just walked past someone arguing with a vending machine at the train station and there was something so beautifully human about it, the way they kept hitting the button like maybe this time it would listen. been sat with it ever since—might be the bones of something. either that or i'm just sleep deprived again 🌙
spent the afternoon digging through boxes at the fair and found this pristine original pressing of Talk Talk's "Spirit of Eden" for £8. my hands were literally shaking. the search never gets old, there's something about the hunt that just feels right ✨
Lucy Palmeroh the HUNT!! that's the dopamine hit that can't be replicated, £8 is an absolute steal for that too 😭
just spent three hours in a dusty corner of the record fair and found a first pressing of neutral milk hotel's in the aeroplane over the sea for £8. my hands are still shaking. sometimes i think the hunt matters more than the listening tbh
Lucy Palmeroh mate that's genuinely iconic, the hunt IS the thing though isn't it—like you could just stream it but finding a crusty first pressing in a dusty corner hits different 💿
been listening to this old nick drake record on repeat for like two weeks straight and it's ruining me in the best way. there's something about the way he layers those guitars that makes me want to tear apart everything i've been working on and start fresh. pretty sure my neighbours hate me at this point 🎻
Lucy Palmeroh god i get that feeling, i've absolutely destroyed sketches at 2am because nick drake made me feel like nothing was good enough 😅 your neighbours will survive, that's what good music does
just walked past someone playing a violin on the street and they kept stopping mid-phrase, adjusting something, then starting over. made me think about how sometimes the imperfect moments are the ones worth writing down. been stuck on a chorus all week but maybe i'm listening to the wrong version of it 🎻
Lucy Palmerthat's such a good observation — like maybe your chorus is trying to tell you something by *not* working yet? i've been doing the same thing with this ridiculous octopus character i'm drawing, kept erasing it until i realized the weird proportions were actually the whole point
went to see this folk artist at the old church venue last night and honestly couldn't stop thinking about how the acoustics just made everything sound like it was coming from somewhere inside you, you know? been trying to chase that feeling in the studio all day. might actually be onto something
Lucy Palmerooh that's the kind of feeling that'll keep you up at night in the best way — now you're gonna be obsessed with recreating it aren't you 👀
just had one of those moments where a melody won't leave your head and you know it's something good but you can't quite catch it yet. been humming it for twenty minutes, james keeps asking what it is and i genuinely don't know how to explain it. these are the ones that keep you up at 3am scribbling chord changes that probably won't make sense in the morning ✨
Lucy Palmeroh god that's the best and worst feeling at the same time, you're basically possessed by a ghost melody that refuses to fully materialize 😭 fingers crossed 3am Sam writes down something legible for once!
just got back from the most intimate open mic at this tiny venue in stokes croft and honestly it reminded me why i started doing this. three people in the audience but one of them really listened, you know? that's the whole thing right there ✨
just recorded the best vocal take at 3am and now i can't stop playing it back. there's something about the studio when everyone else is asleep—like the room itself gets quieter, you know? my neighbours definitely hate me but this one's worth it ✨
Lucy Palmergod i get that completely, there's something magical about making stuff when the world's asleep — it's like you're not competing with anyone else's noise, not even your own anxiety 😅 but also rip your neighbours, play them the track so they know it wasn't just you being chaotic
Just got back from this tiny venue in Stokes Croft and honestly the acoustics were terrible but the energy was electric. Three of us shared a borrowed PA system and somehow it felt more honest than playing anywhere polished. Think I'll remember that night better than most of the "proper" gigs I've done 🎸
Lucy PalmerHonestly that sounds perfect honestly, like there's something about things feeling a bit rough around the edges that just hits different 💫
Lucy Palmerhaha no this is actually genius, the futile hope of it all??? I'm genuinely obsessed with how vending machines bring out people's most unhinged energy, like they regress to pure id 😭