#commodore radio

love beyond the bones - a hob/morpheus playlist

i know you sent this a few days ago, but i actually wasn't doing playlists when you sent it! but it's been a while and i'm in the mood to share some music so i'll do it now! thanks for waiting :)

E: Eat Your Heart Out - CRAY M: My Demons (Acoustic) - Starset I: It Will Come Back - Hozier L: Le Disko - Shiny Toy Guns Y: YASSOP - kxllswxtch

woo! i’d be super happy to share some metal and hard rock recs with you!! same as with the other list, i’ll put links for all these songs so you can just click and enjoy

A Few Fave Bands/Artists (in no particular order):

Ghost (BC)

Rammstein

OOMPH!

Nine Inch Nails

Alien Weaponry (New Zealand band, heavily influenced by their Maori heritage)

Amon Amarth (VIKING METALLLLL)

Dethklok (yes I know this is a fake band from a TV show, but they fuckin’ SLAP so yeah)

Baby Metal (these girls fucking ROCK)

Rob Zombie (and White Zombie)

Marilyn Manson (this might be cliche, but I grew up listening to him and Rob Zombie with my dad, so they hold a special place in my heart)

CKY

A Perfect Circle (and Puscifer)

KMFDM

System of a Down

A Few Fave Songs that Live in My Head Rent-Free:

Sanctified - Nine Inch Nails (this live version is also super great)

Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums - A Perfect Circle

Skyhunter - Dethklok

Dragula - Rob Zombie

More Human Than Human - White Zombie

Megitsune - Baby Metal

Tattered Banners and Bloody Flags - Amon Amarth

After the Flesh - My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult

Cirice - Ghost

The Trooper - Iron Maiden

Third Day of a Seven Day Binge - Marilyn Manson

Can You Feel the Beat - Nactmahr

Siren Charms - In Flames

Rev 22-20 - Puscifer

Rosenrot - Rammstein

Engel - Rammstein

Du Riechst So Gut - Rammstein

Loch Ness - Judas Priest (heads up, this song is long)

Risen - KMFDM

96 Quite Bitter Beings - CKY

Wherever I May Roam - Metallica

My Demons - Starset

BYOB - System of a Down

Killing in the Name Of - Rage Against the Machine

Colossus - Avatar

Dig - Mudvayne

Man in the Box - Alice in Chains

Whore - In This Moment

Some Songs that I’ve Been Vibing With Lately:

I-E-A-I-A-I-O - System of a Down

Love Falls - HELLYEAH (same singer as Mudvayne)

Wolf Totem - The HU

Keine Lust - Rammstein

Ich Will - Rammstein

Deutschland - Rammstein

Ru Ana Te Whenua - Alien Weaponry

Blood - In This Moment

Thunderhorse - Dethklok

See the Light - Ghost

Cold - Static X

Sail - DevilDriver (cover of AWOLNATION)

Little Pills - Devilskin

Forsaken - David Draiman

Attached at the Hip - CKY

Crack the Sky - Amon Amarth

Welcome Home - Coheed and Cambria

For Whom the Bell Tolls - Metallica

Wish - Nine Inch Nails

Labyrinth - OOMPH! (German version)

Augen Auf! - OOMPH! (German version)

Carnivore - Starset

A Warrior’s Call - Volbeat

Honorable Mention: City Morgue - this duo is actually a rap group, but they take a lot of inspiration from metal, and it’s fairly obvious. I enjoy them a lot. A few of my faves of theirs are:

Nitro Cell

Nuka Cola

Caligula

Arson

33rd Blakk Glass (featuring Kira’s laugh from Death Note at the start, lmao)

oh gosh oh gosh this is such a high pressure ask. i love music and i like a wide array of genres, and i don’t usually have “favorite” songs, but rather groups of songs i am super into at one time. i do have a few faves though. so i’ll tell you those, i’ll tell you some i’m vibing with right now, and i’ll rec some that are sort of similar to glass animals. i’ll also link to all these songs so you can just listen without having to search them.

Quick note: I like a lot of metal and heavy rock, so I’m just going to exclude those sort of songs/artists entirely since those don’t really vibe with Glass Animals (if you are interested in those songs and artists, feel free to message me again). I also won’t include Glass Animals songs I like, since you probably are familiar enough with them.

