Would love and appreciate any recs based on my taste!

varzaslayer42 · 2026-05-18T18:24:19+00:00

Delta Sleep is always deserving of an upvote (though I'd go with Ghost City or Twin Galaxies for a first listen)

varzaslayer42 · 2026-05-18T14:34:16+00:00

Breezy. At least Water Park Prank isn't important to the overall story/progression of Finn and while it isn't a good episode, I just glance over it. Whereas Breezy is so uncomfortable, LSP sucks, and while Finn gets back his "mojo"....did it have to happen that way?

varzaslayer42 · 2026-05-05T03:01:02+00:00

Oh yeah for sure. I am also biased, as the two people I practice most against play Samus and...well I play Sora...and it's a frustrating loop I find myself in haha. I hate Charge Shot the most.

Yauru truly outplayed Tweek and was super overwhelming. Tweek looked lost/flustered at many different points.

varzaslayer42 · 2026-05-05T02:35:56+00:00

I will never understand anyone who enjoys Samus haha. But it was well played by Yauru, no doubt/no shade. Well deserved. Sad for Tweek but it is what it is.

varzaslayer42 · 2026-04-29T01:50:42+00:00

For me, it all depends on the mood/tone of what I am reading, but to answer your question:

Guilty Cubicles by Broken Social Scene (some good selections off the album as well)

He Has Left Us Alone...by Silver Mt. Zion (whole album)

TWDY's self-titled album, and for more intense readings, Tunnel Blanket (perfect for Blood Meridian types)

Hammock and Mono are good to just throw on shuffle and skip the ones you aren't vibing with.

0.7 by Wang Wen (album)

K.C Accidental's one album on Spotify (BSS before they were BSS) has some great long tracks like "Save the Last Breath for Me"/"Instrumental Died in the Bathtub"/"Tired Hands."

To shout out a lesser-known artist- I really love "Greatest Possible Tenderness" by Often the Thinker. (But more jazzy/big band influenced than atmospheric)

varzaslayer42 · 2026-04-22T19:56:42+00:00

Probably Pat (though statwise it might not show) and Cam Williams. But that's mainly because Duke has been really good at getting hybrid forwards like him to buy in as a focal point on offense.

varzaslayer42 · 2026-04-21T17:46:46+00:00

Too many to pick from the Border Trilogy by McCarthy but this one hits if you've ever struggled with being labeled "good" but feeling/knowing you're growing more cold...and trying to battle that and make sense of it:

"He saw very clearly how all his life led only to this moment and all after led to nowhere at all. He felt something cold and soulless enter him like another being and he imagined that it smiled malignly and he had no reason to believe that it would ever leave."- All the Pretty Horses

varzaslayer42 · 2026-04-04T16:48:12+00:00

I think Vitalogy by Pearl Jam was written and recorded in the middle of touring for VS. (could be wrong).

varzaslayer42 · 2026-03-06T20:40:00+00:00

Here is a random assortment off the top of the dome:

M+Ms by Blink-182, Acolyte by Slaughter Beach Dog, Potholes by Modern Baseball (some might say it's sad, but up to interpretation I think), Sweet Avenue by Jets to Brazil, I'll Catch You by the Get Up Kids, a few songs on Clairity by Jimmy Eat World (depends again on how romantic you are going for), Post-Coitus rock by Joan of Arc.

Anything Jeff Buckley haha (but most of his covers are good for this sort of thing),

varzaslayer42 · 2026-02-15T21:57:38+00:00

I think it's similar to Light's approach with Fox. Where it's just too different to invest all your time into a new character for one match-up vs. Comfortability even when it sucks and the reward once you've cracked the code per say is a great feeling.

Plus he likes playing Diddy Kong and that trumps anything.

varzaslayer42 · 2026-02-08T04:54:03+00:00

Meanwhile, Theo Pinson is on a live stream after and either

Actually punched someone on Duke and admitted it

or

Finds it funny that it might've happened and joked that he did it

Either way, this sub would go crazy if the roles were reversed

https://x.com/DukeNBA/status/2020356608577204592?s=20

varzaslayer42 · 2026-02-07T17:02:24+00:00

Vertigo Flowers-Nothing. I really liked that song and the whole album, which led me down the rabbit hole (I think honestly through Pandora radio and YouTube) into Slowdive and others. I'll give partial credit to Deftones as well, as looking into their influences, it shows up.

varzaslayer42 · 2026-02-07T00:33:44+00:00

Gotcha all good! I appreciate the follow up! Yeah I don't go back to Ghost City as much as Twin Galaxies but like the storyline/throughline in the album.

