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Before the Hush

An orange sulphur sun
sinks low into the horizon
Its rays catching
golden bird wings
In its glow
The speckled wood shadows
of elongated Sandhill Cranes
stretch awkwardly across the field
of uneven ground
Monarchs dance with dragonflies
in the air above tall grasses
as the sounds of the day
begin to hush


Copyright © 2026
Christine Bolton, Poetry for Healing
All Rights Reserved

Merril is hosting Tuesday Poetics at D’Verse Poets and has provided us with a list of butterfly names to use as prompts for our poem. She asks us to use three or more.

I chose Golden Birdwings/Speckled Wood/Monarchs

In 2019, I accidentally stumbled upon St. Petersburg’s wacko dark cabaret metal freaks Tardigrade Inferno’s debut Mastermind, depicting an adorable evil water bear as mascot. You can imagine that I was immediately hooked. Their legitimately heavy riffs and whimsical songwriting kept me coming back for more when Burn the Circus dropped four years later. That release doubled down on original material backed by a more focused metallic spirit, and all the better for it. Initially, it sounded like third installment, Hush picked up right where Burn left off. However, gone is my beloved little tardigrade. What could this mean?

While Tardigrade Inferno’s sonic formula remains largely the same as it was on Burn the Circus—albeit with the addition of accordions and kazoos and one very unexpected burst of blast beats (“I Am Eternal”)—it’s clear that they moved away from their titular character on Hush. A darkness follows that disappearance, reflected in the dour and morbid attitudes imparted throughout Hush’s 45 minutes (“Dead Fish Smile”). Absent the maniacal main character that gave Tardigrade Inferno’s music life, direction, and purpose, Hush’s storytelling feels aimless and shallow. Thankfully, those trusty hooks, bouncy riffs, and infectious choruses entertained me just enough as I navigated through an uncomfortable grieving period for the Tardigrade Inferno I once cherished.

Hush by Tardigrade Inferno

After a time, I felt ready to embrace Hush, knowing it wasn’t going to offer the same wacky storyline as previous records spun. However, I never escaped my disappointment that Tardigrade Inferno chose an album of vignettes, pulling from a wide gamut of fairy tales and ubiquitous monsters, as their solution. Cuts like “Deadly Fairytales” and “Goor” hammer that generic storytelling home musically as well, though there are small moments in each that make for a great idea or an ear-catching setup (see the howling vox and silent rests in “Goor”). Others like “All in Your Head” and “I.C.D.,” in contrast, expound upon the natural horrors that plague the human mind in the real world. While that topic works quite well in metal writ large, Tardigrade Inferno don’t sell it with the same compelling gravity or subversion as other acts who adopt this exuberant cabaret influence (like Pensees Nocturne or Sanguine Glacialis). Consequently, Hush lacks substance and excitement for a good chunk of its duration.

However, there are a number of cool ideas, new tricks, and fun details found here that Tardigrade Inferno could, and should, take advantage of on future endeavors. The title track is a certified bop, with a bouncy riff backed by fun synths and a sticky chorus that I can’t stop involuntarily repeating. “Subatomic Heist” is a bizarre little number that brims with vibrancy and energy as well, and it’s no surprise that it also calls back to those virtually unkillable microscopic creatures of past installments. Similarly, the proggy and doomy closer “I Am Eternal” foreshadows a tardigrade resurgence inside off-kilter melodies, unorthodox songwriting (for this band, at least), and gorgeous lead guitar work. Naturally, returning to the critters and characters that gave Tardigrade Inferno its primary appeal also gave this song the backbone and direction it needed to feel worthy and interesting. This, in turn, further exemplifies the issues that plague all of the songs on Hush that make no such return.

I’m not normally one to recommend a band revisit past ideas or themes. In fact, I am a firm proponent of a band sticking to their guns and finding their way whenever they make a potentially divisive shift from past work, either musically or thematically. In this case, however, I think killing off their main character and the silliness that came with it—not to mention the dearly missed conceptual storytelling—doomed Tardigrade Inferno’s third outing. Hush isn’t unsalvageable, as it has nifty ideas and some new songwriting tricks and fun instruments that fit well into Tardigrade Inferno’s sound, but it’s missing the direction and compelling arcs that made their first two records successful. My wish for Tardigrade Inferno is therefore to ditch the horror stories and rebuild the circus, for the show must go on!

Rating: Disappointing
DR: 5 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Self-Released
Websites: tardigradeinferno.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/tardigradeinfernomusic
Releases Worldwide: March 5th, 2026

Hush💫
#art #hush #streetart #murals #mastoart

"Rose Garden" (sometimes titled "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden") is a song written in 1967 by American singer-songwriter #JoeSouth. It was first recorded by #BillyJoeRoyal on his 1967 studio album Billy Joe Royal Featuring #Hush. Versions by South himself and #DobieGray appeared shortly after #theOriginal. Gray's version became a minor hit in North America in 1969. In 1970, #LynnAnderson recorded "Rose Garden" after hearing Joe South's version. However.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xKQNIyV2W0

"Rose Garden" (sometimes titled "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden") is a song written in 1967 by American singer-songwriter #JoeSouth. It was first recorded by #BillyJoeRoyal on his 1967 studio album Billy Joe Royal Featuring #Hush. Versions by South himself and #DobieGray appeared shortly after #theOriginal. Gray's version became a minor hit in North America in 1969. In 1970, #LynnAnderson recorded "Rose Garden" after hearing Joe South's version. However.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xKQNIyV2W0

Don't forget the motto of the Democratic party in 2025!

