I know. You’re sad. I’ve been busy finishing up summer semester and beginning fall semester, and you miss me. Don’t worry though, I have just the thing for times like these.
Ida, out of New York City, has been around since 1992, making music that I find hard to describe. I will let their official website do the talking:
Although Ida has often been identified with labels like “slowcore” and “quietcore”, they have always played songs that could be described as “kind of fast”, “mid tempo”, “kind of loud”, and “super loud
Yeah, I think that about sums it up. 18 years is certainly a lot of time to explore different styles and tempos, which Ida has done at length. With this longevity comes 7 studio albums and a bunch of EP’s and singles. I really could never get into most of their stuff, but I always manage to find a reason to listen to 1996’s I Know About You.
This is perhaps the most emotional album I’ve ever heard. I think if I listened to this in 1996 I would have pooped my pants. 6 year old me would not be able to process the raw heartbreak contained in the albums’ 12 songs. It’s my go-to sad album for sure. Slow and pensive, packed with absurdly relevant lyrics and beautiful vocal harmonies, it’s perfect for any sad situation you may find yourself in. From losing a childhood pet to running out of your favorite ice cream flavor, just put this on and cry your brains out. Here’s “Requator”:
I had a hard time choosing what songs to put on here, because they’re all incredibly awesome. Each listen through makes me think that I have a new favorite. Here’s “Treasure Chest”:
If you just had an awesome day, don’t come home and listen to this. You’ll just be confused.
Hopefully I wont have such long breaks in between my posts now that the fall semester is fully underway. Next up is probably Voxtrot (who I have been unable to turn off lately) and some kind of mix possibly maybe.
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