Nick Drake’s debut album Five Leaves Left is as close to a synesthetic experience as music can offer. Each of the 10 gentle songs acts as the soundtrack to a leaf falling off a tree and swaying back and forth as it descends to the ground.
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On her 2004 covers album, Relations, revered British singer/songwriter Kathryn Williams breathed new life into classics such as Nirvana’s “All Apologies,” the Velvet Underground’s “Candy Says” and Pavement’s “Spit on a Stranger.” In commemoration of the release finally reaching U.S. shores on Tuesday (via One Little Indian), the Bad Penny asked the Mercury Prize nominee to christen a new feature: Revising History. Continue reading
