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
The sound of the weeks (and my deadlines!) whooshing past! Here’s what I’ve been listening to. An incomplete list because it’s been 2 months since my last Aural Chambers post and I don’t remember everything! Tori Amos: Ocean to Ocean (2021) — I’m warming up to it despite initial disenchantment. From The Choirgirl Hotel, Scarlet’s … Continue reading Aural Chambers Notes 19/04/2022
Hello all, and Happy Easter to those who celebrate it. I’ve been so buried in life issues and work deadlines that I haven’t found the time to post here. I think around two months (has it?!) have passed since I did a mixtape and there’s so much good music that I’m at a loss re … Continue reading Sunday Spotlight 17/04/2022
Every now and then I like to do these retrospective mixtapes not just for the sake of nostalgia but to remind you that the person posting these things is not young and is in fact quite proud of being from her generation. 1990 seemed like an important year for me for more than one reason. … Continue reading Friday Night Mixtape 25/03/2022
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