This week on iTunes: Shuffle

Today is a grey-ish winter day. From my lovely office window, I can see one small tree that has somehow kept its bright red leaves and a large tree that has defiantly kept its Life Saver orange leaves. Other than that, the only colour is the Tims cups students are carrying as they scurry to class. I have to admit to feeling a bit of seasonal malaise today. Not trusting my own musical choices in such a mood, I put my iTunes on shuffle. Like a friend who knows you so well that they know exactly what you need to be perked up, Shuffle has brightened my day considerably. It started with Gomez's "See the World" and then offered a nice helping of the Raveonettes, Paul Weller (Studio 150, I am reminded, is a very fine CD indeed), Mark K and Travis. And, who can be in a bad mood listening to Fountains of Wayne's "Hey Julie"? Right now it is playing Gomez's "Detroit Swing 66" which I've turned up to a very "un-librarian" volume. All feels right in the world again. Thanks iTunes shuffle!