What Are You Listening To Now?

[Knight of Iron she/they]

Yes, @Slowswift! I put the album (as well as all the others) on repeat for about 8 hours today. I love every one of them, but Easy Come Easy Go, Giants, Dull Knives, Lonely, No Time For Toxic People, all amazing.

[+Slowswift]

56 minutes ago, Knight of Iron said:

Yes, @Slowswift! I put the album (as well as all the others) on repeat for about 8 hours today. I love every one of them, but Easy Come Easy Go, Giants, Dull Knives, Lonely, No Time For Toxic People, all amazing.

Indeed! I need to let it soak a bit more before I decide on favorites, but I really like Monday, Wrecked, and Follow You in addition to those. Cutthroat...not a fan, really. Too heavy for my tastes. (Come to think of it, I think all of their albums have had one like that.) 

While I'm here I'll mention another artist: Joe Hisaishi! At this point I think he's one of my all-time favorite film composers. His album Encore has been keeping me company lately, with gems like Summer and Ashitaka and San. It's hard to explain; his music just has this way of getting inside your heart and tugging all the right strings and I absolutely love it.

Edited September 7, 2021 by Slowswift

[+Hoiditthroughthegrapevine he/him]

First broadcast over the radio in 1977, this song would have reached the potentially habitable exoplanet TRAPPIST-1g five years ago. If there wasn't life on that chunk of rock before, bet there is now.

 

Edited September 9, 2021 by Hoiditthroughthegrapevine

[Eluvianii he/him]

Reminiscing about a first favorite soundtrack of mine, and probably one of the main reasons I like racing games.

 

[+Slowswift]

So...this is a thing.

A very good thing.  

I'm digging this synth-pop style Coldplay's been going with lately. Can't wait for the rest of the album!

Edited September 24, 2021 by Slowswift

[Atusiff he/him]

yes i do casually listen to this stuff

[Zurvanight he/him]

JINDO I KNEEL

This arrangement of one of Unisuga's best tracks is even better with Jindo. The violin gives me shivers.

[Spren of Kindness she/her]

Skillet.  I think I've found a new favorite band.

[Modal Seoul he/him]

Discovered this gem while playing Death Stranding, a very atmospheric and thoughtful song

[Atusiff he/him]

 

[Honorless he/him]

Listening to Amy Winehouse! And uh... wow, some of those songs would really not be well-received today, and for good reason, imo *side-eyes stronger than me & f-me pumps * (and yes, I get that the point was being frank but still). Anyway, rehab, back to black, you know I'm no good  are still just as good as ever

Decided to give Bring me the Horizon a real try beyond just can you feel my heart and they're no Linkin Park replacement, how dare! But they're still pretty good

Edited November 3, 2021 by Honorless

[+Slowswift]

Apparently ABBA's still at it. Halfway through their new album; it's not bad!

[Condensation she/her]

By Maroon 5?

I've been listening to Christmas songs, I admit it. I've been listening to them all year. My favourites are the quintessential department store Christmas song (All I Want for Christmas is You) and ANYTHING by Mannheim Steamroller. SO GOOD. I especially love to listen to them with headphones because the way they are recorded, you hear different sounds through each side. There's one part in Little Drummer Boy that... *chef's kiss* so good. anyway...

[+Slowswift]

If you'll permit me to be a weeb for a moment.

BUMP OF CHICKEN. They're really good, actually! I've been listening to their album Yggdrasill on repeat. (I particularly like "Only Lonely Glory" and "Rem".)

Also, the music for The Rising of the Shield Hero is phenomenal! The opening and ending themes are especially good. (O1, O2, E1, E2) Something they do, and that seems to be fairly common in anime, is to have the opening and endings contrast each other: in this case, the openings are powerful and energetic and set the stage for the epic fight-for-your-lives tone of the show. But the ending themes are gentle. There are sweet moments in the show, and in life, in between all of the suck, and the ending themes exemplify that. (Also, the accompanying visuals are top-notch.)

[#1 Taln Fan he/him]

At the moment I’m listening to Rasputin, though in general I’ve recently been listening to Arcadian Wild.

[Orlion Blight he/him]

It's quince season, you know what that means! It's time for some Prester John, obvi!

 

[Atusiff he/him]

have a playlist of about 70 songs set up going through various moods of songs

rn i'm in the chill~ish part of it

 this song rn

[Robin Sedai she/her]

Listening to Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief, by Wendelin van Draanen. I've read the entire series three times, the first was also on audio.

 

Edit Nov. 22: Taylor Swift, Weird Al, and Queen.

Edited November 22, 2021 by Robin Hatter
got tired of waiting for someone else to post

[Orlion Blight he/him]

You only had to wait one more day! 

This song has been stuck in my head the past few days, so now it gets to be your problem too. 

 

[+Hoiditthroughthegrapevine he/him]

For all you hopeless romantics out there, who hasn't dreamed of being seranaded by a man suspended from a helicopter while you're water skiing, or vice versa:

You'll have to click the link, but the small effort required is more than worth it. 

[Robin Sedai she/her]

On 23/11/2021 at 11:14 PM, Orlion Blight said:

You only had to wait one more day! 

This song has been stuck in my head the past few days, so now it gets to be your problem too. 

 

*smirks* I can't see the video.

The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan. I've read it before, but this is my first time with the audiobook. I think the narrator does a good job!

[Orlion Blight he/him]

Nothing puts one in a western mood like a whistling, boomer Swede. 

 

[+Slowswift]

2 hours ago, Ookla the Pendragon said:

The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan. I've read it before, but this is my first time with the audiobook. I think the narrator does a good job!

Yo, I love those books! I don't see people talking about them all that much. Glad to see other people appreciate them, too. 

I haven't listened to them, myself, aside from a short story set in the series. Don't remember much plot-wise, but I know I did like the narrator.

Edited November 29, 2021 by Slowswift

[Zurvanight he/him]

I've been watching a lot of old Hololive stream archives and this one plays during Amelia Watson's intro. I immediately fell in love with it. 

[Kasimir he/him]

16 hours ago, Slowswift said:

Yo, I love those books! I don't see people talking about them all that much. Glad to see other people appreciate them, too. 

 

Oh hey is this another Riyria fan I spot in the wild?  ( @|TJ|!!!!)

Right now, it's the Philosopher's Propeller by Susumu Hirasawa.

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