alice

This album, by the awesome Okkervil River, is simply amazing. I had heard one song, Black, ages ago and proper loved it, but didn’t get the full album until a couple of months ago. Every song is a pure work of genius, every sentence in this is perfect. I kind of like really wordy songs, like Bright Eyes, Elliott Smith, Sufjan Stevens style. This guy, Will Sheff, is better than all of them. Well except maybe Sufjan Stevens and Elliott Smith

I’ve had it on repeat all day - you’d think I’d get bored but god no.

Though I know that it never can be, I’d be pleased to post your decrees, to fall at your knees, to name all your streets and to sit down and weep when you’re carried back through them and set down to sleep, and to lie by your side for sublime centuries.

I really really really wish I could play piano. It’s the most amazing instrument and I love how people can just sit down at it, tap the right keys and a beautiful tune comes out. I used to learn when I was younger but I found it hard to do both hands together in sync. I wish I’d stuck with it, or started earlier or something.

But wishing I could play will get me nowhere. Bob taught me the intro to Fur Elise, my favourite piece of music, so I spent a lot of time today perfecting it. It’s only a few bars but I can pretty much do it perfectly now. I know to a pianist this piece is just standard easy to play, but I’m a beginner and I’m proud of me for doing it

I’d love to get better and carry on playing. Now my brother has gone back to uni I should be able to use the piano a lot more often. I’ll never be as good as Bob but hopefully I’ll be somewhat decent, someday.

Why is this song so addictive?

Before a few days (or a week or something) I’d never even heard it before and ever since me and Bob were listening to them on his lovely foobar I’ve had this song drummed in my head, no pun intended.

Updates/photos coming soon. Right now I’m on a treasure hunt. Brb.