Source: Allmusic.com

My usual routine for a day’s studying is to put my headphones on muse over what to listen too. Often its a playlist recommended by Spotify or Apple. As I listen, a song or artist will come up that I like that I don’t know and I will search out that artist’s discography.

Beach at Second Valley

This is just what happened as I sat with my coffee looking over the sea at Second Valley when my head should have been in the spreadsheet loading my data.

On came a song. What was it?  Who sang it? Why hadn’t I heard it before?  All these thoughts came running through my head. The song was  These Days by Nico a German born singer of the 60s. How had I missed her? She fits perfectly into my favourite music style – solo female vocalist, haunting, strong lyrics, and simple music backdrop.

Nico released 6 solo albums, a collaboration with another of my favourite bands The Velvet Underground and a series of live albums.