Becoming All Alone — Regina Spektor I feel rewarded for my Regina Spektor discography binge of a few weeks ago. A wonderful new song from Regina Spektor that feels like a hug for the soul! anotherlife — Nilüfer Yanya Another solid track from Yanya. Happy she’s got new material out. Capo 7 — verbrasco Chocolate … Continue reading Saturday Mixtape 26/02/2022
Bad Love — Dehd This song is bad-ass. New to me, this band, but the opening bars definitely had me paying attention. Hurts to Love — Beach House (CW: flashing, pulsing lights) So far, 2022 has been a pretty Beach House year for me, non-classical/new music listening-wise. King of Sweden — Future Islands I always … Continue reading Wednesday Mixtape 23/02/22
Been listening to so much amazing new (and classical) music that this needed two separate posts. Bagatelle no. 1 — William Walton (performed by Sean Shibe at the Concertgebouw) The Strange World of Spiders — Laura Snowden I’m such a Laura Snowden fangirl, lol. Delighted with this new composition! The Whale Song — Michelle Ross … Continue reading Saturday Soiree part 2 19/02/2022
String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor — Florence Price (performed by Maria Ioudenitch, Grant Houston, Sarah Darling and Francesca McNeely of the New England Conservatory) One of the very late to the party listeners finally clued into what a great composer Florence Price was. Very inspirational. And this String Quartet is really beautiful, with … Continue reading Saturday Soiree 19/02/2022
There’s been an embarrassment of riches when it comes to great new music between Jan-Feb, I honestly don’t know where to start. Perhaps with the ones I loved best. Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You — Big Thief This is such a wonderful album, and this song is like a warm hug! Porta … Continue reading Friday Mixtape 18/02/2022
Here’s a short blog post of what I’ve been listening to in the past fortnight, outside of my Sleepsong playlist, the BIRP fm playlists etc. My Bloody Valentine — had an MBV kick, mostly listening to Loveless. Seemed almost required listening given I’m listening to Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions nearly every night. If … Continue reading Aural Chambers Notes 04/02/2022