Fit
by Windmill
"Please pull your weight
And wait for me to
Fit in"

Mm, these posts are becoming mainly about songs that I have emotional connections with. This one takes me back to Christmas. I was going through one of the bleakest periods of my life and I was having quite severe episodes on a regular basis. I got into Windmill's album Puddle City Racing Lights at the time and it was fairly comforting.

Dillon's vocals are easily the most distinctive thing about his music. They take a bit of getting used to but I don't remember it taking me that long before I was totally infatuated with it. It's bizarrely beautiful and just adds to the incredible range of sounds.

The instrumentation on the album is spectacular and puts me in mind of Pure Reason Revolution and Sigur Ros. I can only describe the instrumentation as being overwhelming.

It just seems to be an awful shame that when I listen to this now, a lot of sadness is brought back.

Listen to it here!
And enjoy :)

Warning Sign
by Coldplay
"I started looking for a warning sign
When the truth is
I miss you"

This is another track that has really strong emotional attachments for me. There was a day over the summer when I went to London with my family. I remember being sat on the train on the journey home and listening to this song, whilst staring out of the window. And I noticed that the first few chords of this song make me feel really hopeful. They make me think about the future.

I hadn't met Andrew yet at this point. The plan was that he was going to come down a month later. We were both really nervous about it and I spent a lot of the time completely convinced that it would all fall apart after he left. But I had a moment on the train where I was feeling really calm and optimistic about it and I think this song brought it on. Anywho, give it a listen because it's pretty :)

Listen to it here!
And enjoy :)

All My Friends
by LCD Soundsystem
"And if it's crowded; all the better"

I got into LCD Soundsystem after my dad played North American Scum lots in the car. Sam and I both went out and bought the album but as far as I remember, it was then quite a while before what this song reminds me of.

It reminds me of long drives at night. I felt really alive speeding along watching the dark landscape changing around us. I felt happy and I felt as though I belonged. Listening to this song completely brings back that feeling. I couldn't count the amount of times that we've counted in, waiting for the first line: "that's how it starts..."

Sam's dad complained that this one was repetitive. And yes, it's repetitive but at the same time there are all these tiny little variations as it slowly builds up and when his voice comes in, you're absolutely begging for it and it's a gorgeous relief.

I love this song.

Listen to it here!
And enjoy :)

How to Fight Loneliness
by Wilco
"Smile all the time,
Shine your teeth to meaningless"

Mm, I decided to post this track today because I'm feeling quite down and there's nothing like a depressing song full of disillusionment to make you feel better about feeling lonely. Wait...

Okay, so maybe Wilco isn't a great cure for that. But this is a great track. The vocals really work with the tone of the song and add to the total bleakness. Meanwhile, the instrumentation works really well too, particularly the chord progression. It's pretty gorgeous stuff.

However, this is pretty bleak so if bleak really isn't your thing, maybe give this one a miss.

Listen to it here!
And enjoy :)

Birdland
by Patti Smith
"It was if someone had spread butter
On all the fine parts of the stars
Because when he looked up
They started to slip"

Mm, I was encouraged to start posting again and figured... why not?

Recently I created a playlist entirely devoted to the new love of my life. And no, Andrew, I don't mean you. I mean Patti Smith. This song is utterly exceptional. I went through a period of about three days where all I would listen to was Free Money and then I delved a bit more and stumbled upon this track along with poppies and it was a gorgeous few days, ignoring the virus-y fever.

My dad said that this song reminded him of his father.

I wish I had more to say but to be honest I think that sums up what I love about Patti Smith. There's something incredibly intimate and real about how she describes life. The scenes that she describes are like nothing I have ever experienced or felt but I still feel incredibly connected to her.

Besides, this song is gorgeous <3

Listen to it here!
And enjoy :)