Well, that went tits up. Five more years of Tory rule in Britain. Another failed UN climate summit. Another step towards right wing authoritarianism in Europe. Another hope for a transition to something different, something better, quashed. It's hard to feel merry this season.
Jlin - Challenge (To Be Continued)
The title says it. It was a challenge. It will be even more of a challenge now. But the marching drums will keep rolling, fractured, disjointed, and eventually the beat and the movement will coalesce again.
Arca - Desafio
Right now though, it's hard not to wail in anguish and sadness when thinking of the state of the world. In a desperate lament like Arca's.
Nils Frahm - Chant
People will suffer because of this election result. Some won't survive because of this election result. And here I'm sitting in Sweden by my laptop and listening to sad tunes and feeling guilty, angry and near hopeless, but of course we can't allow ourselves to be. And I worry that posting a playlist like this might come off as somehow glib. But Nils Frahm's piano won't.
Kate Tempest - People's Faces
Have courage UK. Remember that none of this was written in stone.
More empathy
Less greed
More respect
Augustifamiljen ft. José González - Waterfalls
And finally. Find comfort in the small everyday things. Like the fact that one of the best pop songs of our time exists in a cozy, loveable, family-friendly cover version.
