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Hannah Recommends: “Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying” by Fall Out Boy

Hannah Recommends: “Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying” by Fall Out Boy

High school sucks, but it never sucked more than the four years I attended. Because of course something is so sharp and raw and real when…
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Hannah Madonna
Seigar recommends Nada by Lido Pimienta (feat. Li Saumet)

Seigar recommends Nada by Lido Pimienta (feat. Li Saumet)

As a Madonna fan, I couldn’t enjoy more her last comeback, Madame X. My icon was finally releasing a world music album. Living in Portugal…
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Seigar
Jeanne Recommends: “I’m Alive” by Jackson Browne

Jeanne Recommends: “I’m Alive” by Jackson Browne

Ten years ago, I was engaged to be married… for five weeks. My intended was someone I’d known for over a decade and we’d dated off and on…
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Jeanne Sharp
Andrew Recommends: “Honey Bee” by Tom Petty

Andrew Recommends: “Honey Bee” by Tom Petty

Last day of April. 1995. For weeks, you and your friends have been arguing: “What’s the most badass song Tom Petty can play at Shoreline?”…
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Andrew Jones
Michael Recommends: “Alone Again” by Gilbert O’Sullivan

Michael Recommends: “Alone Again” by Gilbert O’Sullivan

There’s a scene in The Virgin Suicides that’s all about vinyl. Lux breaks curfew after the school dance, and the Lisbon Girls’ conservative…
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Michael Colbert
Iris recommends: “Rambling Man” by Laura Marling

Iris recommends: “Rambling Man” by Laura Marling

“Rambling Man” is the third track in Laura Marling’s 2010 album I Speak Because I Can, and was the opening to her show at the Southbank…
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Federica S.
Erica Recommends: “This Year” by The Mountain Goats

Erica Recommends: “This Year” by The Mountain Goats

Life tends to have days where you get that sinking feeling of not being able to go on. People I know tend to either give themselves time…
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Erica Yong
Emily Recommends “King of the Road” by Piebald

Emily Recommends “King of the Road” by Piebald

Today, in a massive self-own, I downloaded my archived online diary, est. 2003. It was of course a huge, embarrassing mistake, but I did…
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Emily Costa
Angela Recommends “Goodnight Irene” by Lead Belly

Angela Recommends “Goodnight Irene” by Lead Belly

In Housekeeping, Marilynne Robinson had Sylvie and Ruthie drift in a boat on the lake harmonizing “Goodnight, Irene” — a song like a…
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Angela Jones
Courtney Recommends: “Describe” by Perfume Genius

Courtney Recommends: “Describe” by Perfume Genius

I’m drawn to songs that feel like emotional glimpses into another place, songs that I can envision an entire universe inside of, if even…
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Courtney Skaggs
Jeanne Recommends: “As Time Goes By” by Herman Hupfeld

Jeanne Recommends: “As Time Goes By” by Herman Hupfeld

Only history, non-narrative film, and non-fiction appealed to my sociologist-statistician father. Enticing him to read a novel or watch a…
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Jeanne Sharp
Sean Recommends: “Circle the Drain” by Soccer Mommy

Sean Recommends: “Circle the Drain” by Soccer Mommy

The music in Soccer Mommy’s “Circle the Drain” sounds warm and bright while Allison Sophie sings about spiraling down into darkness. The…
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Sean Sullivan
Michael Recommends “American Girl” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Michael Recommends “American Girl” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

I mistook her for my RA when we met. Bri is self-assured, mature, has always known more about the world. She’s the friend you go to when…
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Michael Colbert
Douglas Recommends “Kiss Them For Me” by Siouxsie and the Banshees

Douglas Recommends “Kiss Them For Me” by Siouxsie and the Banshees

I don’t remember how Jake and I got on the topic of Siouxsie and the Banshees one night hanging out at my digs on the east side of…
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Douglas Menagh
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