Head full of water

It's such a terribly busy life, isn't it? Or, init?, as Londoners say. There's been so much I've wanted to blog about. Like, Thom Yorke's new album (amazeballs), some gigs I saw on Saturday, new music from here and there and just life in general. But the days pass by and I hardly have time to sit down. I work 2 jobs, I work out, I drink too much coffee and coconut water. Yesterday I baked these amazing vegan cupcakes and I ate way too many. Starting to feel quite fat now after weeks of eating. Pitiful.

Looking forward to the weekend so much! I'm finally doing CrossFit again on Saturday! So excited! And we're going to Brixton.
Last Saturday I was in New Cross with some friends. First we hung out at New Cross Inn, listening to a couple unknown bands. The second was quite good actually, they're called Reckless Ambition. I was expecting some indie from them, so I was quite surprised they played hard rock. I really liked the singers voice. I had a little chat afterward with him and he told me Guns 'n Roses is a big source of inspiration for him. Here's a track from them..



And sorry, no inspirational blogging here. I'm quite uninspired today. I just want to listen to music and zone out. I went to bed 9 PM last night again, and slept a solid 9 hours. Got up, went swimming, got two coffees, a green smoothie, a liter of coconut water and plain water and drank it all in 20 minutes. Story of today. Perhaps I have drowned myself.

x
Sara

It will end in tears and I won't be sorry

Philip Selway, best known as Radiohead's drummer, has a new album, Weatherhouse, coming out in October. Here's the single It Will End In Tears.

I quite like it. It's the kind of song I'd like to listen to after a long day of work, feeling accomplished and happy. Regardless of the lyrics, the song has got this tranquil feeling to it, like saying "I'm moving on and that's pretty great". Does that make any sense?

We could spend a lifetime in a weatherhouse

x

Sara

Drowned in Angry Beats

This morning I put Vessel's new album on my playlist, after reading reviews stating "Fans of Massive Attack will like this album", which obviously got my hopes up high in the skies. But after the first listen of the album, I was not impressed.

So this afternoon I gave it another try and it sounds better when I'm not expecting a Massive Attack sound. Not too bad. Anima (below) is in fact really good. Quite heavy and uneasy music I'd say. A bit angry maybe. Kin to Coal is my favorite track on the album.

"What does 'Englishness' in music really mean?" is the question Vessel is apparently trying to answer with this album.
Read a review here.

x
Sara

We're In Need Of Someone Wonderful

Hi guys. I'm sitting here in my caftan, eating the most amazing vegan cupcake I've ever tasted. It's got peanut butter and bananas and egg-free mayonnaise. And probably a lot of sugar. Almost as good as watermelon.
So, again the week has passed by. I've been working and therefore spending long days in front of the computer. So obviously I've been happy to not touch the computer in the weekend. It's been a weird weekend, Friday was unexpectedly strange, Saturday was a bit of a drag and today's been slow. Our roomies organized a cool tea party for us though, hence the cupcake. And both Friday and today I went running in Victoria Park, which I love. Beautiful greens, trees, flowers and perfect temperature for running. Makes me wish it'd be September forever.
I've been listening to Saint Saviour (Becky Jones, a singer-songwriter from England who formerly fronted Groove Armada) a lot this weekend. She's got such a beautiful and captivating voice. Fallen Trees is my favorite song by her so far, but I'm really excited about hearing her new album In The Seams that'll be released November 3rd.
So that's about it for this weekend. Hope you all have an awesome Monday tomorrow. I'll for sure be sitting by the computer from 9 AM to 5 PM. Nothing bad with that, I'm just sayin'.

Bye lovelies.

x
Sara