Book Recommendations
If You Like We Have Always Lived in the Castle, You Should Try…
The Vet’s Daughter by Barbara Comyn’s
O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker
White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
When We Lost Our Heads by Heather O’Neill
My Sweet Audrina by VC Andrews
If You Like Anne Carson, You Should Try…
These Possible Lives by Fleur Jaeggy
Waiting for God by Simone Weil
Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill
After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz
Bluets by Maggie Nelson
American Gothic + Girlhood
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Logic by Olympia Vernon
Heaven by VC Andrews
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
Female Friendship — Obsessive, Brutal, Erotic
Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson
Sweet Days of Discipline by Fleur Jaeggy
When We Lost Our Heads by Heather O’Neill
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan La Fanu
Female Mysticism
Matrix by Lauren Groff
City of Incurable Women by Maud Casey
From Virile Woman to WomanChrist by Barbara Newman
The Female Mystic by Andrea Janelle Dickens
Maps of Flesh and Light edit. by Ulrike Wiethaus
On Excess and Asceticism
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter
Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Holy Feast and Holy Fast by Caroline Bynum
If You Like The Haunting of Hill House, You Should Try…
White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Flowers in the Attic by VC Andrews
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Antinatalism — Against Being Born
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Tess of d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
The Trouble with Being Born by Emil M. Cioran
Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Tagged by @two-hands-toward-the-sun to shuffle my Spotify On Repeat playlist and post the first 10 tracks! I'm afraid this list will be very biased due to my "study/work" playlist and my obssesion with Hozier but let's see.
"Big Beast" by 2 Mello. This is the track that features in @thepenumbrapodcast and the track that got me into 2 Mello's album Memories Of Tokyo-To. It quickly became my favourite album for data-entry work. Its funky hip-hop beats keep me awake and focused for hours. Let's see if more songs from this album feature in this list.
"Talk" by Hozier. See? I told you. Well, I've been a fan of Hozier for years and Talk is a song from the Wasteland, Baby! album, which was my 2020-2021 soundtrack. I like this one cause it's not really about politics or love or religion like his other work. No, this one is a horny song.
"Damage Gets Done" by Hozier with the wonderful Brandi Carlile. This one is from Unreal Unearth and Brandi's vocals are breath-taking. For me this song is an invitation to enjoy youth and life, and not to get buried in guilt and dread. Ultimately, the people who are most responsible for our world's destruction will only benefit of our souls crushing and breaking. Let's take care of ourselves and sing loud and strong about the things we care about.
"Little Dark Age" by MGMT. I'll admit this one is a song that just ended up in some playlists of mine for the vibe.
"Rule #1 - Magic" by Fish in a Birdcage. I love the cello and the general story-telling vibe of Fish in a Birdcage's songs.
"Girassol" by ÀVUÀ. Well, what can I say? If you haven't heard ÀVUÀ, please do. The vocals are amazing and the music cures my soul. I blame @two-hands-toward-the-sun for my obssesion with this Brazilian duet.
"Pump Up the Love" by 2 Mello. Yep, another one. Cause I keep this album on repeat for hours! I blame Harley Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert for this.
"It's Called: Freefall" by Rainbow Kitten Surprise. Ohh I like this song so much, but this band has many other bangers. Drop Stop Roll and Devil Like Me are cool.
"The Moss" by Cosmo Sheldrake. Listen, I'm a biologist. I am very drawn to the biology/nature themes Cosmo Sheldrake uses to write his songs.
"De Selby (Part 2)" by Hozier. The transition from Part 1 to Part 2?? Exquisite. This is a song that should be listened to with headphones. And if you have seen the music video, yeah I dance to it like that too lmao.
That was fun! If anyone else wants to participate feel free!
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Top Albums of 2023
1. V - Unknown Mortal Orchestra (Favorite Track: The Garden)
2. Scaring The Hoes Vol. 1 - JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown (Favorite Track: Garbage Pale Kids)
3. STRUGGLER - Genesis Owusu (Favorite Track: The Old Man)
4. Let’s Start Here - Lil Yachty (Favorite Track: IVE OFFICIALLY LOST ViSiON!!!!)
5. Soul, PRESENT - Q (Favorite Track: Incapable Heart)
6. Lahai - Sampha (Favorite Track: Stereo Colour Cloud)
7. This Is Why - Paramore (Favorite Track: You First)
8. Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? - Kara Jackson (Favorite Track: rat)
9. My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross - ANOHNI and the Johnsons (Favorite Track: Why Am I Alive Now?)
10. Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) - Yves Tumor (Favorite Track: Parody)
11. The Patience - Mick Jenkins (Favorite Track: Show & Tell)
12. DIAMONDS & FREAKS - BLY ODYSSY (Favorite Track: HONEYSUCKLE NECKBONE)
13. Higher - Chris Stapleton (Favorite Track: White Horse)
14. Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Lana Del Rey (Favorite Track: Paris, Texas)
15. PetroDragonic Apocalypse - King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (Favorite Track: Dragon)
16. Time Will Wait For No One - Local Natives (Favorite Track: Just Before The Morning)
17. Snake Sideways - Do Nothing (Favorite Track: The Needle)
18. falling or flying - Jorja Smith (Favorite Track: Try Me)
