Progression

This entry charts the progression of what for all intents and purposes essentially was a relationship. It begins with the excitement of something new. The phone calls. The text messages. The concerts. The late summer nights. The jokes. The kisses snuck around corners. The photobooths.

Then it moves on to the confusion. The fights. The silence.

The denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression.

Then finally, acceptance of what for all intents and purposes essentially was the inevitable, eventual, drawn-out end.

I was in love.

These are my feelings. In order. From beginning to end. August 2010 to March 2011.

Progression:

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“Starstrukk” by 3Oh!3 (feat. Katy Perry)

“Teenage Dream” by Katy Perry

“Little Secrets” (Penguin Prison Remix/Cover) by Passion Pit

“Ride Frindship” by Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt

“Diet Mtn Dew” by Lana Del Rey

“Fake Empire” by The National

“USA Boys” by Health

“Cuddle Fuddle” by Passion Pit

“Your Visits Are Getting Shorter” by Bloc Party

“Soft Shock” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

“Just Didn’t Need to Know” by The Shivers

“Just a Friend” by Biz Markie, covered by Lissy Trullie

“Naive” by The Kooks, covered by Lily Allen

“Hope You’re Happy Now” by The Sounds

“For Reasons Unknown” by The Killers

“When I’m Small” by Phantogram

“You Know You’re Not Dead” by Broken Records

“Dry Your Eyes” by The Streets

“So This is Goodbye” by William Fitzsimmons (Pink Ganter remix)

“Starstrukk” by 3Oh!3, cover by Marina and the Diamonds

Penguin Prison

The first thing I thought when I heard “Something I’m Not” was “this sounds like an 80s band whose name I can’t think of right at this moment.”  When I listened to “The Worse it Gets,” I thought “IT IS SOOOOOOOOOO 80s!!!”

It’s seriously all in the synths of the two songs.  Okay, I lied.  It’s also in the singer’s voice.  Doesn’t he sound like some 80s singer from Style Council or maybe even Duran Duran, particularly in the song “Rio” but higher pitched?   The song “The Worse it Gets” really has a Hall and Oates feel (particularly their song “Your Kiss is on My Lips”).  “Animal Animal” has a slowed-down Culture Club feel.

Essentially, Penguin Prison is an amalgam of various 80s electopop bands, creating a band that fits into today’s 80s redux pop culture that has brought back the Member’s Only jacket, acid wash, and spandex pants.