I don’t know about you but these days I only want to listen to music that feels like a friendly yet sad computer made it and I Don’t Want It Darker by the german duo AUA is exactly that. How and when did the machine get the blues ? Are you ok, computer ?

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If I look,
I see the saddest things
If I listen,
I hear the saddest things
If I dream,
I’m in the saddest dream

I was immediately intrigued when I saw this song’s name, a reference to Cohen’s You Want It Darker in such a different genre of music is kind of charming. It’s fun to imagine Mister Cohen in a sci-fi computer world. And just like Cohen’s song, the title is also the name of the whole album. I feel like I already talked too much so I’ll briefly say that the singing in this track is really haunting and adds a great depth to these simple lyrics.

Before I give you a prompt I’d like to share a funny review you can find on their bandcamp, someone with the username “LSD” commented : “Definitely a good album for stoners!”. Anyway this week I’d like you to find a song or an album’s name that you would subvert for your own song or album.

I think I’d do a weird heavy noise album called “The Bombs are Louder Now” (in reference to the Smiths compilation album….not the BTS song…c’mon people)

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