I’m quite proud of what I’ve come up with on this little series of pictures, so I’m going to attempt a little bit of mp3 blogging/self-portrait crossover based around a current music-related sub-project within a project. Follow that if you will, or just download the songs and tell me I’m pretty 
Gale force winds on the Squinty Bridge meant that this was probably the first time I’ve risked serious harm for the sake of my 365Days project, but I quite like how this snatched iPhone shot turned out after a little post-processing. And I really enjoying getting to walk the first couple of miles home of a summer evening.
As I work my way through my musical A-Z, it starts to become obvious how many of my favourite songs are about drugs, religion or suicide. This track, by Austin’s hyperliterate Okkervil River, takes the latter theme – specifically the suicide of the 20th century American poet, John Berryman – and by linking it with naval imagery and an instantly recognisable Beach Boys refrain creates a song that is sweeping, epic and almost triumphant.
DOWNLOAD: Okkervil River – John Allyn Smith Sails [MP3]
BUY: The Stage Names
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