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.}

Key

• ♥ - a favorite
• Dates are dates that I've seen them perform
• ↓ - click these for some rambling underneath. Some will probably evolve into little shrines.
• Strikethroughs are ones that I tried and didn't like but want to log

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100 gecs

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

A

Alessia Cara

All Time Low ♥ (5/24/25, 9/2/25, 11/22/25, 11/23/25)

I saw ATL at Boston Calling 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.

B

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.

C

Chloe Moriondo ♥ (11/20/25)

Blog about the show I went to: here

D

Doechii

E

Echosmith

Their live album is so good!

Etta James

F

Faith Hill

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

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.

G

H

Halsey

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

Hayley Williams ♥

I

J

Jhariah (11/20/25)

Blog about the show I went to: here

Julien Baker

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

K

Kacey Musgraves

L

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

M

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.

N

O

P

Purity Ring

Q

Queen

R

S

Sabrina Carpenter

T

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 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.

U

V

Vance Joy

W

Waterparks ♥ (11/20/25)

Blog about the show I went to: here

X

Y

Yellowcard

Z