#theo katzman

[d-criss-news]

Darren's comment on Theo Katzman's instagram post (April 19th, 2024)

#darren criss #theo katzman #thelma the unicorn #instagram #darren ig comment #april 2024

[louisianna]

when theo katzman sang i’m just a friendly ghost in an abandoned room above an old garage vacant since ‘92 and when you shine a light baby it shines right through there’s nothing here to see all that’s left of me is you i felt that

#theo katzman #vulfpeck #music #l

[thejokebox]

The windows down, radio's on. And on every station, she's in the song.

#theo katzman #she's in my shoe

[ineffabeatlemindpalace]

All

That‘s

Left

Of

Me

Is

You

#vulfpeck #all that‘s left of me is you #theo katzman #the beatles

[piqueconcentration]

(Some) Albums I Currently Adore

Originally posted January 1, 2023

The title to this post was originally "Albums You May Enjoy," but I remembered after writing a bit under that phrase that I kind of hate it when the title of a piece addresses me directly like: "Things You Didn't Know About ___" or "If You Like ____, You Should Check Out ____" or "Four Things You Absolutely Need if You Don't Want to Look Like a Troglodyte to your Houseguests" -for whatever reason it feels manipulative. Like, chill- you don't know me and don't assume that your opinion has any bearing on me as a human being at all.

Whatever, here are albums I like right now, whether or not you choose to check them out, and if you disagree with me, that's great! Genuinely! Leave a comment and tell me your thoughts, if you like.

Also! I fucking despise numerical album ratings, if you're looking for those, you won't find any here.

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New Music and Big Pop - Another Michael

Genres Indie Folk, Folk, Indie Pop

Time 35:01

Recommended Songs "New Music" "Big Pop" "What Gives?"

Though it may be a relaxing, acoustic listen, New Music and Big Pop has a quality to it that makes me stop what I'm doing in favor of experiencing the music on a deeper level. Comforting melodies, complex structures, and beautifully layered vocals, these songs give the impression of being produced to perfection- no aspect of them sticks out jarringly or feels out of place, the composition feels wonderfully aligned to a steady vision of the completed work. To me, the songs give a feeling of pensive calm but with a stylistic spin that is somehow evocative of garage rock or even punk. Also- listen to the whole thing.

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Growl Pop - Dan & Drum

Genres Alternative, Indie, Experimental

Time 41:48

Recommended Songs "Wanna Ride" "Interlude, Pt. 2" "Mona Lisa"

This one I was confused by when I found it. Dan & Drum make music that, while entirely entertaining and often melodically masterful, could really belong to a genre of its own just called 'Confusing.' Generally acoustically supported with some digital effects and various production quirks, the songs on Growl Pop can vary melodically so far within each song that it can be genuinely difficult to pin down what the main carrying melody may be, if there is one at all. The odd vocals and really cool harmonies also give each tune a very variable feeling.

Some of my favorite lyrics:

"I know better, it's mind over matter, yeah, it's mind if it's matter, it's a matter of time" - "Wanna Ride"

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Decide - Djo

Genres Synth, Synth-Pop, Pop, Alternative, Hypnotic, Aggressive, Dance

Time 36:03

Recommended Songs "End of Beginning" "On and On" "Slither"

This is one of those albums where the "Recommended Songs" section above is pretty much irrelevant. I think the entirety of this one absolutely rocks. Reminiscent of Daft Punk, reminding me of STRFKR and Video Age and Hall & Oates and even David Bowie or the Talking Heads, it feels like Djo has listened to all of my favorite music and taken all of that as influence, and then confidently produced the most powerful possible usage of elements from all of the above. This album is appealing to me to the greatest degree- sometimes dark, sometimes passionate, sometimes bouncy, sometimes explosive, I absolutely love it. Honestly it's so appealing that it makes me wish Djo kind of went a little weirder with the songs here- the potential for something groundbreaking is present, but for now it's just rad in all the right, if familiar ways.

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Digital Spool - Jazz Emu

Genres Comedy, Funk, Synth-Funk, Lyrical

Time 38:20

Recommended Songs "Still Waiting" "You Would Never" "Tonally Inconsistent?"

Comedy music can be a difficult genre for many to enjoy, especially when the current musical consumption climate makes each individual's music taste a point of scrutiny and something to base one's ego around- when any song you listen to has its main value in someone else hearing you listening to it and thinking highly of you, you tend not to want your sense of humor dissected as well. If you can't relate to that, congratulations and I'm happy for you. In any case, Jazz Emu has blessed us with a treasure trove of songs absolutely spine-tinglily funktastic, with lyrics that get me smiling every time. Emu has this way of weaving the comedy into the music as well as the lyrics, which is more than most others braving the genre are able to do, and I commend him heavily for that, as well as how this album deftly and ridiculously satirizes modern internet culture, even delving into issues of contemporary masculinity, insecurity, and the odd state of being a "content creator." The rare moment of sincerity is made even more powerful after you've heard the song that has a whole section of fart noises.

