22/19 - This Is Hardcore And I'm Indestructible

Right, I'm in the last phase of one of the most exhausting builds/installs ever (this is basically every install for me, but this one really is extreme). Just nine more days. Power me up power-women!

Beyoncé - Drunk In Love (Homecoming Live)

One of the best songs of our century in a live version that feels like a collective power surge.

Ana Tijoux - Cacerolazo

Solidarity with the protestors in Chile. Solidarity with the protestors in Iraq. Solidarity with the protestors in Hong Kong. The neoliberal order's chickens are coming home to roost. We have to make sure that what grows through the cracks comes from the left, not the neo-fascist right. Bang those pots and pans with Ana, my new crush and idol.

Robyn - Indestructible

Just the song for late night concrete-mixing in a cloud of cement dust and mosquitos.

 

 Grimes - California

To quote another song; anger is an energy.

Rosalía - BAGDAD - Cap. 7: Liturgia

"Look, Cry Me A River is a brilliant song, but don't you think it would become even better if we did it in Spanish, and added a couple more irresistible melodic hooks?"
"Um. Yes. But only if you also included some flamenco handclaps."
Ugh, every time Rosalía hits those high pitched lines backed by the choir I get all fluttery inside.

21/19 - Time Is An Onslaught, Love Is A Mission

It is anxiety-season as my exhibition deadline is approaching and my project, as usual, has proven to be just a little bit too big and ambitious for me to carry out comfortably. So I play these songs to reminnd me that at the end of the day, this is what I want, and it will probably turn out alright again.

Fever Ray - Idk About You

Stress can be remade into party.

Belle & Sebastian - For the Price of a Cup of Tea

The teashops of Jiali are legion and very good for a comfort treat after a long day cutting bamboo. Give me a milk tea with ice cream, bubbles and some herbal jelly and I'll be happy.

Jess Sah Bi & Peter One - Apartheid

Just discovered that my favourite Ivorian country album is available on Spotify. Support Palestine.

The Impressions - People Get Ready

I don't need religion. I just need those harmonies at 2:20.

Kate Tempest - Hold Your Own

Oh Kate Tempest, you've only gone and made me tear up again!

Nothing you can buy will ever make you more whole
This whole thing thrives on us feeling always incomplete
And it is why we will search for happiness in whatever thing it is we crave in the moment
And it is why we can never really find it there
It is why you will sit there with the lover that you fought for
In the car you sweated years to buy
Wearing the ring you dreamed of all your life
And some part of you will still be unsure that this is what you really want
Stop craving
Hold your own