12/20 - Now We're Swallowing The Shine of the Summer

This is a list that represents the split vision of living on a summer-fragrant island while the world is coming apart at its seams.

The National - Runaway

Feels like I've escaped here. But I'm not an escapist. I won't be no runaway. Cause I won't run.

We've got another thing coming undone

Amen Dunes - Miki Dora

A song about a criminal surfer that feels as blue and hazy and contradictory as this final day of May.

Purple Mountains - Storyline Fever

This album might be the happiest-sounding super-depressed album I've heard. Fits with the message. Don't get caught up in the narrative...

...'cause defeat is where your demons lurk

Sleigh Bells - Riot Rhythm

Yeah, I know, we're all righteously quoting MLK now, but still, "a riot is the language of the unheard" is what needs to be said. Solidarity with the protestors.

David Byrne - Hell You Talmbout

George Floyd. Say his name.

(Yes, this is a cover version, and it is a bit of a shame having to use a version by a white man - no matter how much I adore him - but it's the one that's on Spotify. See below for the original by Janelle Monáe & Wondaland)