Nielly
@niellylistens.substack.com
Writer at the intersection of music, culture, and world peace
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Subscribe to my Substack if you want obscure music recommendations!
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September 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Subscribe to my Substack if you want obscure music recommendations!
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What happens when two music nerds, a roomful of thinkers, and five senses come together?
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August 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
What happens when two music nerds, a roomful of thinkers, and five senses come together?
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This is a facilitated dialogue and community gathering centered around music and social justice. Come ready to snack, chat, make new friends, and become more empowered in your communities!
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#musicsky
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#musicsky
August 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This is a facilitated dialogue and community gathering centered around music and social justice. Come ready to snack, chat, make new friends, and become more empowered in your communities!
RSVP 👉🏽 posh.vip/e/crate-dige...
#musicsky
RSVP 👉🏽 posh.vip/e/crate-dige...
#musicsky
At BOYS DON’T CRY we’ll guide you through an interactive musical discussion about men’s mental health, friendship structures, homophobia, & its impact on women & allies’ wellbeing. We’ll explore the topic with sight, smell, taste, touch, and sound leading the way.
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August 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
At BOYS DON’T CRY we’ll guide you through an interactive musical discussion about men’s mental health, friendship structures, homophobia, & its impact on women & allies’ wellbeing. We’ll explore the topic with sight, smell, taste, touch, and sound leading the way.
RSVP 👉🏽 posh.vip/e/crate-dige...
RSVP 👉🏽 posh.vip/e/crate-dige...
Crate Digest is a cohosted live listening experience where guests take in a pre-selected playlist through an exploration of the 5 senses. Through this process we will traverse instrumental and lyrical analysis, politics, societal patterns, and emotions.
RSVP 👉🏽 posh.vip/e/crate-dige...
#musicsky
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#musicsky
August 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Crate Digest is a cohosted live listening experience where guests take in a pre-selected playlist through an exploration of the 5 senses. Through this process we will traverse instrumental and lyrical analysis, politics, societal patterns, and emotions.
RSVP 👉🏽 posh.vip/e/crate-dige...
#musicsky
RSVP 👉🏽 posh.vip/e/crate-dige...
#musicsky
New playlist drops tomorrow! We’ve got bangers from Tame Impala, Omar Apollo, Madi Diaz, & more!
FREE SUBSCRIBERS get the playlists on Spotify & YouTube
Starting tomorrow, PAID SUBSCRIBERS get access to Apple Music
Consider supporting my work 🫰🏽
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FREE SUBSCRIBERS get the playlists on Spotify & YouTube
Starting tomorrow, PAID SUBSCRIBERS get access to Apple Music
Consider supporting my work 🫰🏽
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July 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
New playlist drops tomorrow! We’ve got bangers from Tame Impala, Omar Apollo, Madi Diaz, & more!
FREE SUBSCRIBERS get the playlists on Spotify & YouTube
Starting tomorrow, PAID SUBSCRIBERS get access to Apple Music
Consider supporting my work 🫰🏽
open.substack.com/pub/niellyli...
FREE SUBSCRIBERS get the playlists on Spotify & YouTube
Starting tomorrow, PAID SUBSCRIBERS get access to Apple Music
Consider supporting my work 🫰🏽
open.substack.com/pub/niellyli...
Ignore my offensively rudimentary record player because I got Channel Orange on vinyl, baby!!
July 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Ignore my offensively rudimentary record player because I got Channel Orange on vinyl, baby!!
It’s scary outside and it feels like the sky is falling down. But you’re not alone and there’s music to get us through it. Head over to Substack to read more about the music Armageddon has inspired from the 1800s to today!
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July 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It’s scary outside and it feels like the sky is falling down. But you’re not alone and there’s music to get us through it. Head over to Substack to read more about the music Armageddon has inspired from the 1800s to today!
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Is Khruangbin a descendent of the Isley Brothers’ groove?
May 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Is Khruangbin a descendent of the Isley Brothers’ groove?
Got me out here yearnin’ for the days of dub-ya
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May 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Got me out here yearnin’ for the days of dub-ya
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Hi, I’m Nielly!! 👋🏽
I inspire readers to listen more deeply to music they already love & explore the conditions under which the music was made to learn more about themselves and the world around them.
Through this learning and exploration, I hope to create a more kind and beautiful society.
I inspire readers to listen more deeply to music they already love & explore the conditions under which the music was made to learn more about themselves and the world around them.
