It’s a simple yet sublime pleasure, and just thinking about it can make you feel a little calmer, a little more content. Imagine: You bring out one of the good rocks glasses (or your favorite mug or a special occasion tea cup) and pour a couple fingers of amber liquid (or something dark and strong or just some whole milk). You drop the needle on the jazz platter (or pull up a blues album on your mp3 player or dig out that mixtape from college). Ensconcing yourself in the coziest seat in the house, you crack the spine on a classic (or find your place in that sci-fi paperback or pull up a biography on your e-book reader). And then, you go away for a while. Ah, bliss.<\/p>\n
In this series, some of NTSIB’s friends share beloved albums, books and drinks to recommend or inspire.<\/i><\/p>\n
Last we checked in with Arum Rae<\/a> was in April<\/a>, when she was about to release her first EP. Now she’s putting out another EP, called Waving Wild<\/i>, and it different from the first one – less echo-ey, syrupy synths and drum machines, more stripped down guitars – but still awesome. <\/p>\n Let’s Shake<\/i> is the first song, and as you can hear it’s a stomper:<\/p>\n