Flying On Clipped Wings

So over the course of 2015 I discovered a lot of cool new music I never expected to get into, while I touched on some of it with my previous article, I thought I’d go more in depth here, drop a few pics and tasty YouTube links for you guys. Have a read, you might find something you like. tricot Tricot (stylised as tricot) are a Japanese experimental rock quartet from Kyoto, formed in 2010. They’ve currently got two full lengths out, released through their own label, the latest one   A.N.D. coming out last year. Their sound is a quite playful and energetic one, combining the intricate rhythms and twinkling guitars of math rock with the thrust and punch of post-punk, all draped in soaring pop hooks. A keen visual sensibility exists with their videos too, if you want something happy and lovely give these a listen. For Fans Of: Hinto, The Fall Of Troy, Everything Everything. https://www.youtube.com/embed/

I’ve put up album charts and song of the year lists on my personal fb before so here I’m gonna talk a bit more in depth about albums, songs, videos and other moments in music that stuck out to me in 2015. Here…we…go kids. There was so much good music released this year so some things may not have made it onto this here article thingy. Album of the Year: Counterparts: Tragedy Will Find Us It’s no secret that Counterparts are my favourite band of any genre and especially of melodic hardcore. While in recent years there’s been an upsurge of bands playing that ragged, emotional strain of hardcore Counterparts have always stuck out for their technicality and sheer heaviness, both in terms of music and emotional punch. While Tragedy Will Find Us does dial down the experimentalism found on their last full length, it has resulted in their tightest, most focused and most vicious set of songs to date. A perfect soundtrack for drinking cans in your room at 2 in

Been writing a bit more since my last update of poems, which is me sort of keeping to that New Year’s resolution I made. The context of these usually gets a few laughs when I read them out so I’ll stick that in sure. This is all fresh and funky content from 2015/16, have a read, stick it on your Instagram to look cool n deep, show your friends etc. etc. Smoking Area Serenity In places that can be as anxiety inducing as clubs and pubs, there’s a small centre of peace that can be found in the smoking area. The generosity of strangers comes to the fore when one is in need of a light, a skin or a filter. Intimate connections and some of the best conversations you could have can all be found over this shared ritual of sparking up a cigarette. Shared flame and small talk, Disconnection from my woes, Finally at ease. The Melancholy Nature of Green Dots There’s a peculiar sort of option paralysis that comes from an “active on messenger” that

While MRAs will frequently cry out “wut about the menz” whenever feminists dare to do something as simple as post a relatable meme for the purpose of likefarming, what many of them fail to realise is that it’s men that fuck each other over. The constant arms race to be “the bigger man” be it through whatever traditional image is in vogue or within a subculture, is a very damaging thing, for everyone. Herein are the chronicles of my experiences with toxic masculinity, my own personal struggles with trying to get out of it, a tale of much unnecessary bullshit. I’ll be focussing on interactions with people, because if I was to untangle the problematic messages in every piece of media I’ve experienced, I’d probably be at dissertation length. My introduction to toxic masculinity was at home. Despite seeing himself as a woke and unproblematic individual, my dad would still take part in those annoying tests of manliness. In front of relatives he would try and perform subtle put downs, knowin