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    1. Weekly album and EP releases (27 July - 2 August)

      Here's a list of a things that came out in this past week, up through Friday. Of course, there's no way to be completely comprehensive with this and we avoided including things where information...

      Here's a list of a things that came out in this past week, up through Friday. Of course, there's no way to be completely comprehensive with this and we avoided including things where information was too lacking, so feel free to mention anything that isn't on here that you think is worth mentioning. Beyond that, if you have any thoughts of any of these albums, it would be great to hear them :)


      Artist Title Genre(s) Song Link
      Ami Dang Parted Plains Hindustani Classical Music, Progressive Electronic Song.link
      Black Milk DiVE Conscious Hip Hop, Jazz Rap Song.link
      Carnifex World War X Deathcore Song.link
      Channel Tres Black Moses West Coast Hip Hop, Hip House Song.link
      Clairo Immunity Indie Pop, Alternative R&B Song.link
      Cory Wong Motivational Music for the Syncopated Soul Funk, Synth Funk, Jazz Fusion Song.link
      Cross Record Cross Record Slowcore, Art Pop Song.link
      Dave Bass No Boundaries Jazz Song.link
      Davina and The Vagabonds Sugar Drops Jazz Song.link
      Flume & Reo Cragun Quits Future Bass, Wonky Song.link
      Have Mercy The Love Life Alternative Rock, Indie Rock Song.link
      Jade Imagine Basic Love Indie Rock Song.link
      Joey Trap Professor Trap Trap Song.link
      Lil Durk Love Songs for the Streets 2 Trap, Pop Rap Song.link
      Little Boots Jump Nu-Disco, Deep House Song.link
      Lou the Human Painkiller Paradise Emo Rap, Cloud Rap Song.link
      Mabel High Expectations Contemporary R&B, Dance-Pop Song.link
      Mister Lies Mister Lies Ambient Pop Song.link
      Miynt Stay On Your Mind EP Indie Pop Song.link
      Moon Diagrams Trappy Bats Ambient Techno, Outsider House Song.link
      Moonshine Bandits The Whiskey Never Dries Country Rap, Bro-Country Song.link
      Mosa Wild Talking In Circles Indie Pop, Dream Pop Song.link
      Northlane Alien Alternative Metal, Industrial Metal, Metalcore Song.link
      Oliver Tree Do You Feel Me? Pop Rock, Electropop Song.link
      Penny And Sparrow Finch Indie Folk, Singer/Songwriter Song.link
      Possible Humans Everybody Split Indie Rock, Jangle Pop Song.link
      RF Shannon Rain On Dust Indie Pop, Americana Song.link
      Rich Forever Music Rich Forever 4 Trap, Pop Rap Song.link
      Russian Circles Blood Year Post-Metal, Post-Rock Song.link
      SiXforNinE Parallel Universe Progressive Metal, Alternative Metal Song.link
      Skillet Victorious Pop Rock, Hard Rock Song.link
      Slaughter Beach, Dog Safe And Also No Fear Indie Rock, Singer/Songwriter Song.link
      Sunz of Man The Rebirth East Coast Hip Hop Song.link
      Tennis System Lovesick Shoegaze Bandcamp
      Tenth Avenue North No Shame Christian Rock Song.link
      Tess Henley Better Singer-Songwriter, Neo-Soul Song.link
      The New Roses Nothing But Wild Hard Rock Song.link
      The Rocket Summer Sweet Shivers Emo-Pop, Progressive Pop Song.link
      The Teskey Brothers Run Home Slow Soul Song.link
      ThouxanBanFauni Seein Colors Cloud Rap, Trap, Southern Hip Hop Song.link
      Tobi Lou Live on Ice Pop Rap Song.link
      Ty Segall First Taste Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock Song.link
      Tyler Childers Country Squire Traditional Country, Americana Song.link
      Unlike Pluto Pluto Tapes: Volume 3 Electropop Song.link
      Volbeat Rewind, Replay, Rebound Hard Rock, Pop Rock Song.link
      Young Guv Guv I Power Pop Song.link

      Notes:
      If you spot any mistakes, let us know.
      Parental Advisory version of all albums linked, so expect NSFW.

      Channel Tres - Black Moses | EP isn't due until Aug 16, linked single instead
      Flume & Reo Cragun - Quits | Song.link says "Single" but it's the EP
      Tennis System - Lovesick | No song.link yet, album not due until Sept 6, linked bandcamp single instead
      Volbeat - Rewind, Replay, Rebound | "Deluxe" album linked

      Thanks to @Cleb, @Bauke, and @cfabbro!

      13 votes
    2. What are you reading these days? #25

      What are you reading currently? Fiction or non-fiction, any genre, any language! Tell us what you're reading, and talk a bit about it. Notes First of all, I'm again having to post the topic...

      What are you reading currently? Fiction or non-fiction, any genre, any language! Tell us what you're reading, and talk a bit about it.

      Notes

      First of all, I'm again having to post the topic earlier b/c travel. Sorry.

      Seconly, big news! It's already been almost a year that we do these threads! It's been a beautiful time for me, but I've decided that the time has come that I pass the torch on to another Tildista to post and manage these threads. I posted a topic on ~tildes declaring my decision; we held a vote and elected @acdw as the new maintainer of these threads. This is the last one of these topics that I'll post; from the next thread on @acdw will be taking over. FWIW, I'll stay around and comment on these threads when I can.

      Hey @acdw, hope you'll have a great time doing this! Good luck!

      Previous topics

      Previous topics are listed in the wiki.

      16 votes
    3. Living off grid? Can you share your living situation?

      I've written about my living situation previously but am curious as to whether there are any other tilderinos living off grid. What sort of accommodation do you live in? What do you do for a...

