HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ TUVABAND
* Providing the A's to the 5 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Q's today is Tuvaband – a singer-songer from Norway whose been dropping lovely single after lovely single and you should pop over to Spotify to catch yourself up. Q&A originally done in July 2018, but luckily good recommendations have a long shelf life.
#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”?
‘Totem’, an album by Cancer. Even though I’ve been listening to that album for months, it’s still great.
I would definitely also check out many of Dean Blunt’s albums. I would also listen to the album ‘Pleasure’ by Feist, especially ‘A Man Is Not His Song', and pay attention to the last seconds of that song.
#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)?
It’s definitely ‘Black Mirror’, the TV-show. I love watching scary stuff, and ‘Black Mirror’ is presenting the fears I have about the future. Fears I never really got to describe with words, is now captured in a tv-show. I like that it’s science fiction, but in a very close or likely future.
I also think American Horror Story season 1 is really, really good.
#3. I (AND BY “I” I MEAN “THE PERSON THAT IS READING THIS”) AM GOING TO THE BOOK STORE (OK, PROBABLY AMAZON) 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)?
This might sound like a cliche, but I have to say ‘Just Kids’ by Patti Smith. I also really like ‘Girl In a Band’ by Kim Gordon, which I am reading at moment.
I think it’s a little bit hard to get into books, so when I read it must be about something I’m really into.
#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?
I’m not sure how I could live without Spotify.
It’s definitely the best internet/app/whatever invention that exists.
#5 - AND FINALLY… PLEASE GIVE ONE COMPLETELY UNAIDED RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU THINK EVERYONE SHOULD START DOING / USING / WATCHING / EATING / THINKING / QUITING / ETC-ING TO MAKE THEIR LIVES A LITTLE BIT MORE BETTER AND/OR BEARABLE.
I think everyone should sway their hips every morning when they wake up. Especially if they’re often stressed out (or in the moment they are stressed out). Or if they feel very old when they wake up in the morning.
I feel like I’m 80 years old when I wake up, but I feel like I’m 14 after those moves.It calms you down, because the stress is physically in the hips (I’ve been told). I do it every morning, and before and during concerts. It works.
OK folks, there you have it. Things that Tuvaband thinks you should consider incorporating into your day/life. Before you log off to go swing your hips to and fro, make sure you follow Tuvaband on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram and then maybe ease your way into some hip swaying with some Tuva tracks on over on Spotify.
