My bff has ordered The Meaning Of Mariah and is listening to it as an audiobook rn and says it is completely amazing, that Mariah has gone through some unspeakably insane shit and she retells this stories with an "...awkward! lol" kind of off-handedness that is devastating. He's gonna lend me the hard copy when it arrives and I can't wait
― flamboyant goon tie included, Wednesday, 30 September 2020 18:35 (three years ago) link
I really wish I could find a CMJ review on Google books or something.
β I Hate the Aedes (morrisp), Tuesday, September 29, 2020 11:54 AM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
Billboard reviewed the single.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ei8SjAHXcAAMrDs?format=png&name=small
― jaymc, Wednesday, 30 September 2020 19:23 (three years ago) link
Nice find!! (and pretty on-point blurb)
― I Hate the Aedes (morrisp), Wednesday, 30 September 2020 19:34 (three years ago) link
Nice work, jaymc!
― πΊποΈ (peace, man), Wednesday, 30 September 2020 19:51 (three years ago) link
I didn't find it! Annie Zaleski posted it on Twitter.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 30 September 2020 20:11 (three years ago) link
Those cultural refs are perfectly aligned with what bands like Bunnygrunt were singing about that same year ('70s kitsch, cheesy TV, etc.)
― I Hate the Aedes (morrisp), Wednesday, 30 September 2020 20:13 (three years ago) link
Pitchfork talked to a few people about the recording/release of the Chick album: https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/the-story-behind-mariah-careys-secret-90s-alt-rock-album/
― like a d4mn sociopath! (morrisp), Sunday, 23 May 2021 04:04 (three years ago) link