Seasons & Nostalgia & Music

I hate summer. I hate the scorching heat and when the air feels as if it’s as thick as the ocean. Winter is by far my favorite season, and it can’t get here quick enough. Maybe I’m drawn to winter because it is the season in which I was born, saturated with memories of family, friends, and celebration. But mostly it’s the feeling of cold air, burning lungs with each inhalation, and watching it fade into the air like smoke with each exhalation. It’s heavy coats, scarves and knit hats, deep starry nights with snow and coffee. All romantic images that stir my soul. But here, now, it’s hot. With no end in sight. I need something that offers nostalgia that will send my mind into deep freeze. Music. For me, there is nothing more nostalgic, bringing with it a rush of memories of times and places. I have one album in particular in mind, For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver. Melancholy beautiful. Acoustic guitars, high falsetto, and heartfelt lyrics that remind me of midnight strolls in January through the campus of Auburn. So tonight I put this record on and send my mind to a place I’d much rather be in this season.

I highly recommend this album. Listen to it! In the slight chance that anyone reads this and the even slighter chance that anyone listens to this record, you will love it, I promise. And if you don’t, you have terrible taste in music…just kidding…maybe. This being a blog about how pretentious we are about the things we love, you have to listen to it on vinyl. It’s the absolute best way to listen to music, and it makes you appear cool and sophisticated when people find out you listen to records. If not, at least put on some music that makes you super nostalgic. It’s good for your soul. Cheers!