Glasgow’s The Ninth Wave is a distinct niche in the modern post-punk/new-wave world. Their story is best told through the evolution of their records; each album marks a new emotional journey.
2019: Infancy
The band’s debut full-length album Infancy dropped on 15 November 2019, following a two-part rollout. Infancy was a bold statement from a young band exploring identity, heartbreak, and self-discovery. With its reverb-guitars, synths, and emotionally honest lyrics, the album earned critical acclaim and was shortlisted for the Scottish Album of the Year. Tracks like “Used to Be Yours” — led by bassist Millie Kidd — showcased their capacity to combine vulnerability and moody sonic textures. Fun fact when filming a music video for one of the songs, they had to issue a public warning because they were throwing a dummy off a roof. This album also earned a nomination for the Scottish Album of the Year.
2020: Happy Days! (EP)
Between their two studio albums, The Ninth Wave released an EP titled Happy Days! in 2020. Though shorter than a full album, this EP continued to deepen the emotional themes the band is known for. Its lead single “Everything Will Be Fine” struck a bittersweet chord: the optimism in the chorus paired with the darkness in the production felt both cathartic and unsettling. The EP was well-received, also earning a nomination for the Scottish Album of the Year.
2022: Heavy Like a Headache
Their second full-length, Heavy Like a Headache, arrived on 11 March 2022 via Distiller Records. This record represented a huge creative and emotional development in their music. Produced by the band themselves and mixed by Max Heyes. This album dives into complex themes like grief, anxiety, loneliness, and anger.
Since I need more words for this word count I’ll talk a bit about a song in this one. “What Makes You a Man” tackles consent and shame with raw honesty, combining harsh post-punk instrumentation with deeply personal lyrics:
“I don’t want to blame myself for the degrading actions of others anymore … I want to stand up to this shame … I’m just the one carrying it.” This song can be spotted in the Umbrella Academy season 3, that’s actually how I found this band <3
Shortly after Heavy Like a Headache dropped, the band announced an indefinite hiatus in 2022 and played what they described as a “possibly last ever” gig that March.
They did one singular Gig in May 2024 but there has been nothing since.
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Looking at The Ninth Wave’s discography in chronological order highlights their artistic growth: from youthful longing in Infancy, through uneasy hope on the Happy Days! EP, to broader emotional reckoning in Heavy Like a Headache. The albums they left behind stand as a testament to their emotional courage, musical ambition, and refusal to be simple or safe in the music industry. they still inspire people like me 🙂
pls give them a listen if you like punk rock….im like the only fan, REALLY like I’m the ONLY one…I’ve searched FAR AND WIDE…
I’m so ready to eat this food for Thanksgiving! Wait, what’s y’all favorite holiday? Mine Christmas and Thanksgiving. I feel like those two holidays are the best because it’s when families come together and have so much fun together. Like on Thanksgiving I love how us girls go help my mom and my older sister cook while listening to music. We would also just see how all the little kids just run around, laughing, jumping on the trampoline and everything. Seeing how my family gets bigger by the year is one of the best things as part of growing up.
When I was younger, I remember when I was young, I used to always go in the kitchen just to ask my mom if I could lick the spoon after she mixed the cake. She would give it to me and I’ll run up saying “I got a chocolate spoon” and after I was done with it, I gave it to my brother so he could put more chocolate on it. It used to be funny because my mom would kick him out the kitchen and he’d come to me saying I bet not ask for anything else, the answer would be no.
Okay, that’s Thanksgiving. Now Christmas is when all the fun things happen. I will be the main one in the Christmas mood first, well me and my two little sisters. Right after Thanksgiving me and my sister start playing Christmas music and asking my mom can we put the tree up. My mom would have to tell us we got to wait but me and my sisters are so ready lol. I would get my older sister to take us to stores so that we could get stuff to build for Christmas and to put in my room.
These two holidays will always be my favorite, I think. I just love how we can do the same things over with the family and it would still be fun. Sometimes I’ll be ten times better from the other times but it will be worth the wait. So I have come to the conclusion that when we go home for the break, I’m asking my mom to put the tree up. I’m re doing my room for Christmas as well and I’m telling my mom to keep it up till I come back home. I’m so ready for my family to get together!!
