02/15 - In Places Deep With Roots Entwined

Björk - Mutual Core (These New Puritans Remix)
Time: Evening after evening.
Place: In the studio.
Feelings: A detached nostalgia.
Of note: I've not listened to the new album yet. I'm saving it for a special moment, to try and relive the pregnant expectations I've experienced with other Björk albums, back when release dates were still special.


Leonard Cohen - Nevermind
Time: Tuesday evening.
Place: Whitechapel underground station.
Feelings: A tired but confident solitude.
Of note: Leonard, more contemporary than ever. Who would've thunk it? "This was your heart, this swarm of flies. This was once your mouth, this bowl of lies."


Arca - Thievery
Time: Long ago, it seems now. But in fact just a couple if weeks
Place: Bus, train, who cares.
Feelings: Wonder.
Of note: The first thing I could think of when I heard this was Björk's song In The Musicals, and then came the news that he's co-producing the new Björk album, and all came full circle.


Flying Lotus - Coronus, the Terminator
Time: Late night.
Place: In bed with my laptop on my chest.
Feelings: A slight tug at the heartstrings.
Of note: The video got me:

Duke Ellington & Count Basie - Wild Man
Time: Morning
Place: Bus
Feelings: Just digging, man. Just digging.
Of note: Oh the flute at 5:15. Delish!

01/15 - A Small Nation of Meaningful Objects

New year. New colours. New format.


Beyoncé - Love On Top
Time: Monday 12th, just after having been offered a room in Brockley.
Place: In the pub, the Marquis of Granby.
Feelings: Elation. Hope.
Of note: Yes, I've had it on lists before, but it is one of the best songs of the past decade.


Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
Time: Weekday morning, cold sun.
Place: On the bus to uni.
Feelings: Determination.
Of note: Starting the season with classics for positivity's sake.


Led Zeppelin - The Rover
Time: Saturday night, after seeing the excellent Bird Man at the cinema.
Place: On a bus through Hackney.
Feelings: Inspiration. Awe. Confusion.
Of note: That opening chord. Wonderful guitar sound.


Jurassic 5 - Freedom
Time: Sunday evening.
Place: Walking through Peckham, having looked at a tiny room in a council estate.
Feelings: Frustration.
Of note: "My culture's screwed cause this word is misconstrued"

Father John Misty - Bored In The USA
Time: Often.
Place: On undergrounds and buses.
Feelings: Loneliness. Listlessness. Romantic melancholy.
Of note: One of the best songs of last year, that I completely overlooked in my 2014 summary. The lyrics!