Second list of 2025. It's been ready and waiting for a while, but now I have the time to post it. The wind has abated. Stillness reigns:
Lankum - Hunting the Wren
Winter time is wren time on Kalvsund. They are partially migratory birds, and during summer I hardly see any on the island. But in March they still dart across the path in front of my feet, or sit singing in low shrubberies. Absolutely adorable and wonderful little birds, but for some reason the Irish have got it into their heads that they are to "blame for much woe". As a birdwatcher I almost feel guilty about listening, but it's such an amazing song that I can't tear myself away. (And really, the wren is a stand-in for witches and the song is about the suffering of outcast women.)
Christo Xavier - Poomani Maalika
Another great movie I saw at Gothenburg Film Festival was the Indian folk horror Bramayugam. While it didn't really scare the shit out of me as a horror, it was stunning visually, and especially aurally. The moment when the main character starts singing this, for his demon host, is a spine-tingling moment!
Laura Marling - Patterns
Love that muted acoustic guitar sound! It's the season of new cycles, and this is a perfect song to listen to while looking at flower buds and reawakening bees.
Jessica Pratt - Better Hate
I'm not generally one for faux-vintage revivalist genres, but the fact that this sounds exactly like it could have been recorded in the 1960s does add some magic nostalgia to a superb composition.
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