i was reading an article on nme.com which was talking about those moments in songs that give you the goosebumps. they call it frisson and explain it scientifically as the flood of dopamine in the brain as a result of an emotional reaction to a moment in a song. it could be a change in tempo, an introduction of a certain instrument, or the way a lyric is formed or phrased. apparently only 30% - 50% of people experience this in response to music, which explains why some people aren't into music as much as others. i thought i'd look through my ipod and come up with my own list of musical frissons. it only took me a matter of minutes to choose 10 so i may well revisit this in the future. i've linked to the specific moments on the youtube links - although you should listen to the whole song if you want to appreciate those moments fully.

• in the flowers by animal collective
  when it kicks in after avey wonders if i could just leave my body for a night?
• reckoner by radiohead
  when the song picks up again after the bridge and thom starts oohing
• while you wait for the others by grizzly bear
  when ed really wants to know and what was left?
• sao paulo by guillemots
  when fyfe says he could live 9 lives, but i won't
• radio cure by wilco
  the way jeff says making love in relation to distance and understanding
• mr november by the national
  when matt assures us he won't fuck us over
• kathy with a k's song by bright eyes
  when conor tells us he can hear it now
• i want to be well by sufjan stevens
  when it picks up as sufjan declares that he's not fucking around
• spirit ditch by sparklehorse
  when mark plucks the first few guitar notes and declares i want my records back
• take care by beach house
  the oh-oh-oooh after victoria says she'll take care of you

today's photo is a mirrored, rotated building in bogota - here's the original

i was reading an article on nme.com which was talking about those moments in songs that give you the goosebumps. they call it frisson and explain it scientifically as the flood of dopamine in the brain as a result of an emotional reaction to a moment in a song. it could be a change in tempo, an introduction of a certain instrument, or the way a lyric is formed or phrased. apparently only 30% - 50% of people experience this in response to music, which explains why some people aren't into music as much as others. i thought i'd look through my ipod and come up with my own list of musical frissons. it only took me a matter of minutes to choose 10 so i may well revisit this in the future. i've linked to the specific moments on the youtube links - although you should listen to the whole song if you want to appreciate those moments fully.

• in the flowers by animal collective
  when it kicks in after avey wonders if i could just leave my body for a night?
• reckoner by radiohead
  when the song picks up again after the bridge and thom starts oohing
• while you wait for the others by grizzly bear
  when ed really wants to know and what was left?
• sao paulo by guillemots
  when fyfe says he could live 9 lives, but i won't
• radio cure by wilco
  the way jeff says making love in relation to distance and understanding
• mr november by the national
  when matt assures us he won't fuck us over
• kathy with a k's song by bright eyes
  when conor tells us he can hear it now
• i want to be well by sufjan stevens
  when it picks up as sufjan declares that he's not fucking around
• spirit ditch by sparklehorse
  when mark plucks the first few guitar notes and declares i want my records back
• take care by beach house
  the oh-oh-oooh after victoria says she'll take care of you

today's photo is a mirrored, rotated building in bogota - here's the original