Hall of Fame (Copy) — 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 (Copy)

How The Upsides Changed My Outlook On Life (Copy)

Poptimism, Complexity, and Musical Stockholm Syndrome (Copy)

Poptimism, Complexity, and Musical Stockholm Syndrome (Copy)

An Album-by-album Descent into Insanity (Copy)

An Album-by-album Descent into Insanity (Copy)

A Portugal. The Man Discography Ranking (Copy)

A Portugal. The Man Discography Ranking (Copy)

Musical Serendipity, Distant Memories, and the Preciousness of Tradition. (Copy)

Musical Serendipity, Distant Memories, and the Preciousness of Tradition. (Copy)

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

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

TalkRadar or: That Time A Podcast Changed My Life (Copy)

TalkRadar or: That Time A Podcast Changed My Life (Copy)

The Elephant Visual Album (Copy)

The Elephant Visual Album (Copy)

Justin Vernon’s Ascent Into The Artificial (Copy)

Justin Vernon’s Ascent Into The Artificial (Copy)

The Stark Maximalism of Sufjan Stevens (Copy)

The Stark Maximalism of Sufjan Stevens (Copy)

A Minus The Bear Discography Ranking (Copy)

A Minus The Bear Discography Ranking (Copy)

On Running Times: The Importance of Album Length (Copy)

On Running Times: The Importance of Album Length (Copy)

An Introduction To Post-Rock (Copy)

An Introduction To Post-Rock (Copy)

Lamenting the Death of The Hidden Track (Copy)

Lamenting the Death of The Hidden Track (Copy)

How Spotify Made Music Disposable (Copy)

How Spotify Made Music Disposable (Copy)

The Relatable Suffering Of Greet Death (Copy)

The Relatable Suffering Of Greet Death (Copy)

Every Origami Angel Song, Ranked (Copy)

Every Origami Angel Song, Ranked (Copy)

My Favorite Type of Song (Copy)

My Favorite Type of Song (Copy)

AN INVESTIGATION INTO BUBBLEGRUNGE (Copy)

AN INVESTIGATION INTO BUBBLEGRUNGE (Copy)

Metadata, Alienation, and Music Ownership (Copy)

Metadata, Alienation, and Music Ownership (Copy)

Feeling It All for the First Time (Copy)

Feeling It All for the First Time (Copy)

Reclaiming Wolfmother (Copy)

Reclaiming Wolfmother (Copy)

All Hail Oso Oso: The King of Bridges (Copy)

All Hail Oso Oso: The King of Bridges (Copy)

The Countrygaze Manifesto (Copy)

The Countrygaze Manifesto (Copy)

Spotify's Algorithmically Generated Hellscape (Copy)

Spotify's Algorithmically Generated Hellscape (Copy)

The Uneasy Influence of TikTok (Sped Up Version) (Copy)

The Uneasy Influence of TikTok (Sped Up Version) (Copy)

"Waiting Room" Has Been Removed From Spotify (Copy)

"Waiting Room" Has Been Removed From Spotify (Copy)

The Run For Cover Shoegaze Canon (Copy)

Fauxchella VI Recap (Copy)

Fauxchella VI Recap (Copy)

Once More From the Top: Thoughts on Anniversary Tours (Copy)

Once More From the Top: Thoughts on Anniversary Tours (Copy)

The Eternal Emo of Harrison Gordon (Copy)

The Eternal Emo of Harrison Gordon (Copy)

I Hate Music Part 1: An Abridged History of Carpool (Copy)

I Hate Music Part 1: An Abridged History of Carpool (Copy)

I Hate Music Part 2: Four Days with Carpool (Copy)

I Hate Music Part 2: Four Days with Carpool (Copy)

Liberation Weekend Recap (Copy)

Liberation Weekend Recap (Copy)

Swim Into The Sound Turns Ten (Copy)

Swim Into The Sound Turns Ten (Copy)

The Faux 8 Diaries (Copy)

The Faux 8 Diaries (Copy)

Reviews

Julien Baker – Sprained Ankle (Copy)

Julien Baker – Sprained Ankle (Copy)

Haley Heynderickx – I Need to Start a Garden (Copy)

Haley Heynderickx – I Need to Start a Garden (Copy)

Young Jesus – Welcome to Conceptual Beach (Copy)

Young Jesus – Welcome to Conceptual Beach (Copy)

Sinai Vessel – Ground Aswim (Copy)

Sinai Vessel – Ground Aswim (Copy)

Jail Socks – Coming Down (Copy)

Jail Socks – Coming Down (Copy)

This Will Destroy You – Tunnel Blanket (Copy)

This Will Destroy You – Tunnel Blanket (Copy)

Downhaul – Proof (Copy)

Downhaul – Proof (Copy)

Brady – You Sleep While They Watch (Copy)

Brady – You Sleep While They Watch (Copy)

Stress Fractures – Stress Fractures (Copy)

Stress Fractures – Stress Fractures (Copy)

PHONY – Heater (Copy)