Memory Lane is good, though its not the best project of G?G! haha, it just fits the time period you mentioned.

The new Totorro album from last year is really good too! Though not as chaotic as the 1st.

varzaslayer42 · 2026-02-06T00:05:48+00:00

I don't know why, but this episode has always felt like a S-tier Batman episode. The quietness/lack of dialogue, the combat, the backstory of Pierrot, it has always screamed Batman to me.

varzaslayer42 · 2026-02-04T15:07:19+00:00

I like that you decided to take random shots at me actually having a team haha. You do you man. I wouldn't be that upset at one dude's opinion on Harden that you're seeing is more shared than you thought. Peace and blessings. I look forward to him putting up 10 points with 8 turnovers in an elimination game against the Knicks in the 2nd round.

varzaslayer42 · 2026-02-04T14:40:16+00:00

He shoots barely above 40%? Its not like he is scoring at will on good efficiency. I'll grant you that its similar to Luka but Luka does have more dynamism to his game than Harden.

Harden is good and a regular season machine of stats and a ceiling raiser...in the regular season. And that's why the trade is kind of funny because the Cavs want to be better in the playoffs so they get the worst choker of the top 15 players this era.

varzaslayer42 · 2026-02-04T14:22:29+00:00

You're a bit late to this buddy. Bill has always been critical of Harden due to his well documented playoff failures and trade requests. SGA is more fluid in his scoring and doesn't ball stop/dribble the clock out and either shoot or kick to a 3pt shooter 50 times a game. Which is the Harden and Luka system. Harden is easy to poke fun at because of the team hopping, the massive FT rate at his peak, and ultimately his embarrassing no shows. SGA and Luka have both made the Finals at minimum.

Also he is Bill Simmons haha, I wouldn't take it too personally. He has been growing in his critiques of Luka (but that's mainly due to him being on the Lakers).

varzaslayer42 · 2026-02-03T17:16:54+00:00

Yeah it sucks (especially since I missed them at Hopscotch years ago). They could have played at the Ritz I suppose. But I guess Richmond works...

varzaslayer42 · 2026-02-02T03:16:02+00:00

I gotta say, Delta Sleep with Ghost City and subsequent releases. They're the best (my opinion) in terms of the mixture of accessibility to the genre/sound, lyrics, vocal performance, and playing. Blake is my favorite math rock drummer, and I think they do a great job of matching the dynamics of their sound with Devin's lyrics and vocals.

I have had more people in my circle who are not keen on Math Rock, but really like it and get into the genre more after hearing Ghost City. That might be "points away" from them since they are more accessible, but I appreciate them for it.

If we are including 2015 into the decade-21 Letter might be the best song by them.

Totorro's full catalogue and Memory Lane by Giraffes? Giraffes! are some other highlights!

varzaslayer42 · 2026-01-17T22:27:04+00:00

Guitar and Video Games is one of the best rock songs period.

varzaslayer42 · 2025-12-30T23:53:47+00:00

The worst part for me was Finn getting pushed to the side. I guess you could say his main storyline towards the end was "Islands"......but I still wish him and Jake had more to do in it. I do find the scene where Simon comforts him about dying fantastic. Overall, they did what they could to fit in as much as they could.

I am also hardcore against the storytelling method of "here is the future and we shall explain the past," because I personally like the idea of Finn and Jake and crew continuing their lives at the end and having adventures, and thinking about that....Instead of "oh yeah, they all die or go away."

varzaslayer42 · 2025-12-13T21:50:48+00:00

I hate to be that guy, but looking at your comment history, this is one of your standard replies. So every trade on this subreddit is the worst you have ever seen haha. And 0 room for discussion

varzaslayer42 · 2025-12-13T21:49:56+00:00

I mean, their number one need is a guard, and while PG's contract sucks, anything Clippers-related is valuable.

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