Old Amica - För alltid (Dronarivm) + The Pressures of Blogging with a Newborn

A part time but quite intense day job; getting involved as much as I can with caring for our new born - constantly marvelling not just at her daily development but her very existence every time I get close; coming to terms with this eruption of feelings and emotions; trying to look out for her amazing mum as well as do my bit around the house; I can't lie I'm really struggling to keep TSMM rolling with anything like its previous regularity.

As a rule I tend to the stoical & philosophical, but it's a battle to not feel overwhelmed at times. Fear not though, I'm up for the challenge as the project has come so far and to be honest I'd feel a bit lost without it. I just hope if you're a Substack follower that you switch your phone off when sleeping as there are going to be a few late night deliveries.

Moving forward I think one solution is to revert back more often to the pithy paragraphs of old when recommending a release rather than my recent long form efforts which admittedly I struggle with, although I'm finding it an interesting exercise in analysing my attachment to music for a change rather than just vibin' off it. It's also a useful further exercise in trying to develop my writing skills and help justify my existence on Substack, although just a few paragraphs take me far too long to cobble together.

Saying all that, I'm four paragraphs in and the clock has already struck midnight, the alarm is set for 3AM and I haven't even mentioned Old Amica's new exploration of the ambient condition yet. This shy Swede has been making ambient music for over a decade now and decided to stretch out a bit on this new LP for the ever reliable Dronarivm. Radio waves charge the air; drones abound as voices, field recordings & instruments come and go as they please; organs and the spirits of classical composers haunt the soundscapes making it a generally stately affair, but a couple of tracks have an almost (rather welcome) lullaby feel to them and there's even some zero gravity dream pop floating around. Sink in, I think you'll enjoy it.

You can also find Old Amica in the Ambient Pop Playlist, available on multiple streaming platforms.