a woman that prefers to observe life rather than participate.
Name: Ada
Age: 24
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
on the wrong side of twenty. future lawyer. music. literature. arsonists in attics. seinfeld. mr popo. danielle rousseau. mass effect.
This is the “romance” theme from Dragon Age by Big Aubrey. I haven’t played the game in ages, but I kept singing the really high pitched to my friend who just played it. I thought I imagined the high pitched bit, so I watched the romance scenes to see if it really existed, but it always cut off before the music could go mental.
Five weeks later, I found it. I didn’t imagine it.
I just listened to Nightwish’s Ghost Love Score for the first time in a few years. What a song. I just put it on again.
The sitar. The oboe. That clarinet. Oh god.
awesome photo of pwolf.
Patrick Wolf, after an eight month absence, I have fallen in love with your music all over again.
Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd Cover)
Circa Survive (Anthony Green)
take my hand with your glove of love.
1. The World/Inferno Friendship Society - Let’s Steal Everything
Haven’t listened to much by these guys, but it seems like a pretty rad track so far. I’m a sucker for accordions.
2. Finntroll - Varg Timmen (Hedningarna Cover)
Finntroll are pretty cool. They’re a great band to see live as well. Haven’t listened to them a lot in the last few years, but despite being a cover, this song is cool.
3. Frightened Rabbit - Living in Colour
A Scottish folk rock group that have really blown up here in the past few years. It seems like everyone I know really likes them. I can’t say this is my favourite song off The Winter of Mixed Drinks album, but it’s okay.
4. Nevershoutnever! - I Love You More Than You Will Ever Know
This kid plays some nice acoustic guitar tunes. I enjoy listening to him on a rainy day, and this song is a good one.
5. Stormy Atmosphere - Fifth Season
This is one of those songs that comes up on shuffle, and you just wonder to yourself ‘what the hell is this?’. According to last.fm, Stormy Atmosphere are a progressive art metal act — whatever that means. I’m now just over two minutes into the song, and it is sounding like a heavier version of 90’s Rush with a female vocalist. They’re are Israeli, so maybe they’ll have some cool folk instrumentals like Orphaned Land…
6. My Chemical Romance - Welcome to the Black Parade
I like their second album, but I haven’t really listened to The Black Parade. This song definitely gets better as it goes on. Beginning is a bit naff.
7. Kanye West - Hey Mama
I adore this track. It’s an amazing mashup.
8. Stars - The Beginning after the End
A great introduction to a pretty solid album.
9. Foo Fighters - No Way Back
I quite like Foo Fighters, but I won’t say I’m a serious fan. This song is alright. Typical Foo by numbers.
10. Take a Worm for a Walk Week - Helmet Spew
Saw these guys in Glasgow a couple of years ago. I haven’t listened to them in a while, though.
4/100
The Fall of Troy - Act One, Scene One
The Fall of Troy are a very special band for me. Like a lot of fans, their second album Doppelgänger is the best album they produced in their career. I started listening listen to TFOT in my first year of undergrad in 2005, and I was mesmerized by the intricate guitar work and how epic the songs were with just three young guys.
This song kind of encapsulates a younger, inexperienced, and naive version of me that has long since been replaced and improved. I guess this can be said for the band themselves considering they could never produce anything else that their fans deemed worthy. For a lot of people, Doppelgänger could never be surpassed, but I think the guys, like me, just changed so much; this album definitely came from a place that can never be returned to.
RIP TFOT.
