I know I’m not the only person who does this because all the memes tell me so. When I find an artist that either I’ve not been aware of, or when a favorite artist comes out with a straight banger (or I’ve forgotten about a song I love), I will listen to whatever the desired song is like 1 BAJILLION AND EIGHTEEN TIMES before I stop. I think this and chips are literally the only things over which I absolutely cannot control my weird obsession. This is not the same as an ear worm to me because I am willfully engaging in the repetition. It may turn into an ear worm, but it begins with me.

I’d like to say I’ll change. But really, why? What’s the harm? Welp, sometimes you wear the song out and either won’t listen to it again for a while, or it makes you not like it due to overplay (unlikely in my case.). Also if you happen to find yourself around others who may not have this…I’m not gonna call it a problem, let’s call it a “tendency”, people may question your mental health. Question away, my friends. I question my mental health fucking daily.

So without dragging this out, here are some obsessions of late. Put em on repeat if you too are just trying to find ways to get through our capitalist hellscape.

Ethel Cain – Gibson Girl

Ethel Cain – Michelle Pfeiffer

Ethel Cain – American Teenager

Ethel Cain – Crush

Charlie XCX – Sympathy is a knife

boygenius – True Blue

Slow Pulp – Falling Apart

Chase & Status – BACKBONE

Lucy Dacus – Night Shift

No Vacation – Yam Yam