Helene Hoffman
@helenehoffman.bsky.social
2025 pop poll is live! "Salome"(Ophelias) is the first up of my nominations - I get transfixed by the doggedly repeating riff & the loose limbed thwack of the drums like I'm spacing out on a night drive; the woodblock percussion, violin & the cute vocal tic at 1:07 add color
#PeoplesPop25 MATCH 5
1 GREENTEA PENG! www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4fB...
2 FLORRY! www.youtube.com/watch?v=voKY...
3 SHARP PINS! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg04...
4 THE OPHELIAS! www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZE0...
Vote! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
1 GREENTEA PENG! www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4fB...
2 FLORRY! www.youtube.com/watch?v=voKY...
3 SHARP PINS! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg04...
4 THE OPHELIAS! www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZE0...
Vote! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 6, 2026 at 12:28 AM
2025 pop poll is live! "Salome"(Ophelias) is the first up of my nominations - I get transfixed by the doggedly repeating riff & the loose limbed thwack of the drums like I'm spacing out on a night drive; the woodblock percussion, violin & the cute vocal tic at 1:07 add color
Recently I was asked to move my parked car to make room for a street fair and I was sad that a multicultural dance party didn't spontaneously break out
December 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Recently I was asked to move my parked car to make room for a street fair and I was sad that a multicultural dance party didn't spontaneously break out
Random pulls of CDs for commute after car Bluetooth crapped out, a daily-ish thread
Ratings:
😀 Love/Like a lot
👍Good enough to take up space
👎Meh/Would sell if worth anything
🤢 Frisbee or coaster
Ratings:
😀 Love/Like a lot
👍Good enough to take up space
👎Meh/Would sell if worth anything
🤢 Frisbee or coaster
December 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Random pulls of CDs for commute after car Bluetooth crapped out, a daily-ish thread
Ratings:
😀 Love/Like a lot
👍Good enough to take up space
👎Meh/Would sell if worth anything
🤢 Frisbee or coaster
Ratings:
😀 Love/Like a lot
👍Good enough to take up space
👎Meh/Would sell if worth anything
🤢 Frisbee or coaster
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 50
"Supernova" Aespa (2024) (South Korea)
Saved this spot for a strategic pick based on the rest of my long list & public votes, but it's one I'm happy to make
"Supernova" Aespa (2024) (South Korea)
Saved this spot for a strategic pick based on the rest of my long list & public votes, but it's one I'm happy to make
aespa 에스파 'Supernova' MV
YouTube video by SMTOWN
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 50
"Supernova" Aespa (2024) (South Korea)
Saved this spot for a strategic pick based on the rest of my long list & public votes, but it's one I'm happy to make
"Supernova" Aespa (2024) (South Korea)
Saved this spot for a strategic pick based on the rest of my long list & public votes, but it's one I'm happy to make
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 48
"The Only Thing" Travis feat. Susanna Hoffs (2020) (UK/USA)
Hoffs' elegantly wasted vocal makes this for me
"The Only Thing" Travis feat. Susanna Hoffs (2020) (UK/USA)
Hoffs' elegantly wasted vocal makes this for me
The Only Thing (feat. Susanna Hoffs)
YouTube video by Travis - Topic
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 48
"The Only Thing" Travis feat. Susanna Hoffs (2020) (UK/USA)
Hoffs' elegantly wasted vocal makes this for me
"The Only Thing" Travis feat. Susanna Hoffs (2020) (UK/USA)
Hoffs' elegantly wasted vocal makes this for me
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 47
"Weren't for the Wind" Ella Langley (2024) (USA)
Basically a re-write of "Ramblin' Man" & other songs before & since like it, but I always get more swept up in this than I expect to while I'm listening
"Weren't for the Wind" Ella Langley (2024) (USA)
Basically a re-write of "Ramblin' Man" & other songs before & since like it, but I always get more swept up in this than I expect to while I'm listening
Ella Langley - weren't for the wind (Official Visualizer)
YouTube video by EllaLangleyVEVO
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 47
