Surface Features
"where's the forest?" my
father asks, while staring
at a thousand trees.
Why yes, I have been binging Survivor.
There was a particular moment in Survivor: Pearl Islands when I realised the desert island had turned into a forest. You’d think it would be an easy border to see — especially from above with the gratuitous helicopter footage — but down on the surface, the lines blur together in fascinating ways.
Today’s music is not Blurred Lines, but something with a little more thematic relevance: Fader by The Temper Trap. It’s astounding how these guys came out of nowhere and established two eternal bangers in their very first album.