thesis: the “song playing from another room” phenomenon appeals threefold to the millenial experience of nostalgia, isolation, and the sensation of eavesdropping on the lives of others via social media and hyper-consumption of culture actively building upon itself at a rapid pace
theory: it conjures a very particular type of nostalgia for a feeling that happens when you’re in the middle of a high-energy event like a concert or dance and then step out of it for a second. Personally I feel that those quiet moments when I’m still riding the high of the party but get a chance to breathe for a second are when I feel most at peace with myself. My brain slows down just enough to really understand how much of a good time I’m having.
That is a very good quality gurdy…and I wish I could play like that…
If you’ve never heard hurdy-gurdy before, allow me to assure you that whatever you are expecting it to sound like, it won’t be even a fraction as cool as the real thing.
I was not expecting to hear a blistering hurdy-gurdy solo this fine morning
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