Joy Kills Sorrow’s “Books”
Everything gets quieter at winter, stilling to a murmur. As obvious a statement as that sounds, I spent much of my young adulthood in the...
Dan Deacon’s “Become a Mountain”
I highly recommend listening to Dan Deacon‘s ebullient song “Become a Mountain” while driving up an actual mountain. If you don’t have one nearby to...
Perfume Genius’ “Otherside” and “Slip Away”
If someone asked me to qualify joy, to outline its shape and radiance, I’d point them to Perfume Genius‘ opening track “Otherside” from his 2017...
Leif Vollebekk’s “Long Blue Light”
Canadian singer-songwriter Leif Vollebekk has regularly captured the solitude that arises in between the coming and the going. Where his past music took a more...