Well, my rewatch has been going by super fast!! I’m already on season four, guess I should be writing these in advance rather than just every week haha!! Well, I’ve gotta say that season two is a really good season, it has some bits that aren’t as good but it’s definitely a step up from the first go!!
This season starts out strong with Allison Mike deciding to open Button House as a wedding venue rather than jumping into the Bed-And-Breakfast lifestyle. Pictured above is the first episode of the season where the cast and audience learn that Fanny can be seen in photos! This was a very interesting idea and I’m glad they expanded more, but this isn’t on any score boards. Also, we learn about Thomas’s death and it just solidifies how dramatic he is.
The episodes that ARE on a score board have got to be “Redding Weddy” and “Perfect Day.” There’s no way of choosing what could possibly be better because they both tie in together so well!
Let’s start with “Redding Weddy.” At the beginning of the episode, Allison gets a call that a wedding planner wants to see Button House and have it be a venue; that is until the planner sees the state of the horrible garden. We get some information on Kitty’s backstory, mostly that her sister was a bad person and left her outside during hide and seek for so long that she had to eat her purse! My poor poor girl. Fanny has this side plot of being attracted to Mike, Thomas and Julian are fighting over movie picks, and Mary wants to talk about her witch trial, which she later gets scared off from doing. However, he plot that shines strongest in this episode is Captain’s worry about them digging up the garden. The opener to the episode is the Captain during his time stationed at Button House during WWII. We are introduced to The Captain’s lieutenant, Havers. We learn that he is leaving to North Africa to actually be in the fight rather than be stuck at Button House. Afterwards there is a scene of The Captain mentioning he buried somethin that “can never get out” while throwing a letter with “William” written on it into a hole in the garden. William was not in fact Haver’s name, and “project William” was a blueprint for a mine. Allison and Mike learn about the landmine in their backyard after it blows up the garden.
That was a lot whoops, I think “Perfect Day” will be shorter. It’s the day of the wedding discussed in “Redding Weddy” (Yes, they got it booked yayy). The wedding gets snowed out and it has to be at Button House! Fanny learns that lesbianism is not illegal as the people getting married are a queer couple! The Captain and Kitty throughout the wedding are very excited while Pat is struggling with the fact that the boy scout who shot him is one of the guests at the wedding. He comes to peace with it because he learns of the scout’s guilt, and Humphrey gives Fanny this talk about how both of their lives would have been much better if they could have also married who they wanted. It’s a very sweet episode and is just one of my favorites in the whole series.
Time for Nick’s least favorite, “About Last Night.” Some of my favorite outtakes are from this episode, but that’s really it. Mike gets stuck on the roof, Allison is stuck having to clean the whole house from a rager her and Mike threw the night before. It’s just kind of boring and does nothing for the plot of the season. Not that every episode has to have plot it IS a comedy series but it’s just boring and none of the events that happen ever come up again.
Okay, that’s it for this week! If you’ve gotten this far into the post, let me know what you think your ghost power would be. Thank You, ByeBye!!
Due to Thanksgiving being next week and we are going to be out of school I wanted to do a blog about things I am thankful for.
To start off with everything I am thankful for I am definitely thankful to be in this creativity filled environment and have the opportunity to go to such a great school. I am thankful for all of the friends I have made here as well. I am thankful for the things I have learned and areas I’ve grown in due to this school.
I am thankful for all my friends back home and I miss all of them so much. I am thankful for every memory they have given me, good or bad lol.
I am thankful for this past summer. I had the best opportunity to work at a summer camp. I loved it. It was a really great opportunity to help others and just be useful to others. It helped me to see how fun a summer can be. Normally my summers include staying at home a lot and I am thankful for this past summer because it showed me how great having an eventful but not busy summer can be. I am also thankful for this past summer due to how many great people and friends I made. They are all so great and I am grateful I have them as friends.
