Dear reader,
Hope you are doing well and hope your Sunday promises to be as good as it can be in times like these. As always, we have collated a few links for you to spend your Sunday with. Here’s what we have for you -
What we published
On literature: a short note on a book I enjoyed reading
Humour: a rant on motivational speakers
Art: Pear Blossoms by Nupur Lele.
Van Gogh series - 06
Inspiration photo
- Small Pear Tree in Blossom, Vincent van Gogh, Arles, (April 1888)
What we found
Article: I came across this essay by Mukul Kesavan in an anthology and then searched for it on the internet. It is an elaboration of the subtitle - Indian men aren’t born ugly: they achieve ugliness through practice. I found it quite humorous. Hope you enjoy reading it -
The ugly Indian man: Of hygiene, hair and horrible habits
Listen you must to…: Ashes of the wake by Lamb of God.
- Not because it starts with Lamb of God’s most listened to song on Spotify ever, not because it is probably the most listened-to album of Lamb of God (LoG), but because of the chemistry the band managed to strike between the individual elements. These are not progressive metal-like complicated riffs, these are not math rock drums. The genre of this album is groove metal which is basically heavy guitar riffs with syncopated (simplistically meaning off-beat) drums. That is exactly where Art is (this is also a LoG pun because their new drummer is called Art Cruz). After listening to LoG, no after carefully listening to LoG, you can begin appreciating what drums can do to a song. The beats in this album, although not math rock, are extremely complex to play and require the ultimate independence of each of your limbs. Chris Adler (the ultimate drummer beast) was also a guitarist and maybe that is why he can so flawlessly come up with melodies on a drum kit. I feel that the chemistry that the band managed to strike is probably because of this ability of Adler. What do you think?
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