On Shuffle on “Until I Walk Through The Flames” by Pay For Pain, controversial Tigers Jaw opinions, and gloomy songs:

On Shuffle: “Until I Walk Through The Flames” by Pay For Pain

can i S H U F F L E ? ? ! ! Here’s On Shuffle on the defining song by Swedish hardcore band Refused, “New Noise”

On Shuffle: “New Noise” by Refused

For this week’s On Shuffle, I go back to 2013 to talk formative music fandom, mid-aughts Fueled By Ramen bands, (500) Days of Summer as a music genre, and of course, the subject of this week’s column, “Your Face” by Blue of Colors:

On Shuffle: Blue of Colors’s “Your Face”

For the VERY FIRST On Shuffle, my music library has randomly delivered a song that he has never heard before. This week, I go in depth on Discovery’s 2009 “hipster R&B” track “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend” (ft. Angel Deradoorian). Check it out:

On Shuffle: Discovery’s “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend” (ft. Angel Deradoorian)

I started a new weekly column over at The Alternative. It’s called “On Shuffle,” which explains exactly what I’ll be doing—every week, I’ll turn my library on shuffle and go long on whatever song comes up first. Read my introduction here and keep an eye on on Tuesdays for the column:

Introducing: On Shuffle