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FranticToaster t1_j5u0e1q wrote

I think Everything Zen by Bush kind of fits that bill. Vague in a poppy (alt rock) sort of way. I think it's about life generally sucking for a teen and domestic abuse is a part of it.

For instance, I think "There's no sex in your violence" describes a parent who is being abused.

But "there must be something we can eat, maybe find another lover" seems to suggest mom is selling herself to afford groceries.

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SpiralSuitcase t1_j5tvoln wrote

I thought that was a Health song with a guest appearance and I don't remember being struck by it on release. Seems like that's what the entire album was based on my cursory Spotify search.

I did listen to that song this morning and I can't explain exactly why but it feels more like How to Destroy Angels than NIN. But I'm willing to admit that I could be splitting hairs there.

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SpiralSuitcase t1_j5tuq3o wrote

I was in fact being snarky. I've been really disappointed in the output of NIN since...about the time that Atticus was made an "official" member I guess. But I think that's just a coincidence. I think they've gotten into the moody film score mentality, and honestly even with that I think their best stuff was in the early Fincher movies. The soundtrack to The Social Network was great and I think it's been diminishing returns since. To put it another way, I used to seek out movies specifically because Trent/Atticus were scoring them, and I no longer do.

I've also always been really partial to the Book of Eli soundtrack as well, which is only credited to Atticus.

The new EP stuff as well as the Ghosts releases seem really hindered by their resemblance to the film score stuff they were doing. I was not impressed. There has been a lot more focus on meandering techno-industrial soundscapes and noise rock. The newer EP/Album output feels like at most 1 song that would have been one of the lesser known, buried tracks on Hesitation Marks surrounded by rejected soundtrack cuts. And I thought it would be comedically effective to pretend that they didn't exist. I think the official term for this is "Crystal Skulling."

Honestly, I didn't even really like Hesitation Marks THAT much but the tour they did in support was just obscenely good, which made me appreciate those songs a bit better. But that's the last time I really enjoyed what they were doing. I also don't think that album is particularly well known, so it's extra funny to me to think that I'd be the kind of person who knows (or googled) that album, but is somehow completely unaware of everything they've done since.

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Notinyourbushes t1_j5tu334 wrote

No offense but you're describing an obsession. You don't need to be doing anything to feed it further. You need to be doing something to take your mind off of her, not just another channel to continue to dwell. Take up sports, play video games, start an emu farm or a meth lab. Whatever it takes that isn't her but keeps your mind occupied.

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DevinBelow t1_j5tt9w3 wrote

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue/Bitches Brew/In A Silent Way/On the Corner/Tribute to Jack Johnson

John Coltrane - Giant Steps/My Favorite Things/A Love Supreme

The Fireman (Paul McCartney) - Rushes

Brian Eno - Ambient 1, Music for Airports

Frank Zappa - Jazz From Hell

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