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Rob Adams

@damnedrobot.bsky.social

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Music and nonsense. Also cats. On your left.

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Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 20h

Always love having to point out to management that, no, you actualy can't run a validation test for a parameter no one's bothered to give you the spec for. Not intentionally, anyway. Also, no, I haven't "dropped a clanger" when said parameter causes an issue, BECAUSE I WASN'T AWARE IT EXISTED.

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Funny Cat Gives Middle Finger

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Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#SongsOfSeptember Day 30 Hmm. Nothing much I can promote, but maybe that'll change if I get Unbroken finished and someone actually thinks it's worth taking on. In the meantime, feel free to follow if you like nonsense and music. Cuz if I can promise anything, it's that there'll always be music.

ポルカドットスティングレイ × 神風動画「化身」MV

YouTube video by ポルカドットスティングレイ

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My mood hasn't been improved by a work colleague who started firing questions at me the moment I switched my laptop on (and has yet to stop). I wouldn't mind*, but they're questions he should be asking a developer, but he "doesn't want to bother them". He's fine bothering me, tho. *I really would

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Think I've mentioned before that I might be a little bit in love with Mei Semones. You can forget the "might". And it's not just a little bit.

Mei Semones - Howl

YouTube video by MeiSemonesVEVO

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Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ah, there's nothing quite like being woken by two drunk people having a screaming match in the street.

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Actual new Placebo track. Noice.

Placebo - Helen Keller - Lyric Video

YouTube video by PLACEBO

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#SongsOfSeptember Day 29 I'll repeat the Anyone prompt and give Jamie this lovely little song by Ratboys. Jamie's that friend who you just know you can rely on: he never makes a fuss, but does everything he can (behind the scenes) to make sure all his friends are okay. If they're okay, so's he.

At Peace in the Hundred Acre Wood

YouTube video by Ratboys - Topic

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Occasionally I kid myself into thinking I'm a functioning adult. Then I have days like today, where I realise at 8:30pm that I've been so caught up in what I've been doing that I've forgotten to eat.

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Relatable.

YouTube video by Imani Coppola - Topic

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Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#SongsOfSeptember Day 28 I'm terrible at picking out songs for other people, let alone something that might fit their work, so I'll go for the second option and post something I'd like to find a home for - Avalanche by Another Sky. It's been a fave for ages, but doesn't fit any of my WIPs.

Another Sky - Avalanche

YouTube video by AnotherSkyVEVO

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Don't mind me. Just having a perfectly normal Sunday evening over here.

The Rat Utopia Experiment - Lobotomize Me

YouTube video by RatUtopiaVEVO

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Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#SongsOfSeptember Day 27 Sick of the Blues by Porridge Radio, a song about finding joy in yourself, remembering that you’re the source of your own happiness even when your heart's broken. It's unfortunately very appropriate for one of the MCs at the end of Unbroken.

Porridge Radio - Sick Of The Blues (Official Video)

YouTube video by PorridgeRadioVEVO

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#SongsOfSeptember Day 26 A threefer for today, one for each of the MCs. They're all dealing with similar shit - trauma, loss, fear - and they all react to it slightly differently. Mira? Her whole life's been flipped, but she's a fighter and she'll face it head on. Has to be Skunk Anansie.

Skunk Anansie - This Means War

YouTube video by Skunk Anansie

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I am getting rather tired of spam accounts reposting my stuff. Seems to have been a real uptick lately: I don't get a huge amount of engagement, but it would be nice if it was all from actual people.

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#SongsOfSeptember Day 25 There's not a lot that's uplifting throughout most of Unbroken: relationships are strained, families are shattered, and to top it all off Mira's entire life isn't what she thought it was. Are things looking better by the end? Well, maybe. So let's give her some Moulettes.

Moulettes - Glorious Year

YouTube video by propertv

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#SongsOfSeptember Day 24 This one's for Rae. Alex's bestie, basically part of the family since she was a little kid. Rae knows exactly who she is and what she's worth. When Liz comes across her for the first time, she tells Ben "there's a Valkyrie glowering at me." Anyway, have some Neko.

