personal protocol by 8485
songs you should hear: cool_dnb_song and atlantis (2)

This album (although its only 7 songs, barely an album) was so exciting for me. It was the first big release since I started being a fan of 8485, my favourite artist of all time, so I was very excited for it to drop. I listened to it in the car with one of my other eighty enjoyer friends while we drove somewhere, I can't remember, and I loved every second of it.

The tracklist was simultaneously exciting and a bit disappointing for me; 2 of the songs had singles, 2 were unreleased (but I knew all about them, as the runner of the 8485 archive), and 1 was already released. So there were only 2 actual new songs. I don't think this upset me as much as others since I am the #1 advocate for Eighty releasing her unreleased songs (seriously she has so many, and some of them have been unreleased for 2+ years). I know Eighty as a person though really prioritizes right time right place for her art, so I respect that this project of patchworked songs Had to be put together, even if its disappointing to music carnivores who want new releaes every 5 seconds.

Enough about the backstory though, the music! I honestly did not like the sound of this album at first, the instrumentals felt really bare to me? Her music is always so full of fun synths, and these tracks largely lack the overwhelming presence of them, but it grew on me a lot. It gave more opportunity to focus on her voice and the story she was telling. I do find the beats really catchy now, and can't stop myself from tapping along. Its also such a fun album to sing.

Eightys vocal delivery is always soo satisfying to me. I love when she gets a bit snarky on Scribbles, it reminds me of some of her older less serious songs like 4real. On Atlantis at when she sings "composing herself like she was a symphony delivered from god", not only is that a banger fucking lyric, but jesus she says it so strong. I enjoy the motifs she uses of looping, and feeling stuck, and feeling guilty. Same Tasks was so real as an OCDer, or just general mental illness - "I'm still convinced this is my punishment for what I put you through" me too Eighty me too!!!!