Monday, January 11, 2021

Day 11: Weird Fishes


In Stephen Hyden's newish book about the cultural impact of Radiohead's "Kid A," he talks about how their 2007 album "In Rainbows" became a cult favorite among millennials. Which makes sense—it's fluid, upbeat, even sexy, and doesn't seem to carry the baggage or weight of their previous albums. But I didn't really see any evidence of the millennial theory until hearing British singer/songwriter/guitarist Lianne La Havas's cover of "Weird Fishes," which builds on the original and turns it into something truly special. I've had a few friends send it to me now and we've all watched/listened in awe. The rest of her album is incredibly refreshing as well, proof that—musically at least—2020 was not 100% bad.

at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

April 2021 / Dear friends,

Who knew posting a Joy Division song would bring a month-long curse and quiet frost over this blogscape. That and mobile versions of this si...

  • Day 19: Fair Play
      "Fair play to you," a colleague messaged me the other day after I made a particularly pointed joke on chat. "Killarney'...
  • Day 6: Forever Dolphin Love
    Dolphins are amazing, mythical creatures. I can't prove anything scientifically, but I'm pretty sure I was visited by the greek God ...
  • Day 78: Boiling Water
    Shy Boys are the dreamiest, stoniest band to ever come out of Kansas City, at least in my era, and I fondly remember those early shows at Ha...