Music

I've been on a mission the past few months. In February I finally got fed up with how the Spotify* algorithm was deciding to show me new music and have taken it upon myself to better curate my account. I listened to every song I clicked like on, decided if I still liked it, and put every artist and band that I liked into a spreadsheet. I'm now working through those artist's catalogs.

Since I'm already doing the work for fun, might as well share it here.

* I'm aware of the Spotify boycott and am already streamlining/moving/decluttering other aspects of my digital life. These lists are, in part, helping me figure out what physical media I want to be on the hunt for.
** I took the summary/answer code from Lilith.

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100 gecs
"Hey, you little piss baby" is an objectively hilarious way to start a song.

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Alessia Cara

All Time Low ♥ (5/24/25, 9/2/25, 11/22/25, 11/23/25)
I saw ATL at Boston Calling in 2025 and it altered my brain chemistry. I went from being a Dear Maria/Weightless/Monsters girlie to a superfan over the span of that set, man.
Blog about the November 2025 shows: here.

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Bad Cop/Bad Cop

Bad Religion

Bastille
We need to talk about his cover of City High's "What Would You Do" because my conflicted feelings on that are why he doesn't get a heart.

Bryce Vine

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Chloe Moriondo ♥ (11/20/25)
Blog about the show I went to: here

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Doechii

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Echosmith
Their live album is so good!

Etta James

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Faith Hill
Are you sleeping on 90s country? Because you shouldn't.

Florence + The Machine ♥ (4/20/2026)

A flawless witch angel.

Blog about the show that I went to: here.

Freddie Mercury ♥

Four Year Strong (11/22/2025)
They put on a good show and it was really fun to watch the pit and crowd surfing from my seat in the balcony, they just aren't my thing.
Blog about the show that I went to: here.

fun.

Some Nights is a no-skip album for me and I will hear no Jack Antonoff slander.

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Glassjaw

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Halsey
I genuinely like their music but have relegated them to secondhand vinyl-only after their NFT foray and signing on to play Riyadh.

Hawthorne Heights

Hayley Williams ♥ (4/4/2026)
I won the ticket war for her Ego Death tour! I'm not sure how I managed, either. It was fine, which makes it sound like I do not think this album was a masterpiece. I do. Blog here.

I will forever love that she went on Jimmy Fallon after he said he wasn't going to make his show political and played the most political song she's ever written.

Hoobastank

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Imogen Heap

Initiate

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Janelle Monae

Jhariah (11/20/25)
Blog about the show I went to: here

Jimmy Eat World

Julien Baker

My first exposure to Julien Baker was This Song Exploder episode.


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Kacey Musgraves

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Lady Gaga

Lights ♥ (6/3/2025, 3/10/2026)

My favorite singer for over a decade. Name someone else who has a concept album based on a comic book that they wrote and drew and colored themselves. (No really, tell me if there is more!)

Blog post for my second Lights concert here.


Linkin Park
A corner of my brain will always be dedicated to Meteora. I gave myself some space to decide if I thought the Emily backlash was warranted or misogyny and unfortunately went with warranted. Hunting for that secondhand Meteora vinyl.

Lorde

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Mayday Parade (11/22/25, 11/23/25)

They sound better in person than they do their studio albums, which is wild. Unfortunately I think my time on antidepressants was too successful for me to get into them without the nostalgia factor.

I wish that man would wear shoes.

Blog about the shows that I went to: here.

Millington

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New Found Glory

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Of Monsters And Men

Olivia Rodrigo ♥

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People R Ugly

Purity Ring

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Queen

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Sabrina Carpenter

Softcult (3/10/2026)

I feel bad for not liking them.

Blog about the show that I went to here.


Sofia Isella (4/20/2026)

Just not my thing despite all parts of my personality suggesting she would be!

Blog about the show that I attended: here.

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Taylor Swift
I think TLOAS is one of the most blatant money-grubbing acts I have ever seen and that it is utterly devoid of artistry or thought. Aaron Dessen and Jack Antonoff can cook, though, so I have some vinyl I'm looking for.

The Academy Is...

The Early November

The Paradox (11/22/25)
I'm not a fan of their stage personalities. I thought they sounded fine, but the singer's guitar straight up came unplugged during a song and I couldn't tell the difference.
Blog about the show that I went to: here.

The Story So Far

The Used

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Vance Joy

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Water From Your Eyes (4/4/2026)
Opened for the always perfect Hayley Williams. I hated them. There's no nice way to say it.

Waterparks ♥ (11/20/25)
Blog about the show I went to: here

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Yellowcard

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