{"id":3198,"date":"2015-09-18T11:55:33","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T15:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/?p=3198"},"modified":"2015-09-16T00:51:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-16T04:51:58","slug":"a-good-read-a-good-listen-and-a-good-drink-ilana-j","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/2015\/09\/18\/a-good-read-a-good-listen-and-a-good-drink-ilana-j\/","title":{"rendered":"A Good Read A Good Listen and a Good Drink: Ilana J"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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England<\/i> is the second song I listened to from Ilana J (Ilana Jeavons), and is by far my favorite from her new EP, Free Falling from the Ground Up<\/i>. Her voice is a delight, the beat is infectious; what makes it interesting to me is she’s singing about the traditional English concept of self – green and pleasant land, land of hope and glory, and so on – in a decidedly non-traditional way.<\/p>\n

Here’s an illustrative video:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/91MD9R7GvwI<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

And with that, I turn the floor over to Ilana J, who has joined us today to share a favorite book, record and drink:<\/p>\n

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\"Ilanaj\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A GOOD READ<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a difficult one for me simply because I read alot so I have to pick the best I read this year which is The Farm<\/a><\/em> by Tom Rob Smith . . . he is more well known as the author of Child 44<\/em>, soon to be a movie.<\/p>\n

Anyway The Farm<\/em> is about this 20ish year old guy called Daniel in London who thinks his parents are enjoying retirement on an idyllic farm in Sweden after selling their business in North London. <\/p>\n

Until he gets a phone call from his dad saying his mum hasn’t been herself and is now in a mental home. So Daniel, in a state of panic, gets ready to fly over to join his dad. But just as he is about to leave his mum calls and say something to the effect of . . . Don’t believe a word your father tells you . . . I am coming to London and I will meet you at Heathrow!<\/p>\n

Well I just didn’t really stop reading after that . . . I just love books like that.<\/p>\n

I perhaps found it more compelling because I thought about my parents in that situation (who thankfully have recently divorced.) Their book would have been Epic by proportion!!<\/p>\n

A GOOD LISTEN<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Thats an easy one . . . Hopes and Fears<\/em> by Keane.<\/p>\n

Clever lyrics, dreamy sounds, every song is brilliant and I must have listened to it a million times!<\/p>\n

Quote from I Can’t Stop Now<\/em> <\/p>\n

I noticed tonight
\nthat the world has been turning
\nwhile I’ve been stood here dithering around,
\nthough I know I said that I’d wait around until you need me,
\nI have to go, I hate to let you down
\nNow I cant stop now, I’ve got troubles of my own,
\ncoz I’m short on time,
\nI’m lonely and I’m too tired to talk <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n

Hah I think he’s giving someone a dig!<\/p>\n

Keane - Can\u00b4t Stop Now (Live At O2 Arena DVD) (High Quality video)(HQ)<\/div><\/div>
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