Levamentum menti, Latin for "comfort for the mind", that's what music is for me. This blog will be an ongoing record of interesting music that I come across. Check it out, maybe something will suit your tastes!
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I don't have as many introspective songs on my active playlist nowadays, likely relating to the potentially detrimental impact slower more mellow songs may have on my driving ability after a long day's work (I want to avoid both surrounding cars and the median). I've had the Atomos album (circa 2014, has it been 4 years already...) around for a while and never had given it a good listen though.
I have to admit, after a particularly stressful day, when I just don't want to hear another podcast about the fragile and fraught state of the world, it really can do some real good for an ailing psyche.
"Atomos VII" by A Winged Victory For The Sullen from their 2014 album Atomos
Negro Swan is worth the listen from beginning to end. Anthony Fantano, self-proclaimed internet music nerd, says it's very similar in sound to Blood Orange's previous album Freetown Sound. I... have it but I haven't listened to it yet... I'll go ahead and do that soon given how much I liked this latest album from Dev.
"Chewing Gum" by Blood Orange from his 2018 album Negro Swan
There's probably some sort of historical context behind the name of the song and the lyrics within the song. But I couldn't tell you what it was. Google Translate provides a generally optimistic song but one would have surmised that from the music itself. I'll look into the background more some other time. Maybe. Onda Vaga is a folk band from Argentina.
"Xuxa Park" by Onda Vaga from their 2018 album Nuesetras Canciones
Jennie Lawless came on as a suggested artist on Spotify. I usually gloss over these things but I didn't this time for whatever reason. Well... glad I didn't. Cool song.
"Chokecherry" by Jennie Lawless from her 2018 EP Two Songs
