Emmi Hackbarth

“Songs meant for nighttime driving only: “We Looked Like Giants” (Death Cab for Cutie) “Just Like Honey” (the Jesus and Mary Chain) “Runaway” (the National) “Who Says” (John Mayer) “I Will Be There When You Die” (My Morning Jacket) “Everything in Its Right Place” (Radiohead) “No One’s Gonna Love You” (Band of Horses) “Hammers and Strings” (Jack’s Mannequin)”
― Liz Riggs, Lo Fi

“Eventually, I understood that motherhood, as the child imagines it, is unperformable. No woman is a star. No woman is a god or a tree or a magician. But for a while, in your arms, the universe was the right size, and I knew where I was.”
― Amity Gaige, Heartwood

“Heavy Metal Drummer” (Wilco) “Knocked Up” (Kings of Leon) “All I Need” (Radiohead) “Tugboat” (Galaxie 500) “Disarm” (Smashing Pumpkins) “Ziggy Stardust” (Bowie) “Little Red Corvette” (Prince)”
― Liz Riggs, Lo Fi

“But the real problem—and this can fundamentally Fuck You, in my opinion—is the way a song or an album or a voice on the radio can fling you so authoritatively into the past. Songs are almost always slivers of souvenirs, recollections, and Nick’s are no different.”
― Liz Riggs, Lo Fi