Reviewing your parents' music collection
I saw Laish play live during my first year at university. Danny Green, the band's front man, singer and songwriter, was performing solo as the support act for some Icelandic or Norwegian indie band who's name I have since forgotten. I have to admit, I didn't even stay until the end of their act. But… Continue reading Dealer’s choice: “Pendulum Swing” by Laish
When you're being recommended an album titled Floating Harmonies by an Icelandic singer-songwriter making music under the name 'Júníus Meyvant', your first instinct, like mine, may be to expect a record à la Björk or Emilíana Torrini. Something soft, whimsical, introspective, something in line with the Scandinavian aesthetic one may find on the Etsy front… Continue reading A Study in False Advertising – Captain Cool Presents: “Floating Harmonies” by Júníus Meyvant
Grab that guitar. Hop on that train to nowhere. Light that campfire. Tell those stories. Tell the stories of the love you once lost, the woman that left you alone in that long forgotten town. Whisper to the children, their eyes alight with eager interest, they're hanging on your lips, entranced by the sound of… Continue reading Sounds Like Denim Jackets and Cold Light Beer – Captain Cool Presents: “CAAMP” by CAAMP
MLXMLK was the first track by Goldroger Captain Cool recommended to me. What I remember distinctly, and what brings me back to this track again and again, was the impact of the beat paired with the intricacy of the lyrics. Textual loopings paired with the energy of a clap track, syllables so satisfyingly constructed and… Continue reading Some Magical Hip-Hop-Hybrid – Captain Cool Presents: Goldroger’s “Avrakadavra”
Capture a city in sound, its concrete facades trapped in every bar, the loneliness of a cold winter morning resonating in every beat. Und aus den Wolken tropft die Zeit by German indie rock band Isolation Berlin does just that, painting the metropolitan skyline in all shades of grey, singing of love, loss and the… Continue reading Remembering 2019: A Rhapsody in Grey – “Und aus den Wolken tropft die Zeit” by Isolation Berlin
The Dad Anthology 