Entries by Rayne

Thursday: Move

Need something easy on the nerves today, something mellow, and yet something that won’t let a listener off too lightly. Guess for today that’s John Legend’s Tiny Desk Concert. I promised reindeer tales today, haven’t forgotten. From Anthrax to Zombies First outbreak in 75 years forces evacuation of reindeer herders (The Siberian Times) — The […]

Wednesday: Not the Shape

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier I know that the clubs are weapons of war I know that diamonds mean money for this art But that’s not the shape of my heart — excerpt, Shape of My Heart by Sting and Dominic Miller, 1993 After reading deeply about so many […]

Tuesday: Allez Vous F

J’adore Stromae. I’m not in the hip hop demographic, but Stromae — whose real name is Paul Van Haver — pulls me in. This multi-talented artist born to a Rwandan father and a Belgian mother pulls together multiple genres of music laced with compelling au courant lyrics presented with stunning visual effects — how could […]

Monday: Grey Bull

Hope you have some free time today to enjoy this short film. Grey Bull by Khoby runs 15 minutes long, but worth it. Its pace is slow, but the emotions this short musters are full and richly explored. I look forward to more from filmmaker Khoby. Energy escapades NV ENERGY: Last Friday I posted a […]

Friday: Possibility

Let’s try a Swedish import today, a little something I can’t really classify by a particular genre. This piece is one of my favorites, one of the most haunting tunes I’ve ever heard. It’s probably dream pop for lack of a better label. Lykke Li’s most popular works tend toward indie and synth-pop, sharing a […]

Wednesday: Chansons françaises

This Parisian artist is fascinating. Indila is extremely popular in France, mostly because of ballads like this one with multi-generational appeal. Many of her works contain lyrics in more than one language which increases the breadth of her allure. This particular song is indie/dream pop, but she also works in rap and fusion raï — […]

Tuesday: Tilted

I miss prosthesis and mended souls Trample over beauty while singing their thoughts I match them with my euphoria When they said “Je suis plus folle que toi” — excerpt, Tilted by Christine And The Queens We’ve spent (and will spend) a lot of time looking at Americans this month, given the two major parties’ […]

Friday: The End of the World

I wake up in the morning and I wonder Why ev’rything is the same as it was I can’t understand, no, I can’t understand How life goes on the way it does — excerpt, The End of the World, written by Arthur Kent and Sylvia Dee Jazz version of this song first released by Skeeter […]

Thursday: Hotter than Hell

Have a little indie synthpop if your day isn’t hot enough. The artist Dua Lipa lives in London; she originally moved to the United Kingdom in the 1990s with her parents who are Kosovar-Albanian. Imagine a UK to which artists like Lipa cannot easily immigrate. Money, money, money HSBC’s global head of Forex trading in […]

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