On Pleasant and Interesting

When I listen to music, when I consume any kind of media, really, there are two primary components from which I derive value. Those are, you guessed it, pleasure and interest. If something- a movie, a painting, a novel, a song, is “good”, it means that that thing is pleasant and/or interesting. If something isContinue reading “On Pleasant and Interesting”

19: Vampire Weekend (A-→A+)

Vampire Weekend in tier list there are songs I don’t like, but overall consistent and smart and good, and Father of the Bride is excellent RELISTEN1: just really consistently fantastic, MVotC only keeps growing on me, Contra maybe, VW eh maybe. Songs are good, lyrics are good, themes are good, band is good. So manyContinue reading “19: Vampire Weekend (A-→A+)”