This is a message to all IYL/IIL users, but particuarly those interested in music discourse and discovery. I found a platform called platnm where people can put out requests for music recs and put each other on ... basically works like this page except you can click on the songs and listen in your streaming platform or add them to ur queue and listen at a later time. just keeps track of all the recs in a nice way and wanted to share in case anyone has been looking for something like this

I’m from the US and don’t know much about drill. I do know these songs are kind of a meme but I think they are unironically catchy. And I dig the singing part. I want to know about more songs with samples of similar pop songs and with similar singing into rapping parts. Have a good one

I'm really obsessed with Raye's new album lately, i really like the mix she does with the instruments in an orchestra and in a jazz way (in this case, i'd like to mention Laufey too, because she's also on my repeat because of it)

Other than that, i really like her teatral way of singing and of doing music (like on her new album, where it's basically a storyline) but mostly, i really like her kind of rap way (I don't really know if it's rap, and probably not, but i mean the speed up lyrics, i do love them)

So, are there any other singers around that have this vibe? Or maybe just an album or a few songs

Specifically, I am wondering if there is any music similar to the acoustic section from 3:48 to 5:59. I really love the vibe in that section. Especially when it is just the electric guitar and acoustic guitar playing together. Is there anything else that is similar?

similar songs that dont quite fit the vibe:

brown eyed girl by van morrison

take it easy by the eagles

in my life by the beatles

think about me by fleetwood mac

I have two examples, no particular genre:

1.) Silent Hill 2 --- the town itself almost feels like its own character. Simply navigating it in solitude, with no enemies, you still feel like you're not alone. The town actually feels more alive than the entities you see in it.

The ambient sound design gives you a creeping feeling that the town is breathing... pulsing... and it pulls you in like a force of nature. It feels alive in its "normal" foggy sequences, and the otherworld kicks it up a notch, as the rusty color palette gives the town an illusion of looking fleshy and organic in some areas.

2.) Disco Elysium --- this theme gets extra emphasis when your Shivers stat is high. The stat gives Harry a more spiritual connection to the town of Revachol. The voice of Shivers personifies the city. Shivers makes the town breath and gives it a beating heart, providing interesting little details that makes Revachol feel like a living entity.

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More recommendations would be very appreciated. I'm mostly focusing on video games, but even mentions of songs, movies, or books would be nice.

I want to clarify that I'm not looking for media that makes it blatant that the setting is alive (example: Monster House). I'm looking for media that makes the setting feel like an entity, even if it's not confirmed to be truly alive. I want to feel it in the atmosphere of the media.

I’m looking for works that feel genuinely different from the usual. It doesn’t matter what the genre or format is: horror, comedy, romance, action, drama, anime, manga, novels, short stories, films, whatever.

A couple of examples of what I mean: Birdman or The Blair Witch Project for film, and Brave New World for literature. Not because I’m looking for anything similar to these, but because they each do something that feels distinctly their own.

What I’m after is something that really stands out from the norm, whether because of its structure, premise, writing, worldbuilding, characters, or just the way it approaches storytelling.

It can be weird, experimental, unconventional or difficult to categorize, but I’d like it to feel cohesive and intentional rather than being strange for the sake of being strange.

What are your picks?

PARISE on SoundCloud

https://on.soundcloud.com/XzlhcCah333wW0vE0k

I just love the beat of the song, it's super soothing, especially when I'm down

I also love the song, despite the fact it's literally about how the youth generation is all fucked up and has "adhd" as in a short attention span, just going from one vice to another to distract themselves from how fucked up the world is, somehow it gives me hope? like, bittersweet type feeling, and i like that. not doom and gloom, not blind optimism, just, "the world is what it is, we're fucked as a generation, but for now, let's just smoke some good weed"

spotify link for the song: https://open.spotify.com/track/2Fw5S2gaOSZzdN5dFoC2dj?si=64ywF90tTjWKwOmKfCcIAg&utm_source=copy-link

Hi guys! First time posting on here 😭
I was just wondering if anyone knows any artists or albums or songs similar to Kero Kero Bonito.

