Monii

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♱ Mon-music / March 2025

I wanted to write down some of my favorite music from March! Focusing on songs that released this month, but also talking about stuff I've been listening to this month in general!Lil Nas X - HOTBOX / Holy mother of hooks and fun raps, I actually cannot get enough of this song. I have a tendency to replay songs over and over without a break, and this song is no exception - Actually it might be my most replayed song this month despite only being out for 4 days. I'm a super big fan of Lil Nas X, I think he is a great example of someone who has a very unique aesthetic yet produces mainstream style songs. I really like the fun lyrics in this song, there really is no reason to take it super seriously and he isn't trying to make a statement, it's just a good vibey song. I wish this song would go viral for his sake, but I don't think it will by it's trajectory.Marina - Butterfly / This song feels a lot like her older music and I really, really appreciate that. I like Marina's newer sound as well, but this classic Marina sound is just my favorite. The ethereal vocals layering in the prechorus are so classic Marina and spacious sound design really does something for me. I'm a bit reminded of Kerli's vocal style on the hook 'Yeah I'm a butterfly'.Electric Callboy - Elevator Operator / testJennie - Like JENNIE & Zen / testOther songs I loved this month:
Lady Gaga - ABRACADABRA
bbno$ - antidepressants
LE SSERAFIM - HOT
Adela - Machine Girl
Chappell Roan - The Giver
Solar - Honey
Paramore - I Caught Myself

♱ Music

Music has always been a driving force in my life. When my own feelings felt too much to explain, the artists that molded me into who I am took over and allowed me to express them. Becoming a songwriter and musician myself, their art and genius has helped curate my own style. Here are some of the artists that molded me into who I am not only as a creator myself, but as a person.Paramore / Following my through my life from my early childhood to the perils and struggles of adulthood, Paramore's discography has nearly always been a mirror to my own feelings. Sometimes metaphorical and other times straight-forward, the topic pool Paramore has covered in their lyrics has always called to me in a way no other artist has ever done. I simply don't have the words to explain the impact Paramore's music has had on me. The older I get, the more I cherish this band's discography and the creativity their music has nourished within me.
Favorite Tracks: Misguided Ghosts, Part II, Decode, 26, Turn It Off,f(x) / I was fortunate enough to be introduced to Korean pop music formally through the otherwordly works of f(x) when I was a young teenager. At the time, and even now, it felt like listening to f(x) was an entirely new way to experience music. While I had always grown up listening to more, for lack of a better word, depressing music, f(x) showed me that being creative could mesh with being wacky and fun. Utilizing production techniques and melody lines that seemed like they came from a different world, my own sound (and life, to be clear.) would be entirely different if I would have never stumbled across these five girls.
Favorite Tracks: Love, Butterfly, Red Light, Sweet Witches, Ice CreamMarina and the Diamonds / In those early years of teen-hood, when my emotions would often overcome me, I found myself searching endlessly for art and music that would match my feelings that were far too large for me to handle on my own. So, hunched over my laptop at the age of 13 as I scrolled through tumblr, I saw concept photos of Marina for her new 'Electra Heart' album. I was intrigued and upon listening to the album, I was instantly hooked. Her music transported me to a different plane of existence, especially at the time, due to her unique storytelling. Her often metaphorical verbiage and references resonated with me and surely attributed to my own style of lyricism.
Favorite Tracks: Teen Idle, Sex Yeah, Mowgli's RoadEminem / Admittedly, the most 'out there' pick for my biggest musical inspirations for those who don't know me. I grew up being raised, for the most part, by a single father. Being a little kid sitting in the passenger seat while my dad blasted all of his favorite music, particularly Eminem, Andre 3000 and other iconic 90's artists, of course I'd fall in love with it for life. Those days of cruising on the highway while rapping horribly along to Eminem's songs as my dad would quickly turn the volume down and then back up on the more crude curse words are some of my favorite memories of my life. On the other side of things, without going into much detail, even as a small child I related to Eminem's struggles in life he portrayed in his music more than I could've realized at the time. The older I grew the more I truly understood his words and, while I of course can't agree with every method he's used to vent his feelings over the years, appreciated the perspectives his music continues to give me. The raw emotion, insane lyricism, and realness he brings still makes me think even on the 10,000th listen to his songs. You just can't deny how fun his music tends to be.
Favorite Tracks: When I'm Gone, My Mom, White America, The Way I Am, Kill YouOther artists I love: Dosii / Red Velvet / Fleetwood Mac / SHINee / RM / Ashmute / BTS / Pink Panthress / Billie Eilish /

♱ Games

From being a socially inept teenager to a slightly less socially inept adult, video games have always played a huge role in shaping my interests and me as a person.I'll update this part later : )