RAMΞNJVNKIΞ🍜 2025-04-13 14:48:35
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Record Store Day 2025
Ramen Junkie Another year, another Record Store Day. Though for my part it was Record Stores Day. This is only the second time I went to one of these, last year I don’t think there was anything I wanted. This year there was, this super cool 10th anniversary release of CHVRCHES Every Open Eye.
It’s getting a regular release later, but it won’t be the pretty “Clearest Blue” color. Like the song, on the album, possibly the best song in their catalog.
I went slightly better prepared this year. Instead of getting up early and driving over to Springfield, the nearest place hosting the RSD releases, I stayed over at my parents’ house and woke up early, and got in line. Last time I arrived at 8:30, a half hour after opening. This year was 6:30, one and a half hours before opening.
And like last time I just, chatted with others in line near me.
Eventually, I made it in and… Did not get my CHVRCHES album sadly. None left. I think there was probably only one at this location, because a lot of places only got two copies, and Dumb Records, where I went, has a second location that they split the albums across.
I know they had more than one, because Dumb Records posted a list of any albums only at a particular location.
I found a few others that seemed interesting but I also didn’t want to buy randomly.
It wasn’t a total loss of effort though, I had a second album I had wanted, which I did get. The Gorillaz Demon Days, Live at the Apollo Theater. Demon Days is a really great album, and love shows in general tend to be better than album versions.
I also got this sweet Dumb Records tote bag as a bonus, and I bought a Dumb Records Sticker, though I am not sure where I want to stick it. Maybe laptop, maybe I will slap it on my turn table, the plastic top is a little scuffed anyway.
One thing I did not get, because I forgot in my dismay over missing out on Every Open Eye, was some Dumb Records Coffee. I mean, it was basically just some other coffee from the local Arrowroot Coffee, branded for Dumb Records, but I asked the price, I said, “I will come get some after I look around” and then … I forgot.
Anyway, I left the Dumb Records and decided, I had time, I would take my chances and try Dumber Records across town for my CHVRCHES album. The Dumber Records is in the mall, which is not normally open at 9 o’clock in the morning. And there was no obvious entrance to use, so after circling the mall, a few times and trying one locked door, I found the right entrance. Unfortunately, no luck on the album I wanted there either.
I’m still good with the adventure.
Josh Miller aka “Ramen Junkie”. I write about my various hobbies here. Mostly coding, photography, and music. Sometimes I just write about life in general. I also post sometimes about toy collecting and video games at Lameazoid.com.
RAMΞNJVNKIΞ🍜 2025-03-07 16:20:53
Just a reminder, today is #BandCampFriday . When Bandcamp forgoes it's commission. Its a good day to support musicians on the platform, since they get a bit more out of each sale.
RAMΞNJVNKIΞ🍜 2025-01-04 10:56:01
Aye, my signed Vicious Creature #Vinyl came.
Ironically, I was listening to Sorry, Etc, when I went outside and noticed it in the mailbox.
My Music Listening Habbits for 2024
I have to admit, this is my own personal favorite post for each year, even if no one else cares. Q look back on my music listening for the year, and how it has, or has not changed or evolved, and a round of trying to make predictions, and then working to not make those predictions self fulfilling in some weird attempt to not be wrong about my predictions.
Anyway, lets get it going then, with the 5×5 for albums.
Unsurprisingly, Aurora’s What Happened to the Heart was my most listened to album. And this doesn’t even count time spent listening to the vinyl copy I have. Aurora was number one on my Spotify Wrapped as well. I suppose “unsurprisingly” is bad taste, since last year my too album was actually a surprise with Wolf Alice’s Blue Weekend.
Also not real surprising at number 2 is Lauren Mayberry’s recent debut solo album, Vicious Creature. Being a Chvrches fan, its not real surprising that I was into this album, but honestly, it all kind of “speaks to me” in a way that I am not inclined to post about here. Its good, its all good.
Going on down the list, The Gods We Can Touch from Aurora is still holding on at Number 3, despite being 2 years old now. Its actually my second most listened to album ever (on Last.fm), which is funny because if you asked me, I would tell you its Aurora’s weakest album. Maybe I need to reconsider that stance.
Daft Punk’s Discovery sits at number 4, its just a good classic standby for listening.
One real interesting one is a new one on the list, Disintegration by The Cure. The funny part is, a lot of this being on the list is just listening to “Pictures of You”, most often when driving home from work. It is exactly the same length as my drive home commute, at a little over 7 minutes long.
Getting into more “mainstream” music, number 6 on my list is Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess. Its full of nice catchy pop music for sure. Its followed by last year’s number one, Blue Weekend from Wolf Alice, and Supermodels by Claud.
Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft is a bit surprising here at number 13. I actually would have expected it to be much higher. I guess part of the reason for that is I didn’t jump on that train until later in the year. But then, my number 2 album came out in December.
Some more oddities along the way, both Shame and Change Shapes in the single versions are in the top 25. I wonder if Vicious Creature would be pushed to number one if I added up the numbers.
A lot of my personal “mainstay” albums as well, Kid A Mnesia from Radiohead, Sucker Punch from Sigrid, Woman on the Internet from Orla Gartland. Step I is the only Aurora album not in the top 25, just missing the cut.
The only other significant newcomer is Karol G at number 17, and I am blaming Fortnite for that. She was featured for the Music Pass in the fall. I even got the Karol G skin from that pass.
I should also give an honorable mention to the popular BRAT from Charli XCX. If i combined BRAT and “Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat”, it would almost make my top ten.
On a purely artists view, Aurora and Lauren Mayberry dominated there, with CHVRCHES as number 3, so, just more Lauren. Claud comes out at number 4, which can actually also be blamed on Lauren Mayberry, if I had not gone to Pygmalion last year to see her, I would have never seen Claud and gotten into their music. Billie Eilish makes up a bit for the low ranking of Hit Me Hard and Soft by being my 6th highest for artists.
Josh Miller aka “Ramen Junkie”. I write about my various hobbies here. Mostly coding, photography, and music. Sometimes I just write about life in general. I also post sometimes about toy collecting and video games at Lameazoid.com.