Amelie Lens – Fabric Presents Amelie Lens / Deep Dish – Global Underground 021 Moscow / Darren Emerson – Global Underground 020 Singapore / Danny Tenaglia – Global Underground 004 Athens: I was on a bit of a GU kick this week (with one of my favorite Fabric mixes thrown in) as I navigated some tough deadlines at work.
Taylor Swift – Midnights: Some thoughts on my first full week with Midnights:
- Most of the cursing sounds awkward, like a kid trying on a four-letter word for size; it rarely adds to the songs, and it sometimes takes away.
- Awkward cursing aside, “Snow on the Beach” is the first song on Midnights that I’ve fallen in love with.
- “Anti-hero” channels Kate Bush, which is a pairing I never thought I’d hear but I absolutely love.
- In “Mastermind,” Taylor sings that no one wanted to play with her as a little kid, so she’s been scheming like a criminal ever since. This week, I heard about one of Vivek Murthy’s talks, where he shared a personal story of feeling lonely as a little kid. Hearing a pop superstar and the surgeon general talk about the same thing created an interesting thematic intersection.
- I love Taylor for her love songs and the moments where sings about triumphing over impossible odds. I don’t much care for Taylor the victim, though. This album has more of the latter than I hoped it would.