Amateur Recommendation Hour: Story Op 1
Today’s recommendation is a work of forlorn weariness and comfortable gratitude. Distilling the essence of collective emotional temperature into a singular cohesive artistic vision. The fatigue of contemporary living seems to ache and burn at our greatest insecurities further with each day. Holding onto the people, places, and things that matter to us will always see us through the uncontrollable whims of an increasingly hostile social climate. Learning to hold space and acknowledge both the comfortable of the moment and the distrust of the future is what will ultimately see us through the ebb and flow of daily life during turbulence. Story Op 1 is a compilation album by the late and great Korean pop auteur Kin Jong-hyun. Released on September 17, 2015 it is a compilation of songs inspired by stories sent in by listeners of his radio show “Blue Night.” The collaborative effort of this record lends itself a more authentic work of art created by both patrons and creator. Rather than bein...