I am also just thankful for everything. I think we take a lot for granted as not just Americans but as human beings. due to life and business, I think people often move too fast to even acknowledge their blessings. I think it’s a very important thing to do though. It helps you see what a cool world we live in and how privileged we are in general.
During this time many jump straight to thinking about Christmas and presents, but i think thanksgiving is so important to celebrate. We need to acknowledge our gifts not just want gifts. We as a society in today’s day in age seem to want something every day and get wants confused with needs. Which not saying wanting things is bad but putting a limit on how much you want is a great idea in my opinion. Acknowledging one’s blessings and how much you have already received makes it much easier to be content as well.
So, this holiday break give thanks and not wish lists.
Hello, welcome back to my blog. Once again, I have relatively nothing to write about so I’m just going to yap. After all that’s what you’re here for. So, I don’t really have a lot going on right now, I’m drinking a Monster Energy Drink. It’s Ultra Paradise and I have a bag of Sour Patch kids. I love sour patch kids, when I was younger, they were my favorites. I used to get the really big bags of them from the dollar general and take them to ballet with me. I know everyone’s favorite is blue, which is totally understandable, but me personally, I like the red and green better. Maybe people just like the blue sour patch because it’s blue, did anybody ever think about that? Is blue flavored food actually good, or is it good just because it’s blue?
I know a girl that loves blue, so she might have something to say about that, but it’s just something to think about. No but actually, think about blueberries. In my humble opinion blueberries are disgusting, and technically they are a blue food. So, is blue food even really good? Sour patch kids went as far as to put out an entire bag of just the blue sour patch. How rude is that to all the other colors who I could argue are just as good. It’s the same problem with Jolly Ranchers; the blue jolly rancher gets all the hype when really the green one is probably the best in the bag. I think society has seriously molded us into believing that blue food is “better” when in actuality the food is just blue.
Rick Riordan has contributed to this problem. I used to be the biggest Percy Jackson fan ever, so I remember very clearly Percy’s obsession with blue food. Yes, I know it’s because he’s the son of Poseidon and blah blah blah, but in writing it that way Rick Riordan contributed to lying to an entire generation about the superiority of blue food. Blue food is not that great. This theory of mine really needs to be looked into because I know I am correct. Society has been lying to us! Society has brainwashed you all into believing blue is better, but blue is no better than red or green or even orange!
I am asking all of you reading to open your eyes and see the truth. All color food stands together, in unity, in equality, in justice. No color food over the other.
I can NOT be the only one who thinks The Moldy Peaches are one of the most AMAZING bands out there. Now look, obviously they aren’t for everyone, but with top hits like Anyone Else But You and Lazy Confessions, we all have to come to the agreement that TMP are at least good.
The two lead singers are Kimya Dawson (who popularly made You Love Me,) and Adam Green. The backstory between them meeting is wild. At the time of them meeting Kimya was 20 and Adam was 13. They met at a middle school open mic.
Now you may be thinking, “Why in the world is she at a middle school open mic, and why in the world is she befriending a 13-year-old???” Well, she and her friend had no clue the open mic was for middle schoolers. Imagine walking into an open mic at a community arts center, and it being middle schoolers attending. I’d freak out.
Kimya’s mom was an elementary school teacher, plus ran a daycare out of there house, and Kimya was a camp consoler, so she was used to being around kids, as well as picking up on their child-like traits. Adam explains Kimya as a “cool babysitter who makes music with me.”
Now, I definitely think there’s a few… a lot of things she could have done differently, that are definitely controversial while working with a minor. For example, there are many explicate or offensive songs they have made. I think she could have done better at protecting Adam from these things. (Steak for Chicken, Answering Machine #1, I think I’m in love, etc.)
While many people think that TMP songs are “weird” or “unrelatable” are missing the whole point of the band. It was a band made to be weird. They are not meant to sound all that good, they just want to have fun.
A way that a lot of people know them now is by the hit film Juno. Kimya was actually over most of the music in this film, which made Anyone Else But You blow up.
If you haven’t already, I really suggest listening to this band!!! They are definitely alternative, which I admit isn’t for everyone, however it’s always good to try something new once in a while.
