48/13 - We'll Meet On Edges, Soon, Said I

A list for the little moments in between; the flailing attentions; the steps from home to where you're going.

Múm - A Little Bit, Sometimes

Múm, masters of the tiny universes. Sometimes veering into cutesy, but often balancing it out just right with vaguely threatening backdrops.

Pink Floyd - Wots ...Uh The Deal

Pink Floyd's in-between period – after Syd Barrett crashed and burnt but before Dark Side Of The Moon made them a stoner arena band – is full of little gems. On the two soundtracks, More and Obscured By Clouds, especially, they perfected a certain kind of warm and gauzy impressionist songwriting. See Green Is The Colour, Cymbaline, Burning Bridges and Stay for more in a similar vein. Perfect music for lazy days of contemplating nature.

The Hollies - My Back Pages

For a 60s boy band this Dylan-cover has a brilliant production. The bass sound especially is kind of special.

Del Shannon - Keep Searchin'

Two things that set this apart from Del's numerous other surf-pop songs: The awesome high-pitched vocals in the end, and, even more than that; the ridiculously over-the-top handclaps in every chorus. They're like clumsy seal-claps, amplified in an echo chamber. I love them.

Beyoncé - End Of Time

The brass. The bounce. The Bey.


I also want to include Eminem's new video. I don't know if I think it's good or not, but I am a sucker for rapid raps, and this pretty much sets a new bar...