Hannah Jocelyn

my favorite thing about this is how the “it goes like this” line breaks scanscion and right after that there’s “whoops, minor error, purported fix”

GPT couldn’t come up with that 😤

the other site is having discourse on stomp clap and I'm glad I'm not there anymore otherwise I'd be halfway through a thinkpiece about it

YouTube video by WolfAliceVEVO Wolf Alice - White Horses (Official Lyric Video)

these Wolf Alice singles are so good (like GOOD good not just Hannah-indie-landfill-cool)

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I called it Epic Sad Guy Music in my review but I prefer "These Fucking Guys"

YouTube video by Ganser Ganser - stripe

everything that we think we know is wrong, everything that we think we know is right ⚖️
‘stripe’ video out now

video is great

wtf the Atmos mix is so much better

Chappell Roan made gay Somewhere Only We Know and I love it

shocked at how well it works, but oh my god where is the low end, can we give Dan Nigro and Mitch McCarthy subwoofers please

Together is like if Malignant thought it was profound

Together is at a 3.5 and started off at a 3.8, 3.6 when I logged it

if they had marketed it as a trashy stupid Blumhouse thing I would be a lot more forgiving of its flaws (it’s pretty funny!) but Neon gave it the prestige ultra scary horror treatment and that’s why it’s disappointing

A certain other site (I imagine we’re talking about the same one) is failing because they wish it was 2011 again and they can praise the same shit they used to in the good ol days

Pitchfork is lately more likely to award something completely esoteric a BNM than praise men in flannel shirts OR women in pop music, since Mano/Tone Glow people took over

I love that, even if I can’t say I remotely understand the BNMs anymore

Warren and Boone don’t have that same respect because they basically represent the status quo (which doesn’t explain how Hozier became king of the lesbians)

and so Taylor is still seen as an underdog because she’s a woman, and that’s why there’s an incentive in covering her and doxxing the author if the review is anything other than glowing

A critic I otherwise don’t follow anymore correctly surmised that “pop” has respect because it’s associated with people historically oppressed or marginalized

this trans artist called Piglet is as close to a modern Scott Hutchison as we have, even though he’s Irish and not Scottish his music scratches that same itch (anthemic music that actually has weight)

no one else has captured that specific reluctant earnestness afaik, obviously musically they’re very post Death Cab/Arcade Fire but lyrically the way he juggled different moods is unmatched

One of the most frustrating parts of this anti trans backlash is that we're missing out on valuable research time about real trans medical issues because we devote all our time, money, and effort into trying to convince people who are paid to never be convinced that our normal care should be allowed

Me: apparently I like horror movies now?
Dad: to what do you attribute to this… transition
Me: I think you just answered it

now that Hulk’s gone can we bring back Gawker and the entirety of journalism please

not even the only thing it plagiarizes!

A ★½ review of Together (2025) Before I begin, I should stress that there's nothing here that Ben Brewer's incredible short film A Folded Ocean doesn't do better and more thoughtfully. (I messaged Shanks asking about this after my ...

I really, really did not like Together
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the response has been very funny so far, people are saying I was too NICE to him

normally I prefer risks to mid, but Benson Boone's obnoxiousness isn't even that risky and at least Warren tries to make his songs about something

Alex Warren: You’ll Be Alright Kid Read Hannah Jocelyn’s review of the album.

Wrote about the album and artist behind the #1 song in America. This was so fun to write!

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I love that they scrapped it because the label said it was "too much of a single"

have complicated feelings on this because side effects are real and women have the right to do what they want with their own bodies, but backlash against hormonal contraception is undoubtedly part of a wider anti-feminist trend trying to convince women that progress has actually been bad for them

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