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"Colors" - Beck

Dude, best music video of 2018. Hands down. How does Beck stay so good?!  Also, Alison Brie! And the dance collective that recalls Blue Man Group! Here's the second best video, which is noneother than Cardi B. I love her because she's kind of weird and I appreciate it. 

"My Name is Safe in Your Mouth" - A Word With Liela Moss

Liela Moss's debut album as a solo artist is atmosphere, dark in places, and ultimately hypnotic. There's a quiet ferocity to "My Name is Safe in Your Mouth;" unlike the more unhinged and raw sounds of her band The Duke Spirit, this feels a bit like a more pensive, thoughtful comedown. I got the chance to ask Liela a few questions via email about her new album, her inspirations, possible touring, and sleep. The below is our conversation.  What inspired you to go the solo route? What was the watershed moment that helped you make that decision?   I can't say there was a watershed moment; I just didn't want to write atop drums and two guitars for a while. And I didn't want to talk about songs and songwriting. When you are in a band and there is a bit of too-ing and fro-ing naturally in conversation about the emerging songs. And that is funny and tricky and good. But this time around, I felt it would be interesting to internalize ideas a

Best of 2018 Time Y'all

IT'S DECEMBER! TIME FOR LISTS CHRONICLING THE BEST (AND WORST) OF 2018! ARE YOU READY FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY UNORIGINAL TO READ?! I KNOW I AM! Okay, now that we got the obvious out of the way - this is the Spotify playlist I'm using to curate the tunes I really enjoy this year. Hope you get a kick out of it, too.  I'll leave you with some Grimes. I saw a Tweet about how this is what happens when you date Elon Musk. It's 2018 and nothing makes sense anymore, welcome to the future.