Track: I Wish You Were A Monster
Artist: War Mothers
Location: Austin TX, Philadelphia PA, and Brooklyn NY
Label: none
Format: digital single
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The weather doesn’t so much change around here; rather it disintegrates and morphs into an apparition of a previous meteorological state. I appreciate this non-binary solution, it allows for a certain nostalgia I find comforting.

Track: Big Bang
Artist: Housewife
Location: Sydney, Australia
Label: none
Format: digital EP
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Identity is a tricky subject, able to be molded and melded in a variety of ways.  Picking a path displays conviction, a trait many find elusive.  Know the road, whether right or wrong.

Track: Levitator
Artist: Honeydrum
Location: New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Label: Crash Symbols
Format: digital single
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Given the choice, my preferred apparel color is gray (not grey).  I find it uncommitted, yet solidly so, and this is a trait I greatly admire.  Sometimes the daring choice is not making a choice at all.

Track: I Don’t Believe In Love
Artist: We Are Trees
Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Label: Collective Crowd Records
Format: 12” vinyl (coming soon)
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I kind of wish that my work week was such that I could go out on Monday and Tuesday nights without repercussions, as those are the nights when my drinking brethren are most committed.  I like that.

Track: I’m Not Afraid To Wait For You
Artist: Two Bicycles
Location: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Label: Crash Symbols
Format: Cassette (run of 100)
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I once blacked out while walking down the street, suddenly finding myself face down amongst a littering of half-dead leaves.  The only thing keeping the experience from being totally horrifying was that bright, musty smell.

Track: Ready To Go
Artist: Bare Wires
Location: Oakland, California, USA
Label: Robot Elephant Records
Format: 7” vinyl
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On an early morning not so long ago, I decided to eat the confetti that stuck persistently to my sweater; this act of dominance provided immense relief until I realized it was temporary and the party would soon move out of my body. (via listenbeforeyoubuy)

Track: One of Us
Artist: Pomegranates
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Label: Afternoon Records
Format: 12” vinyl
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Developing hobbies is a key to a full life; a life left null of daily direction can quickly become destructive.  Channeling feelings and sounds into making birdhouses isn’t as crazy as you think with this in mind.

Track: My Punk Is Alive (Inside)
Artist: The Fruhstucks
Location: Spain
Label: Racecar
Format: 7” purple tie-die vinyl, run of 250
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I often envision the rain coating my single-pane windows as miniature streams, cascading down a clear mountain, intersecting at random intervals into larger formations before diverging just as quickly.  I want to live on one of those streams.

Track: Never Come Around
Artist: La Sera
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Label: Hardly Art
Format: 12” vinyl
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Passing time by lazily tossing pennies into the fountain, I realized that the fluttering motion of the metal as it twisted toward the concrete bottom nicely explains by general life direction.  Goals in mind, but path quite random.