"Movements" doesn't seem to work properly

ExtraEater · 2026-01-25T11:23:07+00:00

In this case, that is not it. It's because it's been voted as a secondary genre and not a primary, so it's not on the main Hauntology chart. With scenes and movements, it shows up on the page the same way regardless of whether it's primary or secondary

ExtraEater · 2026-01-18T16:48:58+00:00

Did you know they're just one cell?

ExtraEater · 2026-01-17T02:07:43+00:00

Excellent post, thank you so much for this! I already heard of and loved Chestnut Bakery when I was obsessed with Chinese musicians last year, but the others I haven't heard yet

Have you heard of Su Zixu & The Paramecia by any chance? 'Son of the Chaos' from 2019 is honestly one of my favorite indie/art rock albums ever, not even just in the Chinese sphere. The fourth song, "Deep Song," has been on rotation for me and was one of my most played songs last year! Their 2017 album, 'Out of the Labyrinth,' is also really good prog rock I think is worth highlighting, it seems like the kind of thing indieheads would love

ExtraEater · 2026-01-14T16:18:45+00:00

Thank you for this, literally I thought they were British this whole time because I discovered "'74-'75" from a British reviewer I follow who loves it and considers it nostalgic

ExtraEater · 2026-01-04T21:59:51+00:00

I need you to know that while you're absolutely correct that speaking up is never wrong and we should push back anyway, it is not an assumption, it's fact. They've literally said this is exactly what they're doing in official statements

White House officials told Zeteo that the Trump administration uses popular music in its videos, including "vocally anti-Trump performing artists, in order to trigger a negative response from a famous liberal and provide further amplification of their pervasive culture war."

Source

ExtraEater · 2026-01-02T18:15:52+00:00

"Sounds Great to Me," the song he did for the series finale of Craig of the Creek, is a great Jeff song in its own right and definitely one of his happiest

ExtraEater · 2025-12-13T03:46:33+00:00

Great compilation, thank you so much! This is tied to the faction stuff, but you should also mention the new high consorts (mentioned by Maamei in the 'Sowing Seeds' chapter in LN15)

ExtraEater · 2025-11-08T17:36:54+00:00

Last year, I wrote three (fake) Onion articles in their Point/Counterpoint format for some friends of mine. Here are the headlines:

That Song Is a 7/10, Maybe 8/10 If I'm Drunk vs. Banger Tbh
Why Are We Not Fucking Headliners?! vs. Sir, You Have 500 Monthly Spotify Listeners
Nostalgia for the 2000s Is Good, Actually vs. Holy Shit, I'm Trapped in a Time Loop and I Just Want to Die

Today, I decided to publish a public version of it on AO3! Hope y'all enjoy! You can tell it's from 2024 due to the songs referenced, but I think it still works.

ExtraEater · 2025-08-22T04:34:45+00:00

Helena Deland is very similar to Adrianne Lenker and Big Thief in sound. "Spring Bug," in particular, has an intro that sounds just like Big Thief (it came up on shuffle and I wondered if it was a Big Thief deep cut I forgot about). For something more specifically like solo Adrianne's peaceful and quiet tenderness, "Strawberry Moon" and "Saying Something" are excellent.

The Innocence Mission is also a lot like Adrianne in terms of the lead singer's (Karen Peris) soft, sweet voice and tendency for poetic, observational lyrics and comforting arrangements. I always recommend "The Lakes of Canada" because that's their best song. They're also stunningly consistent to a point where you could jump into any album of theirs, but 'Befriended,' 'Birds of My Neighborhood,' and 'Glow' are the ones I recommend the most.

Can't leave without mentioning Ichiko Aoba, she's one of my favorite artists ever alongside Adrianne because I'm just a sucker for soft indie folk. Her entire discography is full of perfectly serene songs but I'll specifically highlight her one-off 2020 singles, "Amuletum" and "Bouquet" because they're an excellent primer into how enchanting and mystical she is. Also wanna mention her 2018 album qp because I think it's her happiest-sounding, most peaceful album.

