josie and the pussycats soundtrack (2001)
best fake band of all time!! not to be that person, but i own this on vinyl. it came with a du jour LP.
favorite tracks:
spin around
three small words
shapeshifter
best fake band of all time!! not to be that person, but i own this on vinyl. it came with a du jour LP.
favorite tracks:
spin around
three small words
shapeshifter
treats (sleigh bells, 2010)
my favorite forever. nothing else sounds like sleigh bells. i've seen them twice and they put on a GREAT show.
favorite tracks:
crown on the ground
a/b machines
infinity guitars
my favorite forever. nothing else sounds like sleigh bells. i've seen them twice and they put on a GREAT show.
favorite tracks:
crown on the ground
a/b machines
infinity guitars
juno (remi wolf, 2021)
i wore this album OUT in summer 2022 and continue to revisit on a regular basis. it's fun, funky, weird, explicit, sincere, silly and full of bangers from top to bottom.
favorite tracks:
anthony kiedis
quiet on set
buttermilk
i wore this album OUT in summer 2022 and continue to revisit on a regular basis. it's fun, funky, weird, explicit, sincere, silly and full of bangers from top to bottom.
favorite tracks:
anthony kiedis
quiet on set
buttermilk
commit this to memory (motion city soundtrack, 2005)
i think i've seen MCS maybe 10 times in my life. i loved them when i was a tween and i love them even more as an adult. they're completely to blame for my affinity for hyper pop and break beat drums.
favorite tracks:
LG FUAD
time turned fragile
hangman
i think i've seen MCS maybe 10 times in my life. i loved them when i was a tween and i love them even more as an adult. they're completely to blame for my affinity for hyper pop and break beat drums.
favorite tracks:
LG FUAD
time turned fragile
hangman
spiceworld (spice girls, 1997)
made me who i am today!!!
favorite tracks:
saturday night divas
do it
never give up on the good times
made me who i am today!!!
favorite tracks:
saturday night divas
do it
never give up on the good times
tapestry (carole king, 1971)
every song on this album makes me cry. i saw the carole king beautiful musical with my mom in 2018 and it was incredible. she wrote the fucking locomotion, you guys.
favorite tracks:
beautiful
it's too late
i feel the earth move
every song on this album makes me cry. i saw the carole king beautiful musical with my mom in 2018 and it was incredible. she wrote the fucking locomotion, you guys.
favorite tracks:
beautiful
it's too late
i feel the earth move
e von dahl killed the locals (the matches, 2004)
when i listen to the matches, i feel like the coolest version of myself. they recently did a 20 year anniversary tour for this album and it was one of the best shows i've ever been to.
favorite tracks:
chain me free
scrached out
the jack slap cheer
when i listen to the matches, i feel like the coolest version of myself. they recently did a 20 year anniversary tour for this album and it was one of the best shows i've ever been to.
favorite tracks:
chain me free
scrached out
the jack slap cheer
graceland (paul simon, 1986)
mine and my bf's go-to road trip/vacation album. lots of good memories listening to this album while cruising down some highway somewhere, going from a cityscape to farmland as the sun went down.
favorite tracks:
graceland
you can call me al
diamonds on the soles of her shoes
mine and my bf's go-to road trip/vacation album. lots of good memories listening to this album while cruising down some highway somewhere, going from a cityscape to farmland as the sun went down.
favorite tracks:
graceland
you can call me al
diamonds on the soles of her shoes
extraordinary machine (fiona apple, 2005)
honestly how does one pick a favorite fiona album?? this one has tracks i listen to most often, but really her entire discography should be here. fiona forever!!
favorite tracks:
extraordinary machine
please please please
not about love
honestly how does one pick a favorite fiona album?? this one has tracks i listen to most often, but really her entire discography should be here. fiona forever!!
favorite tracks:
extraordinary machine
please please please
not about love
narrow stairs (death cab for cutie, 2008)
i don't know how to choose a fave death cab album. i listen to this one a lot! i've loved them since high school. one time my friends snuck me out of school to drive to see them in wisconsin. jack's mannequin and the ting tings opened.
favorite tracks:
cath...
