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Plowed, Sponge, 1994 This song rattles me in an oh so very 90s sort of way. Is there a more perfect pairing than the opening guitar riff...

The Sound of Leaving, Veruca Salt, 2015 I have a complicated relationship with this song. I am truly, madly, deeply in love with it but...

Fight Like a Girl, Zolita, 2018 This song never fails to save me from negative nonsense 70 times 7. Thank you, Zolita. This song always...

Maps, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 2003 Some songs exist to keep us moving forward. Case in point = Maps. Even when the thorns of life continually...

*1989, DC -- that's me far right on the bottom row* War Pigs, Black Sabbath, 1970 That first note vibrates through your body. Stand up...

Lips Like Sugar, Echo & the Bunnymen, 1987 To all of the beautiful virgin souls discovering the magic of the 1980s for the first time:...

Kaleidoscope, Chappell Roan, 2023 My brain is the musical version of a kaleidoscope right now. What a great way to wake up. Does it get...

Nothing Matters, The Last Dinner Party, 2023 My my my. Hello there, indie/alt rock queens -- so nice to have you in my headspace this...

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Rebel Girl, Bikini Kill, 1993 Girls to the front! I've always had a love/hate relationship with Bikini Kill. Bless her -- she's an avid...

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Hate to Say I Told You So, The Hives, 2000 This guitar riff has been ripping through my brain all morning. I'm not complaining but it...

Summertime, The Sundays, 1997 Me and my big brown eyes still believe in fairytale love stories. Yes, that's the real me, y'all. I'm a...

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Know Your Rights, The Clash, 1982 This is a public service announcement with guitars! My trauma response to my Monday morning anxiety is...

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Change (In the House of Flies), Deftones, 2000 Change finds me when I least expect it -- like this morning. I wonder what's up with that....

Epic, Faith No More, 1989 Is this the song we all love to hate? Or ... is this the song we all hate that we love? For me, I answer,...

Fire Woman, The Cult, 1989 Holy smokes at this song, y'all. (You see what I did there, right?) Have you ever come face-to-face with...

Silver Springs, Fleetwood Mac, 1976 I've been obsessed with this song for as long as I can remember. Get this right, y'all -- Silver...