Detail, detail, detail. Drawing from scratch

Name: Detail, detail, detail. Drawing from scratch
Uploaded: 2024-06-02T16:00:11+00:00
Duration: 31 s
Channel: Ryan Maloney
Description: A spoken-word piece strings together nostalgic details: a 2014 record player, blue hair that turned seasick-green, vintage dresses. The narrator repeats…

2 Jun 2024 · 1 min

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A spoken-word piece strings together nostalgic details: a 2014 record player, blue hair that turned seasick-green, vintage dresses. The narrator repeats "trying to convince myself I'm alive," layering material specifics against an existential question about authenticity.

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I've got a record player that was made in 2014. Dyed my hair blue. It came out a seasick sort of green. I like vintage dresses when they fall just below my knees. I pretend I scraped them climbing in the trees. Sometimes I think all I'm ever doing is trying to convince myself I'm alive. Sometimes I think all I'm ever doing is trying to convince myself I'm alive. I've got a record player that was made in 2014. My—