LogFAQs > #976472508

Some very late catching up:

I was not prepared for how dark "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" is... turns out I'm not really into strangulation. A mildly interesting data point and a fairly catchy song that I'll definitely remember, but I think their funnier songs are more my speed. (Though I do like dark music, so it could grow on me after I adjust to what the song is doing).

"Frou-frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires" is also something I need a few more listens of to properly define my reaction. The early part of the song sets me on edge for currently unexplained reasons, but the richer parts where all the instruments come in are fairly nice. And I didn't make out a single lyric (or look any up yet), so... I don't know what this was or what I thought about it.

I really enjoyed American Idiot and kinda love "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", though I've played it so many times that it's rather lost its magic. I've never liked pairing the song with "Holiday"; I like Holiday too, I just don't think the songs work together as a cohesive whole & both tracks are worse for the combination.

I *think* I'd say that I really liked The Dear Hunter's Act IV? I spent quite a while listening to six songs from that album on an endless loop, but I can't recall most of the other tracks... and it also falls into the "I loved this so much I played it on an endless loop and now I don't have much reaction to it" category. Still, the album had several songs I loved and I actually had to go listen to a few more songs after revisiting "The Bitter Suite IV and V", so that feels rather top tier... even if I can't recall more than half of it?

Oh hey, "Basket Case" is a big enough single that I actually recognize it. That's kinda neat.

"More Data" is... likely to be highly memorable, but I don't know that I'd want to hear it again. It"s a very "ask me again in two months" type of song where I need more time to process it.

"Rough Steez" is intriguing enough that I may check out a second song sometime.

"Dance of the Volcano" was pretty neat, I liked hearing a bit of a different song featuring Phil Collins.

I like the linked song from "STAFFcirc vol. 8 - circle" so much that I'm immediately dropping everything to go listen to the whole thing now & OMG I love what "Trapped in a Dream" is doing, this is exactly the type of thing I need with its low tones and ambient tranquil soundscapes.

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More catching up on songs later, more circle to listen to.