Here’s a song I recently made for a puppet show. It’s a version of Ants Go Marching made for a puppet show about ants in a graveyard called Frankantstein.
Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism is a perfectly-sized collection of sweet summer songs for the end of a relationship. At least early in the tracklist, the sound album is not as much of a sonic departure from Future Nostalgia as that album was from Dua Lipa. Nevertheless, it’s clear that Dua Lipa and her sound have grown together since her last album.
I ran the 2024 Shamrock Shuffle this past Sunday in downtown Chicago. Although the weather was a little chilly, the opportunity to run through the streets of the Loop made it a memorable experience.
Last week, I attended my first in-person KubeCon at KubeCon North America 2023. I learned a lot and it gave me a lot to think about in connection with my team’s work.
The Honors thesis that I wrote in my senior year of college is now publicly available in the OhioLink Electronic Theses & Dissertations Center. I submitted it before graduating, but it took some time before it became available. It’s titled “Error Handling Approaches in Programming Languages.”
I liked Carly Rae Jepsen’s new album The Loneliest Time. I really did. But maybe I feel disappointed because I expected to love it. I’m not trying to rag on it — there were so many big and little things I liked about this album, and so many songs I enjoyed — but it’s hard for CRJ to live up to her previous work. Perhaps I shouldn’t expect that of her.
Tove Lo’s newest album Dirt Femme is a powerful display of her pop skills, with many amazing singles. It’s honest and vulnerable but still fun throughout. Overall, it’s a deeply catchy synth pop creation.
I’m back for NNAMDÏ’s newest album, Please Have a Seat. NNAMDÏ remains an expert at crafting catchy, entertaining, and beautiful music, and this album is absolutely worth your time. What follows are my thoughts after my first listen.
Above all else, Mura Masa’s latest album demon time demonstrates a mastery of groove. The album is short and sweet and every track is a treat for the ears. This is what I think about the album after one listen. The album is inspiring in terms of its production and flow. Mura Masa is sparse when appropriate, and dense, layered, and loud when called for. His collaborators and features are terrific (especially Shygirl).