New Grass - Talk Talk
Song of the Day #2
Apple Music link: https://music.apple.com/us/album/new-grass/1444218854?i=1444218874
Talk Talk is one of those bands that I find impossibly difficult to write about, simply because words are just not apt to express what effect Colour of Spring, Spirit of Eden, and Laughing Stock has had on my life. Their music exists on such a transcendent spiritual plane that I have to almost prepare myself for the intense emotional experience that listening to them brings. Even a song like this that I've heard dozens of times in my life, I cannot even begin to describe how the combination of notes, chords, and arrangement choices brings me to a meditative state: no description can really do it justice.
But I will say that, like all good spiritual sources, Talk Talk's music has the ability to bring life into clarity, showing how feeble our ordinary materialistic lives are in the face of such cosmic grandeur and unity with all things. I was feeling quite depressed when I woke up on this day, and I decided to go on a walk to clear my head. Somehow, I knew I was emotionally ready to listen to this Talk Talk album on this walk. It was truly a soul-healing experience that not only brought me a great deal of inner peace but also made me love being alive more than ever. To me, it's a demonstration of Talk Talk's genius that the album could bring me back to a much calmer state and bring me back in touch with my spiritual side. I don't even have to be in the mood to feel something from this music: it simply takes me there.
The part of Laughing Stock that made the greatest impact on me during the walk was "New Grass." So here is the song in all its glory, but if you are new to this band, do yourself a favor and listen to their 5 albums + Mark Hollis's solo album in chronological order. It might seem cliche to say a band could change your life, but Talk Talk's discography could truly put you on the path to happiness and enlightenment. What could be more beautiful than that?
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