Portrait of The Moldy Peaches (Not in order: Aaron Wilkinson, Jack Dishel, Adam Green, Kimya Dawson, Steven Mertens, Strictly Beats) backstage at The Fillmore in San Francisco, California, USA on 16th October, 2001. (Photo by Anthony Pidgeon/Redferns)
(My favorite song from them is On Top (Live 99′)!!!!!)
ok first there are so many things I could say about this show I’m going to rewatch it tonight to see things that I missed. I know I missed a couple turtle references (ifykyk) I’m not going to spoil the whole thing but there are spoilers so mmtch. personally, I think the coolest character right now is dick Halloran he has a weird name, but he is special he has like a 6th sense for seeking the supernatural and his character has also show to be hinted as an empath. he can also dream walk we see this when he dreams walks into” it’s ” layer.
this show started with welcome to Derry is set in the 1960’s it explores the earliest encounters with the entity called it the series is a prequel to the movies diving deep into the history of Derry and the origins of penne wises terror. it follows a group of kids as they face the horrors of Derry, revealing dark secrets and the curse that haunts the town.
my favorite scene has to be where the girls who heard matts voice first friends died in a movie theater they were quick to blame the black owner who was nowhere near the scene but not the white owner who has keys and hates kids sneaking in. I feel like the show doesn’t only develop inside fears but also physical ones. WE see this especially when a new black family moved into town and were looked at strange by everyone although everyone claims to not be racist it is the 1960’s… I was also researching the entity Maturin I believe it to be a known theory that he blesses some kids with the shining which is what I think dick has but it’s too early to be sure he could be involved with other deity’s as we know so far it’s only a couple people able to see/have the shining the native American girl, dick , and possibly one of the boys uncle who makes deals with evil spirits. and maybe since the military man doesn’t have any fear he could be key to defeating it? knowing feeds of fear maybe he could defeat him?? also what would happen if hypothetically someone gave the kids a gun and said it was a special gun meant to kil “it” would it work since technically they know they can kill it now I mean they have to believe there not afraid to kill it in the movies so maybe that theory is the same and that’s possibly why they’re going to get dick to kill it.
if y’all had to face it, who would you take to be part of your “losers club”?
(TRIGGER WARNING: a VERY brief mention of abuse, Everything that goes along with the Medusa Myth (Sexual Assault), and generally just stuff that happens in Greek mythology. Please read at your own risk.)
This is going to be a very very unorganized post about how to properly interpret myths, or at least the way EYE interpret myths because that is the only possible correct way because I am always right and everyone should listen to me!
READ THE OLDEST VERSION OF THE MYTH.
A LOT of myths have lost their meanings over time, including figures throughout the story, meanings, details that change the ENTIRETY of the myth, they’ve been romanized (heracles/Hercules, and MEDUSA, for example), or they’ve been changed to fit perspectives for modern retellings (Icarus, Hades and Persephone, the Minotaur… ect, ect.) A good rule of thumb (not-so-fun fact: the term ‘rule of thumb’ comes from either an old law or just a general rule from the olden days, when women were more objects than people, that a husband could not beat his wife with a switch thicker than his thumb, lest it be unlawful/cruel (more cruel than unlawful)) is to just look for the oldest version you can find, because that’s. like. The source material, and you can do whatever you want with that.
I’m going to go over a few (ish) myths and MY interpretations of them, vs. what people get wrong in general.
My personal favorite: The Myth of Icarus
(I had to give my girl a shirt, but this is my FAVORITE piece of icarus. it’s called Icarus’ lament, or the lament of icarus or something like that. It’s so good. Please look it up.)
People LOVE to throw my boy’s good name around when talking about a fall from greatness, or your ‘pride getting the best of you’. I hate this. I actually despise this.
