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Artist: The Airborne Toxic Event Genre: Alternative/Indie 2015 This album is pure guava. It bursts with emotion and makes you cry about breakups you never had. You want to dance a little jig and eat comida mexicana when you hear a mariachi-esque band accompany them on track 2. I don't know what it is about this band, but they make me nostalgic about stuff that I've never flippin experienced. How the snack is that even possible Every other line makes you stop and think "k now hold up- what the what did he just say and why do I feel it seep into my very bones??" TATE's (The Airborne Toxic Event) biggest forte is their song writing. Singer/songwriter Mikel Jollett has a magical sabbatical way with words and prose.  I've rarely heard such good literary combination of hyperbole, metaphor, yelling, and the occasional swear word. Here's an excerpt from the first song, "Poor Isaac," in reference to Abraham being asked to sacrifice his song Isaa...

I enjoy writing, as long as it's something I'm interested in / passionate about. But I want to get better at it. I wish to be more literate, succinct, and faster at this. I'm also a millennial AND a late bloomer, so a blog seemed logical. It's pretty easy to criticize just about anything. I have many several friends with whom I avoid watching TV or movies with, because all they do is complain about plot holes and this or that... yipes. Get yo negative nancy 'tude outta my face. I like to play the "angel's advocate" when people negatively nitpick a piece of art because personally, I find it more rewarding (and oft times more challenging) to focus on the good/positive aspects of certain art forms, be it movies, music, or whatever. I admire awesome youtube channels like kaptain kristian and wisecrack because they do just that. Delve deep into the realm of creativity and shine a spotlight on the awesome. That's not to say I won't ever throw...