The Night

The Night

You are a child in a small town. You are, to be exact, eight years old, and it is growing late at night. Late for you, accustomed to bedding in at nine or nine-thirty: once in a while perhaps begging Mom or Dad to let you stay up later to hear Sam and Henry on that...
The Jam

The Jam

I’m sure this is a fairly controversial pick of a band, but I’m specifically thinking of their demos and b-sides album, Extras. Without the sometimes cheesy or naff production that accompanied their album output, the songs on Extras still stand up really...
Life of Pi

Life of Pi

It was a huge zoo, spread over numberless acres, big enough to require a train to explore it, thought it seemed to get smaller as I grew older, train included. Now it’s so small it fits in my head. You must imagine a hot and humid place, bathed in sunshine and...