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WWWP · 06-20-2019, 12:26 AM

WWWP Makes You (Another) Playlist - Zhanteimi

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Angelo Branduardi

Spoiler for The Song of Eternal Numbers:

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billie

Spoiler for Cursed Sleep:

Songs: Ohia

Spoiler for Whip Poor Will:

The White Birch

Spoiler for Breathe:

Loma

Spoiler for Black Willow:

Agnes Obel

Spoiler for Run Cried The Crawling:

Diane Cluck

Spoiler for Easy To Be Around:

Basia Bulat

Spoiler for It Can’t Be You:

participants:
consider perhaps offering a track by track rating after you've given it a listen or giving some kind of feedback pls like let's talk about it

or dont idk it doesn't matter

Zhanteimi · 06-20-2019, 07:38 AM

The Song of Eternal Numbers: 7/10. Pretty close to what I like, but it irks me when someone's mother tongue isn't English but they sing in English. What a waste! Also, a little less on the overzealous string quartet, please.

I counter with this:

Spoiler for Jane, Jane:

Cursed Sleep: 6/10. I rated his canonical debut album 6/10 some years ago. This track does what it wants to do, but what it wants is an alt-country vibe I'm not really down with. There's too much America in this without being American enough.

Whip Poor Will: I've heard this song and this whole album before. Rated it a 6/10 some years ago. Upon this re-listen, I give it a 6/10 still. I'm beyond made-in-my-bedroom folk.

Breathe: 4/10. I kind of hate slowcore. I am a phoenix, someone who bursts into violent life through a continual conflagration of my spirit. Slowcore is the antithesis of the song my being resonates to.

Black Willow: Another one I've already heard and rejected. Gave this whole album a 6/10 last year and stand by it. WWWP, please tell me you're just guessing at what I'd like and don't actually like this kinda boring music. 5/10 for this particular track. (They could've sung in French, by the way.)

Run Cried the Crawling: I'd been meaning to check her out but had recently forgotten! Gonna go ahead and pass on hr now. 5/10. No fire.

Easy to Be Around: Five years ago I would've loved this kind of DIY-girl-folk thing. The fragile strength of the vocals are nice, but overall 6/10.

It Can't Be You: This might be the worst song of the bunch, a boring woman caterwauling "you"...and that fake passionate Tracy Chapman vibrato to her voice. *snaps fingers* Fetch me my crossbow! 2/10.

"White" music isn't what you should think when you think about what music I like. After all, Exuma is one of my favorite albums.

Final Score: 41/80, or 51% (if my math is correct).

Again, I thank you for your kind consideration, but please remember that "white" doesn't mean "boring".

Plankton · 06-20-2019, 09:20 AM

Ngl, I was a little underwhelmed with mine, but I get where you were coming from.

WWWP · 06-20-2019, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zhanteimi

The Song of Eternal Numbers: 7/10. Pretty close to what I like, but it irks me when someone's mother tongue isn't English but they sing in English. What a waste! Also, a little less on the overzealous string quartet, please.

I counter with this:

Spoiler for Jane, Jane:

Cursed Sleep: 6/10. I rated his canonical debut album 6/10 some years ago. This track does what it wants to do, but what it wants is an alt-country vibe I'm not really down with. There's too much America in this without being American enough.

Whip Poor Will: I've heard this song and this whole album before. Rated it a 6/10 some years ago. Upon this re-listen, I give it a 6/10 still. I'm beyond made-in-my-bedroom folk.

Breathe: 4/10. I kind of hate slowcore. I am a phoenix, someone who bursts into violent life through a continual conflagration of my spirit. Slowcore is the antithesis of the song my being resonates to.

Black Willow: Another one I've already heard and rejected. Gave this whole album a 6/10 last year and stand by it. WWWP, please tell me you're just guessing at what I'd like and don't actually like this kinda boring music. 5/10 for this particular track. (They could've sung in French, by the way.)

Run Cried the Crawling: I'd been meaning to check her out but had recently forgotten! Gonna go ahead and pass on hr now. 5/10. No fire.

