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The cover I didn't know I needed, I love it so much. Snail Mail covering Smashing Pumpkins' Tonight, Tonight. Seems like she started playing it live a few years ago, then it showed up earlier this year on the soundtrack for I Saw the TV Glow (cool movie, btw), and now it's out in the universe. Press play.

Shoegazers, get on Mo Dotti's Opaque immediately. Listened to it on a whim and it hit me like a swirly blast of reverb and distorted guitars. It kinda lands somewhere between Lush and MBV. Really scratches an itch. Totally recommended. Listen to it on their Bandcamp page, here.

Sitting here on a stupid hot Sunday, I put on the new Kasey Chambers album (Backbone) to check it out. I'd call myself a casual listener, at best. I know who she is and she's on my radar, but she hasn't been one of my go-to's. But that's not the point. The point is, on this new album, the final track is a recording from a show she did a couple years ago. Apparently it was the final night of her tour, she and her band played a cover of Eminem's Lose Yourself. Now, I LOVE a good cover song,...

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.