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The Quiet Revolution: Talk Talk’s Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock - Aquarium Drunkard
Some records feel impossible to write about. Not because they lack substance, but because they possess too much of it: too much quiet, too much space, too much mystery. They resist language the way wa...
aquariumdrunkard.com
“These tracks behave less like songs and more like weather systems – shifting, gathering, dissolving.”
The lovely people at @aquariumdrunkard.com asked the almost impossible: some thoughts on Talk Talk’s seminal albums ‘Spirit of Eden’ and ‘Laughing Stock,’ two records that mean very much to me.
The lovely people at @aquariumdrunkard.com asked the almost impossible: some thoughts on Talk Talk’s seminal albums ‘Spirit of Eden’ and ‘Laughing Stock,’ two records that mean very much to me.
A small encore…
Talk Talk - I Believe in You (Official Video) [HD Upgrade]
YouTube video by Talk Talk band
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A small encore…
… in which @tylerwilcox.bsky.social again reliably guides us through some wonderful (and occasionally weird) treasures to be found on @bandcamp.com. So much to discover here.
Bandcamping :: Winter 2025
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/12/01/b...
Hark, the snow is falling! At least in some places of the world it is. As winter descends, we’ve got some recent/recommended records to soundtrack the chillier months. Fill up your cart for the latest Bandcamp Friday on Dec 5
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/12/01/b...
Hark, the snow is falling! At least in some places of the world it is. As winter descends, we’ve got some recent/recommended records to soundtrack the chillier months. Fill up your cart for the latest Bandcamp Friday on Dec 5
December 2, 2025 at 6:54 AM
… in which @tylerwilcox.bsky.social again reliably guides us through some wonderful (and occasionally weird) treasures to be found on @bandcamp.com. So much to discover here.
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The Quiet Revolution: Talk Talk’s Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/11/28/t...
Some records feel impossible to write about... they resist language the way water resists a net.
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/11/28/t...
Some records feel impossible to write about... they resist language the way water resists a net.
November 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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“These tracks behave less like songs and more like weather systems – shifting, gathering, dissolving.”
The lovely people at @aquariumdrunkard.com asked the almost impossible: some thoughts on Talk Talk’s seminal albums ‘Spirit of Eden’ and ‘Laughing Stock,’ two records that mean very much to me.
The lovely people at @aquariumdrunkard.com asked the almost impossible: some thoughts on Talk Talk’s seminal albums ‘Spirit of Eden’ and ‘Laughing Stock,’ two records that mean very much to me.
The Quiet Revolution: Talk Talk’s Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock - Aquarium Drunkard
Some records feel impossible to write about. Not because they lack substance, but because they possess too much of it: too much quiet, too much space, too much mystery. They resist language the way wa...
aquariumdrunkard.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
“These tracks behave less like songs and more like weather systems – shifting, gathering, dissolving.”
The lovely people at @aquariumdrunkard.com asked the almost impossible: some thoughts on Talk Talk’s seminal albums ‘Spirit of Eden’ and ‘Laughing Stock,’ two records that mean very much to me.
The lovely people at @aquariumdrunkard.com asked the almost impossible: some thoughts on Talk Talk’s seminal albums ‘Spirit of Eden’ and ‘Laughing Stock,’ two records that mean very much to me.
This is rather lovely.
How to Fix a Typewriter and Your Life
This is the story of how a man traded steady, grinding corporate security for a dying craft and, in the process, found his soul.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This is rather lovely.
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Self-Portrait with Cod's Head 1940
https://botfrens.com/collections/90/contents/25877
https://botfrens.com/collections/90/contents/25877
November 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Self-Portrait with Cod's Head 1940
https://botfrens.com/collections/90/contents/25877
https://botfrens.com/collections/90/contents/25877
Reskeet with a time you looked cool.
November 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Reskeet with a time you looked cool.
There is no escaping some people, especially @iammilliam.bsky.social.
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
There is no escaping some people, especially @iammilliam.bsky.social.
Don Cherry, born 89 years ago today. 🎺
November 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Don Cherry, born 89 years ago today. 🎺
One of the better albums of 2025 came courtesy of @modernnature.bsky.social. And now they perform two Beatles cuts for @aquariumdrunkard.com’s Lagniappe Sessions. ✨ ✨
The Lagniappe Sessions :: Modern Nature
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/11/17/t...
