September 28, 2026
A close up of a black and white record with the title across the top. Fading into Obscurity Text: Jon Plum’s “Alice”: A Tragic Ballad of Irony and Obscurity, Emma Diehl, Music Review
Published by Emma Diehl at September 28, 2026
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Jon Plum’s “Alice”: A Tragic Ballad of Irony and Obscurity

The song tells the story of Alice, a heartbroken girl who moves to the country in hopes of finding her one true love. This attempt fails and her isolation drives her further into depression until she meets her untimely end in the middle of a field.
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April 25, 2026
A CD case displaying the album I Trawl the Megahertz by Paddy McAloon sits centered against a deep maroon background. The cover features minimalist curved lines in red, blue, and black across a white field. Text above reads “The Painful Comforts of Loneliness: A Review of Paddy McAloon’s I Trawl the Megahertz,” with “Album Review” along the side and the MockingOwl Roost owl logo in the bottom right corner. I Trawl the Megahertz TEXT: The Painful Comforts of Loneliness: A Review of Paddy McAloon’s I Trawl the Megahertz, Emma Diehl
Published by Emma Diehl at April 25, 2026
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The Painful Comforts of Loneliness: A Review of Paddy McAloon’s I Trawl The Megahertz

This work soothes the heart as both a lullaby and an ode to the lonely, but its comfort also carries a clear warning: If we spend our lives living in the fantasies in our head, we will lose the lives we were meant to live.
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November 10, 2025
Promo image from Cowboy Bebop, featuring the main cast. Background with laptop. TEXT: Music as Character: The Soundtrack of Cowboy Bebop - Anime Review - Gretchen Wallett
Published by Gretchen Wallett at November 10, 2025
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Music as Character: The Soundtrack of Cowboy Bebop

Kanno takes this concept and runs wild with it, creating one of the most original soundtracks in anime history and sparking the production of eight CD’s worth of music and a five disc boxset that is a must for any fans.
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August 29, 2022
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Published by Rita Mock-Pike at August 29, 2022
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Music Review: “Throwback” by Roy Shakked

The album has a mix of moods throughout as you can see, though most of the music lies closer to “chill” than high energy. The album does bounce a bit all over the place – you definitely won’t get bored with it as a whole!
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