a stream

Started drafting out a whole narrative of my thoughts and mixed reactions to this album, but realized probably absolutely nobody needs my take on this and I have plenty of other things to write about and do, things that might benefit from having more written and explored about them.

Guess I might still write and share about this later if I find I can’t let my thoughts on it go away, though…

Standalone post link: Listening Log: THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT THE ANTHOLOGY

Think I need to write a review of this for Granite Media, which I’ll link here eventually.

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Standalone post link: Reading Log: Tree. Table. Book.

Also didn’t realize I needed a countryish sometimes Beatlesish Beyonce album, but here we are.

Standalone post link: Listening Log: COWBOY CARTER

Didn’t realize I needed a new Vampire Weekend album, but it turns out I really did need it. And its the most Vampire Weekendish album they’ve ever made.

Weird how I felt almost giddy listening to this album the first few times. Like, people are allowed to make music like this? “Classical” is everything.

Standalone post link: Listening Log: Only God Was Above Us

Wasn’t quite as cohesive as I was hoping, but I don’t know that it intended to be.

Impulse-ordered copies of I think almost all of her other collections to read soon; used copies from 3rd-party amazon sellers because I’m an evil cheapskate. I had them checked out from the library and they were long overdue, needed to return them, so that was a step up towards paying my share.

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Standalone post link: Reading Log: The Octopus Museum

Love this so much. Wrote a review and published it on Granite Media - Poetry Comics – Granite Media

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Standalone post link: Reading Log: Poetry Comics

These were nice.

Read:

• My Words
• What Color Is Night?
• Nothing Ever Happens on a Gray Day
• What Sound Is Morning?

I meant to read every book by Grant Snider at this time (had them all from the library) but I didn’t get that far. Another time. Poetry Comics, tho.

Standalone post link: Reading Log: Grant Snider Picture Books

I couldn’t put this down.

(I wanted to write a review for Granite Media but haven’t yet for reasons.)

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Standalone post link: Reading Log: Icarus

This her progrockiest yet?

Surprised/disappointed that “ANNIE, PICK A FLOWER.. (MY HOUSE)” wasn’t included on this (not to mention the two other tracks that were just yanked from the single on streaming services) but I’m hopeful that that work is for her next full album, which this Pitchfork profile says will be “a collection of more conventional R&B songs.” Hard to imagine Gray doing anything “conventional,” but I guess “ANNIE, PICK A FLOWER” is one of her more straightforwardly organized compositions, and still pretty weird. Fingers crossed Saya Gray stays weird.

Standalone post link: Listening Log: QWERTY II

Now I’ve read this book twice, I could probably read it again and again, but I don’t know why exactly

Should write more about this book (and I have written more about this book) but don’t feel like sharing yet.

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Standalone post link: Reading Log: I Love Information