Dear (music) diary...
The year has begun... Well, actually, that is a full sentence. It has begun, but I'm stuck in this, like... seemingly permanent state of stillness. When the year begun, at first I got stuck in a YouTube hook, like I wrote last time. All I did on my spare time was binge watch YouTube. I did so much last year, I think I was lowkey burned out or something and needed a break. Then, next I got stuck in the 24h news cycle, it felt like all I ever did was consume news or commentary on current events in some form, be it broadcasts, podcasts, talk shows, news sites, newsletters or print media. I had no time for music or other fun things at all. Didn't open social media for a month, either. About a month ago I decided enough is enough, and dropped everything. Didn't follow any news. The stream never ends, there will never be enough hours in the day to catch all of it anyway, when new news keep pouring in all the time. Since then, I've listened to some pop albums that have come ...