The new Zeal and Ardor album is out and after three listens this morning, it's already on my shortlist for album of the year. I am perpetually blown the f**k away by how this man's sound evolves. It would be so easy for a band with this DNA to tread water, but that is most definitely NOT the case.
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| This isn't the edition I have, but I love this cover |
I realized recently that, for all the fiction by H.P. Lovecraft I've read over the last thirty-odd years, I don't think I'd ever read The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. I'm about halfway through the novella at this point, and two observations:
1) This one definitely sates the thirst for Lovecraft imagery and overall style/tone, however, it is not a very good story, and does not feel all that different than quite a few of his other stories.
2) This is easily the most racist of HPL's work that I've read.
The racism, coupled with the redundant prose, has made this one a bit of a chore. However, I intend on trudging on until completion. As I have gotten older and been exposed to more and more Weird Fiction and Horror, Lovecraft becomes more about the concepts and less about the writing. He just wasn't that good.
Watch:
The season finale of The Book of Boba Fett was everything I could ever want from a Star Wars story.
Now, we'll all just have to wait until the third season of The Mandalorian premieres.
Playlist:
Burial - Antidawn
Zombi - Digitalis
Abby Sage - Fears of Yours and Mine EP
Zeal and Ardor - Eponymous
Orville Peck - Pony
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