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My husband used to yell when he got frustrated, but after I explained to him that I found it upsetting, he stopped yelling and started consciously working on asking for help before he got to that level of frustration.

When I’m upset over something, or just in a bad mood, I tend to withdraw. My husband explained to me that it makes him feel like I’m mad at him, so now when I need some space, I’ll tell him what I’m upset about, or that I’m in a bad mood for no particular reason, and I need to be alone for a little while.

Dream Machine - The Illusion

Mac Demarco - This Old Dog

Marika Hackman - I’m Not Your Man

Adult Mom - Soft Spots

Slowdive - Slowdive

Girlpool - Powerplant

Blondie - Pollinator

Wavves - You’re Welcome

The Wooden Sky - Swimming In Strange Waters

Sylvan Esso - What Now

Blond Ambition - Slow All Over

Hazel English - Just Give In/Never Going Home

Chino Vadgi - Kids in the Street

Hundred Waters - Currency

Perfume Genius - No Shape

Brother Ali - All The Beauty In This Whole Life

Dr. Paul - Calling Daddy Anarchist

Cende - #1 Hit Single

The Cuckoos - The Cuckoos EP

Chris Bathgate - Dizzy Seas

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Lovely Creatures

Daniel Romano - Modern Pressure

Land of Talk - Life After Youth

!!! - Shake The Shudder

ACES - Stranger EP

Kevin Morby - City Music

Chastity Belt - I Used To Spend So Much Time Alone

(Sandy) Alex G - Rocket

Boss Hog - Brood X

Vanguard Records 2017

Genre: celtic punk

Okay, I wasn’t going to add this, but then I remembered the days when I used to listen to “Shipping Up To Boston” on repeat, and the nostalgia compelled me. That said, I think it’s general knowledge that Flogging Molly is “better” (read: less agro) than Dropkick Murphys, but both deal in the same celtic-influenced, string-section-led, high energy punk that you’d probably hear when you order a Guinness in Boston. It’s not all great, and the tracks that sacrifice some of the energy to make more of a political point (8’s Jericho referencing) suffer for it, but when FM is on, they’re on, whether it’s the slower, ending-credits feel of 7 and 10, the faster pace of 11 and 3 (the latter about a dying boomtown, one of the political songs that works), or the three-movements-in-four-minutes of 2. Yeah, it’s a bit cheesy, but the protein is probably good for you. Probably.

RIYL: Dropkick Murphys, Bad Religion, The Real McKenzies, The Pogues

This blog post is my recital, I think it’s very vital

To rock (a rhyme), that’s right (on time)

It’s Old School Hip-hop time now, here we got’s Tommy to spin a track, to rock the shack, that makes your speakers go wack.

It’s tricky, it’s trick (tricky) tricky (tricky)

He starts a little early, his beats are far from squirrelly He goes to the station and busts them out, you’ll never wanna leave early

These beats are really easy, you won’t ever hear Yeezy 

So Spend some time on Tom’s line, and say every Monday 10-midnight weekly,

Plaque with the Crucifixion via Medieval Art

Medium: Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

2017: Holy Oak Music

Genre: Folksy Alt Rock

Second Sun is folk rock at its most tender. Every song on this album is some degree of mellow, down-tempo and melancholy, and it’s clear that Holy Oak knows where their strength as a band lies. While the album’s opening tracks are a bit less promising, the album hits its stride about a third of the way through with songs about the melancholy and distance of travel. Here is where the band’s attempts at poetry (which at moments can be sublime, like in the song “Isabelle,” a song about lost love that really does ache with longing) can occasionally feel like it’s reaching a bit too far, and the metaphors can feel a bit unnatural. Aside from this, the songs are simple and unobtrusive; acoustic guitar and the occasional synthy back-up are not particularly remarkable, but set a simple backdrop for the captivating beauty of Neil Holyoak’s voice which is, perhaps, the most captivating aspect of this album.

Listen If You Love: John K. Samson, Bon Iver, The Weakerthans

ac Demarco - This Old Dog

Marika Hackman - I’m Not Your Man

Adult Mom - Soft Spots

Slowdive - Slowdive

Girlpool - Powerplant

Blondie - Pollinator

Wavves - You’re Welcome

The Wooden Sky - Swimming In Strange Waters

Sylvan Esso - What Now

Blond Ambition - Slow All Over

Hazel English - Just Give In/Never Going Home

Chino Vadgi - Kids in the Street

Geotic - Abysma

Perfume Genius - No Shape

Julia Holter - In the Same Room

Brother Ali - All The Beauty In This Whole Life

Dr. Paul - Calling Daddy Anarchist

Cende - #1 Hit Single

The Black Angels - Death Song

Chris Bathgate - Dizzy Seas

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Lovely Creatures

Daniel Romano - Modern Pressure

Land of Talk - Life After Youth

Clark - Death Peak

Daniel Martin Moore - Turned Over To Dreams

Diet Cig - Swear I’m Good At This

Chastity Belt - I Used To Spend So Much Time Alone

(Sandy) Alex G - Rocket

Boss Hog - Brood X

This blog post is my recital, I think it’s very vital

To rock (a rhyme), that’s right (on time)

It’s Old School Hip-hop time now, here we got’s Tommy to spin a track, to rock the shack, that makes your speakers go wack.

It’s tricky, it’s trick (tricky) tricky (tricky)

He starts a little early, his beats are far from squirrelly He goes to the station and busts them out, you’ll never wanna leave early

These beats are really easy, you won’t ever hear Yeezy 

So Spend some time on Tom’s line, and say every Monday 10-midnight weekly,