The myth of Icarus (Ἴκαρος (Ikaros) is his original name. Fun Fact: Greeks did not have a letter for C. they used S or K. Be more like the greeks.) follows a young boy, who people depict being from literally age 8 to 17. The only source I could find that could possibly talk about his age said he was 7, but it was also a deepdive into how the myth of Icarus relates to gaming and how we should all play valorant because of it. I’ll pass.0
Icarus’ father, Deadalus, was a great inventor trapped in a tower by king Minos, ruler of Crete, because something something labyrinth, something something Minotaur. Don’t care. Irrelevant (extremely relevant). Long story short, Daedalus fashions wings of feathers and wax, a pair for both him and icarus, and he and Icarus jump from the top of the tower to escape. They manage to fly with the wings. it’s more like gliding but I digress. He tells icarus not to fly too close to the sun or too close to the sea, because the wax would melt or the wings would get too heavy to fly with.
This, of course, is where the myth splits off. Most Greek myths are cautionary tales, yes, to warn of the Gods’ wrath. Fire. Love to see it. The most common telling of this myth is that, when Icarus gets out there, he gets so excited and overcome with joy for being free that he feels like a god. He looks at the sun and flies to it, believing that he is better than the gods. He scorns them. But as he flies to the sun the wax begins to melt and he falls, laughing the whole time. He dies, and Daedalus had to keep flying knowing that his son has died. This is a cautionary tale to warn against believing you are better than the gods, “flying too close to the sun” aka aiming too high and falling hard. It warns against hubris and unchecked ambition.
That’s literally not what happens. That’s the ROMAN version of the myth. Ancient Romans ruin everything.
What REALLY happened (Homer told me guys, trust) is that, while Icarus was flying, he was so overcome with joy that he felt the best he ever had. That’s, like, it. However, while Daedalus warns him not to fly too high or too low, he also warns Icarus not to fly too slow. The sky is like the gods’ airspace. They’ll be really mad. Daedalus was right, of course, because Zeus sees them flying and gets REALLY mad. He sees Icarus being happy, sure, but it’s Daedalus who has violated him and the gods by fashioning those wings. Zeus, set out to punish Daedalus, either gets Aphrodite to curse Icarus or Zeus does it himself.
They curse him to fall in love with the sun.
“IT’S GAY!!” I scream as they drag me to the padded room. “IT’S ALWAYS GAY!!” I scream as they put me in the straight jacket.
Not only is the sun, like, a male god (Both Apollo, the god of the sun, and Helios, the embodiment of the sun, are male) but that has NOTHING to do with pride. Icarus flies up to the sun, because he’s enchanted by it’s beauty and in love or whatever, and eventually crashes and burns and dies. The end!! Proper punishment for his father, because he, like, still has to live with knowing his son’s death is his fault AND fly back alone. This is me paraphrasing like crazy, the actual myth is incredibly beautiful, but this is a LOT of words as is.
Next myth, actual most popular: Medusa.
(I cannot find a picture of a statue of her that isn’t her beheaded, naked, being attacked, or AI. I am so sorry. However, the most popular statue of her is one where she’s been beheaded by perseus, and it’s SO beautiful. one of the pieces i’d love to see in real life one day. An artist made a parody of it where Medusa is holding perseus’ head as well and it’s just beautiful art. Beautiful art. oh em gosh.)
She was a gorgon. She was. Like. Born a gorgon.
Now, don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the Medusa myth. I love how we have, in modern times, changed it to make it better and more heartwarming. Pretty sure everyone knows the Medusa Myth. Poseidon, in his anger towards Athena and in some tellings after rejection of his advancements by the virgin priestess of athena, medusa, begins chasing after the priestess. Medusa, in fear, runs to temple of Athena and begins praying for protection, but Poseidon enters and sexually assaults her anyways. Athena, having been prayed to, sees this and curses Medusa to be a gorgon who turns anyone who looks at her to stone.
That’s a really horrible myth, and Medusa has become a symbol of sexual assault survivors worldwide. That, however, is the ROMAN version of the myth. Again. The writer of that myth was a man, who I’m pretty sure was post cathlioc takeover of rome, who wanted to scorn paganism in all forms by depicting all of the Greek gods in horrible ways. Like Athena punishing one of her own priestesses for being assaulted. Or Poseidon raping a woman. Though, I personally enjoy the modern telling of the myth as well, In which Athena sees what man does to woman uses the “Curse” more like a blessing, allowing Medusa to protect herself. And, in the original telling either way, Medusa’s ability only worked on men or whatever.
