— Blur, The Narcissist
Always great to hear new music from Blur. This is their first single from the new album ‘The Ballad Of Darren’, out in July!
I’m going to shine a light in your eyes You will probably shine it back on me But I won’t fall this time
What’s your song of the week/month/year?
And the dealer wants you thinking
That it’s either black or white
Thank God it’s not that simple
In my secret life
– Leonard Cohen, In My Secret Life (Ten New Songs, 2001)
Out of everything he wrote, the lyrics above might seem like a weird choice. But the truths we connect to in songs and art can sometimes be so simply put and still not lose the strength.
What are some of the verses of songs that touch and inspire you the most?
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— Lucinda Chua, An Ocean (from her album YIAN, 4AD, 2023)
The waves swallow me whole Tides carry me home Then it hit me Like an ocean, an ocean
What’s your song of the week/month/year?
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— The White Stripes, Ball and Biscuit
Today marks the 20th anniversary of Jack and Meg White‘s brilliant and since cult album Elephant! Give it a listen 😉
What’s your favorite song on the album?
— Christine and the Queens – To be honest
Feeling kind of loveless Yet always ready to try
What’s your song of the week?
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— U.S. Girls – Bless This Mess
Thank the sky for the deluge Forget your nightmares And the dreams that didn't come true You don't need no map When every road ends I heard from God and she said, "I bless this mess. Goddamn, yr doing yr best."
Ok, true, the song and the video were released months ago, but the album went live on 4AD a week ago, check it out here!
What’s your song of the week?
— Tallest Man On Earth – Every Little Heart
… I’m going to see the world through every little heart I know …
What’s your song of the week?
P.S.: There are five more songs we noticed and appreciated so far this year on our 2023 Highlights playlist. Check it out on YouTube or SoundCloud.
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— Janis Joplin, Get It While You Can
On this day in the year 1971, three months after her death, Janis Joplin’s album (fourth overall) Pearl was released.
What’s your favorite song on this album?
“It’s easy to do sex, but it’s not easy to do love in whatever form. And if you can’t love, you can’t live, no matter how smart you are: things end up being jangly, hollow, and ultimately worthless. The idea that you just go through life, leaving behind wives and mistresses and abandoned children, and doing great art – for me, that can’t be a way to live. Social responsibility starts with the people who are around you, and you can’t endlessly be discarding things. […] The male push is to actually just discard the planet: all the boys are going off into space. But you know, love is also about cleaning up your mess, staying where you are, working through the issues; it’s not simply romantic love at all.”
– Jeanette Winterson in an interview for the Guardian (Claire Armitstead, 25.07.2021)
— Fatoumata Diawara – Nsera feat. Damon Albarn
Destination. Amazing song and a visually stunning video.
What’s your song of the week?
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