II: Saudade | Silver-Tipped Swallow: "Press Play"
Like all good stories, she & I began with remembering.
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"It might be over soon." (Lydia Havens on Saudade)
The longing to be far away has been replaced by a longing to keep everything like this—alive, resilient, unquiet.
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Music, Personal EssayGuestalanis morissette, bombay bicycle club, bright eyes, elton john, eric clapton, israel kamakawiwo’ole, justin bieber, laura marling, lydia havens, mumford and sons, nine inch nails, pinegrove, the antlers
Announcing the Submission Deadline for Issue II: Saudade
As the throes of winter descend upon us & daylight fades to silence, we reach the end of the Issue II submission period.
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"Millions of years after a star burns out, the light of memory remains." (Kevin Rabas on Saudade)
A woman holds a box depicting a woman holding a box—and on backwards and inwards until the music stops.
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"It is that tight string tied to your finger and another’s—a loved one, a lost one, or both." (Talia Flores on Saudade)
2:30 am. Soft piano pours into my ears like mercury. I am aching, but it feels beautiful.
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"Music allows the mind to access a bridge that is otherwise closed off." (an interview with Adam Huttunen of Mountains of the Moon)
I wouldn’t say that any of the lyrics are by choice. I wish I could write songs about a perfect life, trust me! It’s all real.
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Interviews, MusicChristina Immountains of the moon, Ben Howard, Daughter, Sharon Van Etten, The Barr Brothers, Kurt Vile, The War On Drugs, Ry X, Bon Iver, Marika Hackman, Bombay Bicycle Club, José González
Updates on the Saudade Issue
We are just under two months away from the release of the second issue of Half Mystic.
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Temperature Regulation: An Instrumental Arrangement
There is something magical about nighttime, the way it hangs in a fine balance.
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Giveaway: Win a Signed Copy of Half Mystic's Issue I: Allegro
We are delighted to share with you the first of what we hope will be many giveaways.
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Humming Along to Shakespeare
The music made Shakespeare transform into a dream-like world down here on earth.
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