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like pizza, good music never gets old

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"youth" - glass animals

over the past few weeks, the chatter surrounding 2016 has become frankly inescapable. i no longer have an ig account (this is a non-humble brag), but i’m still lurking on twitter (which kind of negates me not being on ig) and in enough group chats to have a general sense of what’s going on.

for the most part, 2016 wasn’t the worst year. especially when you compare it to the more recent ones. music-wise, there was a lot, and most of it was quite good. you had that one marian hill song that was in every commercial and movie trailer. anohni came back with “drone bomb me” (that naomi campbell video, tho). every person i knew seemed to be getting stick-and-poke tattoos while this played at some blue bottle location. and i was no longer working in the pitchfork basement halsey threatened to bomb.

during this 2016 resurgence, i took it upon myself to revisit some music from ten years ago. and if i had to sum it all up, “youth” by glass animals does a pretty good job. off their second album, how to be a human being, it’s one of those songs i always come back to. it doesn’t get old, imo. recently, i put it on in the car, rolled all the windows down, and blasted it. i highly recommend doing this if you have a car readily available.

while i could keep droning on about artists, songs, and musicians who are no longer making music from 2016, i figured it’d be easier to just share my playlists from spring, summer, fall, and winter from that year below. enjoy, my fellow [redacted]-year-olds.

~frozen~

tyler,  head of delivery

(i clearly had an aesthetic)

[urneighborspizzaparty]

"don't you die" - bean magazine

been dying for some new music that makes you feel like shoplifting from an urban outfitters? same.

brisbane trio, bean magazine's "don't you die" makes me want to do, well, the antithesis. it's sun-soaked, breezy, and the kind of song you just want to hang out in. and it's off their 2024 ep in the shade.

technically, i've only listened to it once, but that's just because i keep hitting the back button before it ends every time. #lifehack

btw they have a newer ep, folly, that dropped back in june of last year. that's next in the queue to get into.

~pepperoni~

tyler, head of delivery

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reheating my own nachos pizza in 2026

sometimes you don’t know you’ve got a good thing until it’s gone… or you just stop posting on it for 10 years.

i’ve thought a lot about what some “new” iteration of a blog and music writing might look like for me, and i kept finding myself coming back here over and over. at the end of the day, it’s fun, simple, and an easy place to share new music.

an old colleague of mine, emily white, from my magazine days at billboard, has been sharing a lot of interesting takes on people’s musical dilemmas and frustrations in the streaming age on her substack (it’s definitely worth subscribing to).

it got me thinking about how my own music discovery has changed and evolved, for better or worse. it went from music rips on kazaa and limewire, to endless cd-rws, mixtapes, itunes, ipods, iphones, and now spotify.

when i look back, the thing i miss the most is the discovery. it was sites like birp!, we are hunted, endless music blogspots, upvoting on hype machine (yes, it still exists), and getting sucked into soundcloud remixes that made it all feel like a journey worth taking. it was never a chore. when you stumbled upon a new song or artist you ended up replaying over and over or following for years, it became something you were proud to put into your “catalogue.”

now, with algorithms and personalized playlists, it’s certainly easier to discover new music. but the only real autonomy you get in the process is liking or hiding something to slightly improve the audio situation. yes, i’ve come across some great new things, but in the shuffle of it all, the feeling has waned.

back in ’15, i remember a wnyc study going around that said new music discovery stops around age 33. i’m 34 now and refuse to be a part of that statistic.

so consider this rant, this musing, this blog post, a forcing function to keep me honest and reignite some level of music discovery and sharing. and here’s to it happening more often than not, certainly not 10 more years from now.

whoever’s (still) reading this, thanks.

tyler, head of delivery

[urneighborspizzaparty]

“hard times” - paramore

hard 2 believe it’s been basically like 4 yrs since paramore blessed our aux cords, but they r back. “ain’t it fun” was a bop & a half, let’s be real.

when i first heard “hard times” i was like “yasss” this that pop turned emo ish i needed. the track’s vintage feel certainly isn’t outdated. if anything it just further spikes excitement for after laughter, which is set for a may 12th release.

~supreme~

tyler, head of delivery

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“wait” - nombe

since first hearing “california girls” back in ’15 and almost a yr hiatus, noah mcbeth is back on my musical radar. oh & fun fact, i just learned his godmother is chaka khan.

his debut is finally going 2 b gracing our ears sometime in 2k17, but for now we have “wait” and more recently “young hearts.” the track is super sexi, plus there’s some hot guitar, & let’s not forget the most important part: his vocals *melts into oblivion*

~pepperoni~

tyler, head of delivery

[urneighborspizzaparty]

“love is mystical” - cold war kids

it’s still cold out & luckily we aren’t at war rn & i’m no longer a kid. i def was when i first listened to cold war kids tho aka i was an insufferable hs freshman. yes, we were #blessed with hold my home & catchy af single “first” back in 2014. come 2 think of it, i def rediscovered “first” thx 2 that terribly gr8 emma stone, bradley cooper, & rachel mcadams romcom (i cried).

anyway, we got some new-ish finally & it’s amazing. “love is mystical,” from the band’s upcoming 6th alb l.a. divine, is funky, upbeat with a touch of arctic monkeys, but still everything u could want in a cold war kids track.

