I feel like the last list, while musically excellent, maybe leaned in a bit too much to the anxiety and claustrophobia of the moment. So here's the antidote; five feathery light and uplifting songs to remind ourselves that it is, despite the world's best efforts, spring. Happy easter!
Da∂i Freyr - Skiptir Ekki Máli
My teammate Renee has instigated a tradition: Every day after work when we drive home from Halland in her van we listen to
this year's Eurovision contribution from Iceland – aka the only Eurovision song ever worth listening to twice – and when it's ended we let the 'up next' function lead us in to this, even better, song by the same Icelandic charm troll. Sexy porn bass ftw!
Taeko Onuki - Tokai
Japanese 70s-pop with ingenious backing vocals (
"bah.... bah, bah, bah....") is the sound of spring 2020.
Jeanette - ¿Por qué te vas?
I watched the beautifully sad movie
Cría Cuervos, and in it, this irresistible song reappears in several exquisite scenes, with Ana (of
Spirit of the Beehive fame) dancing and singing along. I haven't been able to stop humming it since.
LCD Soundsystem - change yr mind
James Murphy channelling Talking Heads to speak about the shedding of old skin.
Bill Withers - Lean On Me
As sad as it was losing Bill Withers, it was also a perfect time to have this song of comfort and solidarity reappearing on radio and tv. He doesn't mean physical leaning of course!! Also, I can recommend looking through
the live performances Pitchfork collated, not least for his smooth af drummer...
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