hello (it's been a while)

Gosh - time flies. It's been a while since I've shared anything here. Hello!

To be honest, I've been a little out of touch with new music this year. I haven't had so much time for trawling the new releases each week. 

I've also discovered a love of musicals (my Spotify wrapped will be entirely Hadestown, I can promise that.) I've spent far more time at the theatre than at gigs this year... please don't get me started on just how brilliant Paddington the Musical is. You may never escape.

I've been fairly busy with work since I became the manager of the bookstore I work at, and that isn't going to change any time soon as we build up to our busiest few weeks of the year.

I used to feel such an obligation to keep on top of my submissions inbox, to share posts and playlist updates on a certain frequency, as if people were expecting them and would be disappointed if I ever skipped it. It was a lot. I've barely touched the blog in several months. 

I feel really bad for all the people who've continued to email me this year - I really haven't been keeping on top of submisions at all (I was never the best at it - there are a LOT of emails to look through!) 

I don't think I'm quite ready to call it a day -  I spent a long time building this up and I love what I created. At the moment, I'd quite like to get back to sharing posts and new music that I'm enjoying, but I'm just figuring out what form that will take. I need to be a little kinder to myself in not placing so much pressure on myself around what should just be a bit of fun. 

The start of the new year feels like a good place to try a restart, maybe. Tentatively.

Anyway, I was just trawling through my inbox and felt like writing something here, in case anybody drops by the site and wonders where I am... 

So hi! 

PS if there's some new music I've probably missed and you think I'll love - feel free to drop a comment below.