#23 “Sea, Swallow Me“ by Laura Kung

How does one surface, from a sea of sorrow? These songs have held my hand through the motions of heartbreak, love and longing. I began my playlist with water: a memory of staring into the abyss of the Pacific from the cliffs of Point Reyes (where I took this photo), which was a moment when my soul tore open. Like an abyss, love tears your soul open. I ended with Arooj Aftab’s intimate Baghon Main, who sings about unfulfilled love, empty swings swinging in a garden breeze. Healing is a winding road.

Laura Kung (@lauranade) is a multidisciplinary artist and designer based in Brooklyn and originally from San Francisco. She is left-handed and thought you should know that.

Laura Recommends:

In the Mood for Love - Wong Kar-wai
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments by Sadiya Hartman
Tetelas & Nixtarita from For All Things Good
Time to Say Goodbye
Pét-nats
Taking down the patriarchy