HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ SIGNIFICANT OTHER
* Providing the A's to the 5 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Q's today is Significant Other — a singer-songer out of Montreal whose nice new album ‘Kimerlite’ dropped last month (and you can hear the track ‘Downtime’ on the HI54 Mix CD ‘NOT LOST / NOT FOUND’).
#1 - WHAT IS THE ONE ALBUM (OR EP OR SONG) THAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE THE VERY NEXT MUSICAL THING THAT EVERYONE PRESSES PLAY ON THE NEXT TIME THEY FIND THEMSELVES THINKING “WHAT SHOULD I LISTEN TO NOW”?
I've been listening to Michael Kiwanuka a lot in these quarantine days. The music is like a little burst of soulful sunshine with his voice adding a depth that strikes really hard.
There is something special about artists who also write songs that shift key and/or motif multiple times in a single track and still pull off a cohesive song. Definitely worth checking out his whole discography.
#2 - WHAT IS THE ONE MOVIE OR TV SHOW THAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE NEXT IN EVERYBODY’S NETFLIX QUEUE (OK, DOESN’T HAVE TO BE NETFLIX, WE’RE ALL INTERNET ADULTS HERE AND KNOW HOW TO FIND ANYTHING ONLINE, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER)?
The latest season (#10) of Curb Your Enthusiasm caps off a decade of watching Larry David's neurosis in overdrive.
For anyone who loves Seinfeld and hasn't moved towards Curb, it is highly recommended, but be prepared to cringe more than you might in your daily life.
#3. I (AND BY “I” I MEAN “THE PERSON THAT IS READING THIS”) AM GOING TO THE LOCAL BOOK STORE (OK, MAYBE THE LOCAL LIBRARY FIRST) TO FIND THE VERY NEXT BOOK THAT I WILL BE PUTTING SOME EXTREMELY VALUABLE ‘ME-TIME' ASIDE FOR. WHICH BOOK WOULD YOU GET, IF YOU WERE ME (AND, I SUPPOSE, YOU HADN’T ALREADY READ WHAT YOU’RE ABOUT TO SUGGEST)?
Definitely worth working through Yuval Noah Harari's trilogy of Sapiens, Homo Deus and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century - for people who like non-fiction and a look at world history through a different lens and through different associated patterns.
Especially helpful for thinking about how to navigate our confusing world, politics and economy these days as well.
#4 - WHAT IS THE ONE WEBSITE (OR JUST ANY OLD INTERNET THING: APP, GIF, SERVICE, WHATEVER) THAT YOU WOULD GET REALLY DOWN IN THE DUMPS ABOUT IF IT WERE TO SUDDENLY GO AWAY?
Those 3D previews of items you are about to buy on most purchasing platforms. They most often look so fake and show you exactly what your purchase will not look like. But they are most often hilarious as well.
#5 - AND FINALLY… PLEASE GIVE ONE COMPLETELY UNAIDED RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU THINK EVERYONE SHOULD START DOING / USING / WATCHING / EATING / THINKING / QUITTING / ETC-ING TO MAKE THEIR LIVES A LITTLE BIT MORE BETTER AND/OR BEARABLE.
Finding things that pop you out of negative or moody moments.
Its different for everyone and sometimes different depending on the day! But equally important!
OK folks, there you have it. Things that Significant Other thinks you should consider incorporating into your day/life. Before you log off and go find that thing to turn your :( to :), make sure to follow Significant Other on the Facebook / Instagram / Twitter and then also give ‘Downtime’ a listen below…