Easy to Be Around: Five years ago I would've loved this kind of DIY-girl-folk thing. The fragile strength of the vocals are nice, but overall 6/10.

It Can't Be You: This might be the worst song of the bunch, a boring woman caterwauling "you"...and that fake passionate Tracy Chapman vibrato to her voice. *snaps fingers* Fetch me my crossbow! 2/10.

"White" music isn't what you should think when you think about what music I like. After all, Exuma is one of my favorite albums.

Final Score: 41/80, or 51% (if my math is correct).

Again, I thank you for your kind consideration, but please remember that "white" doesn't mean "boring".

Amazing, thanks for the write up. Your reactions to each track are completely inverse from what I predicted! In curating this I checked out your journals and tried to get a feel for themes. I saw a lot of Elliott Smith and Tom Waits and Ben Folds Five on your blog lol so the guesswork was really in trying to figure out what you like about those artists and I let that guide me. Everything I recommend in these playlists are songs I 100% enjoy. I'm not trying to make you a mix of stuff you obviously already like. I'll take the F in the end these are all for me anyway.

WWWP · 06-20-2019, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plankton

Ngl, I was a little underwhelmed with mine, but I get where you were coming from.

Bummer! Yours is one of my favorites.

Plankton · 06-20-2019, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WWWP

Bummer! Yours is one of my favorites.

Maybe I need to listen again. I'll give it another shot.

WWWP · 06-20-2019, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plankton

Maybe I need to listen again. I'll give it another shot.

It's about the vibe

Oriphiel · 06-20-2019, 03:14 PM

Make me one!

Lucem Ferre · 06-20-2019, 03:19 PM

Ahh **** it, make me one too.

**Frownland** · 06-20-2019, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WWWP

I know but I just want to talk about my playlists.

I thought SZA was dope but then I forgot about the rest.

06-20-2019, 07:38 AM	#292 (permalink)
Zhanteimi Mord Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,873	The Song of Eternal Numbers: 7/10. Pretty close to what I like, but it irks me when someone's mother tongue isn't English but they sing in English. What a waste! Also, a little less on the overzealous string quartet, please. I counter with this: Spoiler for Jane, Jane: Cursed Sleep: 6/10. I rated his canonical debut album 6/10 some years ago. This track does what it wants to do, but what it wants is an alt-country vibe I'm not really down with. There's too much America in this without being American enough. Whip Poor Will: I've heard this song and this whole album before. Rated it a 6/10 some years ago. Upon this re-listen, I give it a 6/10 still. I'm beyond made-in-my-bedroom folk. Breathe: 4/10. I kind of hate slowcore. I am a phoenix, someone who bursts into violent life through a continual conflagration of my spirit. Slowcore is the antithesis of the song my being resonates to. Black Willow: Another one I've already heard and rejected. Gave this whole album a 6/10 last year and stand by it. WWWP, please tell me you're just guessing at what I'd like and don't actually like this kinda boring music. 5/10 for this particular track. (They could've sung in French, by the way.) Run Cried the Crawling: I'd been meaning to check her out but had recently forgotten! Gonna go ahead and pass on hr now. 5/10. No fire. Easy to Be Around: Five years ago I would've loved this kind of DIY-girl-folk thing. The fragile strength of the vocals are nice, but overall 6/10. It Can't Be You: This might be the worst song of the bunch, a boring woman caterwauling "you"...and that fake passionate Tracy Chapman vibrato to her voice. snaps fingers Fetch me my crossbow! 2/10. "White" music isn't what you should think when you think about what music I like. After all, Exuma is one of my favorite albums. Final Score: 41/80, or 51% (if my math is correct). Again, I thank you for your kind consideration, but please remember that "white" doesn't mean "boring". __________________ Zhanteimi LetsTalkMusic

06-20-2019, 09:20 AM	#293 (permalink)
Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	Ngl, I was a little underwhelmed with mine, but I get where you were coming from. __________________ See location...

06-20-2019, 03:14 PM	#298 (permalink)
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