19. NEVER ENOUGH - Daniel Caesar (Favorite Track: Toronto 2014)
20. Through & Through - Baby Rose (Favorite Track: I Won’t Tell)
21. Desolation’s Flower - Ragana (Favorite Track: In the Light of the Burning World)
22. But Here We Are - Foo Fighters (Favorite Track: Beyond Me)
23. Javelin - Sufjan Stevens (Favorite Track: Shit Talk)
24. UTOPIA - Travis Scott (Favorite Track: MY EYES)
25. MICHAEL - Killer Mike (Favorite Track: Something For Junkies)
26. Porches - REASON (Favorite Tracks: Caucasian Estates!)
27. VOLCANO - Jungle (Favorite Track: Candle Flame)
28. PANIC - TOBi (Favorite Track: Keep From Falling)
29. PHANTOM OF THE AFTERS - Kojaque (Favorite Track: Cabra Drive)
30. Unreal Unearth - Hozier (Favorite Track: De Selby - Part 2)
31. Everything Harmony - The Lemon Twigs (Favorite Tracks: Any Time Of Day)
32. That! Feels Good! - Jessie Ware (Favorite Track: Pearls)
33. JAGUAR II - Victoria Monet (Favorite Track: Smoke)
34. Fountain Baby - Amaarae (Favorite Track: Sociopathic Dance Queen)
35. MID AIR - Paris Texas (Favorite Track: Sean-Jared)
Honorable Mention:
F65 - IDK, LoveSick - Don Toliver, Lavendr - Muhteyoh, Across The Spiderverse Soundtrack - Metro Boomin, My 21st Century Blues - RAYE, Cracker Island - Gorillaz, A Reckoning - Kimbra, Maps - Billy Woods & Kenny Segal, Space Heavy - King Krule, The Great Escape - Larry June & The Alchemist, Ends & Begins - Labrinth, Masego - Masego, Red Moon In Venus - Kali Uchis, Alchemy - Disclosure, Sunburn - Dominic Fike, Quest For Fire - Skrillex, Gag Order - Kesha, AURORA - Daisy Jones & The Six, Slugs Of Love - Little Dragon, 72 Seasons - Metallica, Playing Robots Into Heaven - James Blake, Timeless - Davido, I Was Mature For My Age, But I Was Still a Child - grouptherapy., ...And Nobody Made A Sound - Model Home, Gold & Heaven - Cleo Sol, the record - boygenius, Radio Misterio - Pedro Martins, Scarlet - Doja Cat, Life Under The Gun - Militarie Gun, Sundial - noname, Desire, I Want to Turn Into You - Caroline Polachek, In Times New Roman... - Queens of the Stone Age, Water Made Us - Jamila Woods, nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana - Bad Bunny, Blanket - Kevin Abstract, Quaranta - Danny Brown, The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We - Mitski, Blondshell - Blondshell, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess - Chappell Roan, Black Rainbows - Corinne Bailey Rae, Metamorphosis - Infinity Song, Soft Spot - JMSN, Paranoia, Angels, True Love - Christine and the Queens, The Art Of Forgetting - Caroline Rose, How Do You Sleep At Night? - Teezo Touchdown, Am I British Yet? - V V Brown
Albums Worth Checking Out Despite Not Making HM:
*Metropolis - Kahlil Blu, The Pink Tape - Lil Uzi Vert, Feed The Beast - Kim Petras, Business Is Business - Young Thug, For When It Hurts - Jake Isaac, Flounder - quinnie, Better Luck In The Next Life - Chiiild, The Age Of Pleasure - Janelle Monae, 4:23 - Mike Dean, Electrophonic Chronic - The Arcs, Once Upon A Time - Deante Hitchcock, College Park - Logic, EVERGREEN - PVRIS, THE RAT ROAD - SBTRKT, Rocket Power - Quavo, FORWARD - Jordan Ward, Fridayy - Fridayy, I Told Them... - Burna Boy, KAYTRAMINE - KAYTRAMINE, Hit Parade - Roisin Murphy, Magic 2 - Nas, Drumwork: The Album - Drumwork Records, Victor - Vic Mensa, CHAI - CHAI, And Then You Pray For Me - Westside Gunn, A Brief Nirvana - Khamari, Mirror To The Sky - Yes, Something To Give Each Other - Troye Sivan, For All The Dogs - Drake, The Above - Code Orange, Special Occasion - Emily King, another triumph of ghetto engineering - Open Mike Eagle, Future Reference - Yeek, Bewitched - Laufey, The Silver Cord - King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Heaven Knows - PinkPantheress, Me You & God - Jidenna, Magic 3 - Nas, BB/ANG3L - Tinashe, VOIR DIRE - Earl Sweatshirt x The Alchemist, WON’T HE DO IT - Conway The Machine, New Blue Sun - Andre 3000, GUTS - Olivia Rodrigo, Multitudes - Feist, SUBMISSIVE - Destin Conrad, Jackman. - Jack Harlow, We Only Talk When We’re Fucked Up - Bas
Notable EPs/Mixtapes:
6 - Kenny Mason, BAD PREMONITION EP - Tei Shi, Clear 2: Soft Life - Summer Walker, High Profile - Nafe Smallz, Split Decision - Dave x Central Cee, Scaring The Hoes: DLC Pack - JPEGMAFIA x Danny Brown, The Estate Sale - Tyler, The Creator, RIP Human Art - Earthgang, RAVAGE EP - Rema, Scrapyard I-III - Quadeca, Flying High Pt. 2 - The Alchemist, Scary Hours 3 - Drake
Great Songs on Decent to Bad Albums:
“No God” by Sam Smith
“Everybody Hurts Somebody” by Lance Skiiwalker
“Lain (Phone Clone)” by Miss Grit
“Handstand” by Miley Cyrus
“white wine” by Kamal.
“Talk” by 6LACK
“Miracle” by Jonas Brothers
“Something Real” by Post Malone
“Over There” by The Japanese House
“Wall Paper” by Paul Wall x Termanology
“JEALOUSY” by Offset x Cardi B
“Motorbike” by Poppy
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