A Few Fave Bands/Artists (in no particular order):

Brand New

Alt-J

Lana Del Rey

The Decemberists

Fever Ray

Florence + the Machine

Garbage

Pink Floyd

Poe

Paper Route

Iron & Wine

Gorillaz

The Fratellis

Kill Hannah

Kyla La Grange

The Neighbourhood

A Few Fave Songs:

Don’t Worry, We’ll Be Watching You - Gotye

Taro - Alt-J

The Gospel of John Hurt - Alt-J

Lit Me Up - Brand New

Could Never Be Heaven - Brand New

Be Gone - Brand New

Daisy - Brand New

Blood Makes Noise - Suzanne Vega

Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect - The Decemberists

#1 Crush - Garbage

Lurk - The Neighbourhood

I Know Why - Marian Hill

To Your Health - Keaton Henson

Be Calm - Fun.

If I Had a Heart - Fever Ray

Hustler - Josef Salvat

Coming Down - Dear Euphoria

Wake - The Antlers

Passing Afternoon - Iron & Wine

In the Woods Somewhere - Hozier

We Have It All - Pim Stones

Stranger Things Have Happened - Foo Fighters

Moondust - Jaymes Young

Songs I’ve Been Vibing With Lately:

The Knife - Kyla La Grange

White Foxes - Susanne Sundfør

Closer - Kings of Leon

Dreams - ZHU, NERO

When I Was Older - Billie Eilish

Saw You in a Dream - The Japanese House

Buttercup - Jullian, Sophie Wood (Jack Stauber cover song)

Doin’ Time - Lana Del Rey (Sublime cover song)

Somebody Else - The 1975

The Moss - Cosmo Sheldrake

Jesse - Ivri Lider

Guillotine - Mansionair, NoMBe

Temple - Baauer, M.I.A., G-DRAGON

When the Party’s Over - Billie Eilish

Paint It Black - Ciara (Rolling Stones cover)

Something About Us - Daft Punk

Identity - Grandson

Rox in the Box - The Decemberists

I Took a Pill in Ibiza (Seeb Remix) - Mike Posner

Songs Similar-ish to Glass Animals (this is so hard though because Glass Animals has such a unique and singularly distinct sound, but I really tried!):

Taro - Alt-J

Tessellate - Alt-J

Nara - Alt-J

The Knife - Kyla La Grange

Gutter - Paper Route

I Lived on the Moon - Kwoon

Dinosaur Bones - Stop Light Observations

Genghis Khan - Miike Snow (the original and the Louis the Child Remix)

Erase/Rewind - The Cardigans

Gemini Feed - BANKS

Heart’s a Mess - Gotye

The Gold (Nick Waterhouse Remix) - Manchester Orchestra

Ghost of Mine - Kailee Morgue

Touch Me, I’m Going to Scream Pt 2 - My Morning Jacket

A Little Death - The Neighborhood

Atlas - Battles

Gold - Sir Sly

Open Season - Josef Salvat

Mercy Street - Fever Ray (Peter Gabriel cover song)

Keep the Streets Empty for Me - Fever Ray

Swimming in the Flood - Passion Pit

Good Luck - Broken Bells

Traveling at the Speed of Light - Joywave

West Coast - MISSIO (Lana Del Rey cover)

Fools - ufo ufo

Daddy Issues - The Neighbourhood

Wires - The Neighbourhood

you can also check out my tag “#commodore radio” for any of my music reblogs, or check out the “#playlist meme” tag, that’s from an old playlist meme i do sometimes, but there are LOTS of good recs in those posts.

“When do you open your Christmas presents?” is another good conversation starter as it explains a lot about national character. People who traditionally open gifts on Christmas Eve seem a bit more pious and family oriented than those who wait until Christmas morning. They go to mass, open presents, eat a late meal, return to church the following morning, and devote the rest of the day to eating another big meal. Gifts are generally reserved for children, and the parents tend not to go overboard. It’s nothing I’d want for myself, but I suppose it’s fine for those who prefer food and family to things of real value.

In France and Germany, gifts are exchanged on Christmas Eve, while in the Netherlands, the children open their presents on December 5, in celebration of Saint Nicholas Day. It sounded sort of quaint until I spoke to a man named Oscar, who filled me in on a few of the details as we walked from my hotel to the Amsterdam train station.

Unlike the jolly, obese American Santa, Saint Nicholas is painfully thin and dresses not unlike the pope, topping his robes with a tall hat resembling an embroidered tea cozy. The outfit, I was told, is a carryover from his former career, when he served as the bishop of Turkey.

“I’m sorry,” I said, “but could you repeat that??”

Braved the forests, braved the stone Braved the icy winds and fire Braved and beat them on my own Yet I'm helpless by the river

Angel, angel, what have I done? I've faced the quakes, the wind, the fire I've conquered country, crown, and throne Why can't I cross this river?