I know how to shut it down if I’m not feeling it (but I don’t know how to tell if I’m feeling it or not)
may 2025
god bless you, Lily Goldberg, for introducing me to ELIZA NIEMI. since then, i’ve spent nearly a day’s worth of hours listening her two records “PROGRESS BAKERY” (see below) and “STAYING MELLOW BLOWS”.
also since then i’ve been proselytizing… sending it along, playing it for friends in my car, loading it in the chamber for the inevitable “what are you listening to?”…
i like ELIZA NIEMI’s music because it never feels stuck in one mode. musically, it’s both intricate and sophisticated yet solidly vibed out. lyrically, it can be droll and peculiar enough to convince you that NIEMI is inaccessibly cool up until you hear her sing: i can’t stop laughing (do i wanna be crying?)/am i living or just dying… slowly… there are tracks that amount to a thirty second voice memo and then there is “DM BF”, ribbits and all.
perhaps most impressively it has the ROGER MOUTENOT seal of approval. he may not know how to spell her name, but he knows good production when he hears it. don’t take my word for it… give it a spin.
shows i saw
WILCO + WAXAHATCHEE1 / U.S. GIRLS / CRATE + TOTAL WIFE / THE BAKERY RAT + SWAN CHALANT / TOTAL WIFE + SIX FLAGS GUY + OFF TO SLEEP + STUNT GIRL /TAYLOR DAUKUS + ZOOK + TOM BARRETT
shows i wish i saw
SWAMP DOGG / MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME ALBUM RELEASE PARTY
shows i’m seeing
FLORRY / ORNAMENT / BEING DEAD / ABOUT YOU + RUNNER AND BOBBY + LO NOOM
accidentally got extremely high but it’s okay because i decided that i’ve seen them play more than enough for one lifetime now