23/19 - Before You Grab Your Coat, I'll Try To Be Discreet

My asian autumn is over, UK goes to the polls, and I'm home in Sweden after a decade of living abroad. Everything feels strangely afloat.

Paul McCartney - Come On To Me

Shih-Yao played this in the car on the last Taiwanese road trip. The drums and the bridge makes it way more appealing than late Paul solo stuff should be.

Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck - Bubbles

This was on my iTunes. I can't remember wherefrom it comes. I downloaded it in 2010 apparently. Glad I did, because it's fantastic. The string bit that starts at 3:33 particularly rocks.

Wanfang - 聽風的歌

Ashamed to say I didn't explore the local music much when I was in Taiwan, but once when Yu-Cheng and I were driving to Moon World, this song came on the radio, and while it's fairly cheesy, there's something about the soundscape and the chorus that was really lovely to listen to while driving through bamboo-flanked roads.

 

Chang Kiha - Cheap Coffee

In Seoul, Zbong and I had a DJ battle and she introduced me to this Donovan-esque song about coffee. It's made extra charming by how sincere and serious he looks while singing it.

Cho Yong-Pil - 이젠 그랬으면 좋겠네

Another Korean classic. Sentimental, sincere and unhip, and quite lovely to give in to. I Wish It Could Be That Way Now!