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From 2 to 3 - Peach Pit

Genres Alternative, Indie Rock, Acoustic, Indie Folk

Time 37:54

Recommended Songs "Up Granville" "Look Out!" "Everything About You"

Peach Pit returns, in this album, with a pretty folk-y feel, much more than previous albums. It feels like if the songs from 2018's Being So Normal were teenagers, the songs from From 2 to 3 are adults. That parallel may just be me projecting, as the former album came out and had a great impact on me when I was, in fact, a teenager, and the latter arrives with similar importance in my burgeoning adulthood, but It's not totally without base. The songwriting in question has much less garage-rock angst (not that angst is a bad thing), the metaphors are much more refined, it really feels like Peach Pit's style has settled into a very comfortable era where nothing feels forced and the style is solid without being monotonous. An album like this could, in a very personal way, frame my decade.

Let it be known- almost every review of this album that I have seen has described it as Peach Pit's most "mature."

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Color Theory - Soccer Mommy

Genres Alternative, Indie, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Rock, Dark

Time 44:13

Recommended Songs "lucy" "circle the drain" "royal screw up"

Dark and brooding, powerful and brooding, heartfelt and brooding, you get the idea- Color Theory falls in line with the movement in modern music of seemingly very sad, wonderful women, singing their hearts out in gut-wrenching rock and roll irreverence. Artistically, Soccer Mommy very regularly knocks it out of the park for me, I envy the raw ability that she has to convey feeling directly through the medium of sound, and this album is no exception. Many of the hits here were previously released as singles, but when put together in an arrangement like this, they are made all the more powerful.

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Modern Johnny Sings (Songs in the Age of Live) - Theo Katzman

Genres Rock, Indie Rock, Pop Rock, Funk, Indie Funk, Jazz

Time 1hr 25min

Recommended Songs "My Heart is Dead (Live)" "The Death of Us (Live)" "Lily of Casablanca (Live)"

Modern Johnny Sings: Songs in the Age of Vibe, the 2020 studio album, is a masterpiece in its own right. In fact, I do even like some of the songs on it more than their versions in this Live album, but the reason that the latter is featured here is that to miss the back and forth of Katzman and the audience, the absolutely incredible keyboard solos, the times where the vocals match up perfectly to what would otherwise be called instrumental improvisation if it hadn't been immaculately practiced, and the absolutely vivid joy of performing would be a disservice to no one but yourself. A Live album like this, that makes the listener feel as though they can see the action in front of them, is a gift. There are a few too many vocal embellishments for my taste, but regardless this work is one you shouldn't pass up.

Not sure if anyone's still reading, but here's hoping I keep writing.

#music #modern music #indie #indie folk #indie rock #alternative music #funk #indie pop #album review #music review #another michael #new music and big pop #dan & drum #growl pop #decide djo #djo #digital spool #jazz emu #from 2 to 3 #peach pit #color theory soccer mommy #soccer mommy #modern johnny sings (songs in the age of live) #theo katzman #pique concentration

[ninatchka]

#nyc #brooklyn #oh brooklyn #theo katzman

[a9saga]

tbt - theo katzman - break up together // 😔 pensive face emojis all around

#i guess im seeing this guy in april now #i have my ticket. its easy for me to forget that #my coworker friend i saw scandal with asked about it #the one who's bi that i talk about gay stuff with #and whom some other coworkers thought i was dating #this week i have learned that linear algebra is hard #if you do it by hand it's really hard #i hope i don't fall behind in my other math class because i feel like im behind in this one already #but maybe thats because classes 2 and 3 have already been cancelled and our professor was like #'do 1.2 this week' #im doing it #its hard its so easy to make so many mistakes #i hope i feel more competent with this soon this is a very intimidating class #song rec #tbt #theo katzman #shut up kaily #i couldn't miss two thursdays in a row i should really go back to queuing stuff #i forgot to say.. this song makes me feel like being in a 60s girl group #mood #Youtube

[ohshootradio]

VULFPECK /// LAX (feat. Joey Dosik)

#vulfpeck #vulf #ohshootradio #joey dosik #jack stratton #woody goss #theo katzman #cory wong #joe dart #ryan lerman #tyler duncan #rob stenson #funk #funky #music #lax #airport tunes #low volume funk #Youtube

[adampknave]

Here're my picks for the best albums of the year. Go find yourself some new music!

#taylor swift #rina sawayama #Gloomy June #rhett mclaughlin #jazz #funky #cory wong #theo katzman #bat fangs

[whales-are-gay]

do you ever have a producer/mixer where youre like. everything you touch turns to sonic gold.

#bertie thegarages and theo katzman are mine #also i jsut wanted to say sonic gold #personal post

[thetyger]

just remembered lily of casablanca exists so we are on 24 hour lily of casablanca shutdown

#butch4femme song of all time tbh #this is the theo katzman lesbian agenda #dear diary

[thejokebox]

Lookin' out for a lemonade situation. Hold out your hand, it's a lemonade stand, you see?

