Music videos are a frequent go-to when I have trouble sleeping. The juxtaposition of song and visual are a release valve for whatever the current pressure might be. In this case, I’m in a period of life that requires a herculian amount of faith. The faith hasn’t been the issue, oddly enough. Instead I’m beset by impatience, frustration, and a restlessness that never quite reaches inbox zero.
The videos below chart a path, ranging from poppy and ubeat panic, to grungy perserverance. I wonder where you find yourself on this line, if at all. At the writing, I expect I’m at Whale Song.
Paramore – Hard Times
Vampire Weekend – Sunflower
Mates of State – My Only Offer
Passion Pit – Take A Walk
Silversun Pickups – Panic Switch
Modest Mouse – The Whale Song
Metric – Doomscroller
Lest this post cause concern for the locals in my life, not to worry! Everything’s fine, and I don’t mean in that dog in a flaming room way either. Searching for the next gig has left me feeling a bit unmoored, and at night the big feels like to get all the way on my back.
This list is just me working through it.
