Slow Runner — "Horse Armor"

Slow Runner — "Perfectly Fine"

Hey, do me a favor: will you tell me if you think my voice sounds good in this, especially the higher parts at the end? I'm kind of... wondering which of the many ways I can sing actually sound good. Just, really wondering.

NNAMDÏ — "Flowers to My Demons"

Beautiful. Thanks to my friend Erik for thinking of me when he heard this and telling me.

A decade ago, this was very much in the neighborhood of what I aspired to make, but never got anywhere close. It might be the first song I've heard in a long time that made me go, "Oh, whoa. It's possible." I just couldn't get there.

Blur - For Tomorrow

One of my long-time favorite records.

Another song I've had in my head lately

Little Dragon — Another Lover

Great new album. Song that's been in my head for weeks. I like this performance better than the album version!

Spoon - The Beast and Dragon, Adored

When I heard this song for the first time at 16, it felt like another dimension. I hadn't really heard this sort of chaotic guitar deployed, nor this disaffected groove, nor this oblique narrative. I've never read the lyrics, I don't know what it's about, and I don't understand half the words. Spoon sits in a perfect socket for me; thudding feet dancing through head-height clouds. Most of their albums can loop forever, and I'll let them.

Prior Things - Hop Along

It's funny that Square has never made a game that actually looks like Amano's drawings