The Book Of Coincidences

Sintra, Portugal. Songs and views.

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Saturday, March 14, 2026

Club 8 - travel back in time, 2026

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"Indie with a presence of 60s French and British girl pop, it combines that with witty lyrics containing more than a hint of a darker...

Low - just stand back, 2005

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"Twenty years on, Low’s The Great Destroyer stands as a high-watermark in an truly impressive discography, but when it arrived in the...
Friday, March 13, 2026

The Beatles - you've really got a hold on me cover, 1963

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"You've Really Got a Hold on Me" is a song written by Smokey Robinson, which became a 1962 top 10 hit single for the Miracle...

Feist - i feel it all, 2007

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"I Feel It All" is a song by Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter Feist, released as the third single from her third full-length...
Thursday, March 12, 2026

Voxtrot - firecracker, 2007

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"Firecracker" ascends an Arcade Fire-style bridge toward a satisfying, rocking chorus."

The Avett Brothers - the once and future carpenter, 2012

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"The Carpenter feels like both an exorcism and a benediction, bringing down the magnifying glass on the myriad complexities of death ...
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Neil Young - on the way home live at massey hall, 1971

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"a gentle, melodic track originally from Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young’s earlier band. The live version at Massey Hall is noted for...
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Morrissey - the monsters of pig alley, 2026

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A singer enjoys short-lived fame, and in the aftermath his parents plead for him to come back home, but it proves to be too late when his ...

The Housemartins - i smell winter, 1986

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"The Housemartins were known for their jangly indie pop sound combined with socially conscious and often witty lyrics. The song captu...
Monday, March 9, 2026

Rosie Thomas And Sufjan Stevens - say hello live, 2006

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"The album was recorded over a two-year period in a Brooklyn apartment that Thomas shared with Stevens and Witmer, and includes cover...

The Waterboys - a girl called johnny, 1983

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"A Girl Called Johnny" was inspired by American singer-songwriter Patti Smith. Scott discovered Smith's musical work and poe...
Sunday, March 8, 2026

The Weather Station - atlantic, 2021

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“Atlantic” furthers Ignorance’s sophisticated turn in sound, bursting with urgent percussion, flutters of woodwind and strings, and Lindem...

Architecture In Helsinki - fumble, 2003

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"Architecture in Helsinki were an Australian indie pop band which consisted of Cameron Bird, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry, ...
Saturday, March 7, 2026

A Weather - screw up your courage, 2008

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"A Weather was a Portland, Oregon-based group (active roughly in the late 2000s) known for gentle, introspective indie folk/rock with...
Friday, March 6, 2026

Pink Floyd - the great gig in the sky, 1973

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"The Great Gig in the Sky" is the fifth track[nb 1] on The Dark Side of the Moon, a 1973 album by English rock band Pink Floyd. ...
Thursday, March 5, 2026

The The - dogs of lust, 1992

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"Dogs of Lust" is a song by English rock band the The. Written by frontman Matt Johnson, who co-produced the track with Bruce La...
Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Saint Etienne - flight to tashkent, 1995

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"Saint Etienne has been a part of my life since first hearing their debut album “Foxbase Alpha” as a teen in my small Pennsylvania to...
Monday, March 2, 2026

The Beatles - little child, 1963

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"McCartney shows himself in good form as pianist on this track. From his opening glissando to his vamping during the fade, Paul shows...
Friday, February 27, 2026

Sarah Cracknell - on the swings, 2015

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"On The Swings is a wonderfully soft focus, pastoral sounding piece that sounds as if it’s floated dreamily in from the first summer ...
Thursday, February 26, 2026

Neil Young - blowin in the wind cover live, 1991

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"On a frigid night in January 1991, I piled into Madison Square Garden to see and hear Neil Young. After the intermission following t...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Black Box Recorder - straight life, 2000

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“The old fans think the songs are about death, the young think they’re about life”

Zita Swoon - thinking about you all the time, 2001

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"Thinking About You All The Time" is a track by the Belgian indie rock band Zita Swoon, released in 2004 as the third single fro...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

A Weather - shirley road shirley, 2008

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"The track is a melancholic, atmospheric piece with gentle instrumentation, introspective lyrics, and a dreamy vibe typical of the ba...

Pink Floyd - time, 1973

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"Pink Floyd performed the song live from 1972 to 1975, and after the departure of Waters, from 1987 to 1994. Waters began performing ...
Monday, February 23, 2026

The Beatles - twist and shout cover, 1963

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"Twist and Shout" is a 1961 song written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns (later credited as "Bert Russell"). It was orig...
Sunday, February 22, 2026

The Blue Nile - over the hillside, 1989

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"the power inherent in a certain kind of austerity."
Saturday, February 21, 2026

The Go-Betweens - the wrong road, 1986

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"If you like lyrics, and rambling imagery, you'll love these songs. There are ten of them in thirty six minutes. Only the flat pr...
Friday, February 20, 2026

Seeming - tomorrow place, 2025

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"So midway through the hellscape of 2020, pretty much by accident I discovered on Bandcamp The Birdwatcher’s Guide to the Apocalypse ...

Neil Young - get back to the country, 1985

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"The more they tried to stop me, the more I did it. Just to let them know that no one's gonna tell me what to do. I was so stoked...
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