PHONY – Heater (Copy)

mealworm – mealworm (Copy)

mealworm – mealworm (Copy)

Liquid Mike – Paul Bunyan's Slingshot (Copy)

Liquid Mike – Paul Bunyan's Slingshot (Copy)

Majesty Crush’s – Butterflies Don’t Go Away (Copy)

Majesty Crush’s – Butterflies Don’t Go Away (Copy)

Ekko Astral – pink balloons (Copy)

Ekko Astral – pink balloons (Copy)

ther – godzilla (Copy)

ther – godzilla (Copy)

GUPPY – Something is Happening… (Copy)

GUPPY – Something is Happening… (Copy)

DIIV – Frog In Boiling Water (Copy)

DIIV – Frog In Boiling Water (Copy)

MJ Lenderman – Manning Fireworks (Copy)

MJ Lenderman – Manning Fireworks (Copy)

Ribbon Skirt – Bite Down (Copy)

Ribbon Skirt – Bite Down (Copy)

Colin Miller – Losin' (Copy)

Colin Miller – Losin' (Copy)

Home Is Where – Hunting Season (Copy)

Home Is Where – Hunting Season (Copy)

Interviews

An Interview with Tyler Stodghill of Stars Hollow (Copy)

An Interview with Tyler Stodghill of Stars Hollow (Copy)

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

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

An Interview with Travis and Brian of HTML (Copy)

An Interview with Travis and Brian of HTML (Copy)

An Interview with Aaron Hudspeth of Tapmusic.net (Copy)

An Interview with Aaron Hudspeth of Tapmusic.net (Copy)

An Interview with Conor Alan of The Summit Shack (Copy)

An Interview with Conor Alan of The Summit Shack (Copy)

An Interview with Nate Amos from This is Lorelei (Copy)

An Interview with Nate Amos from This is Lorelei (Copy)

An Interview with Marble Teeth (Copy)

An Interview with Marble Teeth (Copy)

A Conversation With Blue Cactus (Copy)

A Conversation With Blue Cactus (Copy)

Silly Stuff

Does Offset Own A Patek Philippe? (Copy)

Does Offset Own A Patek Philippe? (Copy)

I Tried Weezify So You Don't Have To (Copy)

I Tried Weezify So You Don't Have To (Copy)

The Most Petable Dogs In Music (Copy)

The Most Petable Dogs In Music (Copy)

The Toledo-Swift Parallel Theory (Copy)

The Toledo-Swift Parallel Theory (Copy)

Ranking MJ Lenderman’s Wettest Songs (Copy)

Ranking MJ Lenderman’s Wettest Songs (Copy)

WHAT HATH FRENCH MONTANA WROUGHT? (Copy)

WHAT HATH FRENCH MONTANA WROUGHT? (Copy)

Making Jack White’s Guacamole Recipe (Copy)

Making Jack White’s Guacamole Recipe (Copy)

Centennial Posts

100 – My Favorite Songs of All Time (Copy)

100 – My Favorite Songs of All Time (Copy)

200 – My 200 Favorite Songs of All Time (Copy)

200 – My 200 Favorite Songs of All Time (Copy)

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

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

400 – Swim Into The Sound's Greatest Hits (Copy)

400 – Swim Into The Sound's Greatest Hits (Copy)

500 - (500) Posts of Swim (Copy)

500 - (500) Posts of Swim (Copy)

End of The Year Awards

AOTY 2016 (Copy)

AOTY 2016 (Copy)

The 2017 Diamond Platters (Copy)

The 2017 Diamond Platters (Copy)

AOTY 2017 (Copy)

AOTY 2017 (Copy)

The 2018 Diamond Platters (Copy)

The 2018 Diamond Platters (Copy)

AOTY 2018 (Copy)

AOTY 2018 (Copy)

The 2019 Diamond Platters (Copy)

The 2019 Diamond Platters (Copy)

AOTY 2019 (Copy)

AOTY 2019 (Copy)

The 2020 Diamond Platters (Copy)

The 2020 Diamond Platters (Copy)

AOTY 2020 (Copy)

AOTY 2020 (Copy)

Staff Favorites 2021 (Copy)

Staff Favorites 2021 (Copy)

AOTY 2021 (Copy)

AOTY 2021 (Copy)

AOTY 2022 (Copy)

AOTY 2022 (Copy)

Staff Favorites of 2023 (Copy)

Staff Favorites of 2023 (Copy)

The Best Songs of 2023 (Copy)

The Best Songs of 2023 (Copy)

AOTY 2023 (Copy)

AOTY 2023 (Copy)

Staff Favorites of 2024 (Copy)

Staff Favorites of 2024 (Copy)

The Best Songs of 2024 (Copy)

The Best Songs of 2024 (Copy)

AOTY 2024 (Copy)

AOTY 2024 (Copy)

Staff Favorites of 2025 (Copy)

Staff Favorites of 2025 (Copy)

The Best Song(s) of 2025 (Copy)

The Best Song(s) of 2025 (Copy)

AOTY 2025 (Copy)

AOTY 2025 (Copy)

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