Through this learning and exploration, I hope to create a more kind and beautiful society.
May 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Hi, I’m Nielly!! 👋🏽
I inspire readers to listen more deeply to music they already love & explore the conditions under which the music was made to learn more about themselves and the world around them.
Through this learning and exploration, I hope to create a more kind and beautiful society.
I inspire readers to listen more deeply to music they already love & explore the conditions under which the music was made to learn more about themselves and the world around them.
Through this learning and exploration, I hope to create a more kind and beautiful society.
May 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Read my latest piece on the intersection of post-punk and incel culture over on Substack!
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May 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Read my latest piece on the intersection of post-punk and incel culture over on Substack!
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Go read my latest piece on the impacts Reagan & Thatcher’s poor social & economic policies have had on post-punk!
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May 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Go read my latest piece on the impacts Reagan & Thatcher’s poor social & economic policies have had on post-punk!
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A month-long labor of love about the music inspired by the perils of economic instability. Subscribe tonight to get it on your inbox tomorrow!
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#music #musicsky
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#music #musicsky
May 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
A month-long labor of love about the music inspired by the perils of economic instability. Subscribe tonight to get it on your inbox tomorrow!
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#music #musicsky
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#music #musicsky
Miley Cyrus, Kim Gordon, & Yukimi show what it takes to have decades-spanning careers. Check out their new tracks on this week's #nowplaying!
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#newmusic #musicsky #playlist
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#newmusic #musicsky #playlist
April 6, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Miley Cyrus, Kim Gordon, & Yukimi show what it takes to have decades-spanning careers. Check out their new tracks on this week's #nowplaying!
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#newmusic #musicsky #playlist
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#newmusic #musicsky #playlist
Digitally and immediately run to Dreamer Isioma’s new album 🏃🏽♀️ 💨
April 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Digitally and immediately run to Dreamer Isioma’s new album 🏃🏽♀️ 💨
don't come for me, angels! i'm one of you.
new playlist featuring selena and benny's "bluest flame" drops tomorrow at 8 am PT!
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#musicsky #nowplaying #music
new playlist featuring selena and benny's "bluest flame" drops tomorrow at 8 am PT!
subscribe tonight to get it in your inbox tomorrow
#musicsky #nowplaying #music
March 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
don't come for me, angels! i'm one of you.
new playlist featuring selena and benny's "bluest flame" drops tomorrow at 8 am PT!
subscribe tonight to get it in your inbox tomorrow
#musicsky #nowplaying #music
new playlist featuring selena and benny's "bluest flame" drops tomorrow at 8 am PT!
subscribe tonight to get it in your inbox tomorrow
#musicsky #nowplaying #music
Shoutout to the unafraid-to-be-funky local bookstores!
My favorite discovery has been pocket-sized love poems 💗
My favorite discovery has been pocket-sized love poems 💗
March 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Shoutout to the unafraid-to-be-funky local bookstores!
My favorite discovery has been pocket-sized love poems 💗
My favorite discovery has been pocket-sized love poems 💗
Any concert photographers have tips for decent quality iPhoneography that don’t require me to be in the front row every show? I want to be able to stand in the middle-back rows with my 30-somethings
March 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Any concert photographers have tips for decent quality iPhoneography that don’t require me to be in the front row every show? I want to be able to stand in the middle-back rows with my 30-somethings
pausing the music to listen to the baby waterfall 😌
March 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
pausing the music to listen to the baby waterfall 😌
This week's playlist features new Coheed & Cambria, OK GO, Charley Crocket, 2 Chainz, and more! There's something for everyone
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March 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
This week's playlist features new Coheed & Cambria, OK GO, Charley Crocket, 2 Chainz, and more! There's something for everyone
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Tomorrow is the first post in my Show & Tell series where you get to experience my obsession with live music firsthand! The reviews are ✨ good vibes only ✨
Subscribe to Music as Literature tonight to get it in your inbox when it drops @ 8 am PT!
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#music #musicsky
Subscribe to Music as Literature tonight to get it in your inbox when it drops @ 8 am PT!
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#music #musicsky
March 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Tomorrow is the first post in my Show & Tell series where you get to experience my obsession with live music firsthand! The reviews are ✨ good vibes only ✨
Subscribe to Music as Literature tonight to get it in your inbox when it drops @ 8 am PT!
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#music #musicsky
Subscribe to Music as Literature tonight to get it in your inbox when it drops @ 8 am PT!
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#music #musicsky