The good thing about being the World’s Strongest Man is that in addition to being able to break a concrete block over my head, I am also able to break the rules of music blogging by writing about my friends—most people find my sheer physical bulk terrifying, so they’re not gonna say shit. This, of course, is a double-edged sword, for I am so intimidating that most people do not talk to me. So honestly, this situation doesn’t really come up that often.

But today is the most blessed of days, for my friend Teen Daze put his new EP, Quiet City, out via Nina Protocol, and I, the strongest man in the world, am blogging about it. These three songs are perfect for a workout spent meditatively bench-pressing two oil drums full of concrete, taking a contemplative cooldown on the stationary recumbent bike, and then getting intimate with your emotions with a post-gym epsom soak. — World’s Strongest Man