"On this platform with the drizzle in my eyes"

Not all spring days are bright and filled with sunshine.
Some are grey and wet and windy and lend themselves to listening to SAINT ETIENNE.
I listened to "SO TOUGH," the 1993 album by the English indie dance band while walking this blustery morning.
I especially love the song "HOBART PAVING," and I am apparently not alone: MOJO Magazine selected the 1993 single as one of "THE 50 GREATEST BRITISH TRACKS EVER" back in March 2006.
The editors credited Saint Etienne with "always uncovering romance and splendour in the overlooked and mundane."
"Hobart Paving emotively captured a comedown late-night homecoming, but the song took its title from a Croydon building company," the editors wrote.
"Hobart Paving" is such a beautiful song. It even makes grey mornings look good, which is quite an accomplishment.