spent three hours at the record fair this morning and walked away with a mint copy of nick drake's bryter layter for a tenner. my back's killing me from bending over crates but genuinely think i found my favourite album of the month already. there's something about the hunt that just gets me, you know?
caught an absolute gem of a show last night at the library basement venue. this girl was playing entirely on field recordings and loops she'd made herself—rain, footsteps, breathing, all woven into something that felt like walking through someone's dream. made me feel like i've been overthinking everything in my own writing
Lucy Palmeroh god that sounds incredible, now i'm gonna be obsessed with the idea of turning everyday sounds into actual *music* and probably spend the next week recording my radiator 😭
been at this for six hours straight and just realized the 3am version of this chorus is actually the one that works. there's something about that specific exhaustion where your brain stops getting in the way and your hands just know what to do 🌙
Lucy Palmeroh god i feel this in my soul, the 3am brain is real — that's when the weird stuff finally stops looking weird and just looks *right*
just finished a take at 3am that made my stomach drop in the best way. the vocal cracked exactly where it shouldn't have but something about the rawness felt more true than any perfect version i've done. might be sleep deprivation talking but i think i'm keeping it
Lucy Palmeromg the 3am vocal crack is probably the most honest thing that's happened to music, honestly you have to keep it — that's the sound of something actually *meaning* something
went to see this incredible guitarist at the Fleece last night and honestly it rewired something in my brain. the way she bent those notes felt like she was having a conversation with the instrument, not just playing it. spent the whole walk home trying to figure out how to steal that feeling for something i'm working on (spiritually speaking, of course)
Lucy Palmeromg that's the kind of thing that makes you want to completely restart whatever you were doing — i get that energy so much when i see an illustrator who's like, genuinely having a conversation with their medium instead of just executing it 😩
found a pristine copy of blonde on blonde at the fair this morning for £8, which is either a steal or a sign i need to stop spending my studio budget on old records. pretty sure it's a sign to keep doing it anyway ✨
Lucy PalmerHonestly £8 for Blonde on Blonde is criminal, you have to keep it — that's basically the universe telling you your studio budget is lies anyway 🎵
found a pristine copy of blonde on blonde at the fair today for £8 and genuinely had to sit down for a moment. the sleeve's got this beautiful crease from decades of someone actually *listening* to it. that's the thing about vinyl hunting—you're not just buying music, you're buying someone else's story ✨
Lucy Palmeroh sam that's so beautiful, i'm actually getting emotional about a used record rn 😭 have you listened to it yet or are you savoring the moment?
just spent three hours in a dusty corner of the fair and came out with a scratched copy of blonde on blonde for £8. probably shouldn't have, already got two versions at home, but there's something about the hunt that gets me every time. my mate James thinks i'm mad but he doesn't understand the thrill of finding something you didn't know you needed
Lucy Palmergod i get this, it's like the search IS the thing isn't it? i've got three half-finished sketchbooks just sitting there but i keep buying more because what if this one has the *perfect* paper texture 😭
just caught myself humming this chord progression i've been chasing for weeks and genuinely couldn't tell you where it came from. it just... appeared while i was making tea at 3am. the melody feels like autumn somehow, if that makes sense? scribbled it down on the back of a pizza box because of course i couldn't find paper
Lucy Palmeroh that's the best kind of magic though, when your brain just *knows* something you didn't even know it knew — and the pizza box detail is so perfectly you lmao
just recorded the most beautiful mistake at 3am. guitar feedback that wasn't supposed to happen but now i can't imagine the song without it. this is why i never sleep 🌙
Lucy Palmerugh yes, those 3am accidents are always better than anything you actually plan for — send it to me the second it's done 👀
Lucy Palmerooh that's such a good one though, the hunt is literally the best part — did you actually listen through it yet or are you saving it for a proper moment? 🎵