In the mid-nineties, I was away from home for the first time at university in southwest England. At that time, the music scene there was having a bit of a moment. Portishead's Dummy—and particularly Roads—captured the loneliness and isolation I felt while I found my feet and connected with people who ultimately became lifelong friends. Listening to it now still transports me back to that piece of time.
Storm in the morning light
I feel
No more can I say
Frozen to myself
I got nobody on my side
And surely that ain't right