"Weren't for the Wind" Ella Langley (2024) (USA)
Basically a re-write of "Ramblin' Man" & other songs before & since like it, but I always get more swept up in this than I expect to while I'm listening
"Weren't for the Wind" Ella Langley (2024) (USA)
Basically a re-write of "Ramblin' Man" & other songs before & since like it, but I always get more swept up in this than I expect to while I'm listening
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 46 (messed up numbering yesterday, sorry)
"Hang Tight Honey" Lainey Wilson (2024) (USA)
"Hang Tight Honey" Lainey Wilson (2024) (USA)
#Top24of24 9/24 (unranked)
"Hang Tight Honey" Lainey Wilson
Feverishly paced country rock impeccably arranged & fervently performed. Love the brightly strummed, shimmying acoustic chords; they make me think of early Elvis & other 50s rockabilly guys banging away w/abandon
"Hang Tight Honey" Lainey Wilson
Feverishly paced country rock impeccably arranged & fervently performed. Love the brightly strummed, shimmying acoustic chords; they make me think of early Elvis & other 50s rockabilly guys banging away w/abandon
Lainey Wilson – Hang Tight Honey (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Lainey Wilson
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 46 (messed up numbering yesterday, sorry)
"Hang Tight Honey" Lainey Wilson (2024) (USA)
"Hang Tight Honey" Lainey Wilson (2024) (USA)
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 46
"Shoebox Money" Rvshvd (2023) (USA)
Pop country that's shit kickin' & boot scootin' enough for me to forgive the douchey search engine friendly stage name
"Shoebox Money" Rvshvd (2023) (USA)
Pop country that's shit kickin' & boot scootin' enough for me to forgive the douchey search engine friendly stage name
RVSHVD - Shoebox Money
YouTube video by SUMERIAN
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 46
"Shoebox Money" Rvshvd (2023) (USA)
Pop country that's shit kickin' & boot scootin' enough for me to forgive the douchey search engine friendly stage name
"Shoebox Money" Rvshvd (2023) (USA)
Pop country that's shit kickin' & boot scootin' enough for me to forgive the douchey search engine friendly stage name
#Novelty10 Day 7
"Murder at the Bingo Hall" by Amigo the Devil (2021)
Undeservedly obscure Weird Al/Crazy World of Arthur Brown hybrid.
"Murder at the Bingo Hall" by Amigo the Devil (2021)
Undeservedly obscure Weird Al/Crazy World of Arthur Brown hybrid.
Amigo The Devil - Murder At The Bingo Hall (Audio)
Amigo The Devil - Murder At The Bingo Hall (Audio)New Album 'Born Against' 4/16/21Pre-Order Now: https://fanlink.to/bornagainstLyrics:It was a quiet night do...
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Mary Timony - No Thirds (Official Visualizer)
YouTube video by Merge Records on YouTube
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Reposted by Helene Hoffman
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 42
"Weaver's Weft" Slift (2024) (France)
ISC: ✅️
Atmospheric sludge/prog metal with hair prickingly creepy lyrics/chanted vocals
"Weaver's Weft" Slift (2024) (France)
ISC: ✅️
Atmospheric sludge/prog metal with hair prickingly creepy lyrics/chanted vocals
SLIFT • WEAVERS' WEFT (Official Video)
YouTube video by SLIFT
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 42
"Weaver's Weft" Slift (2024) (France)
ISC: ✅️
Atmospheric sludge/prog metal with hair prickingly creepy lyrics/chanted vocals
"Weaver's Weft" Slift (2024) (France)
ISC: ✅️
Atmospheric sludge/prog metal with hair prickingly creepy lyrics/chanted vocals
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 41
"Though My Eyes Go to Sleep, My Heart Does Not Forget You" Yazz Ahmed (2025) (UK)
ISC: ✅️
More jazz with delightful percussion, including a dreamy vibes solo
"Though My Eyes Go to Sleep, My Heart Does Not Forget You" Yazz Ahmed (2025) (UK)
ISC: ✅️
More jazz with delightful percussion, including a dreamy vibes solo
Though My Eyes Go To Sleep, My Heart Does Not Forget You
YouTube video by Yazz Ahmed - Topic
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 41
"Though My Eyes Go to Sleep, My Heart Does Not Forget You" Yazz Ahmed (2025) (UK)
ISC: ✅️
More jazz with delightful percussion, including a dreamy vibes solo
"Though My Eyes Go to Sleep, My Heart Does Not Forget You" Yazz Ahmed (2025) (UK)
ISC: ✅️
