / #The switch from minor to major chords
2021
Let's Eat Grandma - Falling Into Me / I’m All Ears (2018) / #Coolest transition at 1:36
The Flaming Lips - Dinosaurs On The Mountain / American Head (2020) / #The filtered voice in the chorus
Georgia - Feel It / Seeking Thrills (2020) / #Just throwing out energy
Metronomy - Upset My Girlsfriend / Metronomy Forever (2019) / #Calm story, and these electronic blows
Doves - Carousels / The Universal Want (2020) / #The way the drums drive the song
Spunsugar - Happier Happyless / Drive-Through Chapel (2020) / #Electronic with guitar thrown in
Mogwai - Richie Sacramento / As The Love Continues (2021) / #Distorted guitars and calm voice in harmony