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Kasey Mohammad

Kasey Mohammad

@deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social

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Poet, teacher, cat dad. I like both kinds of music.

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Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Mar 12

No matter what else you can say, it's nice to wonder what Jesus Jones thinks about something and get an answer directly from Jesus Jones

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Mar 9

Wow! I had no idea. This reminds me of seeing The Clash at the Warfield in 1980 when they had Lee Dorsey open and some people were booing and Strummer threatened to can the show.

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Feb 28

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Jan 30

Farewell Marianne Faithfull 1946-2025

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Jan 10

Or Wordsworth? Or the construction of subjectivity?

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Dec 31

2024 Songs of the Year Countdown No. 1: Kim Gordon, "BYE BYE"

Getting ready to go on a trip never kicked so much ass. I will have this on repeat till the gods of winter renounce their icy thrones for the sea of fire and all our bones turn to dust. That's Gordon's daughter in the video, by the way.

Kim Gordon - "BYE BYE" (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Kim Gordon

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Dec 30

2024 Songs of the Year Countdown No. 2: Jessica Pratt, "Life Is"

An brittle, enchanting zephyr of a song that flits around the room like a ghost for a while then lights on your shoulder to tell you vague but maybe encouraging things: "It's the age of what's to come, and baby you're on."

Jessica Pratt - "Life Is" (Official Video)

YouTube video by Jessica Pratt

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Dec 29

2024 Songs of the Year Countdown No. 3: Sky Ferreira, "Leash"

Ferreira's wall of panic-pop sound knocks you down and leaves you there, except you somehow also get back up and dance like it's a special version of 1984 in which Reagan's face is melting off on a big staticky screen in Times Square.

Sky Ferreira - Leash (From “Babygirl”) (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Sky Ferreira

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Dec 29

I spelled Chappell wrong

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Dec 28

2024 Songs of the Year Countdown No. 4: Cindy Lee, "Kingdom Come"

Down at the end of Lonely Street there's a dimly lit bar (it's right next to the hotel), and inside, swaying on a tiny stage, the singer breaks our hearts night after night with this song. Oh, and Lonely Street is on Neptune.

Cindy Lee - Kingdom Come

YouTube video by David Dean Burkhart

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Dec 27

2024 Songs of the Year Countdown No. 5: Maggie Rogers, "Don't Forget Me"

It's the cozy soft-focus folk-pop ballad from 1978 that never existed but seems to have lived somewhere in the back of your inner ear all these years.

Maggie Rogers - Don't Forget Me (Official Video)

YouTube video by MaggieRogersVEVO

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Dec 27

2024 Songs of the Year Countdown No. 6: Sabrina Carpenter, "Espresso"

The distillation of everything joyous and life-affirming about 2024. Sure, that's a narrow set, but "Espresso" makes three loops from a sample library sound like an ecstatic collision of heartbeats. Isn't that sweet? I guess so.

Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso (Official Video)

YouTube video by SabrinaCarpenterVEVO

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Dec 25

2024 Songs of the Year Countdown No. 7: Adrianne Lenker, "sadness as a gift"

Thank you, Adrianne Lenker, for the gift of your miraculous gifts. Tidings of sadness and joy for all, to all, because of all, despite all. Peace to everyone this Xmas.

adrianne lenker - sadness as a gift (official lyric video)

YouTube video by Adrianne Lenker

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Dec 24

2024 Songs of the Year Countdown No. 8: Waxahatchee, "Bored"

Katie Crutchfield sings like she's holed up starving in an old barn with a bunch of sharecroppers in 1936 but determined to make sure everyone has a good time.

Waxahatchee - "Bored"

YouTube video by Waxahatchee

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Dec 23

2024 Songs of the Year Countdown No. 9: JADE, "Angel of My Dreams"

Jade Thirlwall from Little Mix strikes out on her own with this wobbily deconstructed pop thrillride that might make you a little seasick, but it's worth it for the rush.

JADE - Angel Of My Dreams (Official Video)

YouTube video by JADEVEVO

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Dec 22

2024 Songs of the Year Countdown No. 10: Beyoncé, "TEXAS HOLD 'EM"

I like all three kinds of music: country, western, and whatever this is. What it is, of course, is TEXAS music: big, bold, and boot scootin'.

Beyoncé - TEXAS HOLD 'EM (Official Visualizer)

YouTube video by BeyoncéVEVO

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Dec 21

2024 Songs of the Year Countdown No. 11: FKA twigs, "Eusexua"

This video is actually two songs: the first three and a half minutes are "Drums of Death," also from the upcoming album. It's really one unified piece, especially factoring in the breathtaking choreography.

FKA twigs - Eusexua

YouTube video by FKA twigs

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Dec 20

2024 Songs of the Year Countdown No. 12: Chapell Roan, "Good Luck, Babe!"

The sound bite that best encapsulates my response to 2024, in any context you like, is Roan on the red carpet at the VMAs saying "No! Not me, bitch!"

Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! (Music Video)

YouTube video by stylizt

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Dec 19

2024 Songs of the Year Countdown No. 13: Yaeji, "booboo"

Yaeji is a freaking club wizard. This is the track you need to get your party started right.

Yaeji - booboo (Official Video)

YouTube video by Yaeji

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Dec 18

2024 Songs of the Year Countdown No. 14: Kacey Musgraves, “Cardinal”

A folk-infused cloud of dandelion dust forming somewhere around Laurel Canyon and dispersing just north of Dollywood.

Kacey Musgraves - Cardinal (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by KaceyMusgravesVEVO

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Dec 18

2024 Songs of the Year Countdown No. 15, Billie Eilish, “Birds of a Feather”

Eilish’s most gorgeous, soaring work yet. The backing vocals hover in stealth beneath the celestial archwork of the production, waiting to flutter out in passionate little bursts.

Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Dudiish

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Dec 16

2024 Songs of the Year Countdown No. 16: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, “Empty Trainload of Sky”

Tough to choose a favorite song from this album.

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings - Empty Trainload Of Sky

YouTube video by Acony Records

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Dec 15

2024 Songs of the Year Countdown No. 17: Charli XCX, “Girl, so confusing featuring lorde”

This song is dedicated to Brooke Robison on her birthday, not because she is confusing, but because she, like this song, is a finely wrought jewel of infinitely pleasing facets. May Brat Summer never end!

Charli xcx - Girl, so confusing featuring lorde (official audio)

YouTube video by Charli xcx

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Dec 14

2024 Songs of the Year Countdown No. 18: Rico Nasty & Boys Noize, "Arintintin"

Rico goes techno, which means there's a level of hyperactive above even the way she usually is.

Rico Nasty, Boys Noize - Arintintin (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Rico Nasty

Kasey Mohammad @deathrockroadtrip.bsky.social · Dec 13

2024 Songs of the Year Countdown No. 19: Magdalena Bay, "Image"

I, for one, am ready—nay, impatient—for the resurgence of space disco as a culturally potent niche tendency. Virtual prize for the first person in the comments to say what Magdalena Bay has in common with Sofi Tukker and Marian Hill.

Magdalena Bay - Image (Official Video)

YouTube video by Magdalena Bay