your new twin sized bed
long division
i don't know how to choose a fave death cab album. i listen to this one a lot! i've loved them since high school. one time my friends snuck me out of school to drive to see them in wisconsin. jack's mannequin and the ting tings opened.
favorite tracks:
cath...
your new twin sized bed
long division
four (one direction, 2014)
the last 1d album when they were all together, and the album that i think defines their sound the best. i miss one direction SO MUCH. i go back to four the most out of all their albums, although i have favorite songs on all of them.
favorite tracks:
stockholm syndrome
fool's gold
ready to run
the last 1d album when they were all together, and the album that i think defines their sound the best. i miss one direction SO MUCH. i go back to four the most out of all their albums, although i have favorite songs on all of them.
favorite tracks:
stockholm syndrome
fool's gold
ready to run
middle cyclone (neko case, 2009)
i get the most intense goosebumps listening to neko case. i got to see her live in 2019 and she sounded incredible! fun fact: she has perfect pitch. her songwriting is also stellar.
favorite tracks:
the pharoahs
people got a lotta nerve
fever
i get the most intense goosebumps listening to neko case. i got to see her live in 2019 and she sounded incredible! fun fact: she has perfect pitch. her songwriting is also stellar.
favorite tracks:
the pharoahs
people got a lotta nerve
fever
back to black (amy winehouse, 2006)
do NOT get me started on amy winehouse. i will cry. she deserved so much better and she was truly a beautiful soul.
favorite tracks:
tears dry on their own
addicted
he can only hold her
do NOT get me started on amy winehouse. i will cry. she deserved so much better and she was truly a beautiful soul.
favorite tracks:
tears dry on their own
addicted
he can only hold her
under the blacklight (rilo kiley, 2005)
i listened to rilo kiley so much in high school and was obsessed with jenny lewis (still am).
favorite tracks:
under the blacklight
breakin' up
silver lining
i listened to rilo kiley so much in high school and was obsessed with jenny lewis (still am).
favorite tracks:
under the blacklight
breakin' up
silver lining
ready to die (the notorious b.i.g., 1994)
i mean, come on.
favorite tracks:
machine gun funk
gimme the loot
ready to die
i mean, come on.
favorite tracks:
machine gun funk
gimme the loot
ready to die
santigold (santigold, 2008)
i forget about this album and suddenly remember it and listen to it non-stop for weeks. santigold is a genius and this album stands the test of time!
favorite tracks:
l.e.s. artistes
creator
you'll find a way
i forget about this album and suddenly remember it and listen to it non-stop for weeks. santigold is a genius and this album stands the test of time!
favorite tracks:
l.e.s. artistes
creator
you'll find a way
brat (charli xcx, 2024)
DUH. believe it or not, 'big brat world' came before brat summer. charli and i just get each other i guess.
favorite tracks:
von dutch
365
sympathy is a knife
DUH. believe it or not, 'big brat world' came before brat summer. charli and i just get each other i guess.
favorite tracks:
von dutch
365
sympathy is a knife
the young and the hopeless (good charlotte, 2002)
good charlotte radicalized me re: class consciousness and no that is not a joke and i'm not being ironic :)
favorite tracks:
my bloody valentine
wondering
riot girl
good charlotte radicalized me re: class consciousness and no that is not a joke and i'm not being ironic :)
favorite tracks:
my bloody valentine
wondering
riot girl
live through this (hole, 1994)
when aries season hits... ooooh BABY this is the one!!
favorite tracks:
plump
rock star
violet
when aries season hits... ooooh BABY this is the one!!
favorite tracks:
plump
rock star
violet
ctrl (sza, 2017)
when this dropped literally ALL of my friends were going through it and felt so seen by sza. this captures such a specific moment in time for me and really speaks to the early 20s experience. chef's kiss!
favorite tracks:
go gina
normal girl
supermodel
when this dropped literally ALL of my friends were going through it and felt so seen by sza. this captures such a specific moment in time for me and really speaks to the early 20s experience. chef's kiss!