Neko Case - "Man"

YouTube video by ANTI- Records

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Have some more new Kiki Rockwell. You lucky people.

Kiki Rockwell - Lamb Eats Wolf (Official Visualiser)

YouTube video by Kiki Rockwell

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Seems our local delivery drivers have decided that knocking is too much like hard work, and are just leaving parcels on the doorstep for anyone to pick up. Just as well I decided to go out before someone walked past and nabbed them, I guess.

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Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Always nice to get new music from Kate Stables.

This is the Kit - Skim a Stone (Official Video)

YouTube video by This Is The Kit

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#SongsOfSeptember Day 23 I don't listen to much in the way of purely instrumental music, so this is a little tricky. I'd probably go with Krotona Days by Rodrigo y Gabriela. It has their trademark driving rhythm, but there's a slightly fraught edge to it, which seems fitting to Unbroken's feel.

YouTube video by Rodrigo y Gabriela - Topic

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Kiki Rockwell covering ABBA. And people say this is the worst timeline.

Kiki Rockwell - Lay All Your Love On Me (Official Visualiser)

YouTube video by Kiki Rockwell

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Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#SongsOfSeptember Day 22 There aren't any unique instruments in Unbroken, but I have been enjoying a lot of NiNi's stuff while I've been writing lately. Her cover of The Sound of Silence on ruan and erhu feels particularly fitting to one section of the story.

The Sound Of Silence | NiNi Music + Joy (Asian Folk Cover)

YouTube video by Nini Music

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#SongsOfSeptember Day 21 Hmm, not so much. No musical characters, certainly - closest we come is a scene where Mira mentions that she likes to sing but no one else likes it when she does.

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#SongsOfSeptember Day 20 Without wanting to get too spoilery, Now or Never Now by Metric definitely captures the mood (particularly Mira's mood) for the climax of Unbroken.

Metric - Now or Never Now - Official Music Video [HD]

YouTube video by MetricVEVO

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

47 minutes of Kiki Rockwell being funny and interesting and occasionally talking about their upcoming album. 47 minuites very well spent.

Album Q&A - Devouring men's souls, ovulating and being plagued by visions

YouTube video by Kiki Rockwell

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I really don't listen to this album often enough.

YouTube video by Lisa Hannigan

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Not heard this lot before. Will be remedying that now.

MADAM - BULLSHIT

YouTube video by MADAM

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Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#SongsOfSeptember Day 19 Back with Jenn Champion for this one. Ben, Liz, Jamie and the others at the Centre aren't just friends, they're a support network for one another. Liz in particular is big on family (middle child of 7, go figure). Once you're in with Liz, you're IN.

Jenn Champion - "Coming for You" [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

YouTube video by Hardly Art Records

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I know it's not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but whoever is responsible for this bit of key design on my laptop really needs firing into the sun.

Close up of a laptop keyboard, specifically the hash and return keys, which are basically one button.

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Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I like my people like I like my coffee. Ground up and kept in the fridge.

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Feeling genuinely spoiled by the music gods today. New albums from Rhiannon Giddens, Rodrigo y Gabriela and Agnes Obel. Happy Friday, indeed.

Agnes Obel - No Such Thing as Silence (Visualizer)

YouTube video by AgnesObelVEVO

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

New album from Rhiannon Giddens is out today. Is it good? No. It's great.

Rhiannon Giddens - Hope Is the Thing with Feathers (Official Video)

YouTube video by Rhiannon Giddens

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#SongsOfSeptember Day 18 Imani Coppola - Like You Didn't Know Liz's cat, Jean-Clawed, is an angel to everyone except her old friend Jamie. At the start of the story he's been looking after J-C while Liz was visiting her parents. He greets her with "Welcome back. Your cat's an asshole."

Like You Didn't Know

YouTube video by Imani Coppola - Topic

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Jenn & Mat's first new song in 25 years. I feel very, very old and very, very happy at the same time.

Carissa's Wierd - No One Lives Here Anymore (Live Performance Video)

YouTube video by Carissa's Wierd

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Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Wondered what Dana Margolin was going to do after Porridge Radio called it quits last year. I very much like the answer.

