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Fuck I want to see AFI again. This song made me totally cringe the 1st time I heard it because of the electronic/industrial breakdown (a new sound for an AFI album at the time), but I love it now. I feel Davey's screaming at the end so viscerally, can't hear it without picturing him performing it live.
"It won't be all right, despite what they say
Just watch the stars tonight as they, as they disappear, disintegrate"AFI - "Death of Seasons" from Sing the Sorrow (2003)
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Hey Angine de Poitrine friends who live in North America and don't follow them on IG: they've added some new dates between June and December and will have a human fan-only, no bots allowed presale go live May 19 10am local. Have to sign up at this link to get a unique code: https://laylo.com/anginedepoitrine/m/xUb6AS
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I feel like this album should've been on some AOTY lists last year, but I don't recall seeing it. Collab between Polish cellist/composer Karolina Rec aka Resina and Paris-based electronic musician Niamké Désiré aka Aho Ssan. Very brooding and cinematic.
Aho Ssan and Resina - Ego Death (2025)
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Following that up with another album recommended in that BC feature on contemporary Polish composers. This had me at the comparison with Jóhann Jóhannsson, and the description also name-drops Hildur Guðnadóttir, Gyða Valtýsdóttir, and GY!BE. I.e., buffy catnip.
Resina - Speechless (2021)
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Found via the recent BC feature on Polish composers/classical music, this is a really gorgeous, moody experimental album, mixes Polish and Japanese elements. I might just have to get the album on cassette, I want to listen to it huddled in a dark closet with my walkman...
Magda Drozd - Divided by Dusk (2026)
https://praesenseditionen.bandcamp.com/album/divided-by-dusk
https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/contemporary-polish-classical-album-guide
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Whoa, it's Mike Garson's 80th birthday today! Him and Bowie made such a fantastic duo.
David Bowie & Mike Garson - "My Death" (just audio from a 1995 performance)
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With a bunch of talk on the timeline about AOTY lists, I'm revisiting the albums on my preliminary list (up on Album Whale) that I haven't listened to all that many times, to see if they should stay and where they might end up if I bother with any sorting. Starting with this gem, which I believe was an instant add after a single listen. Excellent choice, on my part, this one definitely stays.
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Listening to a #PrimalScream album for the first time (Screamadelica) and I just keep restarting the second song, Slip Inside This House. I'm a huge #RokyErickson / #13thFloorElevators fan and yet it took me nearly the entire first listenthrough to figure out it was a cover. Excellent cover, and now I'm imagining Roky playing The Haçienda.
Cover: https://youtu.be/StskEnmH9l8
Original: https://youtu.be/nwSA0Tckwbk