Issue 33 playlist: Dark Magic

Jinnwoo, featured on this issue's playlist, created this exclusive illustration for us. Read the story of how he sees his music before it's written in issue 33, out on 13 October 2016.

Sounds seem louder, more eerie, in the dark. The crackling footsteps against a dirt track, a rustle in the leaves. Lullabies. Creaking doors. But darkness brings out the stars too. Milky pools of moonlight filtered through a forest.

The songs chosen for this playlist have grown out of darkly magical places. Like watching Buffy The Vampire Slayer with your friends, hoping to get a glimpse of Spike. Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Voodoo Child’ hasn’t earned the epithet “supernatural brag song” for no reason, whereas the beautifully creepy ‘Willow’s Song’ from The Wickerman stirs images of cult-like disappearances, orgies and fire. ‘Silent Shout’ by electro duo The Knife is simply what darkness would sound like if it had a sound. Bassy and brooding.

So get your freak on with our issue 33 playlist and plug into Spotify here.

Issue 31 playlist: adventure

Someone once told me you need to have adventures to become a good writer. Over the years this has taken on a broader meaning; everyone needs adventures to feel alive, big and small. You need the rattling percussion of Brigitte Bardot’s ‘Moi Je Joue’ as you head to the beach with your friends or the tingling anticipation of Simon and Garfunkel’s ‘America’ when you’ve made that life-changing decision that will bring you to another town, perhaps another country.

The playlist for issue 31 of Oh Comely will be your soundtrack to all those summer train journeys. Plug into Spotify here, lean your head against the window and watch the world flow past outside. 

Illustration: Pádhraic Mulholland. Watch him paint our pages in sixty seconds here, or check out Linnea's back catalogue of playlists (dating right back to issue one). Issue 31 available online, or wherever good magazines are sold. Happy adventuring!