What Are You Listening To?

[iwtots]

The past few months I have listened to music a lot less, which has shown me what music I like enough to miss.

Defy the skies - Unleash the archers
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mebmyQQOUvnBaIQ5cfZ_BXVAehVotRFsQ

This EP is great all around, and holds it's identity so distinctly, I wish it was a full length album. These tracks show off the vocal maturity that the band had worked for throughout Demons of the Astrowaste and I am simply enamored by Brittany's control. There is a reason she is my all time favorite vocalist, and this EP shows it. The chorus's grab me and hold on tight.

Lyricaly speaking it's very intriguing. Unleash the archers is of course known for the storytelling in their concept albums, and this being an EP there is not as much as their other albums, but that doesn't stop it from coming in incredibly strong with "The Path Unsought", telling the story of a nameless prophet on the edge of death telling our protagonist to carry on and lead the way to a brighter dawn. This convinces our protagonist to stop being apathetic and prepare for the daunting task ahead.

Each of the next 3 tracks contribute to the story as well. There are interesting parallels to draw between Defy the skies and both Demons of the Astrowaste and Apex from a world building point of view. I wonder if the band has any materials that might connect the various stories they have told.

I could spend hours and paragraphs glazing Unleash The Archers, but I need to get back to work. I'm gonna come back here and leave another reply at some point, probably

[lightninggod]

The Bravery - Believe

Catchy chorus

[octo]

أكثر · Burqa Boyz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OfjEHf8YDY

[Volund]

fun thing i saw on twitter

what's everyone's fave songs from each year of the 2020s so far? here are mine, though my 2026 is not set by any means (havent listened to many new releases yet)

2020: ode to the mets - the strokes
2021: coloratura - coldplay
2022: superstar - beach house
2023: sunset - caroline polachek
2024: samurai - lupe fiasco
2025: the birds dont sing - clipse
2026: sojourn - joji

honourable mentions to: dawn in the adan by ichiko aoba, my old ways by tame impala, girl, so confusing by charli xcx and infinity repeating by daft punk

[Zycerak]

@Volund

2020: Onwards We Trudge (live) - David Thomas Broughton
2021: Evil Eye - MIKE
2022: A Gente Acaba (Vento Em Rosa) - Alabaster DePlume
2023: (tie) Set estragado 1.0 - d.silvestre
2023: (tie) Healing - Rahill
2024: 2TwinDracos - Khadija Al Hanafi
2025: Orange (live) - Adrianne Lenker

I have not listened to a single track from 2026

Ive seen something similar where people share their favourite albums from each year they were alive for in a topsters, I kinda want to make one

Here is my chart from this week tho:

[Zycerak]

I was inspired so I actually made a chart of my favourite albums from each year I was alive RIGHT NOW

[Anonyymi]

(havent felt alive enough yet this year)
kinda thought it would have a little more variation but this is pretty cool. made me change some rym ratings in the process as well

[eryp]

[Anonyymi]

listnenig to gysic (gybe music)

[Anonyymi]

they played lift your skinny fists stuff as well!! 🦭

[Anonyymi]

triple post!! 🦭love music again
https://youtu.be/yoAnLAt8sio?si=Eslq5OqZM10MDTo7

[lightninggod]

animal kingdom - strange attractor

[Ponjoja]

@Anonyymi said in What Are You Listening To?:

listnenig to gysic (gybe music)

Looks like a caucasian occasion

[nitro]

@Volund

2020 Adrianne Lenker - mostly chimes
2021 Masakatsu Takagi - Marginalia #83
2022 Black Country, New Road - The Place Where He Inserted The Blade
2023 fakemink - Celebrity Deathmatch
2024 Ichiko Aoba - 2024-06-13 03.33
2025 Geese - Taxes
2026 Mitski - Dead Women (Dylan Brady - Needle Guy close second)

[Innominate]

Sorry, I don't know the best way to make a fancy one of these charts. My music taste has reverted recently back to some stuff I liked a year-two years ago. Favorite albums in no particular order that I have been liking right now:

In Rainbows-Radiohead. (In rainbows is usually 3 or 4 for my favorite Radiohead album, but the last two weeks it has been so wonderful. It feels like I'm listening with fresh ears again.)
Siamese Dream-The Smashing Pumpkins
Meddle-Pink Floyd
Deadbeat-Tame Impala
Carrie&Lowell-Sufjan Stevens
Minecraft Volume Alpha-C418
Monsters Of Folk-Monsters Of Folk
Bando Stone and The New World-Childish Gambino
Outer Wilds OST-Andrew Prahlow. (Everyone should go take a listen, or play the game. It's beautiful)
ye-Kanye West
Blonde-Frank Ocean
Ants From Up There-Black Country, New Road
Discovery-Daft Punk
Swimming-Mac Miller
I'll be okay-Sign Crushes Motorist
Cold Sea-Oisin Leech

I lied it's a mix of old and new stuff now that I've written it out. I'm excited to check out some of your guys' songs.

[pawflix]

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