#the drought

[lexiresources]

bff do you have rp recs i’m literally so bored

diva i wish :/

[hisprophetsx]

Fragments of a Lily - Puce Mary

[caprifiles]

how it feels to open lestappen ao3 webpage knowing damn well that all the authors are too busy to write for omega max fest:

[inajar]

“It was as if her face already carried the injuries of an appalling motor-car accident that would happen somewhere in the future.”

–J.G. Ballard, “The Drought” (ch. 7, "The Face"; 1965)

[inajar]

‘I’ve always thought of the whole of life as a kind of disaster area.’

Dr. Charles Ransom, in J.G. Ballard, “The Drought” (ch. 3, "The Fishermen"; 1965)

[nosoapradiozine]

the drought - "blb"

salt lake city's very own the drought are the next band up on no soap radio, with their new track "big little boy" or "blb" for short. this four-piece of alt-rocking utahns (utahites? utes? help me out) have another very funky single on their hands, holding no punches when it comes to weak men and their need to be mommied.

the drought - consisting of emmy gilbert on vocals, griffin mozdy on guitar, maddex atkinson on bass, and jackson green on drums - haven't made waves far beyond the salt lake city scene, but they've got a massive local following and "blb" is currently their most streamed track (netting over 2,500 streams as of this posting.) so it's looking like 2025 could be the year for the drought to break out into the big time.

the drought's previous singles such as "portrait", "seance", and "tiny room" have been a little grittier, a little more punk rock, a little less tuned for the mainstream audience. (not that there's anything wrong with that. here at no soap radio we often rebuke the mainstream audience.) "blb" is the poppiest song the drought have released, and i say "released" because the band haven't put much out on streaming yet. most of their catalogue remains exclusive to their live shows, which get the crowd hyped up every single time. it won't be long before these songs make their way to the playlists of people far and wide, i'm sure. but for now, "blb" is certainly the track to get more folks listening to the drought.

(it has a very college radio vibe to it, if you know what i mean. like if i was still working in the wonderful studios of wicb at ithaca college i would tell my programming director to get this on the station at once.)

in any case, "blb" is a track for all those wanting to groove out and also experience some catharsis if they've ever had to deal with big little boys. the first two lines of the track go hard: "i'm too young to be a mother/i need a lover not a son." the rest of the track is a blistering indie pop manifesto against guys with a deep-seated oedipal complex. the funky grooves and the cutting lyrics balance each other out quite nicely.

hopefully the drought will be making their way out of utah to sing on stages near you soon. of course this only happens if you stream "blb" and their other music. for this reason we have featured the track on no soap radio's latest and certifiable bangers playlist on spotify. take a gander, won't you?

stream "blb" on spotify or wherever you stream music stream no soap radio's latest and certifiable bangers playlist on spotify

[lycazart]

Paul dano is employed with long hair again never ever kill yourself!!!!!

[xnutsa]

i really dislike when i see posts from older swifties saying omg y'all wouldn't have survived the drought cause as someone who did survive it what do y'all want others to do with this statement you are making? it was a really bad time for both taylor and us as her fans so i don't get the constant reminder to newer fans who didn't go through that time that you did. here's a cookie for not turning on taylor in her worst times. i really wish that you'd leave the newer fans alone about this subject cause they became fans of her later in life. I for instance am so happy that they didn't have to live through that and they get to see taylor happy and thriving in both her personal relationship and professional career. we get it it's a really important time in her life and it's crucial to understanding her now self but stop with this sentiment cause it looks like y'all look down on other people and makes you seem weird from outside perspective