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David JeremysIron
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UK FE library worker, neurodivergent, he/him. Also a (very) amateur cryptic crossword setter at https://www.mycrossword.co.uk/ as JeremysIron.
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Okay, so "everything is terrible" is actually going to be a little bit of a theme in this final stretch...technically this song is about an imaginary other world, but the sentiment is there.

Day 46
Everything Everything - Cold Reactor
From "Mountainhead" (single 2023, album 2024)
UK
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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My final bonus goes to Denzel Curry for this track about soldiering onwards despite the fact that everything is terrible. I'm sure most people can relate.

Day 45
Denzel Curry - Walkin
From "Melt My Eyez See Your Future" (single/album 2022)
USA
11 POINTS PLEASE!
November 20, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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When I was first alerted to Injury Reserve, I'd say they were a slightly-left-of-centre hip-hop group. In this bleak track, however, it's almot as if you're listening to hip-hop itself dying. RIP Groggs.

Day 44
Injury Reserve - Knees
From "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (2021)
USA
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Bruno and Anderson make a amazing partnership. It was a tough call between this and "Leave the Door Open" - I'm not sure what swung it, but the at-times-hilarious video probably didn't hurt.

Day 43
Silk Sonic - Smokin Out the Window
From "An Evening with Silk Sonic" (2021)
USA
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Did you know that Billie sang a version of this song with the Count on Sesame Street, about counting? Only the first half, unsurprisingly. It's cute. Look it up. I'm still picking the original, though.

Day 42
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
From "Happier Than Ever" (2021)
USA
November 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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I must confess that I haven't gone that far down the K-Pop rabbit hole, demon-hunting or otherwise. This, however, is a piece of pure magic, accompanied by not one but two brilliant videos. I've attached "side A"; do watch "side B" as well.

Day 41
NewJeans - Ditto
2022
South Korea
November 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Time to boogie! I think "The Loveliest Time" is the closest Carly has come to reaching the dizzy heights of "E·MO·TION" again, which is certainly not to say that her other albums have been bad.

Day 40
Carly Rae Jepsen - Psychedelic Switch
From "The Loveliest Time" (2023)
Canada
November 15, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Here's Adrianne again, on her own this time, with a gut-wrenching expression of longing that must have resonated with so many people during the height of the pandemic.

Day 39
Adrianne Lenker - anything
From "songs" (2020)
USA
November 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Radiohead are basically the reason I have a major interest in music in the first place. They'll turn up in the other decades, but for now here's one of the heaviest tracks Thom and Jonny have worked on.

Day 38
The Smile - Bending Hectic
From "Wall of Eyes" (single 2023, album 2024)
UK
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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...Kendrick, on the other hand, is going to take a little longer to say what he has to say. Don't worry about him saying anything unpleasant or unkind, though - as he very clearly states, he doesn't have a hateful bone in his body! 😉

Day 37
Kendrick Lamar - meet the grahams
2024
USA
November 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Peggy making his second appearance here. Only about one and a half minutes of actual rapping on this, but sometimes that's all you need - not always though, as we'll see tomorrow...

Day 36
JPEGMAFIA - Hazard Duty Pay!
From "LP!" ("offline" version only, 2021)
USA
11 POINTS PLEASE!
November 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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One of my latest inclusions, both in terms of release date and when I decided to select this song. I also recommend vocalist Cameron Winter's solo work, particularly the track "Love Takes Miles".

Day 35
Geese - Taxes
From "Getting Killed" (2025)
USA
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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There'll be a battle between two Beach House songs for a spot on my list when we move back a decade (assuming I don't choose both). No such issues here - this was nailed on from the start! "Never out of mind" indeed.

Day 34
Beach House - Superstar
From "Once Twice Melody" (2022)
USA
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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If you're not familiar with this gentleman, please do not ask me to explain him. He started in rap, but I'm fairly certain he's dipped his toe in every musical genre under the sun.

Day 33
Lil Ugly Mane - porcelain slightly
From "Volcanic Bird Enemy and the Voiced Concern" (2021)
USA
November 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Caroline Polachek and Danny L Harle is just an artist-producer match made in heaven, one which I'll probably revisit in #TheTenx5.

Day 32
Caroline Polachek - Billions
From "Desire, I Want to Turn Into You" (single 2022, album 2023)
USA
November 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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This song deservedly made Chappell a massive star, and I look forward to the album it will presumably appear on eventually. The "letting the air out of the song" ending is one of my favourite recent musical moments.

Day 31
Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
2024
USA
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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Miley's latest album is the first time I've really been impressed by a project of hers all the way through. This very Blue Monday-esque song is definitely my favourite track from it.

Day 30
Miley Cyrus ft. Brittany Howard - Walk of Fame
From "Something Beautiful" (2025)
USA
November 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Sometimes samples are used for cheap nostalgia, or because someone happens to own the rights to a particular song, but here "Puppet on a String" by Sandie Shaw is used really smartly.

Day 29
JADE - Angel of My Dreams
From "That's Showbiz Baby!" (single 2024/album 2025)
UK
November 4, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Well, I was going to say "Here's the second and last song on my list to fail the Ice Spice criterion", but since the Strokes (formed in 1998) didn't release anything until 2001, forget that. Enjoy anyways!

Day 28
The Strokes - The Adults Are Talking
From "The New Abnormal" (2020)
USA
November 3, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Giving my second 11-point bonus to this song about a lothario who may not be all that he appears to be. I know the closing monologue by heart, but I think I'd get some looks if I "sang" it in public...

Day 27
Geordie Greep - Holy, Holy
From "The New Sound" (2024)
UK
11 POINTS PLEASE!
November 2, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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As someone who grew up in the 2000s (sorry if I made anyone feel old there), I always appreciate a well-crafted throwback to that era of music, like this new-rave-meets-Kesha track.

Day 26
underscores with gabby start - Locals (Girls like us)
From "Wallsocket" (single/album 2023)
USA
November 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Here's my #LastFourWatched on this spooky #LetterboxdFriday! Highly recommend Eyes Without a Face for some classic scares - it really holds up.
October 31, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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As promised, a suitably horror-themed track for my last HM. Daveed Diggs and co. really know how to open an album - see also "Dominator" from this year's "Dead Channel Sky". Happy Halloween to all!

HM 5
clipping. - Say the Name
From "Visions of Bodied Being Burned" (2020)
USA
October 31, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Took a break in the middle of my HMs as I have a choice that seems ideal for Halloween. Before that, here's Cassandra Jenkins with surely the best song from 2021 about getting a driving license 😉

HM 4
Cassandra Jenkins - Hard Drive
From "An Overview on Phenomenal Nature" (2021)
USA
October 30, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Time to Post (hint!) my new lightly-themed mini #cryptic #crossword. It's not Halloween-themed, but here's a suitably morbid clue, plus one that might describe some on Friday, as previews:

Cycling race backwards could leave you here (3)

Right, time to get drunk (3)
Mini crossword No 158 · MyCrossword
Solve Mini crossword No 158 on MyCrossword. 7x7 grid with 12 clues by JeremysIron. Published Wed 29 Oct 2025. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.
www.mycrossword.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM