The Postal Service was a tremendous influence on a ton of folks when this album came out. I think the "lovesick love song" is one of the motifs I will always seek out for the emotions it inspires in me. Particularly resonant: "Your heart won't heal right if you keep tearing out the sutures."

Dedicated to @leondemusica.bsky.social , this is a Mountain Goats cover that I ADORE. Atom actually did a few Goats covers on this album and I love them all as much as the originals.

Oh, the Mountain Goats. Your incredible catalog has a song for anything. If I ever feel numb or like I can't feel my feelings, this song is a paradoxical cure to that state. Unlike the speaker, I'm not an autoclave. :3

This one is a bop. I love the original by New Order and have actually seen it live, but the Miku cover hits different. Astrophysics in general has some really good takes on eighties songs and I appreciate the fact I can just leave a playlist up with a dozen good Miku synth covers. :)

A song that lives in my brain for DAYS when I happen to hear it. I discovered Architecture in Helsinki twenty years ago and got to see them live exactly once before they went on hiatus. I love the disco energy that this song gives. RIP AiH.

Now for something completely different! I'd be surprised if many of you have heard of Atom. He made most of his music in the late 90s and early 00s, but made some really catchy music in his time. This song is about buying a house with your friends and doing some DIY work on it. I love the title.

Now for a bit more of a personal story! "There room at the top / Pretty cheap for the view / But the vertical drop / Made the skyline askew / I tripped on a step / Wasn't careful enough / Falling down the stairs of your love" More in the comments!

Porter Robinson holds a special place in my heart. His songs have a unique way of helping me feel difficult emotions. Plus they're bangers! "How do you do music? Well it's easy. You just face your fears and become your heroes I don't understand why you're freaking out"

The Beths have come to mean a whole lot to me since I discovered them in 2022, becoming of my favorite bands. I've even seen them twice in the past few years! The first time I heard this song, I had tears running down my face. "I wanna love 'til my heart stops."