St. Nazaire – Pixies
Pixies’ Beneath the Eyrie is just about as great an album as the first one I bought — Doolittle (1989) — after pinching together enough pennies while working as a waitress and paying my way through university…
Night Moves – Bob Seger
Some artists are consistently good until they have that one hit that certifies their stardom. Detroit native Bob Seger started out in the 60s and had local success…
No Smoke – J.$hoota ft. 223 TopShoota & Nimrakali
New Entry this week J $HOOTA with a brand new single called “No Smoke” J $hoota…
Into the Light – Leyah
Leyah’s melodic voice echoes “strength” in her single, “Into the Light”. The UK-based songstress has stated that this piece is “a very cinematographic, poppish track…
800 minutes – Sio
800 minutes is an electro-soul song by model and singer Sio. Sio’s singing style is old school and her unique writing style is one that tells stories adequately as her voice delivers effortlessly…
Origami – Florian Picasso
Just like its namesake, Origami is an intricate and beautiful progressive track…
Holy Water – Ro James
Rock bottom seems impossible to climb out of when you’ve been hit the hardest. You may have reached a new low. In those darkest moments is where the light breaks in the brightest. A fresh start, a spiritual and soul cleanse and redemption is what you long for to begin again…
Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda – India Arie
How can you face the day? You’re stuck in the daily motions. The world around you is chaotic. It’s easy to lose yourself in the hustle and bustle of it all, forgetting who you are, who you want to be, and absent of any feeling but regret…
By the Light of Dawn – Jon Meyer
There’s nothing like falling into a creative hole – it doesn’t matter what you’re doing – whether you’re writing a novel, a symphony or leading a community – it’s never the falling in that’s the hard part – it’s the climbing out that scares the shit out of you – what if you never make it…?
Armour – Tanya Ransom
And I’m ready to fight
And I’m ready to fight
And I’m ready to fight
you tonight
tonight, tonight, tonight
Oh hell yes! ‘Cos that’s the ultimate truth isn’t it – at the end of day – there’s only one person that’s going to get you out of the hole…
You Get So Alone Sometimes – HOAX
Loneliness is an interesting thing. Over the years, I’ve come to understand that one can be alone in many different ways and equally, in many different situations. We usually associate loneliness with not having another individual close by physically, interpreting it therefore as isolation. However, the truth of the matter is that you can be surrounded by familiar faces and still feel alone…
Long Gone – The Firelight Opera
Now, before I go off on one – in my inimitable and fawningly effervescent style – please do yourself a favour.
Find this song – COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN
By this band – THE FIRELIGHT OPERA
Listen in reverence… Thank me later…