More jazz with delightful percussion, including a dreamy vibes solo
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 40
"Black Classical Music" Yussef Dayes (2023) (UK)
ISC: ✅️
Jazz voting bloc pick, but I do love it. Lively & percussive, as I would expect from a drummer
"Black Classical Music" Yussef Dayes (2023) (UK)
ISC: ✅️
Jazz voting bloc pick, but I do love it. Lively & percussive, as I would expect from a drummer
Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music ft. Venna & Charlie Stacey [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
YouTube video by Yussef Dayes
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 40
"Black Classical Music" Yussef Dayes (2023) (UK)
ISC: ✅️
Jazz voting bloc pick, but I do love it. Lively & percussive, as I would expect from a drummer
"Black Classical Music" Yussef Dayes (2023) (UK)
ISC: ✅️
Jazz voting bloc pick, but I do love it. Lively & percussive, as I would expect from a drummer
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 39
"Nissan Altima" Doechii (2024) (USA)
ISC: ✅️
Doechii is local (went to high school right up the street from me) so I'm amused that I might've passed by the mf'ing princess shopping at Publix or something
"Nissan Altima" Doechii (2024) (USA)
ISC: ✅️
Doechii is local (went to high school right up the street from me) so I'm amused that I might've passed by the mf'ing princess shopping at Publix or something
Doechii - NISSAN ALTIMA
YouTube video by IamdoechiiVEVO
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 39
"Nissan Altima" Doechii (2024) (USA)
ISC: ✅️
Doechii is local (went to high school right up the street from me) so I'm amused that I might've passed by the mf'ing princess shopping at Publix or something
"Nissan Altima" Doechii (2024) (USA)
ISC: ✅️
Doechii is local (went to high school right up the street from me) so I'm amused that I might've passed by the mf'ing princess shopping at Publix or something
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 38
"Mmaso" Ecko Bazz (2022) (Uganda)
ISC: ✅️
Tom reminded me of this PPP track & I decided to make room for it! Bracing & visceral
"Mmaso" Ecko Bazz (2022) (Uganda)
ISC: ✅️
Tom reminded me of this PPP track & I decided to make room for it! Bracing & visceral
ECKO BAZZ - MMASO
YouTube video by Nyege Nyege Music
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 38
"Mmaso" Ecko Bazz (2022) (Uganda)
ISC: ✅️
Tom reminded me of this PPP track & I decided to make room for it! Bracing & visceral
"Mmaso" Ecko Bazz (2022) (Uganda)
ISC: ✅️
Tom reminded me of this PPP track & I decided to make room for it! Bracing & visceral
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 37
"Saoko" Rosalía (2022) (Spain)
ISC: ✅️
I love songs that sound like trainwrecks on paper, and then thoughtful & buttoned up in execution
"Saoko" Rosalía (2022) (Spain)
ISC: ✅️
I love songs that sound like trainwrecks on paper, and then thoughtful & buttoned up in execution
ROSALÍA - SAOKO (Official Video)
YouTube video by RosaliaVEVO
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 37
"Saoko" Rosalía (2022) (Spain)
ISC: ✅️
I love songs that sound like trainwrecks on paper, and then thoughtful & buttoned up in execution
"Saoko" Rosalía (2022) (Spain)
ISC: ✅️
I love songs that sound like trainwrecks on paper, and then thoughtful & buttoned up in execution
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 36
"Put Em in the Fridge" Peso Pluma feat. Cardi B (2024) (Mexico/USA)
ISC: ✅️
Pluma's odd voice suits the role of a skeevy drug lord, and Cardi just sounds badass rapping in Spanish
"Put Em in the Fridge" Peso Pluma feat. Cardi B (2024) (Mexico/USA)
ISC: ✅️
Pluma's odd voice suits the role of a skeevy drug lord, and Cardi just sounds badass rapping in Spanish
PUT EM IN THE FRIDGE (Lyric Video) - Peso Pluma, Cardi B
YouTube video by Peso Pluma
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 36
"Put Em in the Fridge" Peso Pluma feat. Cardi B (2024) (Mexico/USA)
ISC: ✅️
Pluma's odd voice suits the role of a skeevy drug lord, and Cardi just sounds badass rapping in Spanish
"Put Em in the Fridge" Peso Pluma feat. Cardi B (2024) (Mexico/USA)
ISC: ✅️
Pluma's odd voice suits the role of a skeevy drug lord, and Cardi just sounds badass rapping in Spanish
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 35
"La Mujer" Mon Laferte feat. Gloria Trevi (2021) (Chile/Mexico)
