life is too short to listen to old music
Robin Kester
Robin Kester
[ she/her ]
city: Rotterdamcountry: Netherlands
genre: Indie
styles: Indie Folk, Dream Pop, Indie Pop, Folktronica, Folk
Long Dark Sleep
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"Long Dark Sleep" is partially based on a scene from Michel Faber’s The Crimson Petal and the White. In this particular scene, the main character, Sugar, a Victorian prostitute, reflects on her longing for a good, dreamless sleep—the kind that separates one day from the next — hoping the next day will be better. Her longing resonated with me and inspired me to write lyrics. At that time, I also felt like experimenting more with lyrics and songwriting/song structures in general. So, I decided to cut up the lyrics I had written. Marien, my producer and co-writer for this song, and I tried to create a structure based on what was happening in the music, rather than shaping lyrics to signify a chorus, etc. That’s why this song feels almost like a spell to me, where you’re forever stuck between a longing for a dreamless sleep and the moment you’re in bed waiting for sleep to set in, distracted by sounds you might hear during half-sleep, like imagined whimperings from someone else in an adjacent room or the real sound of hail against a slanted roof.
latest releases
EP
Patch
out on September 06, 2024
via AT EASE
Single
Shape Memory
out on April 12, 2024
via AT EASE
Single
Blinds / Hands
out on February 21, 2023
via AT EASE
EP
Infinity Song
out on January 06, 2023
via AT EASE
Single
Fries and Ice Cream
out on October 05, 2022
via AT EASE
Single
Cat 13
out on June 29, 2022
via AT EASE
