So. I've been ignoring the journal function of last.fm for a very long time indeed. And I didn't comment on others' either. I suppose it's because I'm out of the house a lot, and the vast majority of the music I listen to is on my ipod, which can't be recorded here.

Anyway. My need for music has not lessened at all :) these days I think I'm listening to a lot more mellow stuff. For example: Sunrise, Omstart, Helplessly Hoping, Long, Long, Long, 飽和, Cataracts… I could go on. These are songs I've…

So what happened last year? In terms of music? It was an explosion! I really broadened my horizons. It's hard to write down everything I discovered, everything that happened. But as for an analysis, I guess:

1. Focus on lyrics.
- I've always been quite a sentimental person, but until this year I often listened to certain songs just for the sound. Of course that's important, but last year I was really motivated by some kind of connection to the lyrics. I guess because of stuff that happened last year. And this pushed me towards songs with more simple subtle…

warm days drag on, waiting for exam results, in a bit of a haze, looking at the map pinned on my wall.

being a worker bee:

06:00 Gnik Nus - The Beatles // shards of sunlight
08:00 It's a Good Day - Peggy Lee // pancakes a la mode
10:00 I Feel Just Like a Child - Devendra Banhart // commuters taking themselves too seriously
12:00 ピクニック (お墓でランチバージョン) - キセル // concrete in the sun
14:00 Black Math - The White Stripes // tired of numbers already
16:00 Green Rain - Shugo Tokumaru // this world is yours, but…
18:00…

I can't brag about singing. At all. My vocal range is so tiny, I struggle with the highest notes of 夢のあと, and even the lowest note of Nude! And anything by dear Sondre Lerche is practically impossible! Out at karaoke I'm always fiddling with the transpose buttons, which annoys my friends no end. And… my kid brother has a golden voice. Genes work in strange ways eh.

But there are a few songs I can sing entirely:

4. But Beautiful = makes me imagine snow outside, for some reason.

3. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right = one…