Music

I've been quite surprised recently with what I've been finding auditorily pleasing on the radiowaves. I'm a 6music devotee, and the dial rarely switches from the station. Their tagline is "closer to the music that matters" so they are a pretty good starting point in that they play new, exciting, influential music. So influential that it is actually profoundly enhancing my musical tastes.

Today I heard the stunning vocal talents of Martha Wainwright, who I'd heard do of but never actually heard. Artists that have been played in the last two hours include Hot Chip, Santogold, Morrissey and Florence and the Machine. These artists are all very different from each other. But produce amazing music. Which I never thought I would find remotely appealing. Yet, here I am. I know all the words to L.E.S Artistes by Santogold and find myself bopping happily along to Morrissey. Which I honestly would never have done 3 years ago. Never. It may not seem to be a particularly prominent revelation to most people ("Ooh, she heard new music and liked it, big woop!") but I have always been a very picky person when it comes to music. I tend to not like big bands, I like bands with a bit of an edge, and artists that are wrapped in controversy and mystery. So in admitting that I am beginning to see the attraction of alternative dance music, dancehall and ambient instrumental is a very big thing for me. I like it. My tastes are becoming more eclectic. I am creating a more varied playlist to my life. Thank you, 6music*.

*This isn't really a blog in which I just gush about how awesome 6music is. Really, it's not.

As a postscript: The exam went okay! And my sleep pattern is back to normal.