I wanted to revisit a year that seemed to epitomize my awakening in my 30s, which was soundtracked by these larger than life indie records I played nonstop. My third year of PhD candidature and finally getting a sense of control/self over my life and my research. It was a year of brilliant highs and … Continue reading Saturday Syncopate 14/05/2022
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
Lost One — Jazmine Sullivan Powerful track, with regret dripping from each note she sings. Artémis — Lysandre In Every Mountain — Yves Jarvis Sugar — Sufjan Stevens So far this album is on fire. Can’t wait to listen to the whole thing. Statues in the Garden — Local Natives Continue reading Midweek Mixtape 30/09/2020
Tonight I’m Drowning — Ego Ella May Thrill — Future Islands New Future Islands is always a cause for joy! Video Game — Sufjan Steven Lots of great new singles this week. One of the highlights for me was of course new Sufjan. Great song, and it’s inspired this week’s Friday Mixtape (the next post … Continue reading Friday φρέσκο 14/10/2020
Lilacs — Waxahatchee Waxahatchee’s Saint Cloud (2020) is now my favourite Waxahatchee album. My Rajneesh — Sufjan Stevens This is the B-Side to America, that dropped a little over a week ago, but this is a masterpiece. It’s like Age of Adz meets Illinoise meets Seven Swans (which was my Sufjan gateway drug). So good. … Continue reading Monday Mixtape 13/07/2020
