I just gifted this album on vinyl to a friend, and have been re-listening to it a bunch. The entire Altered Beasts suite is so fucking yummy š¤¤
Lea Senior voicing the Balrog is excellent, I mean cāmon the way she delivers this is unmatched:
*āWhat harm could a mere mortal like you do?
I am theĀ golden wolfĀ and you areĀ caribou
My left hand is a knife and my right is a fork
I will pull you apart like a butcher pulls porkā*
Jan 25, 2025
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sooooo good!! ik everyone loves "The Murder Mystery" but I think that this would be a perfect album if that song wasn't on it:/
4d ago
Honestly the only reasonable one for me.
This album (initially Bewitched) deeply influenced my entire listening course upon discovering it. The credits are due to Laufey, but it was Bewitched in particular, that got me back into this jazzy-pop genre (heading towards more classical jazz).
For me, each and every song of Bewitched - The Goddess Edition is beautifully structured and sung. I know a lot of people who believe that all those songs sound the same, but I am convinced you experience a different feeling with every one of them. Claiming that they all would sound the same just doesnāt do this album justice.
It explores love, girlhood, longing and so many more feelings one often keeps deep down to themselves. Laufey manages to portray each one of these feelings so genuinely, I simply could not get sick of listening to this album on repeat.
I might also be biased since I got to listen to her perform this album live, front row (hence the photo :') ) - yet, that was the most entrancing and comforting concert experience I ever got to have.
This album has been alongside me throughout the entirety of 2024 and Iām glad it was this one. šŖš
Jan 24, 2025
when i listen to this album it feels like a portal is being unlocked inside,, my favourite track is vampire in the corner or love is everywhere! (a friend told me this was a very 'me' album, that means something coming from them)
Nov 2, 2024
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Over the last few years, Iāve started to purchase DVDs at the thrift store whenever I find a favorite or one Iāve been meaning to watch. Theyāre always super duper cheap (Iām talking a buck a pop) and itās easy to check theyāre in good condition.
Now I can always have my fave movies and shows on deck because effā these greeding streaming services šš½
Feb 10, 2025
My eldest kitty Moose was rescued through a foster network I was volunteering with, he is a very good goofy boy and I love his little āantlersā on his forehead!
My youngest kitty Lady Bug (the space between āLadyā and āBugā is important as her noble title should always be addressed), is only a few months old but so brave and cuddly! Her little grinch hairs behind her ears are my fave.
Jan 18, 2025
In 2024, I experienced grief in all of its stages. Fundamentally it changed me - for better or worse? Iām working on that with my therapist.
I found myself listening to this song *a lot* throughout the year. Maybe it was the vulnerable and relatable lyrics mashed up with a uplifting melody, but something about the final linesā¦
*āIt's that little souvenir of a colorful year
Which makes me smile insideā*
ā¦ always got to me. Hopeful, might be the feeling. Especially since itās the only point in the song that she doesnāt reference it as a terrible year. To me it felt like she wanted autonomy over how she wanted her song, her story on the year to end. She defines it, rather than it defines her.
You canāt control when grief happens to you, but you can control how you decide to navigate through it. Maybe, just maybe, I could look back at my grief and let it go.
Jan 22, 2025