Lately, I’ve fallen into a musical slump when I have to find new things to listen to, which means I’ve gone back to my playlists from 2016 and 2017 to enjoy the comfort of my music. Favorite music from college. And here we are, back in the land of the Chastity Belt, one of my favorite women’s activities.
No Regerts is one of the other albums in my eyes, fell on the “first album, best album category”. It’s just bang after bang, with deep longing intertwined with cheap beer humor, that’s my apt summary. total character. As one Pitchfork reviewer noted, the album is about “how stupid your sexual desires can be; which side is attractive, because of who and what can be done with it; damn and drugs, and how both make you feel great and lousy; joy recedes at being shouted the word ‘vagina.’ “That sums it up.
“James Dean” was the first Chastity Belt song to appear on my Spotify Discover, so it always has a place in my heart. I remember singing along to this live bad boy throughout South by Southwest as if my life depended on it, despite the fact that I was by nature a bored kid with little life experience. Now I’m a bored adult with little life experience, and I still have a vibe with the whole album. At least, it’s good for hot summer days and cheap beer isn’t cold enough – and we’ve got a lot here in Texas right now.
