This Song Changed My Life

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No. 103 - A Place To Bury Strangers’ “Ocean” changed my life
An iTunes suggestion, a poster design, and Nick Kulp’s fortuitous path to the stage
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A Bite of Marvin Gaye 🍪
The radical and romantic sex symbol who wrote "the greatest album of all time"
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No. 102 - Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” changed my life
Hannah Vanbiber’s quiet, clear realization
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Juicy Fruit Playlist 🍇🍓🍊🥝🫐
Songs about fruit (plus: August's surprise album recommendation)
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No. 101 - Belle & Sebastian’s “The State I Am In” changed my life
Ingrid Bohnenkamp was a compliant kid, until a girl with a hot Karen haircut handed her a CD
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July 2025

No. 100 - Wu-Tang Clan’s “Da Mystery of Chessboxin’” changed my life
Dewey Fox loves what he loves, and you should too
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Diary 💗 20 Songs I'm loving lately
From Sudanese Jazz to disco to punk
No. 099 - Marc Cohn’s “Walking in Memphis” changed my life
The dad-approved, volume-up tune that transports Madeline Craig
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A giveaway! Celebrating two years of TSCML ✨
Happy anniversary <3
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No. 098 - Pixies’s “Debaser” changed my life
In 1991, a teen lifeguard made a cassette tape that nudged Millie De Chirico toward a career in foreign and underground film
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A Bite of Kim Gordon 🍪
The magnetic coolness of this artistic polymath and icon of rebellion
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No. 097 - Judy Collins’s “Both Sides Now” changed my life
Decades after Charlie Johnson’s family moved to America, he uncovers the challenges his parents tried to keep to themselves
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