Because this trainwreck of a day requires some soothing tunes, I present a very small selection from my sleepytimes playlist. Just Make it Stop — Low Let Me Get There — Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions (feat Kurt Vile) symbol — Adrianne Lenker Jane 16 — Harold Budd Evangeline — Cocteau Twins Apocalypse — … Continue reading Thursday Timbre 20/01/2022
On my listening rotation, between December to January. Not even bothering to separate the genres. Free your mind, and the rest will follow…ha ha ha. George Michael. I watched Last Christmas which was a love song to all things George Michael, and that just awakened the 16 year old girl who warbled along to every … Continue reading Aural Chambers Notes 18/01/2022
ride the dragon — FKA twigs Lawn – Aldous Harding Sweet Sound of Success — Molly Nilsson Remembering Me — Cate Le Bon Reproductive — Shamir Continue reading Monday Mixtape 17/01/2022
Sonata in D Minor K.141 — Domenico Scarlatti (performed by Martha Argerich) Miroirs, M.43: IV. Alborada del Gracioso — Maurice Ravel (performed by Bertrand Chamayou) Barcarolle, Op, 28, No. 1 — Amy Beach (performed by Yifan Yin) Danse Rythmique — Ida Presti (Performed by Cinzia Milani) Valse no. 1 — Kiem Nguyen (performed by Thu … Continue reading Sunday Serenade 16/01/2022
Mixtape of the post-booster shot wooziness. World Sick — Broken Social Scene Pretty much one of the anthems/fight songs of the last year of my PhD candidature (2011). Bull In The Heather — Sonic Youth I’m feeling this vibe right now. Also, it has Kathleen Hanna (and yes, there’s Bikini Kill in this mixtape). Oxford … Continue reading Friday Mixtape 14/01/2022
Love Me More — Mitski Who Has Seen The Wind? — David Byrne, Yo La Tengo, (Yoko Ono) All Alone — Best Coast Fyodor Dormant — Beirut Honeycomb — Tim Atlas Continue reading Wednesday Mixtape 12/01/2022
I’ve been avoiding “my best-of albums/songs” lists for the past 2-3 years because it requires far too much thinking and over-thinking. I’ve been busy, distracted, and listening more widely than the narrow scope of genres within the “indie darlings of the year” lists — and I’ve been doing the work of becoming a better (hopefully!) … Continue reading Some Music I Enjoyed in 2021: An Incomplete List
While I enjoy my mixtapes — they tend to be current stuff which is all well and good, but don’t really give a good picture about what I listen to most weeks. Ergo, this new haphazard series. Regina Spektor — been listening to a lot from her discography on transits lately because I remembered how … Continue reading Aural Chambers Notes 11/12/2021
The Nowhere Inn –– St. Vincent Hysterical Us — Magdalena Bay Their album Mercurial World just dropped and it’s so good. One of my favourite albums of 2021 so far. Working for the Knife — Mitski STOP THE PRESSES! NEW MITSKI! Take Me Avalon I’m Young — Pond Say What You Will — James Blake … Continue reading Tuesday Tonalities 12/10/2021
Swing — José González Telepatía — Kali Uchis Woman — Doja Cat Entertainment — Ginger Root Syncopate — Michelle Lemonhaze — PawPaw Rod Guerilla — Remi Wolf Continue reading Wednesday Mixtape 29/09/2021
Arcadia — Lana Del Rey Return — Emma Ruth Rundle If You Say The Word — Radiohead in the darkness — mxmtoon Lockdown — Priya Ragu True Seekers — Sleigh Bells Their new stuff is really good. One of the bands I’ve seen at music festivals. In another life, in another world. Spanish On The … Continue reading Monday Mixtape 13/09/2021
Pretty Pictures — Indigo De Souza Nothing Else Matters — Phoebe Bridgers That Life — Unknown Mortal Orchestra Robber — The Weather Station Swear to god when I first heard this I thought Kate Bush had a new album out. Cruising — black midi California — CHVRCHES Continue reading Monday Mixtape 30/08/2021