On the heels of the band’s latest LP, The Heat Warps, Modern Nature return with their third entry in the Lagniappe Sessions, this time paying tribute to a pair of Beatles’ chestnuts.
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/11/17/t...
On the heels of the band’s latest LP, The Heat Warps, Modern Nature return with their third entry in the Lagniappe Sessions, this time paying tribute to a pair of Beatles’ chestnuts.
November 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
One of the better albums of 2025 came courtesy of @modernnature.bsky.social. And now they perform two Beatles cuts for @aquariumdrunkard.com’s Lagniappe Sessions. ✨ ✨
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A biography of Alice Coltrane, by Andy Beta? Yes please. (Coming from Hachette in March.)
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andy-...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andy-...
November 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
A biography of Alice Coltrane, by Andy Beta? Yes please. (Coming from Hachette in March.)
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andy-...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andy-...
New Jana Horn incoming.
Jana Horn, by Jana Horn
10 track album
janahorn.bandcamp.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
New Jana Horn incoming.
Excellent vibes contained herein.
Natural Information Society :: Perseverance Flow
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/11/12/n...
Perseverance Flow does everything its title promises. It perseveres, certainly, moving with a stubborn intent in a way that feels both mechanical and wholly organic . . .
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/11/12/n...
Perseverance Flow does everything its title promises. It perseveres, certainly, moving with a stubborn intent in a way that feels both mechanical and wholly organic . . .
November 12, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Excellent vibes contained herein.
Happy Veterans Day to all who celebrate. 🫡
November 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Happy Veterans Day to all who celebrate. 🫡
When @aimeemann.bsky.social covers ‘Rainy Days and Mondays’ for Tim Robinson’s ‘The Chair Company’ = 👌🏻
The Chair Company Soundtrack | Rainy Days and Mondays - Aimee Mann | WaterTower Music
YouTube video by WaterTower Music
m.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
When @aimeemann.bsky.social covers ‘Rainy Days and Mondays’ for Tim Robinson’s ‘The Chair Company’ = 👌🏻
New Bill Callahan incoming. billcallahan.bandcamp.com/album/my-day...
My Days of 58, by Bill Callahan
12 track album
billcallahan.bandcamp.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
New Bill Callahan incoming. billcallahan.bandcamp.com/album/my-day...
This neophyte just bought the Tone Poet reissue (on Blue Note) of this, based on @andrewmale.bsky.social's review in the new issue of MOJO. Any other melancholy autumnal recommendations? Only the Lonely? Watertown?
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This neophyte just bought the Tone Poet reissue (on Blue Note) of this, based on @andrewmale.bsky.social's review in the new issue of MOJO. Any other melancholy autumnal recommendations? Only the Lonely? Watertown?
This just turned up in my inbox. Can’t say I’m not intrigued. 🤔
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This just turned up in my inbox. Can’t say I’m not intrigued. 🤔
Alright, one more then…
if you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
if you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Alright, one more then…
if you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
if you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 8, 2025 at 10:26 AM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
Joan and Nathan are heading to Europe (again). Tickets are on sale. 🎟️
TOUR — JOAN SHELLEY
www.joanshelley.net
November 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Joan and Nathan are heading to Europe (again). Tickets are on sale. 🎟️
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Agatha Christie invites you to a Netflix mystery…
Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials debuts 15 January on Netflix, starring Mia McKenna-Bruce, Helena Bonham Carter and Martin Freeman.
Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials debuts 15 January on Netflix, starring Mia McKenna-Bruce, Helena Bonham Carter and Martin Freeman.
November 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Agatha Christie invites you to a Netflix mystery…
Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials debuts 15 January on Netflix, starring Mia McKenna-Bruce, Helena Bonham Carter and Martin Freeman.
Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials debuts 15 January on Netflix, starring Mia McKenna-Bruce, Helena Bonham Carter and Martin Freeman.
Malcolm Gladwell takes “a signed book is a sold book” to extremes.
malcolmgladwell on Instagram
www.instagram.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Malcolm Gladwell takes “a signed book is a sold book” to extremes.