The Fall of Troy - Ghostship Part I

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date::05/01/26

The opening act of the Ghostship EP, preceeding 'Phantom on the Horizon', a fantastical exploration of the horrors of the seven seas. It tells the story of a sailor crew that is attacked and captured by a Ghostship. The narrator recalls the chaos around him as he is slowly driven insane, left to despair as he reminisces about a woman from his past.
TFOT have always had a theatrical edge that peaks with this project. The studio rendition of it really leans into creating a ghostly and creepy atmosphere, and it accomplishes that very well, but still I'm highlighting the demo version of this opener because of how truthfully harrowing it is.
I suggest giving the entire EP a listen, or TFOT's entire discography even, I just love them so much.
--stamps i made--

Death Cab for Cutie - The New Year

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date::01/01/26 | Happy new year!(^_^)

I welcomed 2026 with what I think is the most genuine song for the holiday. Death cab perfectly captures this floaty movie-like atmosphere — this song is the quiet walk home after having spent the evening celebrating amidst bustling monotony. Nestled between loneliness and apathy is a sweet feeling of yearning.

at first, at first - It's About Vampires

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date::22/12/25
I discovered this band fairly recently. Nowadays I don't listen to the newest screamo releases in such rapid succession as before, frankly I find that the scene is becoming a little oversaturated. I need time to appreciate each artist so they don't all bleed into a muddy splash of noise. The courage of shutting up was an amazing refresher.

Circle Takes The Square - North Star, Inverted

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date::15/12/25
After a short period of not being able to pursue anything creative, I found myself too busy to explore or listen to new music, so naturally I found comfort in CTTS once again. North star, inverted greatly contrasts the rest of decompositions, it's a lullaby of closure, a final sigh. Its lyrics are pretty obscure, I still haven't been able to deciper them for myself on a deeper level than "this is a song about welcoming death?maybe", but I feel that's not really needed when the music alone is able to soothe the mind so well.

Unwound - October All Over

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date::20/10/25
This song has stood by me since early highschool. Justin's vocals sound as if he's gently comforting the listener in casual and simple words, unforced. 'Leaves turn inside you' casts a spell on me, it slows time down and a surge of emotion trickles down my body until I eventually feel a little lighter. october never feels complete without this band

Agalloch - ...And The Great Cold Death Of The Earth

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date::13/10/25
'The mantle' is an essential late year album. Its sounds and atmosphere encompass a desolate taiga, the acoustic guitar brings up images of a snowy landscape shimmering in the sunlight, the contrabass bellows with a new season's transicndental awakening, or perhaps death. This is an album that will always give you the time and space to reflect. It's an obvious turn in ther discography with its folk and progressive influence, but it carries those labels with absolute grace.
--songs i'd reccommend from their other albums::--
-Not Unlike The Waves
-Into the Painted Grey
-Birch Black + Hollow Stone

Siege - Conform

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date::06/10/25
Sickening and apocalyptic powerviolence, siege is grindcore's PATIENT ZERO. Their wave of rage and energy reverberates through every band they've influenced, it is a very powerful force that's stood the test of time perfectly. There's great comfort in lyrics like these, especially in our modern times when the people have been bent over backwards with dissilusion and abuse, to be in touch with one's anger is always the first step towards a great change.
--other great bands of the same caliber::--
-Crossed out
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Hipodil - Bate Goiko

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date::20/09/25
Hipodil is one of the most well-known ska/punk bands here in Bulgaria.
This specific song was written about serbian actor Gojko Mitić, it serves as the opening track for their 1999 album "тъ'пест".
The last show I went to that featured predominantly punk bands was a ton of fun. So many interesting people to interact with, most of them being near carbon copies of each other — camo pants and boots, mohawks or shaved heads, you get the point.
At the end of the night we went to say goodbye to one of such guys, he had a short mohawk because he "couldn't be bothered brushing it out anymore", dude asked for everyone's socials then drunkenly pulled out this battered nokia with buttons that didn't even have internet on it. I didn't strike up much of a conversation with him because we ended up loudly singing this song right in the middle of the street.
Moments like these are the best.

Sunny Day Real Estate - Novum Vetus

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date::01/09/25
Novum Vetus, meaning 'new old' in rough translation, a track that was conceived around the time of their album 'How it feels to be something on'.
Its release was incredibly triumphant to me, a glimmer in the dark after 20 whole years to bring us a song that would've been an album highlight.
Novum Vetus takes its time and perfectly encapsulates the thoughtfulness I love in SDRE's music, the progression sways gently, as if out in open sea, a journey through life with a warm and comforting ending that's captured perfectly in the music video (^.^) the darkness is scratched away and the wood is painted with the colours of a bright sunrise
This music makes my chest swell with happiness. Even though SDRE isn't tied to a single genre label, to me their earnest lyrics and melodies feel defining for emo from that time period as they introduced a lot of vulnerability into the genre. This will always be one of my favourite bands ever.
--here's a stamp i made for them--

Circle Takes The Square - Spirit Narrative

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date::11/08/25
CTTS is an absolutely /unbeatable/ band. Many of their songs are favourites of mine but this one is insanely satisfying — what I find most outstanding is the rhythmic flow of their lyrics, music and poetry woven into a colourful tapestry of introspection, it thrusts you into a world of emotion that post-hardcore will likely not see recreated for a long time.
--here's a stamp i made for them--