Dana Margolin - Big Beautiful Sound

YouTube video by Dana Margolin

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#SongsOfSeptember Day 17 Faith Richards - Blue Unbroken is partly set in a veteran's charity run by 2 of the MCs. One of the residents is a former RAF engineer, Sasha, who's there after escaping an abusive ex. She's taken with Ben, but understandably doesn't trust her own feelings or judgment.

Faith Richards - Blue (Official Video)

YouTube video by Faith Richards

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#SongsOfSeptember Day 16 Meticulous Bird, a song for survivors of abuse "to remind themselves of their power, to warn those who would exploit the vulnerabilities of others that such trespasses against the humanity of one or many will never go unanswered." Yep. That'll do.

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - Meticulous Bird (Official Video)

YouTube video by ThaoGetStayDownVEVO

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"Everyone has evolutionary value. Except Joe Rogan." Aaaaand I just snorted tea out of my nose.

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Love it when the NHS just randomly makes an appointment for me without checking if I'm available to attend. And gives me less than a week's notice to reschedule. Love it. Wait, no. Not love it. The other thing. That.

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

#SongsOfSeptember Day 15 Once I'm in a flow, I can listen to pretty much anything. When I'm starting out, though, I need something either purely instrumental or where I don't know the lyrics so I can't screech along to them. Lately, that's meant quite a bit of Toranoko Rammy's brand of silliness.

虎の子ラミー『異世界転生バンドマン』Music Vide/Toranoko Rammy『Bandman reincarnated in another world』

YouTube video by 虎の子ラミー

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

After a meh kind of day, a palate cleanser for the ol' timeline. Seriously, this lot are threatening to become my favourite Japanese band. And that's saying something.

ATARASHII GAKKO! - Sweet Memories feat. アイナ・ジ・エンド (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by ATARASHII GAKKO! - 新しい学校のリーダーズ

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#SongsOfSeptember Day 14 No villain as such in Unbroken, except perhaps for the inner demons each of the characters is carrying with them and - in most cases - has yet to face. That being the case, Farewell Wanderlust by The Amazing Devil fits the bill nicely.

Farewell Wanderlust

YouTube video by The Amazing Devil - Topic

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Never know what to expect from a new Sex Week track, other than it'll be a bit odd and a bit good. Sure enough...

Sex Week - Life is a Circle (Official Video)

YouTube video by sex week

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Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#SongsOfSeptember Day 13 Porridge Radio - Long. One of the inciting incidents in Unbroken is (spoiler) the sudden death of Ben & Alex's parents. The siblings haven't been on speaking terms for over a decade, but Alex has steeled herself to see Ben at the funeral - and then he doesn't show.

YouTube video by Porridge Radio - Topic

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

#SongsOfSeptember Day 12 As I mentioned on day 5, there aren't really any couples in Unbroken. Plenty of messy and/or failed relationships, though, and I think Blue Splinter View by Me And My Drummer fits one particular "couple" very well.

Me And My Drummer - Blue Splinter View (official video)

YouTube video by Me And My Drummer

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Make a band edible Rage Against the Maraschino

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#SongsOfSeptember Day 11 Roughly half of my playlist tends to be there for the vibes, so there's plenty to choose from. Gonna go with Rasa by oktobernatt, which is a mood all of its own.

oktobernatt - Rasa (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by oktobernatt

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Evening, all. Allow me to bless your timeline with some new Kiki Rockwell goodness.

Kiki Rockwell - A Dying Knight's Lament (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Kiki Rockwell

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#SongsOfSeptember Day 10 There's no real antagonist in Unbroken. Not at first, anyway. There is certainly antagonism (and then some) between Ben and his estranged sister, though. Animosity by The Warning encapsulates the vibes on Alex's side quite well.

The Warning - ANIMOSITY (Official Music Video) ft. WEBTOON & I'm the Grim Reaper

YouTube video by The Warning

Rob Adams @damnedrobot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#SongsOfSeptember Day 9 I think I'd have to go with Spencer Krug. There's something jagged but propulsive about his stuff - particularly with Wolf Parade - that just jives with Unbroken.

Wolf Parade - What Did My Lover Say? (It Always Had To Go This Way)

YouTube video by Sub Pop