Favorites — Swim Into The Sound

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Of the thousands of words I've published here, these are some of my favorites.

Essays

How The Upsides Changed My Outlook On Life

How The Upsides Changed My Outlook On Life

Poptimism, Complexity, and Musical Stockholm Syndrome

Poptimism, Complexity, and Musical Stockholm Syndrome

An Album-by-album Descent into Insanity

An Album-by-album Descent into Insanity

A Portugal. The Man Discography Ranking

A Portugal. The Man Discography Ranking

Musical Serendipity, Distant Memories, and the Preciousness of Tradition.

Musical Serendipity, Distant Memories, and the Preciousness of Tradition.

It Gets Brown: Swim Into The Sound's Guide to Ween

It Gets Brown: Swim Into The Sound's Guide to Ween

TalkRadar or: That Time A Podcast Changed My Life

TalkRadar or: That Time A Podcast Changed My Life

The Elephant Visual Album

The Elephant Visual Album

Justin Vernon’s Ascent Into The Artificial

Justin Vernon’s Ascent Into The Artificial

The Stark Maximalism of Sufjan Stevens

The Stark Maximalism of Sufjan Stevens

A Minus The Bear Discography Ranking

A Minus The Bear Discography Ranking

On Running Times: The Importance of Album Length

On Running Times: The Importance of Album Length

An Introduction To Post-Rock

An Introduction To Post-Rock

Lamenting the Death of The Hidden Track

Lamenting the Death of The Hidden Track

How Spotify Made Music Disposable

How Spotify Made Music Disposable

The Relatable Suffering Of Greet Death

The Relatable Suffering Of Greet Death

Every Origami Angel Song, Ranked

Every Origami Angel Song, Ranked

My Favorite Type of Song

My Favorite Type of Song

AN INVESTIGATION INTO BUBBLEGRUNGE

AN INVESTIGATION INTO BUBBLEGRUNGE

Metadata, Alienation, and Music Ownership

Metadata, Alienation, and Music Ownership

Feeling It All for the First Time

Feeling It All for the First Time

Reclaiming Wolfmother

Reclaiming Wolfmother

All Hail Oso Oso: The King of Bridges

All Hail Oso Oso: The King of Bridges

The Countrygaze Manifesto

The Countrygaze Manifesto

Spotify's Algorithmically Generated Hellscape

Spotify's Algorithmically Generated Hellscape

The Uneasy Influence of TikTok (Sped Up Version)

The Uneasy Influence of TikTok (Sped Up Version)

"Waiting Room" Has Been Removed From Spotify

"Waiting Room" Has Been Removed From Spotify

The Run For Cover Shoegaze Canon

Fauxchella VI Recap

Fauxchella VI Recap

Once More From the Top: Thoughts on Anniversary Tours

Once More From the Top: Thoughts on Anniversary Tours

The Eternal Emo of Harrison Gordon

The Eternal Emo of Harrison Gordon

I Hate Music Part 1: An Abridged History of Carpool

I Hate Music Part 1: An Abridged History of Carpool

I Hate Music Part 2: Four Days with Carpool

I Hate Music Part 2: Four Days with Carpool

Reviews

Julien Baker – Sprained Ankle

Julien Baker – Sprained Ankle

Haley Heynderickx – I Need to Start a Garden

Haley Heynderickx – I Need to Start a Garden

Young Jesus – Welcome to Conceptual Beach

Young Jesus – Welcome to Conceptual Beach

Sinai Vessel – Ground Aswim

Sinai Vessel – Ground Aswim

Jail Socks – Coming Down

Jail Socks – Coming Down

This Will Destroy You – Tunnel Blanket

This Will Destroy You – Tunnel Blanket

Downhaul – Proof

Downhaul – Proof

Brady – You Sleep While They Watch

Brady – You Sleep While They Watch

Stress Fractures – Stress Fractures

Stress Fractures – Stress Fractures

PHONY – Heater

mealworm – mealworm

mealworm – mealworm

Liquid Mike – Paul Bunyan's Slingshot

Liquid Mike – Paul Bunyan's Slingshot

Majesty Crush’s – Butterflies Don’t Go Away

Majesty Crush’s – Butterflies Don’t Go Away

Ekko Astral – pink balloons

Ekko Astral – pink balloons

ther – godzilla

ther – godzilla

GUPPY – Something is Happening…

GUPPY – Something is Happening…

DIIV – Frog In Boiling Water

DIIV – Frog In Boiling Water

MJ Lenderman – Manning Fireworks

MJ Lenderman – Manning Fireworks

Interviews

An Interview with Tyler Stodghill of Stars Hollow

An Interview with Tyler Stodghill of Stars Hollow

An Interview with Raven, The Acid Bath Princess of the Darkness

An Interview with Raven, The Acid Bath Princess of the Darkness

An Interview with Travis and Brian of HTML

An Interview with Travis and Brian of HTML

An Interview with Aaron Hudspeth of Tapmusic.net

An Interview with Aaron Hudspeth of Tapmusic.net

An Interview with Conor Alan of The Summit Shack

An Interview with Conor Alan of The Summit Shack

An Interview with Nate Amos from This is Lorelei

An Interview with Nate Amos from This is Lorelei

Silly Stuff

Does Offset Own A Patek Philippe?

Does Offset Own A Patek Philippe?

I Tried Weezify So You Don't Have To

I Tried Weezify So You Don't Have To

The Most Petable Dogs In Music

The Most Petable Dogs In Music

The Toledo-Swift Parallel Theory

The Toledo-Swift Parallel Theory

Ranking MJ Lenderman’s Wettest Songs

Ranking MJ Lenderman’s Wettest Songs

WHAT HATH FRENCH MONTANA WROUGHT?

WHAT HATH FRENCH MONTANA WROUGHT?

Making Jack White’s Guacamole Recipe

Making Jack White’s Guacamole Recipe

Centennial Posts

100 – My Favorite Songs of All Time

100 – My Favorite Songs of All Time

200 – My 200 Favorite Songs of All Time

200 – My 200 Favorite Songs of All Time

300 – A Self-Important History of Swim Into The Sound Merch

300 – A Self-Important History of Swim Into The Sound Merch

400 – Swim Into The Sound's Greatest Hits

400 – Swim Into The Sound's Greatest Hits

End of The Year Awards

AOTY 2016

The 2017 Diamond Platters

The 2017 Diamond Platters

AOTY 2017

The 2018 Diamond Platters

The 2018 Diamond Platters

AOTY 2018

The 2019 Diamond Platters

The 2019 Diamond Platters

AOTY 2019

The 2020 Diamond Platters

The 2020 Diamond Platters

AOTY 2020

Staff Favorites 2021

Staff Favorites 2021

AOTY 2021

AOTY 2022

Staff Favorites of 2023

Staff Favorites of 2023

The Best Songs of 2023

The Best Songs of 2023

AOTY 2023