Reviewing your parents' music collection
The only way to describe Shamir's voice is otherworldly. There is no category, no genre, not even a voice type that can be ascribed to this vocal talent that so easily swings from soulful lows to birdlike highs. Defying borders and categories, encompassing it all instead of settling for a certain definition - that is… Continue reading Dealer’s choice: “Resolution” by Shamir
It feels weirdly ironic in these self-isolating times to be listening to music recorded on the road. To be listening to music that praises the life on the road. To be listening to the music made by a man who completed his tour on foot, without a car, without a coach, without a bus. Travelling,… Continue reading Confessions of a Wandering Man – Captain Cool Presents: “Vagrant” by Riley Moore
When you study popular music you tend to ask a lot of questions: Why was this piece of music recorded? Who was it recorded for? When and how was it recorded? Who is the target audience? How did the artist intend people to listen to their music? It can be a distraction sometimes when you… Continue reading Captain Cool Presents: Cari Cari’s “Anaana” or How I Found the Desert in Austria
Is there someone we can call? / maybe you shouldn't drink alone. An arrogant musician, a solitary bar piano and a persona clad in self-confidence, a self-confidence that is slowly slipping away under the burden of sarcasm and loneliness. Welcome to Joshua Tillman, aka Father John Misty, and God's Favorite Customer. How do you make… Continue reading Remembering 2019: Welcome to the Poem Zone – “God’s Favorite Customer” by Father John Misty
In 2018, Son Lux released their fifth album Brighter Wounds, an exploration of the electronic and an examination of love, pain and the things worth holding on for. It's an album that in 2019 blew my mind. To me, Son Lux's music is extremely visual, the layers and layers of synthesisers spark images and the… Continue reading Remembering 2019: Like a Symphony – “Brighter Wounds” by Son Lux
The Dad Anthology 