5 Music + Books

I have some rather peculiar favorites.

5.1 Songs (General)

1. Paralytic States, by Against Me!, second-to-last track off their 2017 album Transgender Dysphoria Blues
2. Their Gods Do Not Have Surgeons, by the Mountain Goats, off their 2020 album Songs for Pierre Chuvin
3. Thread the Needle, by Pigeon Pit, third track off their 2025 album Leash Aggression

5.2 Songs (Love)

1. Two Coffins, by Against Me!, third-to-last track off Transgender Dysphoria Blues
2. River Song, by Pigeon Pit, fourth track off their 2022 album feather river canyon blues
3. Animal Mask, by the Mountain Goats, off their 2015 album Beat The Champ

5.3 Artists

• Against Me!, Gainesville-based post-punk band
• Pigeon Pit, Olympia-based folk / folk-punk band
• The Mountain Goats, indie folk act always featuring John Darnielle and often featuring others
• Kairiki Bear, Vocaloid producer (in Japanese)

5.4 Books

• It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth, by Zoe Thorogood (2022)
• The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott, by Zoe Thorogood (2020)
• The Odyssey, by Homer (I own the Wilson and Rieu English translations, the Bérard French translation, and a copy of (one of the many versions of) the original Homeric Greek)