#hannah williams and the affirmations

[darth-maya]

The song of the day is

Hannah Williams & The Affirmations - Dazed and Confused

[scootscoot69]

Late Nights and Heartbreak

[wayfind-er]

I really love my devotional playlist for Psyche. It's a mix of Old French (all Édith Piaf) and 50s/60s Soul and Jazz, which feels fitting for Psyche.

rise to the moon - Liana Flores

It’s Been a Long, Long Time - Doris Days

La Foule - Édith Piaf

Hymne à l’amour - Édith Piaf

Autumn Leaves - Édith Piaf

I’m In The Mood For Love - Julie London

Late Nights & Heartbreak - Hannah Williams and The Affirmations

La Vie en Rose - Édith Piaf

Blue Skies - Ella Fitzgerald

Let’s Fall in Love - Ella Fitzgerald

dividers by @/fairytopea

[anniefebruary]

tagged by @vanweezer to do my first 10 songs on my spotify repeat! be nice to me lol

- rule #1 - magic by fish in a birdcage

- ascensionism by sleep token

- wait and bleed by slipknot

- late nights & heartbreak by hannah williams ft the affirmations

- maria maria by santana ft. the project g&b

- HAZARD DUTY PAY! by jpegmafia

- flu game by fall out boy

- aqua regia by sleep token

- maggot by dazey and the scouts

- psychosocial by slipknot

anyone can do it! but @gayjameswilson im calling upon ye

[xehasmenesithakes]

Μέρα #311

"Late Nights & Heartbreak" by Hannah Williams & The Affirmations

Δεεε το ξεραααα!Δυνατοοο

[soda-boots]

Affirmations

I feel like writing, but I can't think of anything to write about (at least well) except about Ellis.

What do I say actually? I think I really do like him, maybe that's why I'm so anxious now. I was overthinking drinking water in his room. I seemingly forgot how to drink water silently. Every gulp of water felt louder and heavier than the last one. I've never been more self-conscious about a basic task like that before. Am I circling back to my reservations with being perceived. Which still makes no sense to me, I don't necessarily try to blend in (ever) or be silenced (except at the music show where I seldomly interject but that's mostly because I enjoy to watch the interactions).

Is it strange that I just want to touch him ? On the rare occasion, where our arms have brushed it felt exhilarating. On the flip side, I don't often enjoy touch half the time , so that's a weird dichotomy...

I wonder if I say enough or not. Am I giving 'more than friends' vibes ? How do I even do that? I have no idea to even go about that or convey those feelings, and gauge whether I'm doing it effectively or not. I like it when I'm near him, even when we don't say anything. However, does everyone feel that way ? I don't want things to become awkward.

Throughout the two films, I yearned for his comments (just so I could hear his voice). I adore the sound of his voice; I think that's a psychological thing, obviously. I giggle when I imagine him laughing like Prince William. Eww a giggle though (be embarrassed, I concurrently am and am not). When I see him everyone else blurs away into a haze of human-shaped off-focus individuals. How am I meant to notice anyone else when you're there. Sitting next to him, I just noticed the light hairs on his arm; the waistband of his underwear, but strangely I can't remember the colour of his eyes. I never can seem to, how bizarre ? Especially considering how I insist on keeping eye contact with people while they speak to me. There might be some form of disassociation happening somewhere or I just blanket interpret everyone's eyes as brown after I meet them.

I am very tired now, so good night.

Edit :

The title is in reference to Hannah Diamond's song from her new album, Perfect Picture

I am building my own world

I am a business women and my own CEO

I will always be enough

I mean a lot to all my fiends and I will never give up

I'm the girl who gives her time and energy

The girl who's anything she wants to be

I can be a better me

These are the affirmations from the song, which Hannah chants to 'keep repeating'. I don't really do affirmations except for specific moments where I need a confidence boost. I guess I enjoy the declaration of the inverse of an anxiety. Affirming it's not true (or should I say confirming the opposite is true to be more positive) provides some reassurance. However, if it stems from place of insecurity (don't you already believe that insecurity to be true to have to deny?) is an affirmation just a coping mechanism ?

I've been thinking lately about how I struggle to actually say why I like people. Intrinsically I must know, right?

I've still yet to meet all my flatmates. We're three weeks in now, that's so odd. I'm definitely comparing my interactions with them to my flatmates from last year, but we're so not a 'group'. Sure, last year my flatmates weren't a friend group but I still spoke to them and we hung out one on one. Thinking about it, I have a distinct memories of hanging out individually (or in a trio) with each of them: press with Avisha, Elvis with yasmin, caving with Saskia, talks with Zara, pizza with Hannah and yasmin, watching some of thoroughbreds (with Dan (who actually didn't live with us) with Francis being there for a while). It's weirdly isolating not even being barely friends with any of them (yet). I guess I'm only three weeks in and I am barely in my flat during the week, so I won't deep it too much.

[darth-maya]

The song of the day is

Hannah Williams & The Affirmations - Late Nights & Heartbreak

today's lesson in finding new music is if you find yourself singing along to a sample used in the song, more than the new songs lyrics themselves, you should probably look up that sample.

