by Estevan B. | Feb 26, 2019 | Apprehension, Exploration of Emotions |
02-25-19 “Idioteque,” not being a real word has been said to be closer to “idiotic” despite the lack of the lyric in the song, then again the entire song much like Kid A, the album it comes off of, reads like one long protest letter against the continued actions and...
by Estevan B. | Feb 25, 2019 | Apprehension, Exploration of Emotions |
02-24-19 Alt-J’s opening song from their highly anticipated sophomore album set a tone for an album rife with moments of emotional conflict and complexities. Hunger for the Pine, sort of says it all in the title. The desire for something so profoundly intoxicating...
by Estevan B. | Feb 24, 2019 | Apprehension, Exploration of Emotions |
02-23-19 When I first heard this song I was immediately transported to an old western. There isn’t much to suggest this particular atmosphere beyond a guitar progression that lends itself to the theme of the west with it’s changing chord progressions sounding like an...
by Estevan B. | Feb 23, 2019 | Apprehension, Exploration of Emotions |
02-22-19 The foreboding sound of this song creates a looming sense of a slow implosion. Through self-destruction and continued violations of whoever’s boundaries the singer is singing to, she’s been relegated to this point of isolation. It’s at this point that a sense...
by Estevan B. | Feb 22, 2019 | Exploration of Emotions, Trust |
02-22-19 Stay Positive by The Hold Steady is an interesting end to one of their most praised albums. The entire song is one reference followed by another—many of which are inside jokes for only the most devout fans. Others tie up loose ends from songs earlier in the...
by Estevan B. | Feb 21, 2019 | Exploration of Emotions, Trust |
2-20-19 Emotions stay with us long after the moments we think they would/should leave. To have your trust violated is something that you could carry with you in every interaction after that point no matter who or what it is. Inversely our emotions for things and...
