#mac's random thoughts

Numbers/other characters: oh boy do i have a lot of recommendations here

冷たい雨 - 池田典代, some jazzy citypop in Japanese!

แค่เธอ - Jeff Satur. i've liked this song ever since i first heard it because of a certain series. it's a really gorgeous love song in Thai

Яed cideR - 23.exe, an upbeat electropop vocaloid song that i listen to a lot during summer

1st color - パンドリストP, my favourite original song featuring Yokune Ruko. their voice sounds so pretty in this one <3

3AM - Dopamine has a really sick guitar solo

Soundtracks:

my favourites are the soundtracks from Yakuza 0, Violet Evergarden, I Saw the TV Glow, and Arcane season 2

i also started getting into jujutsu kaisen because i found out that Eve made the opening theme song, lol

Languages:

probably the majority of music i listen to is in English, but i do listen to lots of songs in Japanese, French, and Thai (and some Korean as well)

i only speak English and French, but i love listening to music in languages i haven't learned. it really lets my brain focus on appreciating the melody and style of the vocals rather than the lyrics themselves

Classical music:

my favourite composer of all time is Erik Satie. i listen to his pieces a lot while studying, especially the Gnossiennes

as a cellist i also have to say that Fauré's Sicilienne is fun both to listen to and to play

Live music:

...just.

yet another reason i aspire to be a lawyer. yes, maybe i won't take on environmental cases. probably not even a case of this scale. but i want to fix something. there are so many problems with this world and so few people to fix them. i need to find something to fix. i just

i want to actually change something, you know.

....anyways yeah this movie 😭 gonna be thinking about this one for a while

V: Vide Noir - Lord Huron, easily in my top 10 albums. don't remember why this one in particular first caught my eye but i've been in love with it since

(bonus - music video): Quiet Room - Yoh Kamiyama has one of my favourite music videos ever, it's got such a fitting narrative and art style

W: The World Within Our Bedrooms - Drug Store Romeos. i mentioned them earlier in week 1 and now i'm highlighting my fav album of theirs :]

(bonus - artist discovered from a show): Forests. they were the opening act for Origami Angel and i liked them a lot, i actually have a tshirt of theirs

X: XLOV, my favourite kpop band! their concept is fun and i think it's really cool that they embrace queer culture

Y: Yellow Leaf - Jeff Satur. i love jeff satur's voice and it blends so well with this beautiful song

(bonus - starting with 'you'): You Are Not Alone - Anri. this also counts for the "comforting" bonus prompt

O: Origami Angel. i've been trying not to repeat artists and i already put one of their songs in week 1, but i'll cheat a little bit because they're my favourite band of all time.

(bonus - opposites): Weekender Girl - kz(livetune) vs. I Don't Wanna Do Anything Anymore, I'm Scared - Shrimp. very contrasting genres, tempos, lyrics, and overall vibes. love them both though

P: Polyphia. amazing math rock. i also love tim's style but that's not the point lol

Q: quiz - KAF. super relaxing (have used it to fall asleep a lot) and the syncopation just scratches my brain

R: Redcar les adorable étoiles, my favourite Christine and the Queens album. Redcar is a really cool guy and he makes great french pop

S: Sol Procter, an artist i discovered recently (they're nonbinary which is awesome)! their debut single Disease is on several of my playlists already.

T: Tom Rasmussen, a very cool artist. found out about their music via a drag show :]

U: Unknown (Till the End) - AKUGETSU. one of the best alien stage songs imo (i'm not biased towards till, totally)