Specifically bands like Modest Mouse, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Shins and Bon Iver. Not sure how to describe what I’m looking for outside of relating to songs by these artists… deep feeling, a little sad, etc. Anything come to mind?
Anything by Chuck Klosterman, seriously sounds right up your alley
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Peppery_penguin on
*Really Good, Actually* by Monica Heisey
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It’s on my TBR so I haven’t actually read it yet, but *Vampire Weekend* by Mike Chen looks fun and might be up your alley!
*Everything you’ve heard about vampires is a lie. They can’t fly. No murders allowed (the community hates that). And turning into a bat? Completely ridiculous. In fact, vampire life is really just a lot of blood bags and night jobs. For Louise Chao, it’s also lonely, since she swore off family ages ago.*
*At least she’s gone to decades of punk rock shows. And if she can join a band of her own (while keeping her…situation under wraps), maybe she’ll finally feel like she belongs, too.*
*Then a long-lost teenage relative shows up at her door. Whether it’s Ian’s love of music or his bad attitude, for the first time in ages, Louise feels a connection.*
*But as Ian uncovers Louise’s true identity, things get dangerous–especially when he asks her for the ultimate favor. One that goes beyond just family…one that might just change everything vampires know about life and death forever.*
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I listen to the same music and I really love Jonathan Tropper’s books. I feel like they encapsulate that early to mid 2000s vibe. Try One Last Thing Before I Go or How to Talk to a Widower.
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A walk in the woods by Bill Bryson
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Elizabeth Goodman’s *Meet me in the bathroom* for the nonfiction side
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“A Ballroom for Ghost Dancing” is about musicians from that era and music is a big part of the story. It’s probably exactly what you’re looking for.
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Severance by Ling Ma fits that vibe well, and actually has a direct reference to New Slang by The Shins!
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Anything by Chuck Klosterman, seriously sounds right up your alley
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*Really Good, Actually* by Monica Heisey
It’s on my TBR so I haven’t actually read it yet, but *Vampire Weekend* by Mike Chen looks fun and might be up your alley!
*Everything you’ve heard about vampires is a lie. They can’t fly. No murders allowed (the community hates that). And turning into a bat? Completely ridiculous. In fact, vampire life is really just a lot of blood bags and night jobs. For Louise Chao, it’s also lonely, since she swore off family ages ago.*
*At least she’s gone to decades of punk rock shows. And if she can join a band of her own (while keeping her…situation under wraps), maybe she’ll finally feel like she belongs, too.*
*Then a long-lost teenage relative shows up at her door. Whether it’s Ian’s love of music or his bad attitude, for the first time in ages, Louise feels a connection.*
*But as Ian uncovers Louise’s true identity, things get dangerous–especially when he asks her for the ultimate favor. One that goes beyond just family…one that might just change everything vampires know about life and death forever.*
I listen to the same music and I really love Jonathan Tropper’s books. I feel like they encapsulate that early to mid 2000s vibe. Try One Last Thing Before I Go or How to Talk to a Widower.
A walk in the woods by Bill Bryson
Elizabeth Goodman’s *Meet me in the bathroom* for the nonfiction side
“A Ballroom for Ghost Dancing” is about musicians from that era and music is a big part of the story. It’s probably exactly what you’re looking for.
Severance by Ling Ma fits that vibe well, and actually has a direct reference to New Slang by The Shins!