I’ve been very intensely working on both academic research and short fiction writing for the past couple of weeks which has determined the nature of my listening. But there’s also been a heavy component of nostalgia which influenced my listening choices. Soundgarden’s Superunknown has been on repeated play on my evening drives home and occasional … Continue reading Aural Chambers Notes 11/05/2025
Desperate Kingdom of Love –PJ Harvey I have been listening nonstop to PJ Harvey’s Uh Huh Her, lately. It’s the one PJ Harvey album I had not listened to yet because it’s always nice to have something from a favourite artist that is left undiscovered, waiting for the day you open it like an unwrapped … Continue reading Aural Chambers Playlist 03/04/2024
Still Can’t Believe — Dr Dog Joan in the Garden — The Decemberists Who You Are — Francis of Delirium Underneath — Warpaint All in Good Time — Iron & Wine, Fiona Apple Ring of Fire (cover of Johnny Cash song) — Lykke Li I recently discovered this song was co-written with Johnny Cash’s wife … Continue reading Sunday Mixtape 24/03/2024
I felt a Funeral In My Brain — Andrew Bird, ft. Phoebe Bridgers Where The Shadows Lie — Bear McCreary ft. Fiona Apple I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am — Arctic Monkeys Hurricane — Plains (Waxahatchee, Jess Williamson) A Feeling That Never Came — First Aid Kit Continue reading Sunday Mixtape 30/10/2022
Not quite Friday night, but in preparation for it. One of my favourite “medicinal” personal playlists, with a balance of energies (some additions, some subtractions and obvs I couldn’t include everything). A restorative for me. Hopefully a restorative for whomever needs one. One must needs recalibrate every now and then so the good work can … Continue reading Friday Night Mixtape 16/10/2020
The theme for tonight’s Friday Night Mixtape is “Bittersweet Mellow”, mostly because I started the day listening to Jesca Hoop, and because I injured my knee and therefore am hardly in the mood for dance-y type music. But there’s more than one kind of Friday Night jam. This one is for sleepy, low-energy Friday evenings … Continue reading Friday Night Mixtape 17/07/2020
