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It would seem that Basic Glitches by Eleventyseven turns three years old today. I stumbled upon this album in January 2020 and it was sort of life-changing? Put words to things I had been feeling for years but couldn't explain. Fear The Fire and Letterman Jacket in particular meant a lot to me at the time and I still love them. Thank you Matt Langston for making music that made me feel less alone in a time of isolation.

In honor of the occasion, some of my favorite lyrical bits:

"We got the alchemy to turn tiny problems to trauma"

"We caught you summoning a savior hell-bent on destruction

A whole fist of itchy trigger fingers next to the button"

-Killing My Vibe

"I was birthed headfirst

Into shame, into flame like a

Curse burning my wonder into waste for you

You know I ran away just like I do

And all that lingers are these

Teenage blood pact promises we made

They sink like fangs into me when I think of you

I threw away the best parts of me for you"

"Had a dream that you watched me die

You lit the cigarette that burned me alive"

-Fear The Fire

(Although honestly the entirety of Fear The Fire could go here)

"I wander 'round the house at night

Too scared to sleep 'cause I

Can't shake this dream I'm havin' lately

That we bleed out before the medics show

Float up to find the gates are closed

You turn away and say you blame me"

-Letterman Jacket