The Book Of Coincidences

Sintra, Portugal. Songs and views.

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Saturday, December 28, 2024

Pink Floyd - eclipse, 1973

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"I don't see it as a riddle. The album uses the sun and the moon as symbols; the light and the dark; the good and the bad; the li...

Wild Nothing - letting go, 2018

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“Mourning, melodrama, psychedelic mushrooms, a bodybuilder, scarecrows, fetish rainwear, modernist architecture, catatonic schizophrenia, ...

AC Newman - the changeling get guilty, 2009

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"Get Guilty is still a Carl Newman record -- so you get all the things you've come to expect from him: insanely catchy songs, loo...

James - strangers, 1999

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"'We're Gonna Miss You' sports a great pop chorus, 'Strangers' far less produced (and better for it) but forgetti...

Pet Shop Boys - my october symphony, 1990

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"October Symphony" had been dedicated to the Soviet Union's October Revolution of 1917, but now he wistfully wonders whether...

The Radio Dept - on your side, 2010

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"Are they dream pop or shoegaze? Indie or electronic? In the case of Swedish band The Radio Dept., the answer is all of the above. Th...
Friday, December 27, 2024

Neil Young - from hank to hendrix live, 1993

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"Young has often played "From Hank to Hendrix" in live sets, frequently to open concerts. Many times Young tells the story ...

Far Caspian - a dream of you, 2019

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"There’s something blissfully inexplicable within Far Caspian’s music that has a tendency to make your heart ache – and I mean ache. ...

Outros olhares: perto de Sintra, Peniche, mais uma tarde bonita de Inverno, em 27 de Dezembro de 2024

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Thursday, December 26, 2024

Saint Etienne - new thing, 2002

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"Saint Etienne have always been a strange proposition. A blazing pop band, committed in widescreen and with no bones about it, their ...

Poolside - harvest moon satin jackets remix, 2022

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"Satin Jackets is the brainchild of German producer, Tim Bernhardt. Who teamed up with his friend, Den Ishu, as lead performer. Colla...

The The - the beaten generation live, 2021

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"An amazing release, top to bottom very well done."

Wild Nothing - through windows, 2018

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"I think when I started messing around with the idea for this song, really I just wanted another vehicle for saxophone. So I started ...

AC Newman - thunderbolts, 2009

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"Songs like Thunderbolts or The Collected Works, upon first listening, may confound you with their halting, stop & start nature a...
Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Neil Young - i’m the ocean acoustic live, 2023

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"Before and After is a live album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Neil Young. It was released on December 8, 2023, through Rep...

Tame Impala - the moment, 2015

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"I was listening to Currents for the second or third time, and it wasn’t until “The Moment” came on as I was passing through Escondid...

Azure Ray - if you fall, 2003

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"Azure Ray’s unique sound is highlighted by Taylor and Fink’s exquisite lead singing, combined harmony vocals, and delicate guitar pl...

Franz Ferdinand - the dark of the matinée live, 2013

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"The song is about walking home from Bearsden Academy fantasising about a better life in the future, telling Terry Wogan about it on ...

Sufjan Stevens - star of wonder, 2006

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"Sufjan Steven’s breathtaking anthem, “Star of Wonder,” begins from a place of amazement. It leads you through the galaxy soaring pas...
Tuesday, December 24, 2024

The New Pornographers - really really light, 2023

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“Really Really Light” is an absolutely fantastic New Pornographers song, spilling over with hooks and striking an ideal balance of ornate ...
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