I’m mostly going off their album, Bonito Generation or songs like The Sneaker Dance or It’s Bugsnax (It’s Bugsnax went PLATINUM in my room LOL)

Thanks! If anyone has any recs that would be gr8😼

Hi, I need an escape from reality that’s fun and cozy. Also needing something that’s easy to understand because I’ve been feeling like there’s a lot on my brain, so comprehending is difficult at the moment.🤦🏼‍♀️ I really like the movie Miss Peregrine’s home for peculiar children so something in that realm would be great!! Thank you in advance❤️

https://open.spotify.com/track/16g6srZbNqjD1eCG5gGshE

been searching all around spotify for songs like this and i just cant. need more to add to my playlist :(. i mean i can find songs that somewhat give off the same feeling, but not replicate it yk?

https://youtu.be/2N2P3IagHqI?si=7x-Sq0tT28LmP_yi

I LOVEEEE “are you lonesome tonight” by Elvis, (unsure if this is originally his song but it’s the version I’m familiar with)- not necessarily a huge Elvis Presley fan but the heartbreak conveyed in this song rocks me to my core every time I hear it! The line where he says “you lied when you said you loved me, and I had no cause to doubt you, but I’d rather go on hearing your lies, than to go on living without you” is so damn human. I love it. I just like music that is sad/hopeless in that way from time to time, so please, if you know any other music with lyrics that convey this feeling of loving someone with desperation, lmk!!
Thank you!

Not required:

horror games

pixel art

graphics that are too outdated

Preferred:

- a deep storyline with a profound impact on the world

- it would be preferable for all the main character’s actions to take place alongside their companions

- comic-style graphics (not essential)

- a modern setting

tx all for your replies

Golden examples for what I'm looking for is specifically stuff like this:

Baths - Yumyucker
Trevor Powers - Plaster Saint
Yeule - Electric

Hyperpop is fun but often doesn't get weird enough, ironically enough.

I really want to find songs similar to Kim by Joy Again

i don't mind the language, though i do think latin is super pretty and i would love a female vocalist, with similar instrumentals, i don't really know how to explain it.

i've looked online for some time but didn't come across any that i really liked, so yeah 💔

Hey, I am looking for movies like:

- The Half of It

- Crush

- Perks of being a Wallflower

- Spectacular Now

Especially teen movies with male point of view, but you can suggest me anything related to this.

I'm looking for songs similar to Buy Now, Pay Later and Blow Up The Pokies by The Whitlams, with that sort of vibe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Pgfr75lgro

Quick disclaimer:I don't really want more Adachi Rei songs or another vocaloid songs, I really just more song's that have this type of synth(?) On the voice and sounds like this song in general(it's fine if you want to recomend vocaloid songs as long they sound like this)

Thx in advance

Low / no drama, happy people. Preferably YouTube or podcast form. I've been recommended Love on the Spectrum and will be trying that. Anything else?

I love these songs and am not familiar with a lot of artists so I would appreciate some recs. Please name specifc songs rather than a general artist.

Link to album: https://open.spotify.com/album/5IQkMQmgI1OFibNmSHfH0y

- Your biggest fan
- The loneliness
- Hit the lights
- Brutal love
- Stained glass eyes
- When I call out your name
- Why do I have to feel (specifically the part at 2:10)

First of all, looking for movies that are visually breathtaking and creative to the max. EEAAO never slows down, it’s unapologetically weird and chaotic in every frame, blending these ridiculous scenes together with heartfelt and deeply human moments. Every frame is a marvel,

With deeper themes whether it be: feeling lost as a young(ish) person or within a complex relationship with your mother/husband/daughter/yourself, having regrets about one’s life, struggling to find purpose, being lost and depressed, but also of acceptance.

I deeply enjoy movies that blend humour with deeper themes, satires (one of my other favourites is Dr Strangelove). Over the top but unmistakably human.

Characters that are not your typical leads. I loved Waymond and Evelyn, theyre complex and wonderful, and just so human, strong in their own ways. I’ve similarly really enjoyed Marge in Fargo. Older characters as leads are welcome.

Visually ive really enjoyed The Fall visually and partially for Lee Pace’s character who’s also dealing with depression and the feeling of loss of purpose. Riders of Justice similarly features Mads Mikkelsen as a character struggling with denial and grief. Another Round, etc etc, you may see a pattern. I also loved Melancholia for its raw portrayal of depression and amazing acting. Movies that deal with characters who struggle to either find a meaning within their lives, being lost, or just in emotional turmoil over their relationships with family.

I want to be touched by a movie that’s so beautiful, and which will reopen these wounds that people tend to carry within themselves all their lives. It would help that it be ridiculous or funny, however it may serve the movie, but I’ll take a drama. Please let me know!

Trying to make a playlist that captures this sort of hateful/angry feeling about a specific subject/person. So far, I have She Hates Me - Puddle of Mudd, Bad Girlfriend - Theory of a Deadman, Crazy Bitch - Buckcherry, Bitch - Meredith Brooks, You Oughtta Know - Alanis Morissette, I Hate Everything About You - Three Days Grace, Cold Hard Bitch - Jet, and Gives You Hell - The All-American Rejects. Any songs that fit this vibe that are still rock/metaly would be greatly appreciated.