[damindfuljedi]

My Journey of Self - Dec 11, 2022

I believe I would change the style of how I enter my daily journal as I feel this will be a more raw form of how I express and put together my thoughts...

I am making some progress with me seeking to open myself emotionally.

I stated last time I have been listening to old-school R&B tunes and really challenging myself to listen.

Now I am not much of a lyric guy, as the music is what I tune into the most. I will hear the words but I usually forget them or flub them up.

This time around I have stuck with it and have really started to enjoy the music. I even find myself trying to sing along. Not very well, but I am giving it a try.

I am starting to notice changes in me...

I am more open to expressing myself, instead of holding it in. I will go around singing the songs I enjoy most and out loud.

I recently saw on TikTok that it was important to hug your sons. Something that I usually don't do, but now I go out of my way to hug my boys to make sure that they know that I love and care for them.

They are probably confused by this sudden outreach of affection!!!

Let me get down to the purpose of today's entry...

From my playlist of music, I have one song that is really tough emotionally to listen to.

The song Late Nights & Heartbreaks by Hannah Williams & The Affirmations and is a really tough song to listen to but at the same time, I really love it.

This song sends me back in time to when I was going through my breakup with my son Malcolm's mom.

This was the most brutal event I have ever been through and I cannot believe that I survived to be sitting here going back to my past to experience this again.

This song really reaches out to me and I feel as if I hear the voice of my ex saying to me, "Why are you with me?" "Can't you see that I am with someone else and don't want to be with you anymore?!!!" Or something similar.

Even now I feel the pain in my chest as I do not want to deal with it but for myself and my current family and my future, I must.

I believe this song and there are others that I will write about in future entries are helping me to face the pain I have experienced and open myself more emotionally.

Now that I think about it, this is what I believe Radical Acceptance is meaning for me. In order to forgive myself and move on from this painful event that I went through I, have to not be afraid to relive it and just come to grips with this memory.

This is very uncomfortable, but I a going to walk down this path that I started.

My journey continues...

[charlotte-family-apologist]

On the other hand- Late Nights & Heartbreak by Hannah Williams & The Affirmations is very Suchin to me.

Idk how to explain it but Let It Whip by Dazz Band is such a Kenshi song to me. Like he just gives off groovy music vibes.

Maybe it’s because I headcanon his music taste isn’t what other characters expect.

[solarisplanet]

The Ipcress File

[mhisadj]

Hannah Williams & The Affirmations - The Only Way Out Is Through

I gotta thank WNCW for introducing me to this band. I have jammed out to ‘Woman Got Soul’ so many times since I heard it three years ago and I know I’ll be kickin’ it to 50 Foot Woman, too.

[quitecontraryy]

Why do I find it so hard to love you?

When I know in my heart that I want to?

I've been putting you down when you aren't around

I'm letting you down every day

I've been messing around when you're out of town

Why do I keep on running away?

[streetart-music---djmlamusic14]

 SOUL & GROOVE FUNKY

💽 Album : Late Nights & Heartbreak - Sortie : nov. 2016

- Jean-Marc alias Djmlamusic14. Web pages : Facebook <> Soundsgood・Welcome ! 

[lifevocabulary]

(Serena Hussain - LVMAG)

Hannah Williams & The Affirmations appear on Jay-Z's thirteenth studio album “4:44”.  His title track is bodied around “Late Nights & Heartbreak” which is also the title track of Hannah Williams & The Affirmations’ latest album, released by Record Kicks last November. Jay Z’s album, produced by No I.D. declared that he purposely pitched Hannah Williams & The Affirmations’ song: “I put this sample (that) it starts off with, “I find it so hard/When I know in my heart/I’m letting you down every day.” I remember him hearing it and looking at me like, sighing”. Quoting Jay-Z: '4:44 is the crux of the album… it's such a powerful song and I just believe one of the best songs I've ever written”. This in depth and candid podcast conversation between #LVMAG’s Editor Serena Hussain and Hannah Williams not only records her reaction to the sudden interest in their music, but her thoughts on the music industry, being an Artist, and experiencing another ‘break’ at this stage in her career.  “A series of breaks and luck” creating a long and gratifying career.  “Late Nights & Heartbreak” has been recorded backed by her new band from Bristol “The Affirmations” at Quatermass Studio in London, the HQ of the British cult band The Heliocentrics and has been produced by legendary UK drummer Malcolm Catto, also known for his work with among the others, Mulatu Astatke, Orlando Julius, Floating Points, Quantic, Dj Shadow and Madlib.Hannah Williams exploded onto the soul scene with her debut album a Hill Of Feathers in 2012. The first single “Work it Out” was an independent hit on the airwaves all over the globe and the official video has garnered over 1.5 million views on YouTube. The story of Hannah Williams seems to be written in lore from day one. Her father was a musically gifted minister and her mother let her join the church choir at the age of 6. Hannah could read music before she could properly read words. Now she's an unstoppable force of incredible, once-in-a-lifetime talent.