SONG OF THE DAY

SONG OF THE DAY

Day #5

Today’s choice is punk rock alternative banger I Got Heaven by American group Mannequin Pussy. The title track to their 2024 album, this one shoots out the gate running with take no prisoner lyrics barking about desire and feminism. The song using animalistic and religious symbolism moves from shouted and almost moaned sections to a softer chorus where vocalist Marisa Dabice describes herself as a message from grace itself. The sounds roll and shake through you with gritty drums and strings, and with lyrics such as “what if Jesus himself ate my fucking snatch” set against “I've got heaven inside of me… I'm an angel I was sent here to keep you company” this one grabs you and takes no prisoners. I fucking love it.

“I go and walk myself outside, a dog without a leash

Now l am growling at a stranger, I am biting at their knees”

P.S. Mysterious internet force if you like this one I also recommend Australian alternative/rock/grunge project Full Flower Moon Band, specifically their recent album Megaflower.

Song of the Day!!! ✨

Today is Lupa J’s cover of Smalltown Boy originally by Bronski Beat, one of my favourite 80s songs. I found this one by seeing the artist breakdown their production process of another song on TikTok.

Smalltown Boy has always struck a cord in me I cannot describe, and Lupa J’s cover keeps the palatial sensations of the original but elevates it to something somehow more striking without losing that original feeling of awe.

I've actually had to start wearing my glasses again because of this fuckery. I like it when the imaginary characters kiss man, what else can I do??

they should invent eyesight that doesn't go bad from reading fanfiction on your phone 24/7

SONG OF THE DAY

Day #4

The pick today is Best to You by English Alternative R&B artist Blood Orange from their 2016 album Freetown Sound. This song is one of my favourite listening experiences blending vocals provided by Empress Of with a backing track sampled from/similar to Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s transportative piece Ever New. The song's lyrics explore the emotions and experiences of a one-sided relationship, but it isn't melancholy or sombre in its tone due to the sounds behind them which, on their own, are sanguine, evoking new beginnings. It is an interesting combination and difficult to describe, but beautiful nonetheless.

“And I can't be the girl you want but I can be the thing you

Throw away, throw away, throw away… ”

For everyone who's sad the Olympics is ending, saying such things as "what will I ever watch now? what will I do, there are no more sports?!" : Watch the Paralympics? Please, watch the Paralympics! It takes place between August 28th and September 8th. Disabled athletes deserve to be hyped up, too!