Whimsy

A playlist to soothe and inspire, as featured in The Simple Things magazine

22 July 2020

#news, whimsy, lockdown

I created a mix tape. It’s for whoever finds it and feels attracted to its playfulness. Those moments where genres bend, blend and juxtapose to… Words that soothe. Beats that groove. Tunes that propose a shimmy. Dare a toe tap. Invite a finger click. I …

Feeling Good

20 May 2019

#whimsy

Nina Simone pops up in the most surprising of places. This morning she was the voice of Muller yoghurt during the ad breaks of the Jeremy Kyle show. This afternoon she is the voice of salvation as Jack Dickinson’s coffin is carried down the aisle of St …

Pieces of light

Pieces of Light

31 July 2018

#whimsy

I decided that the only solution was to seduce him. I found him in the Terminal Bar and Grill. He was sober. On the following Friday, we packed our bags and planned our escape. I was dressed in a completely inappropriate shade of red.