atrasiren's Last.fm Journal

Categories have no order. <3

Fucking perfection:

The National - Boxer

I don't know why this album is so crazily amazing. It's better than Alligator. Every song on this album has the ability to reduce me to nothing.

Awesome:

Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha

This guy can whistle. Different than the usual business.

Tegan and Sara - The Con

Another triumph from the twins.

The New Pornographers - Challengers

A nice chill pill for the NP's. It worked.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Some Loud Thunder

I hated this album when I first heard it. I recently gave it a chance. Now I like it more than their self-titled.

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

I like Funeral better, but this is quite nice too.

Kings of Leon - Because Of The Times

Love it. No clue why.

Radiohead - In Rainbows

Nice comeback.

Good:

Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist

I expect better from my favorite band.

Zolof The Rock & Roll Destroyer - Schematics

I think cutesy pop is growing old to me.

Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

Nothing's ever going to beat Kill the Moonlight for me.

Travis Morrison Hellfighters - All Y'All

No clue where this guy came from. I've never listened to him before, nor have I listened to the Dismemberment Plan, but I intend to. All I know is that he's quirky and brilliant and completely cheeseball, but I love it.

Wilco - Sky Blue Sky

A central album of the late spring to me. Nice standout tracks. But in the end, too much of a grower.

Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's The Cool

I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship with rap music. Thank you, Christian!

Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank

I miss their old stuff. This is good though.

Kanye West - Graduation

This is for all the fans.

Mediocre:

Rooney - Calling The World

Meow. Old.

Within Temptation - The Heart of Everything

Overproduced!

The Shins - Wincing the Night Away

See above!

What the fuck happened?:

Rilo Kiley - Under The Blacklight

I don't even want to know.

There you go! No crazy reviews for me though. I'm not into reviewing stuff, just like putting vague opinions. Thanks for reading.

Too much...

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:14:23 +0000

There is too much music in this world. I'm never going to hear all of it, and that's upsetting.

My friend Josh told me he was the same at my age. He's 27, I'm 21. He would keep on collecting music with no purpose, only to have it. Then one day, he just let the music come to him.

He's a stellar dude. I miss him a lot.

But our love will carry over many miles. And miles. And miles. But 60 miles isn't really that far away, is it? I miss my protector, my big brother. Work feels hollow without him.

Albums I could listen to forever...

Mon, 8 Jan 2007 08:47:01 +0000

The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape
Kyo - Le Chemin
Longpigs - The Sun Is Often Out
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
OK Go - OK Go
Tegan and Sara - So Jealous
Thrice - Vheissu
The Spill Canvas - Sunsets and Car Crashes
U2 - The Joshua Tree
Alanis Morrisette - Jagged Little Pill
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
Dashboard Confessional - A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar
Fiona Apple - Tidal
Green Day - Dookie
Jewel - Pieces of You
Jewel - Spirit
Within Temptation - The Silent Force
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans

Lyrics game, Pumpkinified.

Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:21:58 +0000

I'm going to do a variation on the lyrics game, by just doing one group, The Smashing Pumpkins, so here we go. Playlist on random, twenty standout (for me) lyrics from my favorite band. Take a guess if you'd like. I'll make it kind of easy.

And finished!!! Yay! Thanks for playing. :)

1. "I'm disconnected by your smile."
* The Aeroplane Flies High (Turns Left, Looks Right)

2. "Are you just like me?"
* By Starlight

3. "So lazy, hazy, maybe crazy..."
* Autumn Nocturne

4. "Their hearts beat free, cool frequency..."
* Slow Dawn

5. "I need someone to ease my mind."
* In the Arms of Sleep

6. "Become the language of disaster and love, vengeance and dust."
* The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete

7. "And leave you like they left me here to wither in denial..."
* Disarm

8. "'Cause in my grief I'd forgotten what was mine."
* Let Me Give the World to You

9. "I wish I'd said things different."
* Blank

10. "I seek no greater wisdom than she has given me."
* La Dolly Vita

11. "With turpentine kisses and mistaken blows..."
* Cupid de Locke

12. "If I show you how, will you let me down?"
* Hello Kitty Kat

13. "And I tied her heart in ribbons..."
* Jupiter's Lament

14. "Hipsters unite..."
* Cherub Rock

15. "And they all want you to change..."
* Sweet Sweet

16. "The last rose of summer is gone..."
* Speed Kills

17. "Stole my smile from a cheshire cat."
* Frail and Bedazzled

18. "She loves me like a lover..."
* Slunk

19. "I sensed my loss before I even learned to talk."
* To Forgive

20. "And you say the fates were cruel for throwing us together."
* Pennies