Here's a small journal update:
I've been away for a while and my travels have involved long boat trips. During one of these, I was lying on the ground with my feet up listening to my ipod, and the power of shuffle graced me with a song from an album I had yet to listen to:
Spring Rain, by the Go-Betweens, is a bloody amazing song. It has a bit of a "western feel", let's call it, which is probably due to the guitar picking; but it's also incredibly fresh and glorious. I'm not even sure if I can explain what it was like to listen to this song whilst in a semi-conscious state. It was akin to a religious experience; like reaching nirvana during a fresh, rainy day.
In a way I know the song will never sound as good to me as it did then, but it's still pretty terrific. Good, good stuff.
The rest of the album is decent enough to deserve a listen as well, I think.
I've also started to realise that I can't tire of this song:
I actually like that video more than the original, probably because it's so warm and fuzzy, exactly like the song.
It's hopelessly romantic, it's slightly morbid, it's quintessentially british...it's amazing.