#theo katzman #be the wheel

[deadfunks]

I just saw Snarky Puppy last night, and it was such an incredible show! The openers, C4Trio, were such a surprise. They were incredible. Their bassist broke his wrist the day before the show in an accident in Cleveland (don’t drive in Cleveland, I almost wrecked on the way to the show yesterday), so the cuatro players opened the set and then invited Michael League out to play bass. He must have learned all the bass parts for that set like... yesterday. Which is insanely impressive and I don’t think enough people appreciated that. The cuatro players were all insanely good, by the way. I’ve never seen an audience go from mild curiosity to unhinged enthusiasm so fast, and certainly not from an opener.

Anyway, Snarky Puppy’s whole set was off their new album except the last song on the set and the encore (Sleeper and Shofukan, Sleeper is my favorite song of theirs so I wasn’t complaining).

Kind of a bummer the crowd didn’t seem super hype for the new stuff, but I guess that’s kinda what happens. Michael basically said “hey thanks for listening to like an hour and a half of our new music, this tour is really about us playing new music and being able to move forward and do new fun things” and was met with a “PLAY LINGUS” from a couple audience members.

The crowd in general just didn’t seem super excited for a lot of it. I watched like 20 people leave in the middle of the drum solo in the encore once they realized they probably weren’t going to hear another song. They brought out a local percussionist to jam too, and Weedie Braimah on djembe which was so, so cool to see.

If you read all that, I love you for it. If not, the show was awesome, there were some eyes opened to Latin music, I have a much greater appreciation for the new album (and I loved it before, so that’s saying something), the crowd was a little disappointing, but the band didn’t seem to mind much. They seemed happy just to be up there jamming, which is what we love to see

Anyway go listen to Empire Central, or throw together a queue of one of their recent setlists if you don’t want the whole album (but you do, it’s phenomenal I promise)

#snarky puppy #long post #expect more of these i have tickets to three more shows in the next two months #im going to see ripe on tuesday #theo katzman on may 5th #and dead and company in june

[brothersonahotelbed]

.love's gonna be the death of us.

credit:

moonstruck (1987) | the stream of life – clarice lispector | fleabag (2016) | the death of us – theo katzman | you'll understand when you're older – lovejoy | rookery – traci brimhall | orpheus and eurydice – nico (me) | passion, hunger, consumption –@whyamionlyabletouse32characters | soap – the oh hellos | Leg//You – @ocdwilson

#loquitur #web weaving #my webs

[birdyboycas]

Lyrics from "All That's Left of Me is You" by Vulfpeck and Theo Katzman

#destiel #spn #supernatural #dean winchester #castiel #lyric edit

[burins]

song meme

tagged by @vinelark and have been picking away at this as typing allows! I suspect this is going to look very silly because I haven't been listening to very much music lately (or when I have it's mostly been on han's Spotify in the car) mostly audiobooks

shuffle your on repeat playlist and list the first 10 songs, then tag 10 people

good luck babe by chappell roan - has anyone not been listening to this song? I'm so happy she's blowing up on a song that's I think legitimately one of her best. also this is a dinahbabs song if I ever heard one. which one is which? great question it's both

be the wheel by theo katzman - I think this showed up on my discover weekly? I'm actually not entirely sure. it's a bop! like most of theo katzman / vulfpeck's stuff the lyrics don't really make much sense, but it's a fun summery tune

where you lead by carole king - so the other reason that I thought this playlist might be a little bit all over the place is because I had my library program playlist on repeat for like two and a half hours on Wednesday. this is from that

what'd i say by ray charles - another one from the library program playlist! Ray Charles is making so many different sounds with his voice in the song and it's a delight

1612 by vulfpeck - This is an oldie! I put it on my crush playlist when I first started dating my spouse :)

masseduction by st vincent - I just relistened to this whole album and it's still so so good. sugarboy is another dinahbabs song

make some room by the suffers - This is a song for cooking brunch.

butterfly by jon batiste - jon batiste has such a beautiful voice

springtime by alison russell - holding you by the shoulders. listen to Alison Russell right now. Do you like harmonies? Do you like incredible vocal performances? Do you like beautiful and hard-hitting lyrics? This album got four Grammy noms and it deserved every single one of them

ameriican requiem by beyoncé - so this song did make me tear up when I first heard it omw to work. The chorus is a little... milk toast, but I am such a sucker for a big choral inflected song. also after listening to so many two-minute 45-second little tidbits of songs it is really nice to sink my teeth into something that is nearly 6 minutes long and actually grows and changes over that duration

tagging (no pressure) @timetoboldlygo @luckydicekirby @uhuraisgay @suedeuxnim @mengyao @blotthis @dancy-nrew @misspickman and anyone else who'd like to do this! if you don't use Spotify just tell me about 10 songs you've been listening to recently

#tag game