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Birthday week ... I feel like I need to do a "Jason's favorite albums to make him feel good" speed run.
‘This Is Not the Computer for You’
I loved this essay from Sam Henri Gold:
Somewhere a kid is saving up for this. He has read every review. Watched the introduction video four or five times. Looked up every spec, every benchmark, every footnote. He has probably walked into an Apple Store and interrogated an employee about it ad nauseam. He knows the consensus. He knows it’s probably not the right tool for everything he wants to do.
He has decided he’ll be fine.
I was that kid too.
The New Faces of Pop-Punk (The Genre’s in Good Hands)
Over the past few years there’s been a nice wave of new pop-punk bands that have turned my head. From Super American (RIP), to People R Ugly, to FRND CRCL, to The Paradox — all of these bands have that special characteristic, or feeling, that elevates them above the pack. They carry the torch of a genre I’ve loved most of my life with a genuine fire and clear shared love for the music. You can tell they love it as much as I do.
Add to that list: Super Sometimes.
Their new album, due out in May, is absolutely everything a pop-punk album should be. Fun, energetic, and full of melody and dual vocal harmonies. I don’t think a single day has gone by where I haven’t played it at least twice since I first heard it.
The genre is alive and well.
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Midtown’s ‘Living Well is the Best Revenge’ is currently not available on Apple Music and it’s maybe the first time I’ve thought: we really need to own most of our music files again.
Another month has come and gone.
February was defined by a late month trip to New Orleans. It was my first time there and it was with perfect timing that Hannah could come tag along so we could spend some quality vacation time together at the end of the week.
(A slightly postponed Valentines dinner was well worth it.)
February 2026
The Stats: 13 artists, 20 albums, 133 tracks (153 scrobbles)
A week in New Orleans … less time for music. (Heading home today.)
I've been on a huge Thrice kick this week and To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere is really connecting with me again. In an almost depressing way "Blood on the Sand" resonates even more now than on release:
There's blood on the sand, there's blood in the street
And there's a gun in my hand, or there might as well be
And I'm sick of it — I'm so sick of this
We panic at the sight of different-colored skin
And we've got a plan to justify each mess we're in
But I've seen too much (of this fear and hate)
I've had enough (and I'm not afraid)
To take a stand, to make it right — this has to end
Listen: https://chorus.fm/share/alb...
