#guoti

Anyway, this week I listened to NOAHFINNCE's newest album, and I guess debut album, "Growing Up On The Internet"!!!

⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4.5 out of 5 stars)(again, no half star emoji)

Yeah, I've been anticipating this album for way too long and I love it and it was worth the wait for sure! As much as I loved the singles, the rest of the songs are amazing to finally get our hands on. Anyway, it was a super fun album and is the second album I've really anticipated this year (first was Saviors, scroll back on this blog for that one)

Yeah lovely transgender and neurodivergent vibes on this one and I love it

Opinion Time!!! (album order as always, not any specific opinion order)

I have to pick out "Alexithymia" I know it's popular and I'm careful around picking favorites just because people agree but god this track is crazy, I love how it has its identity and is proud to play with it, I like the idea behind the song and of course the entire metaphor of it all. I ADORE the final chorus, the instrumentation, how it comes off of the middle break section, it's a lot of fun.

"Rise and Grind" is one of my favorites because I love how he sings half the song from the point of view of the crypto/twitter bros and half from his own position as a creator and it's a lot of fun. And like with "California" on "Awaken, My Love", I LOVE the sounds and noises on this track. It's also got really cool instrumentation

"Lovely Ladies" gets my pick because of what it stands for and goddamn, it sounds so fun. I can't wait to hear this track live someday (if only he would come to my city) I LOVE how "irreversible damage" is snuck in there in the bridge. I want to, with my entire soul, scream along to this track, it's brilliant

Honorable mentions!! 🥳🥳🥳

"Growing Up On the Internet" is a great track and very nearly made the top 3, another one I would love to scream along to, and I love the dial-up noises at the start and sprinkled throughout, it's a super fun name-sake track

"Subtitles" is unique in its identity and a much calmer song that builds up much slower but when it gets to the loud bit, god it's a great track. I love the drums, and I love how he describes overstimulation (as a person who gets overstimulated). It's fun!

"All the Same/Not the Same"- Only didn't make it because of how much I love "Lovely Ladies". It's another loud and fun track and I love how it leads into "Scumbag"

Also yeah, "Scumbag" is great, fuck jk rowling, fuck terfs <3 and its just a good song without what it means behind it

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