October 2016 music roundup

I've run out of clever ways to introduce this blog post and self-deprecatingly reference how nobody reads it. Here's the overview.

Favorites from 2016: Taking Back Sunday's Tidal Wave, Lauren Mann's Dearestly, Hannah Georgas's For Evelyn, Letters From The Fire's Worth the Pain, Famous Last Word's The Incubus, Yellowcard's Yellowcard, The Naked & Famous's Simple Forms, Jimmy Eat World's Integrity Blues, Amaranthe's Maximalism, Epica's The Holographic Principle, Bridear's Baryte, Empire of the Sun's Two Vines.

Older favorites: Hannah Claire's Every Little Sound, Hannah Georgas's discography, The Gaslight Anthem's Get Hurt, Sally Seltmann's discography, Mary's Blood's Countdown to Evolution, Issa's discography, Screaming Orphans's discography, Scandal's discography, Dark Princess's discography, Magica's discography.

Overall recommendations: October has been a great month for music. There have been releases by some of my favorite bands—The Naked and Famous, Yellowcard, Jimmy Eat World, Amaranthe, Epica, and Empire of the Sun. Definitely check out all those albums. I've explored a lot of indie/pop/folk artists like Hannah Claire and Sally Seltmann/New Buffalo, and that's been a lot of fun. I've also listened to a lot of symphonic metal (Issa, Dark Princess, Magica) that really captured my attention. And, finally, I caught up on Screaming Orphans and Scandal, so I've now heard all their stuff and highly endorse their music.

Happy listening! Let me know if you have any recommendations. I'm always looking for new music!

October's full list:
461. Taking Back Sunday – Tidal Wave [2016] ++
462. Hannah Claire – Every Little Sound [2014] ++
463. Lauren Mann – Dearestly [2016] ++
464. Hannah Georgas – Hannah Georgas [2012] ++
465. Hannah Georgas – The Beat Stuff EP [2008] ++
466. Hannah Georgas – This Is Good [2010] ++
467. Hannah Georgas – For Evelyn [2016] ++
468. Hannah Georgas – iTunes Session EP [2013] ++
469. Letters From The Fire – Worth The Pain [2016] ++
470. Letters From The Fire – Letters From The Fire EP [2014] +
471. Angels & Airwaves – Chasing Shadows EP [2016] ++
472. Delain – Moonbathers [2016] ++
473. Famous Last Words – The Incubus [2016] ++
474. Yellowcard - Yellowcard [2016] ++
475. Rebekah Higgs – Rebekah Higgs [2007] ++
476. Rachel Platten – Wildfire [2016] +
477. The Gaslight Anthem – Get Hurt [2014] ++
478. Sally Seltmann – Heart That's Pounding [2010] ++
479. Sally Seltmann – Hey Daydreamer [2014] ++
480. New Buffalo – Somewhere, Anywhere [2007] ++
481. New Buffalo – New Buffalo EP [2005] +
482. Green Day – Revolution Radio [2016] +
483. Sum 41 – 13 Voices [2016] +
484. Daya – Sit Still, Look Pretty [2016] +
485. Washington – I Believe You Liar [2011] +
486. Washington – How To Tame Lions [2011] +
487. Screaming Orphans – Back to Dublin EP [2005] ++
488. Scandal – Baby Action [2011] ++
489. Mary's Blood – Countdown to Evolution [2014] ++
490. Mary's Blood – Azure EP [2014] +
491. Asking Alexandria – Stand Up & Scream [2009] +
492. Asking Alexandria – Reckless & Relentless [2011] +
493. Issues – Issues [2014] ++
494. Issa – Sign of Angels [2010] ++
495. Issa – Crossfire [2015] ++
496. Issa – The Storm [2011] ++
497. Issa – Can't Stop [2012] ++
498. Lauren Brown – A Gift From Tennessee [2014] +
499. Screaming Orphans – East 12th Street [2009] ++
500. Screaming Orphans – Circles [2005] ++
501. Screaming Orphans – Listen and Learn [2001] ++
502. You Me At Six – Cavalier Youth [2014] ++
503. Fit For Rivals – Steady Damage [2009] +
504. Britt Nicole – Say It [2007] +
505. Britt Nicole – The Lost Get Found [2009] +
506. Britt Nicole – Gold [2012] +
507. The Naked & Famous – Simple Forms [2016] ++
508. UnSun – Clinic For Dolls [2010] ++
509. Scandal – Temptation Box [2010] ++
510. Dark Princess – The World I've Lost [2012] ++
511. Dark Princess – Stop My Heart [2006] ++
512. Dark Princess – Without You [2005] ++
513. Jimmy Eat World – Integrity Blues [2016] ++
514. Amaranthe – Maximalism [2016] ++
515. Satyrian – Eternitas [2006] +
516. Two of a Kind – Two of a Kind [2006] +
517. Magica – Center of the Great Unknown [2012] ++
518. Magica – Dark Diary [2010] ++
519. Magica – Hereafter [2007] ++
520. Magica – Lightseeker [2009] ++
521. Magica – The Scroll of Stone [2004] ++
522. Magica – Wolves & Witches [2008] ++
523. Lewis & Leigh – Ghost [2016] +
523. Lewis & Leigh – Night Drives EP [2014] +
524. Lewis & Leigh – Missing Years EP [2015] +
525. Lewis & Leigh – Hidden Truths EP [2015] +
526. Epica – The Holographic Principle [2016] ++
527. No Devotion – Permanence [2014] +
528. Raglaia – Promises EP [2015] ++
529. Bridear – Overturn the Doom EP [2013] ++
530. Bridear – Baryte [2016] ++
531. Rebekah Higgs – Little Voice EP [2010] ++
532. New Buffalo – The Last Beautiful Day [2005] ++
533. Scandal – Best Scandal [2009] ++
534. Scandal – Harukah EP [2011] ++
535. Ben Lee – Freedom, Love, and the Recuperation of the Human Mind [2016] ++
536. How To Dress Well – Care [2016] +
537. Lady Gaga – Joanne [2016] +
538. Tove Lo – Lady Wood [2016] ++
539. Empire of the Sun – Two Vines [2016] ++

Biscuits

I cobbled together some biscuits tonight at Sarah's request. It's based on an Epicurious recipe, but we were lacking a few ingredients, so I kind of made it my own recipe. They turned out really well, I think, and they were really simple.

2 cups flour
6 tablespoons coconut oil
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
5 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk

I mixed together the flour, the coconut oil, the baking powder, and the salt, then heated it in the microwave for about 90 seconds so that the oil was workable. I added the milk, kneaded it a bit with my hands until it was consistent, and cut the dough out onto a baking sheet in biscuit-sized circles.

After 20 minutes on 425ºF, I removed the tray and spooned the sweetened condensed milk over the top. It melted into the biscuits because they were still hot, which was really nice.

About 96 calories per biscuit, and the recipe yielded 12, so I'd call it a success. :)