commitment issues
Skepticism.
Unintentional infatuation.
Pure, dirty lust.
Unabashed tunnel-vision, attached-at-the-hip addiction.
Flagging enthusiasm.
Nagging boredom.
Guilty neglect.
Embarrassed disavowal.
That’s me and music lately. So many quick aural flings, so little time. Sia is this week’s. She sang on some of my favorite Zero 7 tunes; I flirted with “Numb” for months; finally I broke down and bought her solo album Colour the Small One. After some resistance I’m now helpless before the catchy pop sculptures that are “The Bully,” “Sunday,” and “Breathe Me.” The truth is I’m a sucker for suspended fourths and sevenths and her producers have seduced me with delicious drum kits which are deliciously mixed. The kicks so airy, the brushes so thick! The album’s dynamic range is suggestive and voluptuous in a crowd of ditzy, anemic pop built of three decibels. And Sia herself is gravelly silk, the voice of a thoughtful vixen in sad trip-hop makeup. Sheesh, me and the melancholy-pretty… Can’t help it.
But I can see the break-up coming. It always does.
Still, Colour the Small One is making me want to buy Apogee products and Logic. I want to make pretty melancholy things, too! With someone else’s voice, obviously. (Not that I um, have anyone in mind. 
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But I also haven’t taken any decent photos for years. I haven’t painted for fun for a decade. I need to finish my thesis this decade. Too many interests, not enough time … or commitment.
January 7th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
So have you an Sia broken up yet? =)
January 7th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
We still see each other once in a while, but yeah, it’s pretty much over.
I’ve been seeing a lot of Radiohead’s new album lately. I think there’s some long-term potential there, but I don’t want to jinx it.
January 8th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
I agree about the Radiohead album but you’re right, we should jinx it.
January 8th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Um, we SHOULDN’T jinx it. I have forgotten how to type over the last few days–constant typos!