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Someone out there made a 4+ hour medley mix of Perfume and Capsule and it's absolutely exhilarating. You can tell this person(s) put a lot of love and effort into this mix. So freaking cool, sometimes I really love the internet. 10/10, all the stars.

Happy 25th birthday to the legendary 69 Love Songs, released by The Magnetic Fields on 7 Sept 1999. If you're not acquainted, it's exactly what the title says it is. The styles are all across the board, thought, and a lot of fun. Listen/buy it here. Also, I love Peter Gabriel, but no.   

Just fell in love with Bronwyn Keith-Hynes' I Built a World, which was just released this past July. Stumbled upon it randomly, read a blurb that said she was a member of Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway. Sold. I love Molly Tuttle, so that's an easy sell for me. I Built a World feels so light and summery. BKH's fiddle playing just kills, just listen to Scotty's Hoedown and hear for yourself. Apparently she's something of a whiz and won IBMA's (International Bluegrass Music Awards) fiddle player of the year in 2021 and 2022. Stream the album here and check...

Happy September. Time for shorter days, pumpkin spice horror movies, and one of my favourite cover songs; the Bangles doing Big Star's power pop classic, September Gurls. 

I've been listening to some live albums lately, so I decided to throw together a little list of some of my faves. Leave a comment with your faves. Queen - Live Killers (1979) This one might be my favourite live album. It's cut together from different shows, but it feels like one and it's a superb recording of Queen, maybe at the height of their powers. This is probably the first band I'd go see if I got a hold of a time travel machine. Mogwai - Special Moves (2010) Mogwai are incredible live, I've seen them 4 or 5...