My go-to as all-time fav. Jesus, does it balance tones expertly.

Funeral Parade of Roses. Unbelievable fun with jokes and ideas zinging around in rapid fire. On top of that, deeply empathetic and touching. Reminded me of my favourite Godard not in style but in inventiveness and as an ideas machine. As soon as my watch finished, immediately bought a physical copy

From Surf’s Up, music and lyrics by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks. Heart is broken by Brian’s death.

I still listen to these albums with awe, wonder and empathy. I mean, where did something like Venus In Furs come from? Candy Says? Oh Sweet Nothin? The Gift? Astonishing …

Slowly completing a relocation I should have done a long time ago. I didn’t post much but used Xitter more as place for reading critical comment, and recommendations for film, books and music. This seems a more pleasant location for the same.

Wish they weren’t so obvious nor so bleak.