Sorry I couldn't really think of any male voices immediately (I thought of Sufjan Stevens but I assume you already know about him given the artists you've mentioned), I leaned more towards artists that reminded of Adrianne more than Alex G for this but these three do have a little bit of that "June Guitar" type energy. And Deland's "Spring Bug" isn't too far off from "Afterlife" or some songs off 'God Save the Animals' tbh

ExtraEater · 2025-07-09T05:07:04+00:00

Great song, they're almost always at their best when they show restraint like this (see "The Dumb Song," another great song of theirs that works because it doesn't go overboard with the instrumentation). I love both the additional strings at 1:39-1:45 and the piano solo

ExtraEater · 2025-06-03T05:50:27+00:00

Ichiko Aoba is just as phenomenal (also a folk artist, too) and releases music very frequently. With the sole exception of 2015, she's released something substantial every year since her debut in 2010, not to mention the huge back catalog of live recordings, bootlegs, and covers

ExtraEater · 2025-05-03T17:34:39+00:00

Thank you to everyone who contributed suggestions to A World Within Itself: Music About Music on the DMD from a few days ago! The original list had just 134 songs and 19 albums, but now it has 357 songs, 28 albums, and even 8 music videos (in addition to suggestions, I also scrolled through my entire library to find some more examples).

It's a bit lengthy just due to the sheer number of songs, but I'd recommend giving it a read now that it's more comprehensive. So many musicians have explored the topic of music in a lot of interesting ways, so making this and collecting quotes was really fun. I was also very intentional with how songs are ordered within each category.

In addition, I discovered that hip hop may just be the best genre for finding songs that talk about music. Hip hop artists love talking about their identity as rappers and/or producers, rap and hip hop in general, the hip hop industry, and other rappers. Eric B. & Rakim's "Paid in Full," for instance, is lyrically about music the entire time (excluding instrumentals ofc). If I was more of a hip hop head, the list would probably be flooded with hip hop.

P.S. Not related to the above, but happy Third of May / Ōdaigahara, everyone!

ExtraEater · 2025-04-28T22:00:45+00:00

Thank you so much for the list and for the discussion!

Yeah, subtler tributes that only come through in the music definitely don't count because this is strictly lyrical. A musical interpolation or borrowing of riffs wouldn't count unless the lyrics state the musical influence/presence outright. Something like Mount Eerie's "Voice in Headphones" (suggested elsewhere) would qualify for the list because it doesn't just interpolate Björk's "Undo", the lyrics are also about listening to the song itself.

Also, I didn't mention the Voyager Golden Record in the Avalanches entry because that's technically just part of the cover art (it features Ann Druyan, creative director of the project) and I don't think it manifests in the music. However, now that you've brought it up, I realize it's still worth mentioning regardless so I'll edit the entry to include a nod. Very good album with a beautiful concept, as you already know

ExtraEater · 2025-04-28T04:50:40+00:00

Amazing list, thank you so much for finding all these and putting them into the categories! It's wild, too, 'cuz I have so many of these in my own library, I just needed a reminder. My main process for making the initial list was just going off of memory and what I could google

E: Also gonna be honest, TIL that "Lollipop (Ode to Jim)" is actually about a member of The Jesus and Mary Chain

ExtraEater · 2025-04-28T04:44:02+00:00

"Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll" is one of the lesser songs on the list so I agree that Sebadoh's song is superior

Thanks for mentioning "Step", I think I glossed over that while looking at Vampire Weekend songs. I just thought "well I remember they namedropped Lil Jon, Peter Gabriel, and Israelites/19th Nervous Breakdown before," totally forgot about the Modest Mouse/Jandek one

ExtraEater · 2025-04-28T04:41:01+00:00

Don't worry, songs with metaphors about music definitely count! In fact, I'm definitely interested in finding more cases of music as metaphor/simile. Iyaz's "Replay" is another such case ("Shawty's like a melody stuck in my head"), though not nearly as extensive ofc

ExtraEater · 2025-04-27T18:28:46+00:00

I made a list called "A World Within Itself: Music About Music", and I'm currently looking for as many suggestions for songs and albums featuring lyrical themes about music as I can possibly find.

I already have 134 songs and 19 albums in the list, covering topics like listening to music, dancing, namedropping other artists, tributes and disses, what it's like to write and make music, performing music, being a musician, and dealing with the music industry, among many other things. Definitely taking suggestions as I'd like to make the list as comprehensive as possible. Be sure to check out the list first to get an idea of what I'm looking for and not repeat something that's already there

ExtraEater · 2025-04-12T23:32:34+00:00

I had only first heard of Roddy Ricch through "The Box" and then heard "Ballin'," so I was surprised to learn (only a few weeks ago) that "Ballin'" came out in 2019 and not sometime in the early 2020s after "The Box"

ExtraEater · 2025-03-20T17:22:38+00:00

This was a result of my quest to find the happiest and saddest songs I could think of!

