Soundscape #92: “In Solitude, Where We Are Least Alone” — George Gordon, Lord Byron
July 18th, 2008
Edward Hopper. Morning Sun, 1952.
Some people unwind by going for a couple of drinks after work while others opt for a spot of retail therapy. I like doing both of course and they have both saved my life on numerous occasions. But what I like most of all - after the long numbing day at work and after the equally numbing commute home - is to come home, put away my keys, my bag, my stuff, have a shower, make myself some food and a cup of hot tea with lemon and honey, turn on my computer… you get the idea.
The routine calms me. It’s boring-ass shit that everyone does everyday. But there’s a certain therapeutic effect to putting your things away and preparing for a new part of the day (my favourite part). I feel that as I put things away, I’m emptying my mind and therefore I feel cleansed, less weary and able to rest.
Playlist:
1. (0:00) The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride (Heretic Pride)
2. (3:40) Beth Orton - Live As You Dream (Trailer Park)
3. (6:47) Interpol - Evil (Antics)
4. (10:18) M. Ward - To Go Home (Post-War)
5. (14:05) Okkervil River - John Allyn Smith Saves (The Stage Names)
6. (18:40) Yo La Tengo - My Little Corner Of The World (I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One)
7. (21:08) Feist - Mushaboom (Let It Die)
8. (24:49) The Clientele - Isn’t Life Strange (God Save The Clientele)
9. (28:35) The National - Daughters Of The Soho Riots (Alligator)
10. (32:38) Sufjan Stevens - For The Widows In Paradise, For The Fatherless In Ypsilanti (Greetings From Michigan: The Great Lake State)
11. (36:35) Cat Power - The Greatest (The Greatest)
