Hey y'all. TFF is pretty dead, isn't it? I thought I'd start another thread along the veins of "what are you currently listening to," except, y'know, like, slightly different, or something.

In that it's new.

And I'm going suggest talking about music genres, bands, playlists, etc., for responses.

No lists! Talk a little bit about something to do with your choice. Describe the band, describe your mood, describe the situation in which you are listening right now, describe why it appeals to you right now, or all of the above, I guess.

I've been listening to stuff a lot at work, lately. I've had all my music on random, but I've tried to pinpoint from that what I REALLY want to listen to. I've made a few playlists that didn't work out for me, but now, I've made a list of albums that mostly came out this year, or stuff I've first heard this year, or stuff I didn't listen to much when I bought it, but wish I had.

I got a lot of Skate Punk/Punk Metal/Prog Metal stuff going on on this list, with some 90s alternative-style stuff, and some Americana/Alt Country stuff.

Strung Out just released an album yesterday, and I really like it thus far. They are skate punk. Saw them at Warped Tour a few years back, and was kinda bummed at how small the crowd was to watch them. They're really good, still. Also got Ten Foot Pole's newest album. Both those bands are from the 90s, though Ten Foot Pole stretches back to the 80s, if you count their previous band name in that.

Also got PUP's new album on here, "Morbid Stuff." I think they're one of the new Pop Punk scene bands. They're new to this decade, I think, anyway.

Then there's also this band "DrunkTank," who I don't know much about, but they're probably cool. I think they're newish, too. They're like a cross between skate punk and metal. Also a girl punk band from Israel, "Not on Tour," with an album with a high track count, but a run time of 22 minutes. There's also this band "Dropfist," with a 7 track album, that's like prog metal, I guess. I put the last Dillinger Escape Plan album on there too, because I didn't listen to it much when it came out. Also I got the two oldest Four Year Strong albums that I'm aware of on there.

Then I got the new Get Up Kids, and their side project, "Radar State," on there. I think I like the Radar State album better than the Get Up Kids, but both are good. Get Up Kids were popular in the late 90s/early 2000s, a Jimmy Eat World-type band. I'm old. Also, I put the last Verucca Salt album on the list, because I barely listened to it when it came out, but some of the songs have crept back onto my radar as I listen to everything on shuffle.

Then I got three tracks that the Avett Brothers released without an album in the past year (they're the alt country band. They're fairly popular. You've probably heard of them, unless you haven't). Oh wait, I also got the newest Reel Big Fish on there. I barely listened to that because it was slow and stuff. Dunno if it will last on the list.

I guess the whole thing has a kind of nostalgic feel, but also a more current feel. It's nothing I listened to a decade ago, I don't think, but it's maybe stuff I would have listened to. Except the Dillinger Escape Plan.

I feel like I should delete most of this, but I'm not going to.

Music is almost the only thing that I spend money on these days, besides booze and food. And gas. Gotta get gas. The stuff I put on this list makes me happy right now, for whatever reason. If I can ignore whatever the fuck else is going on in the world right now for a minute because of it, I guess that's a plus. Videa james just don't do it for me anymore, for the most part.