Sometimes doing something impactful isn’t the result of being more clever, sometimes it’s just setting yourself down to do the things other people just won’t. Saw this linked in a few places this past week.

I wouldn’t put myself in the category of Swiftie by any stretch, although my daughters love her. I continue to be fascinated with the professional who is Taylor Swift. Discount her talents and guile at your own peril. After the recent news of her re-recording her past albums that she did not own the masters to, I finally watched her Netflix documentary with the family (warning, occasional coarse language) and also enjoyed this Ben Thompson piece on Taylor’s recent business moves from a business perspective.

Continuing in music, I read this article about a Boston based band, Really From that toes the line between indie rock and jazz, with prominent brass, and apparently in a previous incarnation they were a punk band? That pops through on occasion. (Don’t be scared off my the mention of “ska”, if ska offends you. In two albums I only heard one short flourish that brought that comparison to mind.)

I pulled up their self-titled most recent, and “Verse” their previous album. Interesting stuff with good musicianship and lush layering. Hard to guess where the songs turn next, which is refreshing.

And finally, a reminder that Craig Mod is an interesting writer and creator. I explored some of his work this week, after being reminded of him through his appearance in John Gruber’s The Talk Show podcast.