#Hush

"Rose Garden" (sometimes titled "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden") is a song written in 1967 by American singer-songwriter #JoeSouth. It was first recorded by #BillyJoeRoyal on his 1967 studio album Billy Joe Royal Featuring #Hush. Versions by South himself and #DobieGray appeared shortly after #theOriginal. Gray's version became a minor hit in North America in 1969. In 1970, #LynnAnderson recorded "Rose Garden" after hearing Joe South's version. However.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-eclUz-RYI

"Rose Garden" (sometimes titled "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden") is a song written in 1967 by American singer-songwriter #JoeSouth. It was first recorded by #BillyJoeRoyal on his 1967 studio album Billy Joe Royal Featuring #Hush. Versions by South himself and #DobieGray appeared shortly after #theOriginal. Gray's version became a minor hit in North America in 1969. In 1970, #LynnAnderson recorded "Rose Garden" after hearing Joe South's version. However.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXHsWBKKNbI

Gotham City was rife with criminality. Residents were grateful for having the #DynamicDuo in keeping the villains and their henchmen in check with a punchup.
#Batman #CapedCrusader #Hush
#BatmanFight 🦇

"Rose Garden" (sometimes titled "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden") is a song written in 1967 by American singer-songwriter #JoeSouth. It was first recorded by #BillyJoeRoyal on his 1967 studio album Billy Joe Royal Featuring #Hush. Versions by South himself and #DobieGray appeared shortly after #theOriginal. Gray's version became a minor hit in North America in 1969. In 1970, #LynnAnderson recorded "Rose Garden" after hearing Joe South's version. However.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXHsWBKKNbI

Gotham City was rife with criminality. Residents were grateful for having the #DynamicDuo in keeping the villains and their henchmen in check with a punchup.
#Batman #CapedCrusader
#Riddler #Hush #Penguin #TwoFace
#MrFreeze #Clayface #Joker
#BatmanFight 🦇

Miss A came up in conversation with @girlbandgeek , which has given me an excuse to post my favourite stage of theirs:

Miss A -- Hush -- Music Core 20131207
https://youtu.be/rQ1jFXbLO0o?si=WpywdIeG0S_6RwSB

#Kpop #MissA #Hush #GirlGroups

#strudel mondo notation - major readability gain! see https://nudel.cc/s.html?r=pesto-tortellini-pollo-alfredo-pastina

// tips for mondo noobs:
// you cannot do _$ yet
// use #hush instead
// you cannot use . for fx
// use # instead
// (# bla) = (x=>x.bla)
// rests are with _
// the docs say you can also use ~
// always use [] for multi element sequences
// s bd // <- good
// s [bd sd] // <- good
// s bd sd // <- bad
// s (bd sd) // <- also bad?
// ignore colour highlighting

Hush💫
#art #hush #streetart #murals #mastoart

Between the crash and the hush

A Guarda, Galicia, Spain

#AGuarda #Guarda #Pontevedra #Galicia #Spain #AtlanticOcean #travel #path #grey-blue #sea #sky #clouds #hush #wind #waves #SkyAndEarth #PortugueseWay #CaminhoPortuguês #Day6-28km

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Preview: Batman #158, and More!
Take a Look Inside the First Two Chapters of DC’s Upcoming “H2SH” Saga

Batman #158 On Sale at Comic Book Shops and Digital Retailers Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee’s next installment of their celebrated BATMAN: HUSH comic book saga begins in DC’s Batman #158 on March 26, 2025. Loeb and Lee, with...
https://comiccrusaders.com/comic-books/comic-book-previews/preview-batman-158-and-more/
#comic books #comics #DC Batman #hush #jeph loeb #Jim Lee

#batmam #hush #frankquitely

Yeah… she’s gonna wanna tightly wrap that like.. 20mins ago
#CultShelf #Hush

I hated him before but now I really hope he dies
#CultShelf #Hush

Kate Siegel in “Hush”
#CultShelf #Hush #KateSiegel #horror

My partner is Deaf so at night it’s my (& the cats) responsibility to keep us safe. 🫠… that’s why we own a solid wood katana that we bought at the Renaissance Festival 🎉
#CultShelf #Hush

Here for “Hush”
#CultShelf #Hush #horror

Tracker und Cookies fernhalten: 1Blocker auf iPhone, iPad und Mac

Nach meinem Bericht zum SRF-Podcast «Die Cookiefalle» ist es ein guter Zeitpunkt, Tipps für iPhone, iPad und Mac zu geben. Mit folgenden Einstellungen nutze ich das iPhone, iPad und den Mac. Auf allen Geräten nutze ich Safari mit der Suchmaschine DuckDuckGo (weitere Informationen dazu). Zudem hab…

Artikel lesen: https://www.iphone-blog.ch/2024/11/20/tracker-und-cookies-fernhalten-1blocker-auf-iphone-ipad-und-mac/

#1Blocker #Apps #Cookies #Datenschutz #Hush #Privatsphäre

Hush💫
#art #hush #streetart #murals #mastoart