Penumbra
I wrote this song with a particular inspiration in mind and ended up somewhere tangential to what I was feeling, which I’m okay with. If anything, it felt symbolic of what it’s like to move through feelings and their impermanence.
I appreciate wordless music for what it can do. It’s helpful to embody feelings, and then separately witness them through hearing. I trip up on my own words regularly and find it’s easier to express through sounds and pictures.
Anyways, I hope you enjoy:
Hosono House — Haruomi Hosono (1973)
This came to me years ago from Landfill Records in Portland, carrying the Light in the Attic reprint. Early on I would play this while making dinner, and I still insist it’s very good for that. Each song so different, yet each one a hit.
I’m grateful for the work Light in the Attic did — especially in telling the story of its conception. The joy and sheer talent it must have taken to make this moves me every time.
This is my favorite album to share with people, so today I’m encouraging you to give it a listen if you haven’t yet. It comes in and out of streaming availability — a licensing thing, I think. If you can find a place to listen, check it out.
Running
I’ve started running again now that it’s getting sunnier. I work from home, so getting out of the house feels like breaking out of a small country. I put on music and go.
I always second-guess the time it takes — like I should be working instead. But somewhere around the halfway point something shifts, and by the time I’m back I’m better for it in every way.