I don’t do best-of lists anymore because my listening is too sporadic these days and I keep forgetting things. Nevertheless, here’s what I remember enjoying the most. Spitting Off The Edge Of The World — Yeah Yeah Yeahs (ft Perfume Genius) Diarabi — Vieux Farka Touré and Khruangbin Billions — Caroline Polachek King — Florence + … Continue reading Some Music I Enjoyed in 2022: An Incomplete List
First mixtape of the year! Healing House — Phum Viphurit Layla — Unknown Mortal Orchestra Really, Really Light — The New Pornographers Tropic Morning News — The National Chariot — SYML Blood and Butter — Caroline Polachek Continue reading Saturday Mixtape 04/02/2023
Dream Girl Evil — Florence + The Machine Welcome To My Island — Caroline Polachek Existential — Hanna Lili Odyssey — Julia Pratt White Lies — Katie Gregson-MacLeod Continue reading Friday Mixtape 15/12/2022
Conversations With Strangers — Dolores Forever The Hands — serpentwithfeet Twin Flame — Weyes Blood Wasted on You — Andy Shauf Tu Sais Ce Qu’il Me Faut — Christine and the Queens Japan — Wallice Continue reading Monday Mixtape 05/12/2022
Endlessly — Omar Apollo (Live at NPR’s Tiny Desk) Fallout — Yo La Tengo Sweet Obsolete — Julien Chang One of my favourite new releases of the past few weeks. Gondii –King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Bless This Mess — U.S. Girls Just Make It Stop — Low Finally, a Low song. Am heartbroken … Continue reading Saturday Mixtape 12/11/2022
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
Been awhile. I’ve so much new music I’ve been enjoying and want to share (both indie/popular and in the classical new music realm) but have barely had the time and energy for the basic things I’m supposed to do, so blogging has very much not been a priority. I’m planning on catching up, though. Here’s … Continue reading Monday Mixtape 03/10/2022
Been so many weeks since I’ve done one of these I’ve way too many things I want to post. But I will stick to five. Popular — M.I.A. New track by M.I.A. with a creepy video! Great groove and she’s in fine form! Queen! Underwater — Sun’s Signature “This vocalist sounds uncannily like Elizabeth Fraser”, … Continue reading Friday Mixtape 19/08/2022
I wasn’t going to do another mixtape so soon but the Duke & Jones x Louis Theroux studio version of “Jiggle Jiggle” dropped yesterday and I just had to share it (and some others). Jiggle Jiggle — Duke & Jones x Louis Theroux Ruby Sparks — Monét Ngo Favourite Peeps — Prateek Kuhad Roman Candles … Continue reading Saturday Mixtape 14/05/2022
Company — Sir Chloe I’ve been enjoying this track by Sir Chloe quite a bit, lately. Waving A White Flag — The Smile The new album is now out! I’m looking forward to listening to it tomorrow. Purple Hearts — Kendrick Lamar (featuring Summer Walker and Ghostface Killah) About Damn Time — Lizzo Millenium — … Continue reading Friday Night Mixtape 13/05/2022
Creature (Perfect) — Ibeyi Wonderful! Ibeyi have a new album out right now! Kind of Girl — Muna Underlands — Andrew Bird Hips — Warpaint Talk to Me, Talk To Me — Belle and Sebastian Continue reading Friday Mixtape 06/05/2022
An aural moodboard of sorts for the things I am writing both academically and creatively. Moody, dissolution-fueled visions of the world at the end of time. Casino Lisboa — Dirty Beaches No Surprises — Radiohead If You Leave –– Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark Funny Girl — Father John Misty The Only Heartbreaker — Mitski … Continue reading Aural Chambers Mixtape 19/04/2022