OK, so I've now lived two weeks in my new home on a little island. So far it's an enchanted existence.
Marianne Faithfull - Yesterday
Last week I had one of those extra moments. I was on the bus on the way to work, crossing over Göta Älv on the Älvsborg bridge a short while after sunrise. Rolling along, 100 meters above the estuary, a V-formation of geese suddenly came flying, crossing just over the bus, at the exact same time that the choir enters at 0:27 into this here song which I was listening to in my headphones. It was cinematic, in that over-the-top, sentimental way that is cliche but still so straightforward and right that you just can't help but feel it in your soul. Just like this cover version.
Christine and the Queens ft. Caroline Polachek - La vita nuova
Dream meeting of amazing women. When Caroline Polachek showed up without prior warning in this EP-long video, the electricity tingled throughout my body.
Helado Negro - Todo Lo Que Me Falta
All that's missing in my home is a guest. Come visit. I'll play you this lovely laidback song about what was missing and make us coffee.
Disclosure ft. London Grammar - Help Me Lose My Mind
Didn't get in on it when it was hot back in 2013, but now I get it. It's music that makes you light.
Moses Sumney - Lonely World
In times of social distancing and self quarantines, I can think of few better places to ride out the storm than this island. It's a lonely world, but out on the barnacle-rimmed cliffs it's a delicious loneliness, which you can turn over and over in your mouth to suck out the taste of the word, just like Moses does.
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