What song always makes you feel better?

This song always picks up the energy. Seeing them again in a few weeks!

Share a song that represents your current mood.

Went record shopping today and picked up the new Deftones album, Angel Olsen's Burn Your Fire for No Witness, and two used Neil Young records: Harvest Moon and After the Gold Rush. For some reason, I equate Neil Young with fall so had to pick those up.

Going with this song today, as my parents played that song when I was about my kids age (probably a little younger) and it always stuck with me... now I'm in their position.

Share a song that makes you want to dance every time.

Perfect for the prompt, one of the kids “discovered” the Beastie Boys, so we’ve been listening. Always so good.

Digging the new Blood Orange album. Going with this song, featuring Lorde and Caroline Polachek.

My random library album of the day was The Score by Fugees. I forgot how good that album was...

So with that, I'm picking "Killing Me Softly With His Song" - Lauryn Hill is just unmatched.

We saw this band open for Alex G and Alvvays in 2023 and they were awesome. Their album, Gizmo, released that year is severely underrated. Dream pop and shoegaze magic.

Picked this track today because it's an ear worm and I'm trying to manifest for my son who's had a rough go in his first few days of college.

So don't give up now You know there is another day Just know you're going to get to a better place

Kind of feel like I need to work on my Hayley Williams 2025 singles track order to make the perfect album... and review it on the Crucial Tracks blog. Someday soon, I think... so many good tracks.

A couple more weeks until the new Wednesday album. Really digging this track... very Dinosaur Jr.

Loving this album still. So good!

What was your favorite song in high school? Why did it resonate?

I’d say the Beastie Boys were probably my favorite group in high school and early college, with Check Your Head being a mainstay.

The album resonated with me in many ways. I loved that they went back to playing instruments again and they took that to a whole new level. I also loved that they epitomized the two things I loved at that point: punk and hip hop.

I did write a bit more about this album back in 2021 and what it meant to me at the time.