Spring Forward, Fall Back

Welcome to the musical book review for Spring Forward, Fall Back, the new retro-style anthology from Air and Nothingness Press featuring 6 tales of time-travel to the future (Spring Forward) or past (Fall Back). You can listen along to the playlist here.

SPRING FORWARD

Spirit Machine by Amy Treadwell
“A child had called out to him on Obon. She was not his child, but he would answer.”
Ancestors (Poranguí)
The Wave (Patrick Watson)
Is There Anybody Out There? (Pink Floyd)

Quantum Unraveling in a Future Rewoven by Cameron E Quinn
“I was, after all, a spinster. Though not for lack of loving.”
Shatter Me (Lindsey Stirling ft. Lzzy Hale)
Sastanàqqàm (Tinariwen)
Kashmir (London Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Scholes)

The Pyres of Striga by Rebecca Hardy
“I remember the first time I saw a woman burn.”
Witches (Daughter)
Babel (Gustavo Bravetti)
Burn the Witch (Radiohead)

FALL BACK

A Spirit Guide to Taking the Egg by E J Delaney
“There is no place in Her Majesty’s Empire—neither here in the mother country nor in her far-flung colonies—where a woman may take control of her own destiny. As such, I shall transport myself into the future.”
Tongues & Teeth (The Crane Wives)
Going Home Again (This Way To The Egress)
Hit the Road Jack (Maskarade, Wolfgang Lohr)

The Wrong Ferrandini by J. Edward Tremlett
“The stolen clothes didn’t fit the stolen body very well.”
Chicago (Frank Sinatra)
Where Is My Mind? (Pixies)
The Passenger (Iggy Pop)

The Endless Marching of the Ghosts by Mike Morgan
“Chinita did not expect to be woken during the night by the ghost of her mother. There were many reasons for this. The main one, though, was that her mother wasn’t dead.”
The Curse (Agnes Obel)
Lament (Snow Ghosts)
Surrounded (Soap&Skin)

Spring Forward, Fall Back is available now from Air and Nothingness Press.