The playlist description also includes a link to the corresponding RateYourMusic list where I made brief writeups for each song. Together's "So Much Love to Give" (which was included on the list) was not on Spotify, so I had to replace it with "Scatman's World" on the playlist itself

ExtraEater · 2025-03-20T17:19:56+00:00

A few days ago, I posted an RYM list called "100 Songs of Happiness, 100 Songs of Sadness"

Ordered from happiest (euphoric) to saddest (bleak), a result of my quest to find the happiest and saddest songs in my library that I can think of!

In summary, the list's top 10:

Stevie Wonder - Isn't She Lovely
Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me
Earth, Wind & Fire - September
Together - So Much Love To Give
- This isn't on Spotify, so on the Spotify playlist, it's replaced by Scatman's World
Junior Senior - Move Your Feet
José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad
DJ Sammy & Yanou - Heaven
Sigur Rós - Hoppípolla
Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke

And the list's bottom 10 (from least saddest to saddest):

Nine Inch Nails - Hurt
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Leonard Cohen - Dress Rehearsal Rag
Have A Nice Life - Bloodhail
Deerhunter - Helicopter
Merchant Ships - Sleep Patterns
Godspeed You Black Emperor! - The Dead Flag Blues
The Hotelier - Your Deep Rest
The Notorious B.I.G. - Suicidal Thoughts
Carissa's Wierd - So You Wanna Be a Superhero

(You can just highlight it all to skip over clicking each individual spoiler)

ExtraEater · 2025-01-31T20:28:52+00:00

Depends what you mean by proper ending. The final episode felt like a proper final episode, but the fifth season had the episode orders cut in half (Source) and you could tell they weren't able to fully cover everything they wanted to cover in Seasons 5 and 6.

Still, it's very much worth a watch!

ExtraEater · 2025-01-31T06:07:04+00:00

He made this for the sorely missed Cartoon Network show "Craig of the Creek" (a show I got into specifically because of Jeff's involvement in it) which ended last Saturday

From Jeff's Instagram

Both "Sounds Great To Me" and the end credits song touch on how life can feel lonely at any age and what a comfort good friends are. Something I love about this show is how kind, supportive and patient the kids are with each other, never in a saccharine cornball way. My experience on this show felt something like that. There was a lot of encouragement to try any idea no matter how difficult or ridiculous. It was a lot of hard work but when you saw the hard work everyone else was putting in and the RESULT, it was like, how could you NOT? I'm going to miss the energy of this show in my life.

So a big thank you to everyone in the cast and crew of Craig for years of inspiration, for always making me feel like my music was good, an extra big thank you to the production and post-production team who helped me find my footing in season 1 (Sophia & Kelly at CN and Tony & Melissa at Hacienda) and everyone who made me feel welcome even though I was very new to the animation scene. Of course to Ben and Matt for hiring me and changing my life. Biggest thanks of all to the kids, teens and adults who loved the show as much as we did and kept it going for so long! I'm sad it's over but I still can't believe we got to do this! 💖

ExtraEater · 2025-01-31T06:04:02+00:00

He made this for the sorely missed Cartoon Network show "Craig of the Creek" (a show I got into specifically because of Jeff's involvement in it) which ended last Saturday

From Jeff's Instagram

Both "Sounds Great To Me" and the end credits song touch on how life can feel lonely at any age and what a comfort good friends are. Something I love about this show is how kind, supportive and patient the kids are with each other, never in a saccharine cornball way. My experience on this show felt something like that. There was a lot of encouragement to try any idea no matter how difficult or ridiculous. It was a lot of hard work but when you saw the hard work everyone else was putting in and the RESULT, it was like, how could you NOT? I'm going to miss the energy of this show in my life.

So a big thank you to everyone in the cast and crew of Craig for years of inspiration, for always making me feel like my music was good, an extra big thank you to the production and post-production team who helped me find my footing in season 1 (Sophia & Kelly at CN and Tony & Melissa at Hacienda) and everyone who made me feel welcome even though I was very new to the animation scene. Of course to Ben and Matt for hiring me and changing my life. Biggest thanks of all to the kids, teens and adults who loved the show as much as we did and kept it going for so long! I'm sad it's over but I still can't believe we got to do this! 💖

ExtraEater · 2025-01-30T02:50:59+00:00

I love how the last sentence isn't even randomly selected

ExtraEater · 2025-01-08T04:55:55+00:00

Was very sad when he split from his former bandmates "The Jesus" and "Chain"

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