      I've written about my living situation previously but am curious as to whether there are any other tilderinos living off grid. What sort of accommodation do you live in? What do you do for a living (if anything)? Are you self sufficient to done extent? How do you use technology to improve your lifestyle?

      17 votes
    4. Who are your favourite female YouTubers?

      It occurred to me a few days ago that my YouTube subscriptions are heavily weighted in favour of men. I follow a lot of video essayists and educational YouTubers, and when the algorithm surfaces...

      It occurred to me a few days ago that my YouTube subscriptions are heavily weighted in favour of men. I follow a lot of video essayists and educational YouTubers, and when the algorithm surfaces new ones to check out, 99 times out of 100 it's a man talking. Same with musicians, gamers, and tech heads...
      I feel like I'm missing out on some valuable perspectives, insights, and just all around good content. So please hit me up with some recommendations!

      35 votes
    5. What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?

      A few of the other groups have been doing recurring topics like this, and I think we should really do it more regularly in ~games too. So, what have you been playing lately? (Please don't just...

      A few of the other groups have been doing recurring topics like this, and I think we should really do it more regularly in ~games too.

      So, what have you been playing lately? (Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game as well.)

      31 votes
    6. Is anyone actually happy they were born?

      I just feel like I've been thrown into an up to 80 year long game where I have to manage various hardships and difficulties in the hopes of getting the highest score possible when the real outcome...

      I just feel like I've been thrown into an up to 80 year long game where I have to manage various hardships and difficulties in the hopes of getting the highest score possible when the real outcome is the same no matter what I do. Sure, there are some fun times too, but nothing really matters in the end.

      27 votes
    7. What are your favorite short games?

      I don't have nearly as much time to game as I used to, and as such, I tend to prioritize games that are quick to finish over those that want my attention for a long time. Thus, I'm curious to...

      I don't have nearly as much time to game as I used to, and as such, I tend to prioritize games that are quick to finish over those that want my attention for a long time. Thus, I'm curious to know: what are the best short games you've played?

      I'm going to arbitrarily set "short" at a threshhold of 3 hours or less.

      Furthermore, I'm referring to games that have a defined start and end, rather than potentially infinite play sessions. That means a game like The Binding of Isaac wouldn't count despite the average play session being much less than 3 hours, but a game like Gone Home would.

      If you're not sure about a game's length, check HowLongToBeat for crowdsourced runtime data.


      Here's a table of recommendations mentioned in the thread, and their approximate time to complete from HowLongToBeat (using the "Main Story" category).

      Game Length (hours)
      140 1
      1979 Revolution: Black Friday 2
      A Dark Room 3.5
      ABZÛ 2
      Another World 2.5
      The Beginner's Guide 1.5
      Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons 3
      Cave Story 7
      Digital: A Love Story (1) 2
      Analogue: A Hate Story (2) 3
      Distance 2
      Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist 0.5
      Firewatch 4
      Flower 2
      Gone Home 2
      Gunpoint 3
      Her Story 2.5
      Hexcells 2
      High Hell 1
      INSIDE 3.5
      Into the Breach 5
      Jazzpunk 2
      Journey 2
      Kamiko 1
      LOVE (1) 0.5
      kuso (2) 0.75
      Membrane 3.5
      Moss 4
      My Friend Pedro 4
      NaissancE 4
      A Normal Lost Phone 1.5
      Papers, Please 4.5
      Portal 3
      Refunct 0.5
      Rez 2
      The Room 2.5
      The Room 2 3
      Rumu 3
      Sagebrush 2
      Samorost 0.25
      SEPTEMBER 1999 0.09167
      Spirits of Xanadu 3
      The Stanley Parable 1.5
      Stories Untold 2.5
      A Story About My Uncle 3
      Subsurface Circular (1) 2
      SUPERHOT 2
      Quarantine Circular (2) 2
      To the Moon 4
      The Unfinished Swan 2.5
      What Remains of Edith Finch 2
      Xeodrifter 3
      22 votes
    8. What have you been listening to this week?

      What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as...

      What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as well, we'd love to see your hauls :)

      Feel free to give recs or discuss anything about each others' listening habits.

      You can make a chart if you use last.fm:

      http://www.tapmusic.net/lastfm/

      Remember that linking directly to your image will update with your future listening, make sure to reupload to somewhere like imgur if you'd like it to remain what you have at the time of posting.

      12 votes
    9. Ahoy vegans; do you make yourself breakfast every morning? If so, what is it?

      Lately I've been trying to be better about cooking a decent breakfast for myself every morning instead of grabbing sugary stuff at a coffee shop, blowing money for something fancier, or wolfing...

      Lately I've been trying to be better about cooking a decent breakfast for myself every morning instead of grabbing sugary stuff at a coffee shop, blowing money for something fancier, or wolfing down a breakfast bar.

      I'm also trying to be a boring adult and limit my sugar intake, avoid gluten on account I'm apparently at risk for celiac disease, and would like to try and be vegan whenever possible.... couple this with me being incredibly lazy and us not having a dishwasher in our apartment, and I've got what feels like very few options.

      For the past two months, every weekday I've been crumbling firm tofu over a heated pan set to medium, throwing in some paprika, turmeric, salt, garlic & onion powder, nutritional yeast, stirring that up a bit for five minutes, and then ripping up a cup of pre-packaged kale/spinach leaves over it before taking it off the heat and tossing in a tablespoon of oat milk. I'll then eat half and leave the other for my wife.

      It's been OK, but I'm trying to look into other options just to add some variety, and was curious if someone else has found something that works for them that I might be able to piggyback off of for inspiration.

      10 votes