The question of why loss has become such a popular theme in pop in 2023 hangs heavy. Perhaps it has something to do with living in a post-pandemic world, where life has more or less returned to normal, but remains haunted by the sense that things aren’t quite the same as they were; things have changed, but looking at the news, it’s hard to conclude that they’ve improved. The experience of living amid the climate crisis, its existential questions sat beneath even more immediate wars and human frailties, will find an expression somewhere. These albums of loss are unlikely to be the way 2023 is remembered, but the theme is there nonetheless.
Schön formuliert vom Guardian, post-pandemic, haha, genau, lasst es uns doch einfach Endemie nennen. Nicht einmal mein MacBook gibt seinen Konsens zu Endemie.
Keine neuen großen Stars in diesem Jahr, schreibt der Guardian auch.
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Dirty, dirty feet from the concert in the grass / I wanted to believe that freedom there could last (Willy Mason)