For me, something that is spooky and is not scary is a movie that's going to kind of, you know, raise your adrenaline a little bit. It's going to have moments of tension. It might have some things that are unsettling. But generally, there's, like, an atmosphere that just kind of feels a little bit off, right? It's very tonal, might make your hair stand up on end.
The album opens with a reading of Douglas Dunn's The Kaleidoscope, a poem about being trapped in a cycle of grief, as sparse drums boom arhythmically alongside bursts of noise and a low metallic drone. As it transitions into the distant shriek of vocalist / guitarist Chip King, "A Lament" sputters in fits and starts as it struggles to take flight.
Don Toliver has carved out a reputation for crafting songs that live in the space between rap and R&B, blending melody with mood in ways that resist easy categorization. His latest release, "Tiramisu," continues that tradition, arriving on the heels of Jack Boys 2, the collaborative summer project that further cemented his status within Houston 's current wave. With its hypnotic cadence and lush, layered production,
Ryan C. Brown's paintings capture the moment lamp posts turn on, creating a character study of evening walks and nightlife inspired by childhood memories and various visual sources.
The main story of the day was an eruption of emotion in the middle of 11-on-11 drills between the first team offense and second team defense. Rookie OLB James Pearce Jr. got into a little bit of a back and forth with C Ryan Neuzil before players on both offense and defense joined in the scuffle.
