08/21 - I Never Thought That I Would Find A Way Out

Just crawling out of a deep pit of anxiety that lasted the weekend and some and completely incapacitated me. Only soothing sounds pls.

 

 

Nicolas Jaar - Tourists

I love pretty much everything Nicolas Jaar produces, but his alternative soundtrack to The Colour of Pomegranates hasn't been the record on most heavy rotation. But then this came on between some other random tunes and it was so subtle and understated it gave me shivers.

 

 

DJ Python - Pia

New discovery. Very slow build album. Love music that takes its time to unfold.

 

 

Bess Atwell - Co-op

I've returned to listening to BBC6 in the mornings, because I need voices and some sense of communal life to keep me distracted from bad thoughts. Then this came on and it was very beautiful. It felt like I was back in London for a bit.

 

Mary Lattimore - Thirty Tulips

Attention to small things helps. Insects, flowers, smells. The world.

 

Dua Lipa - Love Again

Only gave Dua Lipa a proper listening to last week and was surprised at how much I liked this, and then my former housemate and good friend Miriam just posted videos of her performing with Dua Lipa today. Including this song. So this is clearly the bridge from soothing to cheering up.

 

 

07/21 - Candlesticks In The Dark, Visions of Bodies Being Burned

I'm frantically trying to get a writing project to gel, so I'll save my words for that this time. There are so many words in these tracks anyway. This list goes from positive to negative, but can be listened to in the opposite order if you feel that's too heavy.

 

 

Deltron 3030 - Positive Contact

🚀

 

 

J Hus - Triumph

🎺🎺🎺

 

 

Little Simz - Venom

Easy to be completely mesmerized by Little Simz angry, razor-sharp presence, but also save some love for the great organic groove of the production. The whole, fantastic album is full of it.

 

clipping. - Say the Name

Things are getting dark, but still shimmering with brilliance.

 

FKA Twigs - sad day

😢 😭

06/21- A Pale Imitation With The Edges All Sawn Off

Everything seems to require such an effort these days. I'm trying to keep the mood up, keep my body from slumping, and I'm trying to make art. But even these relatively trivial tasks force me to really gather strength at this point. Some music here to get over the treshold with.

 

 

Fat White Family - Rock Fishes

Getting out of bed. Getting out of lethargy. Love the hazy, surreal determination of this song.

 

José González ft. The String Theory - Crosses

Haven't listened to José in a while, but he came up in conversation and following that I discovered he'd released a live album. This song used to be strongly associated with spring in Gothenburg to me, and might become so once more with this lush orchestration. 

 

St. Vincent - Regret

I'm not completely convinced by St. Vincent's new releases yet, but they did occasion me to seek out some old favourites, and since then this riff has been pulsing in the back of my head.

 

 

Radiohead - Bodysnatchers

The squirming, lashing guitars in the end perfectly encapsulate the battle that is getting back to artmaking at the moment. Gonna punch through that wall eventually.

 

Vampire Weekend - Don't Lie

I wanna know, does it bother you
The low click of a ticking clock?