Lo-fi High Five Reviews: Emily Keener – I Do Not Have To Be Good (2020)
Minimalist, awash in choruses of sunsets, Emily Keener’s newest record, “I Do Not Have To Be Good,” is an indie folk paradise. Paradise is a loose term; beneath the surface of its sonics is a lackadaisical rebellion for freedom.
Lo-fi High Five Reviews: Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
At the onset of my quarantine, I leeched onto my family’s Netflix account in search of something mindless, but also something I’ve been meaning to see for a long time. And then “Ash vs Evil Dead” appeared in my life.
Lo-fi High Five Reviews: D-Day Girls – Sarah Rose (2019)
Despite the density of most nonfiction literature on wars, “D-Day Girls” reads with tactile smoothness and begins with intense character development of the prominent women focused on in Rose’s research and interviews.
Isolation Blues: a Playlist
It’s easy to get caught up in the negative, and music creates the kind of escape I need since I’m forbidden to leave my home.
Lo-fi High Five Reviews: “Calypso” – David Sedaris (2018)
“Calypso,” in its montage of quirky essays, is also possibly David Sedaris’ most emotional collection after “Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim” (2004).
Lo-fi High Five Reviews: “Horse Girl” (2020)
A Netflix Original, and a bizarrely different role for Brie, “Horse Girl” works in conjunction with multi-layered metaphors, though most predominantly the mental health/illness of the main character, Sarah (Brie).
