Released in 1989, Cosmic Thing is the 5th album by The B-52's and is one of my favorite albums ever. In the evening I like to read a book while listening to a record. I put on Cosmic Thing tonight, and I feel in love with it all over again. I got it from a local record a while back on an whim. I was like "The B-52's I know about them. I know Rock Lobster and Love Shack." It's easily the greates impluse buy I even made. While this album doesn't have Rock Lobster on it, it does have Love Shack along with 9 other phenomenal songs.

If happiness had a sound, it would sound like Cosmic Thing. This album has such an infectiously joyful energy throughout the whole thing. I listen to any of the songs on this album and I'm instantly put in a good mood. The muscianship on the album is great, but I want to take a moment to highlight the singing. The lead female vocalists on this album, Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson, just totally crush it. They just belt it out so beatifully and with such enthusiasm that I'm blown away everytime I listen to them sing. Their singing is gorgeous.

This album means a lot to me. 5 out of my top 10 in my Spotify in 2022 were songs of this album, including the song Bushfire at #1. For my job, I had to take a test called the Series 7. It is notoriosuly difficult and I failed it the first time around, scoring a 58% when I needed a 72% to pass. If I didn't pass the second go around, I would not get the position I wanted withing the company I worked for. When I proceesed the shock of passing, I went home and played the song Deadbet Club for the rest of the day. I was really happy I wouldn't be joining that club. (I also listened to the album Wild Planet also by The B-52's the morning before the test, but that's neither here nor there.)

I take it most of you have at least heard Love Shack once. It's one of the band's most popular songs and for good reason. The songs Junebug and Roam have Pierson and Wilson just slaying it with their soaring vocals. Roam just has this energy that makes you want to go on an adventure. Dry County is such a fun lazy-day anthem. Channel Z has such a fun drive to it.

All of the songs are fantastic, but I want to really highlight the song Topaz. I consider the mark of a great album is that you can listen to it a bunch of times and still discover a new favorite song. This time around, that song was Topaz. It's a song that I can only really describe it as "romantic." Not in the lovey-dovey type of way, but in just how beautiful it is. The upbeat guitar riffs and the dreamy lyrics just make my heart swell. If I can select the song that plays when credits roll on my life, I'm choosing Topaz. It's a gorgeous song.

I just wanted to make a blog post about this album while my most recent run-through it is fresh in my mind. The B-52's are one of my favorite bands and this is my favorite album from them. I have a lot of fond memories of this album and I'm sure I'm going to make a few more. I just feel so happy when I listen to it, and I bet you'll feel the same when you listen to it.