full disclosure: this is a hiatus apology, masquerading as a deep thought. both genuine, but both spades.

i’ve noticed that when life gets really busy, i tend to fall back on old habits:

• i eat like crap. (lots of popcorn and hot tamales).
• my language goes to crap. (though, is it really swearing if it’s in a north english accent?)
• i fall asleep watching crappy shows on Netflix. (have you seen the new BBC Robin Hood? it’s terrible. i can’t stop. plus it makes me swear in a north english accent.)

but in addition to the crap habits, i’ve also noticed that when things get crazy, i eat and drink comfort music. the normally insatiable drive to discover new stuff all but disappears. i stop scouring music blogs, i stop listening to KCRW, i stop clicking on RCRD_LBL emails and i hunker down in my own iTunes library with the stuff i know and love.

things have been really busy lately. i had thought, since i wasn’t finding any new music, i had nothing to share here. but moosico isn’t about new music. it’s about good music. and if there is music that i habitually fall back on to get me thru the tight spots, that’s exactly the kind of stuff that a self-curated music blog should be built around. so. apologies for the break. here’s a beach boys song.