Welcome
I'm Sianya Dawnmist
This is where I write about music as mood, memory, and atmosphere.
I listen less by genre and more by feeling. One song on repeat for hours. An album that quietly becomes the backdrop to a particular stretch of time. Music that holds a day together without asking for too much attention.
🎵 Music
I’m interested in how sound shifts mood, how repetition can feel grounding rather than dull, and how certain tracks end up marking seasons, places, or moments in ways you don’t notice until later.
You’ll find short reflections on songs or albums, mood-led posts rather than traditional reviews, and playlists shaped around feelings, rhythms, or states of mind. Some notes are only a few lines. Others linger a little longer. Both feel appropriate. Music doesn’t always need explaining.
I’m not here to rank, rate, or keep up with releases. Much of what I listen to is discovered late, returned to often, or tied to a moment rather than a chart position.
This space is for listening as accompaniment. For letting sound sit alongside walking, working, resting, or thinking.
Put something on.
See what it shifts.
What Is Your Love Song?
On memory, mornings, and the impossibility of choosing just one BTS asked a simple question this week. “What’s your love song?” I thought I’d answer…
Read MoreUnderestimating BTS (Again): On Numbers, Narratives, and Cultural Amnesia
The financial analysts don’t seem to be taking the BTS comeback particularly seriously.Large parts of the South Korean public, meanwhile, appear to be backlashing at…
Read MoreMusic, Memory and a Writing Practice
This was written as part of a daily writing challenge, where the aim wasn’t polish but presence. Setting the scene: the blogging challenge today is a…
Read More
Want to have a chat?
Get in touch today to start the conversation!
Whether it’s a question, a thought sparked by something you’ve read, or just a hello, you’re very welcome to get in touch. There’s no script and no expectation - just a conversation if it feels right.