Musical Mischief/ August 2024

What I listened to this month

August was a month of many transitions. I suppose all the newness of it all had me yearning for old favorites waiting to be dusted off. Warning: do not listen to any of this if you need to avoid head-banging from whiplash or if you can’t handle being silly.

Marty Robbins

Though some of these lyrics haven’t aged well, how can one not enjoy the chaos of the lyric “I feel a bullet go straight through my chest” to one of the most jovial and buoyant melodic lines? I highly recommend pairing this with a drive on the Taconic State Parkway while you alarm the people you're with by knowing every single lyric.

Monteverdi Vespers

I did say “head-banging, “ didn’t I? I highly recommend pairing your early baroque with a subway ride in which you assume everyone is watching you and wondering what you’re listening to, but your smug smile tells everyone they’ll never know…

Fiona Apple

Is anyone else feeling that angsty girl summer? No?… I recommend pairing this with “back-to-school scaries” even if you aren’t returning to school. Also perfect for the Tori Amos to Regina Spektor lover pipeline.

What have you been listening to this month? Chime in below!