The Book Of Coincidences

Sintra, Portugal. Songs and views.

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Saturday, May 3, 2025

The Moody Blues - evening, 1967

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"It's really about, if you can achieve something every day, it doesn't matter how small it is, it just gives you that energy ...

Saint Etienne - shower scene, 2002

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"Saint Etienne have always believed in having an aesthetic. On their 1991 debut, Foxbase Alpha, the trio finessed 1960s pop, 1990s da...

Moby - natural blues, 2000

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"Natural Blues" is a song by American electronic musician Moby. It was released on March 6, 2000, as the fifth single from his f...

Pet Shop Boys - a face like that, 2012

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"a Chris-dominated, techno/dance-oriented, largely instrumental affair, with only the occasional vocal interjection by Neil."

Coldplay - swallowed in the sea, 2005

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"Coldplay has a knack for weaving poignancy into melodies, and ‘Swallowed in the Sea’ from their 2005 album ‘X&Y’ is no exception...

Saint Motel - fine wine, 2023

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"Like a punch in the gut and a slap on the back at the same time. Find peace in the chaos, see beauty in the impermanence, and cheris...

Elton John - blessed, 1995

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"The first listening of Elton John's 32nd album, ``Made in England,'' makes this writer feel that he's heard a piece ...

Alvvays - many mirrors, 2022

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"The whole album is fantastic, but the song ‘Many Mirrors’ had a pure, adventurous energy to it that really resonated with me."

REM - electrolite, 1996

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"Mulholland represents to me the iconic 'from on high' vantage point looking down at L.A. and the valley at night when the li...

Superocean - best thing, 2023

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"It's an incorporation of indie rock, shoegaze, and Far East dance music; beautifully woven into one elegantly flowing track. If ...
Friday, May 2, 2025

Neil Young - i'm the ocean live from coastal, 2025

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“Coastal offers a glimpse behind the curtain of this unguarded iconoclast, as he navigates a return to the stage post-Covid — from his eve...

Barry Ryan - eloise, 1968

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"Eloise" is a song first released in 1968 on the MGM label. It was sung by Barry Ryan, and written by his twin brother Paul Ryan...

Sparklehorse - listening to the higsons cover, 2023

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"From the time that Mark began working on these songs to the record’s imminent release, 14 years have passed, a long time for a colle...

Half Moon Run - everyone's moving out east, 2023

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"While making this record, it felt as if we were boiling down a huge cauldron of musical ideas, trying to reduce it to something elem...

Saturday Looks Good To Me - ambulance, 2000

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"Saturday Looks Good To Me's self-released debut album from 2000 was a lo-fi four track take on reinterpreting Motown and oldies ...

REM - the ascent of man, 2004

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"This always felt like a bridge type of song to me, a way to get from one part of an album to another, but here it's just trying ...

The Project - flags, 2023

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"In today's musical climate, people aren't required to be masters of an instrument; if you have a decent computer and a keybo...

Metric - nothing is perfect, 2023

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“Nothing Is Perfect” stands out on Formentera II as the lone track that is carried by only acoustic guitar and vocals. We explored many re...

Joan Baez - hello in there cover, 1975

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  "I delivered to a Baptist old people’s home where we’d have to go room-to-room... and some of the patients would kind of pretend th...

Wild Nothing - headlights on, 2023

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"You might not think it to listen to it but "Headlights On," the euphoric new single from Wild Nothing, was written during ...
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