Several albums have made such a deep impression on me that I never fail to relive the moment I first heard them, whenever I revisit it after a long while.

The Clientele’s The Violet Hour is certainly one of those albums. I bought this album on a whim in 2005, and first listened to it during a rainy bus ride, on my Sony Discman. As soon as the first few notes started playing, I realised that this was perfect rainy-day-bus-ride music. :)

Here’s “House On Fire” from The Violet Hour, featuring shots of now demolished bits of London, London under construction, and a bad poker face.