ISC: ❎️ for Trevi
Big, brassy, scenery chewing diva-off
"La Mujer" Mon Laferte feat. Gloria Trevi (2021) (Chile/Mexico)
ISC: ❎️ for Trevi
Big, brassy, scenery chewing diva-off
Mon Laferte, Gloria Trevi - La Mujer
YouTube video by MonLaferteVEVO
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 35
"La Mujer" Mon Laferte feat. Gloria Trevi (2021) (Chile/Mexico)
ISC: ❎️ for Trevi
Big, brassy, scenery chewing diva-off
"La Mujer" Mon Laferte feat. Gloria Trevi (2021) (Chile/Mexico)
ISC: ❎️ for Trevi
Big, brassy, scenery chewing diva-off
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 34
Bzrp Music Sessions #53 (aka "Pa Tipos Como Tú")
Shakira & Bizarrap (2023) (Colombia/Argentina)
ISC: ❎️
Bzrp Music Sessions #53 (aka "Pa Tipos Como Tú")
Shakira & Bizarrap (2023) (Colombia/Argentina)
ISC: ❎️
SHAKIRA || BZRP Music Sessions #53/66
YouTube video by Bizarrap
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 3:13 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 34
Bzrp Music Sessions #53 (aka "Pa Tipos Como Tú")
Shakira & Bizarrap (2023) (Colombia/Argentina)
ISC: ❎️
Bzrp Music Sessions #53 (aka "Pa Tipos Como Tú")
Shakira & Bizarrap (2023) (Colombia/Argentina)
ISC: ❎️
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 33
"Sleepwalker" Ava Max (2023) (USA)
ISC: ✅️
The steely ice princess version of "Espresso" (or "Espresso" is the cute & playful version of it, since this came first)
"Sleepwalker" Ava Max (2023) (USA)
ISC: ✅️
The steely ice princess version of "Espresso" (or "Espresso" is the cute & playful version of it, since this came first)
Ava Max - Sleepwalker (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Ava Max
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 1:16 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 33
"Sleepwalker" Ava Max (2023) (USA)
ISC: ✅️
The steely ice princess version of "Espresso" (or "Espresso" is the cute & playful version of it, since this came first)
"Sleepwalker" Ava Max (2023) (USA)
ISC: ✅️
The steely ice princess version of "Espresso" (or "Espresso" is the cute & playful version of it, since this came first)
Ozoda - Ko'k jiguli (Official Music Video 2024)
YouTube video by Ozoda
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 5:08 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 31
"Fadza Mutengi" Poptain feat. Allanah (2020) (Zimbabwe)
ISC: ✅️
Uber poppy, ebullient African dancehall with cute, sticky wordless vocal hooks from Allanah
"Fadza Mutengi" Poptain feat. Allanah (2020) (Zimbabwe)
ISC: ✅️
Uber poppy, ebullient African dancehall with cute, sticky wordless vocal hooks from Allanah
Poptain - Fadza Mutengi feat. Allanah (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Poptain Yardbwoy
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 2:04 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 31
"Fadza Mutengi" Poptain feat. Allanah (2020) (Zimbabwe)
ISC: ✅️
Uber poppy, ebullient African dancehall with cute, sticky wordless vocal hooks from Allanah
"Fadza Mutengi" Poptain feat. Allanah (2020) (Zimbabwe)
ISC: ✅️
Uber poppy, ebullient African dancehall with cute, sticky wordless vocal hooks from Allanah
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 30
"Shake it to the Max (Fly)" (Remix) MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea (2025) (Ghana/Jamaica)
ISC: ✅️
"Hold on, I want a do-over to *really* make you go mad with lust this time" is a hilarious concept for an ass shaking song
"Shake it to the Max (Fly)" (Remix) MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea (2025) (Ghana/Jamaica)
ISC: ✅️
"Hold on, I want a do-over to *really* make you go mad with lust this time" is a hilarious concept for an ass shaking song
Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)
YouTube video by Moliy - Topic
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 30
"Shake it to the Max (Fly)" (Remix) MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea (2025) (Ghana/Jamaica)
ISC: ✅️
"Hold on, I want a do-over to *really* make you go mad with lust this time" is a hilarious concept for an ass shaking song
"Shake it to the Max (Fly)" (Remix) MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea (2025) (Ghana/Jamaica)
ISC: ✅️
"Hold on, I want a do-over to *really* make you go mad with lust this time" is a hilarious concept for an ass shaking song