Lyza Jane, Sniff Blue Sunday (2018)
Blue is a mood. It’s the color of wide-open skies and deep oceans, a familiar thread in art and the shade of that quiet, everyday sadness that everyone feels every now and then—especially on Sundays. So, when we say we’re “feeling blue,” it makes intuitive sense. But why blue? That’s actually still up for debate.
Some say it comes from old naval mourning rituals—ships painted with blue stripes or flying blue flags after the death of a captain. But the more likely source is the 17th-century term “blue devils,” used to describe the vivid hallucinations and crushing melancholy brought on by alcohol withdrawal. Over time, that became “the blues” and eventually the quieter and more personal “feeling blue.”
You can hear that feeling distilled in our song of the day: “Blue Sunday” from London-based vocalist and producer Lyza Jane and UK underground rapper Sniff. Together they’ve crafted a track that doesn’t just nod to the phrase—it lives in it. It’s slow, sparse and gently haunting like a Sunday spent in your own head. A tune that lets this familiar feeling linger without trying to fix it.
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