The Cézannes of the world bloom late not as a result of some defect in character, or distraction, or lack of ambition, but because the kind of creativity that proceeds through trial and error necessarily takes a long time to come to fruition. (Malcom Gladwell, The New Yorker, October 13, 2008)

Perhaps it is true that the idea of this world as a great mountain that reaches above the clouds, pinched from subterranean plates of earth and rock, can sustain itself on symbolism alone.

Tomorrow will not remember today, except that we command it to do so. Yet, I have never been one to deify the past. photo credit: Gabriel Gabriel

From the wake of distress and self-deprecation emerges a peculiar treasure: spiritual nudity.

LOST continues to make his mark as one of the top indie pop acts to come out of Austria in recent years.

Leaves us with the understanding that innocence is precious, precisely because it cannot last forever.

A haunting roots-pop confection that offers a brooding moment of simple beauty.

These indie darlings share a mutual love of fusing genres - KOKO puts out eerie pop bangers as well as soft, sad songs.