favorite tracks:
go gina
normal girl
supermodel
who's the clown? (audrey hobert, 2025)
i have been playing this NON-STOP since it came out! it is FANTASTIC!! relatable, campy, authentic, hilarious, vulernable, fun fun FUN stuff!
favorite tracks:
thirst trap
silver jubilee
sex and the city
i have been playing this NON-STOP since it came out! it is FANTASTIC!! relatable, campy, authentic, hilarious, vulernable, fun fun FUN stuff!
favorite tracks:
thirst trap
silver jubilee
sex and the city
from under the cork tree (fall out boy, 2005)
pete wentz and fob's impact on my life cannot be underestimated. i was a certified boardie on the fobr message boards from 05-07 and i miss it all the time.
favorite tracks:
gin joints
our lawyer
xo
pete wentz and fob's impact on my life cannot be underestimated. i was a certified boardie on the fobr message boards from 05-07 and i miss it all the time.
favorite tracks:
gin joints
our lawyer
xo
folklore (taylor swift, 2020)
when taylor's on, she's really fucking on.
favorite tracks:
peace
august
this is me trying
when taylor's on, she's really fucking on.
favorite tracks:
peace
august
this is me trying
dog problems (the format, 2006)
what a time capsule of an album. always brings me back to being a lil tween bb. they opened at the first concert i went to without parents which is how i found out about them. i remember the girls in front of me were all wearing format t-shirts they diy'd. it was at the house of blues in chicago and i was 13.
favorite tracks:
if work permits
dog problems
inches and falling
what a time capsule of an album. always brings me back to being a lil tween bb. they opened at the first concert i went to without parents which is how i found out about them. i remember the girls in front of me were all wearing format t-shirts they diy'd. it was at the house of blues in chicago and i was 13.
favorite tracks:
if work permits
dog problems
inches and falling
threads (now, now, 2012)
soooo nostalgic. reminds me of skins (uk) and dropping out of college.
favorite tracks:
dead oaks
oh. hi.
prehistoric
soooo nostalgic. reminds me of skins (uk) and dropping out of college.
favorite tracks:
dead oaks
oh. hi.
prehistoric
diamond life (sade, 1984)
hard to pick a fave sade album but this one's solid. i dream of being as chic as her.
favorite tracks:
frankie's first affair
your love is king
hang on to your love
hard to pick a fave sade album but this one's solid. i dream of being as chic as her.
favorite tracks:
frankie's first affair
your love is king
hang on to your love
the greatest (cat power, 2006)
this album is on permanent rotation from december-february every year without fail. it's the perfect cozy boozey winter album to warm you up from the inside.
favorite tracks:
lived in bars
the greatest
willie
this album is on permanent rotation from december-february every year without fail. it's the perfect cozy boozey winter album to warm you up from the inside.
favorite tracks:
lived in bars
the greatest
willie
ego death at a bachelorette party (hayley williams, 2025)
HAYLEY WILLIAMS FOR FUCKING EVER
favorite tracks:
ice in my OJ
glum
hard
HAYLEY WILLIAMS FOR FUCKING EVER
favorite tracks:
ice in my OJ
glum
hard
they say i'm different (betty davis, 1974)
the queen of funk. the baddest of bitches. constantly striving to embody betty davis in any and all ways.
favorite tracks:
they say i'm different
your mama wants ya back
don't call her no tramp
the queen of funk. the baddest of bitches. constantly striving to embody betty davis in any and all ways.
favorite tracks:
they say i'm different
your mama wants ya back
don't call her no tramp
beware and be grateful (maps and atlases, 2012)
the perfect album for a long summer walk.
favorite tracks:
old and gray
old ash
fever
the perfect album for a long summer walk.
favorite tracks:
old and gray
old ash
fever
honey (robyn, 2018)
perfect heart bursting cathartic dance music from the depths of the soul.
favorite tracks:
missing u
honey
ever again
perfect heart bursting cathartic dance music from the depths of the soul.
favorite tracks:
missing u
honey
ever again
hounds of love (kate bush, 1985)
"it's in the trees! it's coming!"
favorite tracks:
the big sky
hounds of love
cloudbusting
"it's in the trees! it's coming!"
favorite tracks:
the big sky
hounds of love
cloudbusting