22/16 - There Are Places To Come From and Places To Go

I'm still doing good. Five songs brimful with positive energy:

Jónsi - Go Do

Walk down the street. Look at the cute humans. Smile. Notice tokens of love. This is your mission. Go do.

Gil Scott-Heron - When You Are Who You Are

How's that for a feel good song? Peaking in Gil shouting "Get it!" an almost ridiculous, but yet perfect, amount of times. I get it.

Joni Mitchell - Night In the City

Starting to make my way out into London again. Daily excursions at my own leisure. Joni in a pop mood is a rare but fantastic treat. That jaunty piano sets the scene for an indelible call back chorus.

Nina Simone - I Loves You Porgy

Finally got around to watch the documentary 'What Happened Miss Simone?' the other night. Fists were clenched. Tears rolled. Shivers ran. The most powerful thing I've seen in a while. She'll always be one of the greatest. And this, her breakthrough, is pure bliss. Her piano notes alone transport me somewhere heavenly. I wanna stay here, with you forever...

Bon Iver - 22 (Over S∞∞N)

The exact feeling of nostalgia for the present, captured in the most mesmerisingly moment-defining way.

It might be over soon

Finally, I also visited the Björk Digital exhibition at Somerset House, which I highly recommend every Björk fan to do. The Virtual Reality experience of the new album is powerful, but the 'Björk Cinema' room with a continuous roll of all her earlier videos is an almost bigger treat. Revisiting irresistible pills of joy like the bell choir version of Who Is It on a big screen can lift any day to euphoric heights.