🪦 Recommendations Of The Week :))

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Hi!! This blog is going to be a space for me to share music recommendations with you all. I intend to update this every monday with some new album, track + artist recommendations however if I miss a week I apologise. 

ALSO feel free to share any artist or bands you like + have discovered in the comments, I 100% intend for this to be an open space to discuss different genres as the whole point of this blog is music discovery so again feel free to have at it + lets enjoy discovering new music together!!

In order to keep this blog looking pristine + avoid as many coding errors with photos as I can i'm going to use my Tumblr to archive all of the recommendations I give here so they are all in one place after the week is up

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FRI 20th Dec "24

Hello!! im back again and- holy shit i left for a long time...apologies uni has been royally kicking my ass :(( 

psssst, this will most likely be the last ROTW of 2024 so im gonna make its a big one seeing as ive been gone for so long :))

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My first album recommendation is “Vespertine” by our lord and saviour Björk. I’ve been a fan of björk for a while now ever since my friends wouldn’t stop recommending her to me last year i’ve been hooked ever since. This album is probably my favourite album of hers with “homogenic” coming 2nd in that respect. i recently bought this album on cd (thinking back i think i bought this cd before joining this site but id not given it a good listen on my player since buying it due to being wayyyy to busy) + gave it another proper sit down listen a couple of weeks ago + i don’t think i will ever find another album that both inspires me + effects me emotionally the way this one does. what an artist.

FFO: Arca, Thom Yorke + Aphex Twin

Favourite songs: “Undo” “Cocoon” “Frosti” “Pagan Poetry” + “its not up to you” (honestly the whole album may as well be here ngl)

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My second album rec is “some heavy ocean” by Emma Ruth Rundle. I think the last time i was online here, i mentioned me seeing her live + honestly she was breath taking, i hope to be able to see her again some time soon. This album is tied with another album of hers called “Marked for Death” when it comes to my favourite album of hers, both of them have a place in my heart and explore different sonic realms while still maintaining her sound which i find fucking awesome. great staple artist for all the gothic rock fans out there.

FFO: Chelsea Wolfe, Ethel Cain, Fois Gras + King Woman

Favourite Song: “Run Forever”

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My Third EP Rec is “Up like a weather balloon” by Flip Top Head. i discovered these guys via a single of theirs called “Alfred Street” which is a fucking banger + in the search for more i discovered this EP. This is record defo for people who enjoy the British “post-punk” scene. these guys are definitely ones to look out for.

FFO: BCNR, Mary in the Junkyard + Do Nothing

Favourite Songs: “I Can’t Wait Till I’m Old” “ Weightlifter” + “Jesse Paints The Houses”

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The last EP Rec is “ixtab” by my dead girlfriend. From memory, i found this band via another japanese band called “Kinokoteikoku” + just like i did with that band, i fell in love with this one. This year for some reason ever since finding and listening to “FLat7” + “Midori” I’ve been being fed all of these really fucking cool noise/shoegaze bands from japan + honestly i’m loving it. i need more.

FFO: Kinokoteikoku, Julie, FLat7 + CONDOR44

Favourite Song: “watashi no aishita manatsu no shinigami” 

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My first single rec is “The Maker Makes” By Rufus Wainwright. is this song from a soundtrack? yes. is this song from the end of the movie brokeback mountain? also yes. ITS SUCH A FUCKING GUT WRENCHING MOVIE AND THEN TO BE HIT WITH THIS SONG IMMEDIATELY AFTER IS TORTURE LITERALLY GIVE ME A BREAK. genuinely was stuck listening to this song for an hour straight after watching this movie it threw me into such a deep pit of despair. 10/10 song, love Rufus Waiwright SOOOOOO MUCH AHHHHH PLEASE COME TO THE UK I BEG

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My second single rec is “August Underground” by Ethel Cain. Honestly if you haven't listened to preacher’s daughteryet WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOINGGGGG. this album is a fucking 10/10 in my humble opinion + for this song to be immediately after “Ptolemaea” and before “Televangelism” does something emotionally to my brain that i cant describe. the concept and themes of the album are fucking phenomenally explored within the music made by Hayden + i cant wait for the new album from her to release!! in the meantime this playlist fucks

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my third single rec is “Juno” by Flipturn. ive been a fan of flipturn’s music since starting college/sixth form in 2021 and my love for them continues to grow year by year :)). they ALSO HAVE AN ALBUM COMING OUT SOON which i’m sooooo excited for especially if theres gonna be more songs like this on there :DD

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my final single rec is “Hearing Damage” by Thom Yorke. I found this one a couple of days ago and fucking love it. ik im pretty late to the party when it comes to this track but better late than never. what else can i say? i love radiohead, i love thom yorke, i love music :))

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