September 2012
August 2012
2012 Bimestrial Report #4:
51. Jessie Ware, “Wildest Moments”
Because dispassion is the kindest method of breaking down.
52. Liars, “No. 1 Against the Rush”
Because their last song I loved was “Mr. Your on Fire Mr.”
53. Angel Haze, “New York”
Because clear eyes, full hearts can’t lose.
54. Major Lazer ft. Amber Coffman, “Get Free”
Because sine-dub will not leave me be.
55. Diamond Rings “I’m Just Me”
Because I’m learning how to inhabit.
56. Carrie Underwood, “Blown Away”
Because we’d all like to believe in a just universe.
57. Little Mix, “Wings”
Because a big bright sassy strut is just what I needed.
58. Sam & the Womp, “Bom Bom”
Because the “We No Speak Americano” well is apparently inexhaustible.
59. Wye Oak, “Spiral”
Because the coruscant edge of her voice does things to me.
60. Blur, “Under the Westway”
Because Dave Rowntree does a great Hal Blaine.
61. Wynter Gordon, “Stimela”
Because I’m a sucker for Exciting New Directions.
62. Disclosure ft. Ria Ritchie, “Control”
Because I’m a sucker for pretty glitch-pop.
63. Le1f, “Wut”
Because never have light loafers sounded so heavy.
64. Psy, “Gangnam Style”
Because successful memes are indistinguishable from successful pop.
65. Taylor Swift, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
Because dudes suck.
66. Kendrick Lamar, “Swimming Pools (Drank)”
Because I’ve been waiting to fall in love with an Internet-hyped rapper.
67. Antony & the Johnsons, “Cut the World”
Because sometimes the canon still works.
68. Jhené Aiko, “3:16am”
Because feeling bad never sounded so good.
69. Cat Power, “Nothin’ But Time”
Because I could use the hug.
“The society that leaves it to a James Eagan Holmes or a Jared Lee Loughner to solve their own mental illness problem is subjecting itself to the solutions people like that come up with.”
—Oh, come on, you have to talk about the movie after that?
Wait, Stephen Root’s on season three of Boardwalk Empire? Catching up on season two just became a really high priority.
I just spent a good two minutes sobbing at my desk while reading Matt Yglesias' The Rent Is Too Damn High on my phone.
