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Unravelling SoundWaves

Donatella Ferrua Di Fausto

One Song. One Month. One Story.

Unravelling Soundwaves returns in a new form: short monthly stories about the songs that enter our lives and somehow begin to tell them. Each episode explores one song-its story, a few words, a musical detail, and what it leaves behind.
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  • Avg 8 min
  • English
  • S3 · E2
    October 2 · 9 min

    February #26: This is The Last Time by The National

    What happens when pain begins to loosen its grip? February’s song is “This Is the Last Time” by The National—a song I heard when I had reached almost the fullest expression of a pain I had been carrying for months. For me, it became a song about the...

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  • S1 · E1
    September 5 · 7 min

    January #26: Stolen Car by Beth Orton

    What happens when words stop matching reality? January’s song is “Stolen Car” by Beth Orton—a song I discovered by chance and listened to again and again while walking through the cold January wind. For me, it became a song about the moment when...

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