Lance....................”Catching the Feels”

Catching the FeelsBy Ayana Lance

A small ode to the songs that were not what I expected. That gave me a 5-course meal when I only asked for McDonald’s. That took me to the moon when I just bought a ticket to Jersey. 1. “IFHY” - Tyler, the Creator Honestly I’ve been avoiding listening to Tyler, the Creator. I just didn’t want to get involved in the public discourse surrounding him, his persona, his music. But there was a link to “IFHY” on Carletunes and I decided to listen. As soon as I pressed play I knew it was going to be weird and I knew I was going to love it. And by the end I’m singing along Favorite Lyric: “The sky’s falling girl let’s try to catch it.” 2. “Awkward” - FIDLAR Do you ever hear the song and think “This is my life?” I never thought that FIDLAR would be featured on my life soundtrack. FIDLAR is acronym for Fuck It Dog Life’s A Risk. Most of their songs are about skating, beer or chicks, usually all three at once. Essentially their music breeds in me just as much sentamentality as shitting in Sayles does. But this one song. It almost wrote myself. Favorite Lyric:“I’ll probably end up fucking up and make it super awkward.” 3. ”Kid Brother” - The Canoes The Canoes were a small band from Chicago that now no longer exist. I found their “Kid Brother” track, two years ago, shuffing through different 8-track playlists. I heard it and I wondered if I had long lost older brother somewhere at there in the Midwest. I wondered if we was trying to tell me something. Favorite Lyric: “House parties, and fear of sex / aching for your frst success, don’t believe all you see on TV.” Illustration by Sam Watson