almost paradise

I felt that...

There is nothing else

I'll start with wonderful debut from a Polish singer Barbara Wrońska. She has been known in Poland for as a member of bands such as Ballady i Romanse or Pustki. This year she decided to release her first solo album and I was delighted to discover how many genres it merges: from musical, to electro to the classic Polish ballads. This album is so full of vulnerability and raw emotions, expressed by the light accompaniaments of piano and other interesting accoustic sounds. Check her if you like: Sóley, Regina Spektor, Sara Barreiles, Róisín Murphy

so I feel like launching series of posts promoting great Polish records/artists which I think could be hard to discover even with Youtube and other services

10. A song that has new meaning to you everytime you hear it. I wanted to put J Newsom here, but as she does not have her music published on spotify, I chose Holter and this song. She once said it was about the end of world, however, sometimes I find it very positive or reminding me of my hometown.

09. A song that means a lot to you. Love is one of my most important values, and this song helped me to realise it while I was in a very dark place.

08. A song that calms you down. Eefje's delicate voice and lyrics full of Dutch "H" sounds make this song very relaxing.

07. A song that gets you pumped up. A lot of St. Vincent fans find this song sad, I think it's quite energetic.

06. A song that always get stuck in your head. Tbh most of the Beach House' songs, but this one has very memorable lyrics at the end - "Totems in the sky/I want to forget/All that wasn't right/I need to leave it". It sounds very powerful and dramatic.

05. A song that helps you clear your head. It was really hard to choose one, because if I want to get some things out of my mind I write songs myself. However, Kelela for me is kinda like a good friend telling you "Hey, I love you, and get your shit together, and just move on". This song is pretty awesome for its meaning and as a closer of TMA.

04. A song that makes you want to dance. This song is simply flawless, and the drum part in the middle of it does not allow me ever to stand still.

03. A song that makes you cry. Once I had a whole playlist of such songs, but all in all I think that I used to relate most of my pain to this one. Play it during the midnight, when there is barely no other sound present.

03. A song that makes you cry. Once I had a whole playlist of such songs, but all in all I think that I used to relate most of my pain to this one. Play it during the midnight, when there is barely no other sound present.

Well maybe not exactly the song on its own, but together with the music video it definitely does.

I chose this one because of its message - just give it a listen and you’ll understand why it is so positive.