No One Tells You This When You Have a Baby
When you have a baby, no one tells you that the way you listen to music changes. Sure you expect to twinkle twinkle some little stars and visit Old MacDonald’s Farm, but you don’t realize that how you listen to your music changes.
You can’t blast records in your house until your walls tremble and windows shake. Some (like, Pusha T’s It’s Almost Dry) feel like a speed dial to DCF (“I’m Jim Perdue / Cocaine’s Dr. Seuss”).
Live shows come much less frequently. They’re accompanied by finding (and paying for) a babysitter. And your baby doesn’t give a shit if you stayed for the encore. They’ll be up at 6 AM on the dot regardless.
But no one also tells you how it feels to watch your child dance for the first time. They don’t even realize their body is moving how it’s moving. They’re just driven by pure joy. You get to share the music you love with this little human. Your favorite songs become lullabies, and the soundtracks to some of your most precious moments.
Starting Five
Album of the Week
Leon by Leon Bridges
‘Little Debbies from the corner store, caught bruises at Hillside / Drinking that fruit punch on a Saturday”
Leon serves up Texas summer nostalgia so hard that I just bought a pair of snakeskin boots and a bolo tie.
I need to know if the similarity between “That’s What I Love” and “Sho Nuff” is intentional.
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Netflix’s new-ish Starting 5 series followed King James, Sabonis, Ant Edwards, Himmy Butler, and Deuce Tatum’s Dad during the 2023-24 NBA season. Come for the basketball montages and Celtics championship highlights, stay for a great playlist and Lebron dressed as Beetlejuice.
Peace, Love, and Positive Vibes.