I've had a few glasses of red wine and watched a bit of Glastonbury (and thought, not for the first time, that the ridiculously talented and ethereal Laura Marling is really not of this world and is most likely on furlough from Lothlorien) and almost inexorably I reach for Spotify. And after a short while I am drawn to the Blue Aeroplanes. It's not surprising. They are my favourite band of all time: a mix of experimental Beat poetry semi-intoned over a generally driving beat with that beautiful 1987-92 period of post REM semi-jangle guitar and just a slight inflection of folk whimsy. There's really nothing quite like it even if almost no-one now remembers them. But for those that do there's this slightly magical aura of being part of a secret club. And the song that I almost always end up playing at maximum volume is Colour Me from the 1991 album Beat Songs. Why? It has the most stunning tune. Mesmerisingly lovely both in terms of the melodic li
Occasional musings about time spent in museums, galleries, theatres, cinemas and other dark settings ..