Rainy days with The Shins & Alexandre Desplat

This past Tuesday night it rained. 

Rained hard for the first time in quite a while. We’ve had some very sparse little showers off and on around us but it’s been rare that they’ve come right over top of us; and rarer still that it’s a storm. 

I personally love a good rain storm. I especially love the summertime ones without thunder and lightening that one can walk in. This storm was full of high wind, heavy downpours and some lightening, so indoors won. 

Aptly enough, it was a typical Tuesday so responsibilities trumped evening strolls. That and it’s no secret that I’m not taking a stroll anytime soon (Looking at you caretakers). I can however enjoy a good soundtrack in addition to the rain while decompressing from the day and cooking dinner. The playlist for this specific night is fairly short since dinner was not complex and consisted of The Shins “New Slang”and some Alexandre Desplat “The Grand Budapest Hotel soundtrack” with a side of Til Brönner’s “Ach, blieb mit denier Grande” (Oh, Stay with your grace). 

Sometimes you just need a selection of lesser known music to set the tone.