The GREEK version, though, she was just born a gorgon. And could turn people to stone. She had, like, two gorgon sisters. Perseus really killed her for points. The ability still worked only on men, though.
That’s two myths of, like, four that I mentioned? You get the rest next week. Bye bye!!! PLEASE ask me questions, literally ANY question!!!! I HEART INFODUMPING!!!!
Nature is full of beauty—lush greenery, vibrant flowers, and aromatic herbs—but some of the most stunning plants conceal a deadly secret. Poisonous plants can be found in gardens, forests, and even inside your house. While many of these plants have fascinating histories and medicinal properties, they can also cause severe illness—or worse—if handled or ingested improperly.
One of the most infamous toxic plants is the Oleander. With its elegant pink or white blossoms, oleander is often used as an decorative shrub. However, every part of the plant—from its leaves to its sap—is poisonous. Ingesting even a SMALL amount can cause heart irregularities, nausea, and in extreme cases, death. Despite its danger, oleander remains popular for its beauty.
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), Its tall stalks of bell-shaped flowers add charm to cottage gardens, yet the plant contains powerful compunds. Historically, these compounds were used to make a heart medication, but in unregulated doses, they can cause vomiting, confusion, and fatal heart problems. Foxglove demonstrates how thin the line between poison and medicine can be.
Nightshade (Atropa belladonna), also known as “deadly nightshade,” has a dark and storied reputation. In ancient times, women used drops made from its berries to dilate their pupils, which was considered beautiful—hence the name belladonna, meaning “beautiful lady.” Unfortunately, the same alkaloids that cause this effect can also lead to paralysis, hallucinations, and death. Its infamy has earned it a place in folklore and witchcraft legends for centuries.
Even popular and familiar plants can pose risks. Lily of the Valley, often associated with purity and springtime, contains toxins that can disrupt heart function. Philodendrons, common houseplants, contain calcium oxalate crystals that can irritate the mouth and throat if chewed. Rhubarb leaves, though attached to a beloved pie ingredient, are laced with oxalic acid and can be harmful in large amounts.
Understanding which plants are poisonous is crucial! especially for pet owners and parents of young children. Many cases of accidental poisoning occur simply because someone didn’t realize a beautiful flower could be harmful.
In the end, poisonous plants remind us of nature’s dual nature—both nurturing and dangerous. Their elegance conceals potency, their beauty a perfect disguise. Treat them with respect and caution, and they’ll remain what they are meant to be, mesmerizing marvels of the natural world.
So, I’m doing something new as always lol, but let’s see how I can start it out or put it in words? Ok so people would think the best thing to do when you have a problem is to either fight it out, talk about that person, or spread rumors about them. That’s not the way at all! I know it can be hard to go up and try to talk it out with the person about what’s going on. Sometimes people would try to be the biggest person but yet they won’t do any good. No, it would, it’ll do good for you. By being the biggest person and showing how mature you are, and it shows that you’re willing to work things out and save your friendship or relationship.
I can say I know from experience that staying quite far too long and letting everything get more and more worse. Sometimes people could talk about the problem but not with the person they got the problem with. That can lead to even more problems. The person you go to, to talk about the problem, says they are your friend, but they’ll go back and tell people what you’ve been saying then next thing you know it’s a problem with that friend.
Then it might be good to talk to your friend that you can always talk to. They would tell you the right thing (hopefully). If your friend tells you over and over aging to go talk it out with whoever you have a problem with 9 out of 10 it’s because they know something or they feel like it’s the right thing to do and, in my experience, it was both but hey I learned my lesson. I talked it out and it was then on top of that I felt a lot better after.
You shouldn’t hold anything in. When it comes to you feeling some type of way or even just thinking, it’s best to always talk to somebody. Most people would sit and listen. It depends on how that person is but always try to understand where others are coming from and help them see where you are coming from in the problem. Because if you don’t, I’m telling you this right now you might regret it, and I don’t think you would want that so just talk it out and let things go.
