But do I really feel the way I feel?
10 Favorite New Albums
The Collective, Kim Gordon
Two Star & the Dream Police, Mk.gee
Here in the Pitch, Jessica Pratt
sentiment, claire rousay
Brat, Charli XCX
The Past Is Still Alive, Hurray for the Riff Raff
pink balloons, Ekko Astral
Sentir Que No Sabes, Mabe Fratti
Endlessness, Nala Sinephro
Short n' Sweet, Sabrina Carpenter
5 Favorite Live Shows
Eris Drew & Octo Octa @ Good Room
Charli XCX & Troye Sivan @ Wells Fargo Center
Bikini Kill @ Brooklyn Paramount
Slowdive @ Brooklyn Paramount
Jessica Pratt @ Bowery Ballroom
5 Favorite New (to me) Artists
Kassie Krut
Mk.gee
MOP
Ekko Astral
Tarta Relena
10 New Favorite (Old) Albums
Why Couldn't Things Just Stay The Same, The Autocollants (1999)
Afrodisiac, The Veldt (1994)
Songs '94-'98, The Cat's Miaow (2022, compilation)
Love 15, Majesty Crush (1993)
Jessica Bailiff, Jessica Bailiff (2002)
Waillee, Waillee, Dorothy Carter (2023, reissue)
The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, Chappell Roan (2023)
Suntub, ML Buch (2023)
Untouched, Secret Shine (1993)
Ultraphonic Hiss, Morella's Forest (1996)
Honorable mentions: Nilüfer Yanya, This Is Lorelei, Kali Malone, Hildegard, Gorgeous Gorgeous, Kim Deal playing "Gigantic" live, the ending of Oh, Mary, "Is it Bon Iver or Bon Eye-ver, I don't care," Ellie the Elephant's Missy Elliott half-time medley, TV on the Radio playing "Wolf Like Me," Lia Kohl, Astrid Sonne, salute, Doechii, Lambrini Girls making a limbo stick out of their mic cord, "This boy doesn't even know / the difference between 'there,' 'their' and 'they are,'" Shygirl playing the Challengers score during her DJ set, the way Kim Gordon sings "Eckhaus Latta," Wednesday Tiny Desk.
Good luck, babe! 💖