~supreme~

tyler, head of delivery

[urneighborspizzaparty]

“prepare the lake” - lowly

although it has its dark moments lowly’s “prepare the lake” is basically making me want 2 prepared to listen 2 their debut album heba due out v soon.

the danish five-some def makes me think of fear of men, but like idk different. kinda more dramatic. the track makes me want to pick up some friends and drive to the beach while watching the fog slowly burn off the water as the sun rises.

~pepperoni~

tyler, head of delivery

[urneighborspizzaparty]

“not always” - ama lou

new yr, same ho is what they say, right? well that’s me & i’m back 2 fill the void in ur lyfe with new music, which is basically like internet dating.

ama lou is def someone who should b on ur 2017 radar esp after she dropped “not always” on us last month. the north london alt soul singer’s interestingly different vocals & beats prove she’s poised 2 keep gracing us with more bops.

~pepperoni~

tyler, head of delivery

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“miss you” - gabrielle alpin

so when i first heard the beginning of “miss you” i totes thought it was selena gomez, but it’s not cause it’s gabz alpin. and then i was like “omg gurl is serving some major crj lewks.” yes, i no it’s annoying when ppl compare other artists 2 other artists, but i mean it in the best way possible cause selena & carly rae r both bae.

the brit bb’s back after her sophomore album & bringing a way more upbeat sound with “miss you” & let’s be real it bops hard.

~pepperoni~

tyler, head of delivery

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“little white bars” - terror jr

so there’s a lot of buzz & hype & thots abt who’s the voice behind terror jr. so much that it’s literally terrorizing the internet & ppl think it’s kylie jenner cause of that lip gloss video, but i have a theory. i believe it’s actually allison taylor after scouring some fb comments. however, what we do no for sure is felix snow & campa (that dude from the cataracts #rip) r behind the production & were also the creative bbs behind kiiara’s “gold.”

anywayzzz, bop city, their debut, blessed our ears two weeks ago & it rlly is a game changer in the dreamy pop scape. “little white bars” is prolly the track i’ve found myself replaying the most, but srsly they r all good. esp “pray” and “come first.” any song that oversexualizes anything i am here for.

p.s. i wanna c ur face with lights off

~supreme~

tyler, head of delivery

[urneighborspizzaparty]

“get low” - james vincent mcmorrow

ok, mhmm, i’m here for james’ new sound off his latest record, we move. i was def a fan of his old more soft, brooding, sad trax, but “get low” is like an upbeat sad sexi song that makes me wanna get 2 it.

he’s def stepped up his game and switch to a more r&b sound that’s p diff than anything i’ve heard. tbh, 2 me, i’d rather listen to mcmorrow than bonny bear, but that’s just my opinion.

~supreme~

tyler, head of delivery

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“late night” - jadu heart

i highly recommend this song, i mean duh cause i’m writing abt it, but like also cause if u have a evening walk, drive, jaunt home & r feeling the least bit broody it’s kinda the best.

duo, jadu heart, is made up of dina & faro & they’re signed to mura masa’s label anchor point, which tbh is rlly awesome and only means good things imo. also, something kewl & troll-y i noticed was that nao commented on the yt vid for “late night,” so yeah that’s p amaze.

~pepperoni~

tyler, head of delivery

[urneighborspizzaparty]

“feel it out” - loren north

say hello 2 ur new fave indie pop bb loren north. hailing from l.a. i mean l bae, i mean god i’m bad at jokes. anyway, “feel it out” has been stuck in my head since i came across it on spotty’s “fresh finds” playlist (thank yew spotty music gods aka curators aka plz marry me).

the track’s basically that summer romance u had, but it went south right before temps dropped below 90 degrees & ur just over here like “mkay, yes i’ll date the changing leaves of fall cause at least they won’t crush my soul.” tbh the chorus is my fave, but also like the whole thing. it’s an *ultimate* bop, i’ll leave it at that.

~supreme~

tyler, head of delivery

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“speechless” - glades

tybglades for a satisfying follow-up 2 “drive.”

“speechless” has left me well, almost speechless, but i will mention that it’s pure pop electronica bliss & needless 2 say i’m def excited for more glades, esp ones that aren’t awful smelling plug-in air fresheners.

~pepperoni~

tyler, head of delivery

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“cool girl” - tove lo

p much tove lo-ving this new track rn.

luckily we had her nick jonas (tbh i could give or take nicky j) collab “close” 2 hold us over until this bop & a half. “cool girl” is an fun, upbeat, summer track meant to cool off any sweltering day. it’ll basically have u brushing off the haters & embracing ur inner thottie.

~supreme~

tyler, head of delivery

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“higher” - the naked and famous

it’s time to get naked aka play one of my fave kiwi group’s new tracks on repeat. i remember hearing “young blood” for the first time in a pacsun dressing room back in college (no shame) & since i’ve been a hardcore stan.

idk if it’s fate or just the music biz release sched (prolly the latter), but “higher” came out the day b4 my bday & i couldn’t be a happier lil clam. it’s the first track off their upcoming album simple forms & “deals with both pain and passion, and in great quantities.”

~pepperoni~

tyler, head of delivery

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“fool’s gold” - dagny feat. børns

ayyy so it’s not a norwegian cruise line, but dagny’s “fool’s gold” is just as fun as a cruise, maybe even more fun cause u won’t get that weird rotovirus.

it’s a supes addicting pop track that will have u hitting replay over & over, avoiding whatever next on shuffle like the bubonic plague  (if ur into that). there’s a lil børns diddy on it too, which i mean, who would say no to that.

~supreme~

tyler, head of delivery