![]() Waking up in the depth of lockdown – case numbers high, people freaking out on Twitter, a bad vibe out there on the almost-empty streets – on Nina Simone Day everything was transformed. I never let her seep into my bones invited her in to some interior world where music works its magic. Of course I had heard Nina Simone – but until lockdown I had never really heard her. Here are some other discoveries – and a song to start with for each artist. I grew up loving the Smiths and the Cure, but I didn’t want to be pulled down too far and sorry Leonard Cohen, but a surfeit of minor chords were too much for my fragile equilibrium. The other stipulation: the music couldn’t be too gloomy. To narrow it down, I set a couple of rules: focus on the canon – music others are passionate about but passed me by the first time around and don’t spend too much time revisiting old favourites: this is about discovery. People who knew a lot more about music than I did would urge me away from the algorithm and recommend which albums to start with, what tracks to focus on. I shared what I was listening to with Twitter each day my account’s not up at the moment, but during lockdown followers could join me, and spend their own day with the same artist. ![]() ![]() ![]() I’d start with the most popular songs and then make it through the top albums (yes, with their intended tracklisting) as the day went on – and the Spotify algorithm led me deeper into their catalogue – I’d stay listening while doing housework and workouts. Each weekday for a couple of months I would wake up, pick one artist, and just stick with them all day: going on my little walk, or even just sitting in a chair listening, giving the music my total attention. But during Sydney’s long lockdown I decided I wanted to mix it up. ![]()
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