“Not Here”

As I sit here, waiting for the inspiration to strike, waiting for the subject matter to appear, waiting for the words to pop into my head, many minutes go by. Minutes turn into hours. Hours turn into days. Days turn into clichés. And clichés turn into large swathes of wasted life.

It’s not uncommon for me to simply sit around in silence and try to follow a thought train that either (a) isn’t there, or (b) chugs away from me too quickly to try and catch it. The amount of time I piss away doing literally nothing could be put to better use in so many ways – even sitting still in total silence provides the perfect scenario for listening to new music or podcasts. You know, taking something in without necessarily being over productive.

But for a number of hours each week, I have a tendency to effectively disappear. I do nothing. Nothing happens to me. It’s pretty much as if I simply don’t exist for an hour or do until the grand scheme of things needs to activate me again for the next part of it’s almighty plan. So, you know, maybe consider this week’s bit of nothing to be just that. If you’ll excuse me, I just need to hang out my “Not Here” sign and sit quietly for a while until I feel the suddenly tingles in whichever foot falls asleep first.

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If there’s one thing that’ll cause something to stand out in your brain, it’s repetition. That’s why this low and moody lyrical loop makes its way in here. Despite sounding mostly the same a lot of the way through, there’s a subtle progression laced throughout, ultimately coming yo a head with a clunking guitar and saxophonic sense of urgency.

To be honest, it was a tough one this week: a toss up between a recent release in the alternative indie sphere, or Romania’s yodel-rap song from the Eurovision Song Contest. As it stands, I’m still not sure if I’ve made the right decision.

Nadine Shah – Out The Way