I’m a film student working as music editor – how does that work? Well, as I dedicate my career to crafting two-hour-long experiences, it’s fascinating to me that a musician can deliver theirs in minutes. My brain shouldn’t be able to comprehend the essence of an album – it’s like you cut up a movie into its individual scenes and gave the consumer the option to buy them separately or as a whole – but this nonsensicality is probably why I gravitate towards them. 

I wasn’t raised on music in the way many others were, only being fed what the radio played on school runs. So, I quickly acquired a pop sensibility; the first album I listened to was Ariana Grande’s Sweetener. My burning passion for music was ignited only two and a half years ago, when on a train ride to Brighton I listened to Graduation, my first Kanye West album. A whole new world of storytelling opened up to me through the lyricism, production and pop culture history as I worked through Kanye’s entire discography (which luckily did not include Vultures at the time). To this day, the hip-hop genre comprises most of the 367 albums I’ve listened to, but I keep my taste open. In other words, I have a healthy mix of Lupe Fiasco, Charli XCX and BTS. 

To close, I’d like to reveal to you one of my horcruxes. Below is the story of how a British electronic release became my favourite album of all time.