"Levitation" by Beach House
Depression Cherry, the fifth studio album by Indie "dream pop" band Beach House, is both cavernous and expansive. Whilst listening, I am...
"The Girl With the Flaxen Hair" by Claude Debussy
There is an old Greek fable that goes as follows. Two flowers, a rose and an amaranth (the latter an immortal purple flower), are having...
"Nongqongqo (To Those We Love)" by Miriam Makeba
I stumbled across this song during a recent visit to Halifax, and was immediately enchanted. I’ve since tried to translate the lyrics,...