The past week or so has been a week of catching up on 2026 releases on my commute and while crunching various article-writing/finalising deadlines. 2026 Singles I’m very emotional about Tori Amos’s latest single. While I’ve warmed up to her more recent albums, like most toriphiles, I missed gateway Tori (aka the Tori albums through … Continue reading Aural Chambers Notes 27/03/2026
I’m rather intensely working on a big grant proposal bid right now which necessitates rather intense listening sessions while working. Of these, I’ve listened to 2026 releases that have been absolutely blowing my mind with their brilliance. First off is Kim Gordon’s Play Me which is absolutely incandescent and for me it’s even better than … Continue reading Aural Chambers Notes 17/03/2026
Yet another Friday the 13th! It’s been a very satisfactory week for music thusfar. I listened to some excellent new albums: Hen’s Teeth by Iron & Wine, The Mirror by Buck Meek (of Big Thief), and Heaven 2 by Lala Lala. On the more classical/experimental end of things I listened to Erland Cooper’s Music for … Continue reading Aural Chambers Notes 13/03/2026
I’ve been listening to a lot of gorgeous, warm indie, indie folk and folk-inflected indie music this week while I worked on articles, resumed supervision and recuperated in the aftermath of having midwifed two PhD dissertations that have now been submitted. These included Sufjan Stevens’s Seven Swans (which always makes me nostalgic for my weekend … Continue reading Aural Chambers Notes 07/03/2026