I ask my friends to share something they’ve been into recently; it’s a rotating cast of characters; don’t overthink it.
this week’s squad: @rSanti97, @nwilliams030, @katiewav
💬 Spain at the FIFA World Cup 2022
“Just as our musical tastes are formed by what we loved in our teens, so with the tastes of soccer fans. My cohort came of age to a possession-based Spanish national team that may have been the most dominant side in living memory. This Spain iteration is not that: the centerbacks are bad and the fullbacks are old, for one. But coach Luis Enrique has them playing gorgeous passing soccer even the most fickle fan can appreciate. Watch midfield maestros Pedri and Gavi (20 and 18, respectively) as they put on a show against Japan Thursday afternoon.”
- Santi
💬 “Homesickness, Pt. 2” by Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Guèbrou
“Emahoy Tsegue-Maryam Guèbrou has captured my heart. She’s a feminist Ethiopian nun with western classical musical training who simultaneously takes deep influence from Ethiopian orthodox chants. I’ve never experienced such warmth and simultaneous longing in a song before.” - Nicole
💬 Ann Demeulemeester boots*
“Every season has a uniform, and fall’s is the skirt + high boots. Needless to say, I was frothing at the mouth to take a pair of incredible Ann Demeulemeester (icon + queen of the high boot!!) boots off the hands of a friend who was selling hers. I don’t know the exact ID, but they’re most similar to these. All my goth, dark academia dreams made reality.” - Katie
*i’ve linked the Ann Demeulemeester SS23 show, but it’s worth noting she left the label in 2013