In pandemic-induced self-isolation, music can become a crucial aid to life. Algorithms, recommendations and TV soundtracks can keep playlists from going stale On a typical day in self-isolation, my recurrent dilemma in the morning is all about finding a playlist to start the day.
Should it be old bands that rekindle memories from decades ago? Or a talented new saxophonist that I discovered last week? Folk-rock ballads?
Or some heavier stuff? At times like these, when I am lacing up my walking shoes, it’s often easier to surrender to the whims of the almighty algorithm served up by Spotify.
I live in a part of the world that is not locked down; at least, not yet. The coronavirus pandemic has touched our little town on the western coast of