The Decemberists - burial ground, 2024

“The melody hook came to me in a dream and I hummed it into my phone on waking. Most dream-songs are bad; this was the exception.”

The London Apartments - streets in autumn, 2003

 

  "good for walking to school (...) indie electronic from Windsor, Ontario, Canada"

Mike Oldfield - incantations part one, 1978

"I went from having tremendous fears about being alive, being a human."

The Lightning Seeds - great to be alive, 2022

"Great To Be Alive" by The Lightning Seeds is a song that explores the concept of hope, dreams, and the appreciation for life itself. The lyrics convey a sense of youthful optimism and a belief in the power of dreams."

West Ferry - wknd, 2024

"Wknd is a heavier effort with some raging riffs and striking percussion setting the early tone. Screamed vocals give us a passionate highlight in its verse before arriving at a cathartic, chanting finish."

The Style Council - walls come tumbling down, 1985

"Walls Come Tumbling Down!" is a song by English band the Style Council which was their ninth single to be released. It was written by lead vocalist Paul Weller, and released in 1985. It is the first single from the band's second studio album, Our Favourite Shop (1985). Our Favourite Shop was renamed Internationalists for the U.S. market."

The Band of Holy Joy - a beautiful cat, 2017

 

"Margin walkers and midnight drifters, Band of Holy Joy have wandered liminal landscapes of their own making for 3 decades now."

Fukushima Dolphin - taking in the scenery, 2020

"a fusion of catchy melodies with evocative lyrics, bendy guitars, harmonies, 12 string guitars, vocoder/synth and driving rhythms"

Joy Division - atmosphere, 1988

"if anything, percussion is the heart of the song, the echo and near-tribal roll of the beats suggesting a futuristic ritual"

Neva Dinova - clouds, 2008

"'You May Already Be Dreaming' plugs into amps heavy with reverb, sending its guitars scuttling between jangly pop and roots directions, as Bellows’ lazy drawl walks, slips and slides all over the roots-pop half-breed."

Bathtub Cig - red pine, 2024

"Bathtub cig is the intimate depression pop project of Hilary James. Born in a Minneapolis bedroom the spring of 2017, it is an honest attempt at coping with her long struggle with mental health. She is joined by Dave Power on drums, Skyler Nowinski on bass, and Hannah Heble on synth, flute and harmony."

Six Organs Of Admittance - the mission, 2024

"the intricate tangle of fingers on the fretboard and flash of lens flare slicing the air"

Saint Etienne - only love can break your heart cover, 1990

"In 1990, English band Saint Etienne recorded a cover version of "Only Love Can Break Your Heart", which was included on their debut album, Foxbase Alpha (1991). The vocals are by Moira Lambert (Sarah Cracknell had not yet joined the band as a permanent member)."

The Band of Holy Joy - the song of passionate intensity, 2017

"Funambulist, the latest missive from Johny Brown’s indefatigable humanist cadre, surveys Britain’s post-Brexit landscape with humour and compassion."

Merry Clayton - it's in his kiss, 1963

"It's in His Kiss" is a song written and composed by Rudy Clark. It was first released as a single in 1963 by Merry Clayton that did not chart. The song was made a hit a year later when recorded by Betty Everett, who hit No. 1 on the Cashbox magazine R&B charts with it in 1964."

Lee Scratch Perry - goodbye, 2023

"The final track Perry ever recorded finds him embracing death as playfully as life, expecting to be reborn as a baby and declaring “Goodbye … Bye, bye, bye, bye … goodbye.”"

Pat Metheny - the sound of silence cover, 2011

"What's It All About is (...) is Metheny's first album which does not include his own material."

Pobreza

"A perfeição é atingida não quando não há mais nada a acrescentar, mas quando não há mais nada para tirar." Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Olhando o céu

"Se olhares, durante muito tempo, para um abismo, o abismo também olha para dentro de ti." Friedrich Nietzsche

Gently Tender - home anymore, 2022

"an expression of kindness and compassion (...) a soothing and profound antidote to our life and times"