Dear Tiger Talk,
Can I get some album recommendations please! My music taste has felt very dry recently. (I’m open to any genre)
Sincerely,
Audiophile Alan
Dear Audiophile Alan,
Thank you for your question! Our team has created a list of albums we think are worth listening to (in no specific order).
Songs in the Key of Life – Stevie Wonder (funk/soul)
Titanic Rising – Weyes Blood (baroque pop, art pop, singer-songwriter)
Beatopia – beabadoobee (indie pop, alternative rock, bedroom pop)
To Pimp A Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar (hip-hop, rap)
Led Zeppelin IV – Led Zeppelin (classic/hard rock)
Siamese Dream – Smashing Pumpkins (alt rock, grunge)
The Jungle is The Only Way Out – Mereba (neo-soul, alternative R&B, contemporary folk)
A.M. Paradox – Brent Faiyaz (R&B)
Discovery – Daft Punk (french house, dance, electronic)
Imaginal Disk – Magdalena Bay (synthpop, neo-psychedelia)
When We Were Friends – The Backseat Lovers (indie rock, indie pop)
Homogenic – Björk (chamber music, electronic, glitch pop)
Tragic Kingdom – No Doubt (pop rock, alternative rock)
The Miseducation of Lauren Hill – Ms. Lauren Hill (hip-hop, R&B)
NewJeans 2nd EP ‘Get Up’ – NewJeans (kpop)
We hope this gives you some new ideas!
With Love,
Tiger Talk
Dear Tiger Talk,
I’m friends with a few people who are friends with other people that really rub me the wrong way. They haven’t really done anything outward that shows me that they don’t like me or that they are bad people but they behave and have the same sense of humor as people who have done me wrong in the past or who have bullied me when I was younger. It makes me uncomfortable to be around them but I can’t really not be around them because I like hanging out with my friends. I’ve talked to my friends about it and they say that they get it and if I ever want to leave the situation they understand it. However this hasn’t really worked so far, like it’s just leading to me hanging out with my friends less. I tried just hanging out with them anyway but it makes me uncomfortable enough that I just end up not talking the whole time and when I do it feels like I’m being silently judged. Anyway yeah that’s my situation.
Sincerely,
Encumbered Enya
Dear Encumbered Enya,
This is a tough situation and it seems like you’ve tried a lot of strategies already, but sometimes all it takes is another conversation. Although you’ve already talked to your friends once it would be good to try talking to them again. Try your best to articulate that you feel what you said last time didn’t change anything and that you’d really like to continue your friendships with them but it feels hard to do so with the dynamic that this situation has created. Another strategy to salvage these friendships could be to invite your friends to hang out with you and ask for the other people to not be invited. Situations like these can be really tough on friendships but if your relationships with these friends are really strong, you will get through this. The most important thing is to continue to communicate directly!
Sincerely,
Tiger Talk
Dear Tiger Talk,
I kissed someone I don’t have feelings for and now I regret it a lot. I don’t even want to think or look at them, but the problem is that we’re friends.. so not going to work. The farther we go through high school, the less I’m going to be able to avoid them. I know this is my own fault, but please help me out.
Sincerely,
Stupid Sydney
Dear Stupid Sydney,
Sometimes things happen and we wish they hadn’t but you don’t have to regret it. Dwelling on it won’t solve anything and it’s important to move forward because what’s done is done and you can’t change that. That said, I think that as long as you communicate and don’t do anything further that you know you will regret, it will be okay. If you still want to be friends with them, continue to act like friends, don’t hint at anything more, and if more starts to happen, make sure you communicate your feelings even though it might be hard. You might think it will hurt you or the other person, but it will hurt more down the line if you pretend something is there when it isn’t. If they are a true friend, they will understand and you both will be able to grow from the situation. Try not to stress, things happen and good luck.
Sincerely,
Tiger Talk
