{"id":105596,"date":"2026-09-16T14:29:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T12:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/?p=105596"},"modified":"2026-09-16T14:29:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T12:29:36","slug":"cloud-droppings-back-to-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/cloud-droppings-back-to-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Droppings &#8211; Back To School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 id=\"no-homework-just-bangers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">No homework, just bangers<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Summer\u2019s over. The alarm is ringing. The fridge is empty. Somewhere, a child is being handed a brand-new pencil case and wondering why they\u2019ve been punished with mathematics. Meanwhile, we\u2019re back in class, although, thankfully,\u00a0Cloud Droppings\u00a0remains a strictly no-homework zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this little\u00a0Back To School\u00a0edition, we\u2019ve packed the satchel with four suitably unruly nuggets: Friendly Fires bringing the indie-disco magnetism, Turnstile getting their hardcore homework marked by Blood Orange, Standing On The Corner quietly colouring outside every conceivable line, and Sampa The Great reminding the entire classroom who\u2019s actually in charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four tracks. Four different kinds of trouble. Pens down. Speakers up. Class is in session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"todays-specials\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Today&#8217;s Specials :<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: true, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion has-border-color has-f-78-da-7-border-color cnvs-block-core-accordion-1776612460552 is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-6&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item cnvs-block-core-accordion-item-1776612460692 is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 id=\"friendly-fires-magnetic\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-icon has-icon-right has-border-color has-818181-border-color has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background has-background has-regular-font-size cnvs-block-core-accordion-heading-1776612460755\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-6-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-6\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\"><strong>Friendly Fires &#8211; Magnetic<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-6\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-6-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friendly Fires are back doing what Friendly Fires do best: making the prospect of going outside, dancing badly and developing a questionable crush on someone you met near the speakers sound like a perfectly reasonable life plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMagnetic\u201d has that familiar Friendly Fires fizz, bright guitars, elastic bass lines and enough rhythmic bounce to make sitting still feel like an administrative error. It\u2019s sleek without being sterile, euphoric without reaching for the emergency glow sticks, and unmistakably built for that sweet spot between indie disco and full-on dance-floor nonsense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Basically, the school bell has rung and Friendly Fires have decided PE is now compulsory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Their fourth album Dig Deeper is out on the 15th January 2027 via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/labrecords\/\">@labrecords<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hall pass granted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2389209540&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true&#038;visual=true\"><\/iframe><div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/friendly-fires-official\" title=\"Friendly Fires\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\">Friendly Fires<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/friendly-fires-official\/magnetic\" title=\"Magnetic\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\">Magnetic<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"a79180\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #a79180;\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" data-attachment-id=\"105608\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/cloud-droppings-back-to-school\/unnamed-494\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/unnamed-494.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Friendly Fires &amp;#8211; Dig Deeper &amp;#8211; album cover &amp;#8211; Sodwee.com\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Friendly Fires &amp;#8211; Dig Deeper &amp;#8211; album cover &amp;#8211; Sodwee.com&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/unnamed-494.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/unnamed-494.jpg\" alt=\"Friendly Fires - Dig Deeper - album cover - Sodwee.com\" class=\"wp-image-105608 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/unnamed-494.jpg 900w, https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/unnamed-494-690x690.jpg 690w, https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/unnamed-494-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/unnamed-494-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/unnamed-494-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/unnamed-494-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/unnamed-494-600x600.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-7&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 id=\"turnstile-blood-orange-light-design-blood-orange-version\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-icon has-icon-right has-border-color has-818181-border-color has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background has-background has-regular-font-size cnvs-block-core-accordion-heading-1776612684589\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-7-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-7\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\"><strong>Turnstile &amp; Blood Orange &#8211; LIGHT DESIGN: BLOOD ORANGE VERSION<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-7\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-7-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turnstile and Blood Orange sounds, on paper, like the musical equivalent of putting a leather jacket in a fruit salad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And yet, somehow, it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLIGHT DESIGN: BLOOD ORANGE VERSION\u201d takes Turnstile\u2019s already kinetic energy and runs it through Dev Hynes\u2019 hazier, more atmospheric filter. The guitars still have teeth, but there\u2019s suddenly more air around them a woozy, almost dreamlike quality that turns the original\u2019s physical punch into something stranger and more cinematic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s hardcore after school, basically. Except somebody has replaced the gymnasium fluorescent tubes with soft purple lighting and put a very expensive synth in the corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-4PqfyMA968?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=1&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"62a5bf\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #62a5bf;\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" data-attachment-id=\"105610\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/cloud-droppings-back-to-school\/561511230_18531393625054517_7615517697524541002_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/561511230_18531393625054517_7615517697524541002_n.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,405\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Turnstile &amp;#8211; LIGht DESIGN &amp;#8211; Sodwee.com\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Turnstile &amp;#8211; LIGHT DESIGN &amp;#8211; Sodwee.com&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/561511230_18531393625054517_7615517697524541002_n.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" src=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/561511230_18531393625054517_7615517697524541002_n.jpg\" alt=\"Turnstile - LIGHT DESIGN - Sodwee.com\" class=\"wp-image-105610 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/561511230_18531393625054517_7615517697524541002_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/561511230_18531393625054517_7615517697524541002_n-690x388.jpg 690w, https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/561511230_18531393625054517_7615517697524541002_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/561511230_18531393625054517_7615517697524541002_n-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/561511230_18531393625054517_7615517697524541002_n-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-8&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 id=\"standing-on-the-corner-sonia-sanchez-solange-sonia\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-icon has-icon-right has-border-color has-818181-border-color has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background has-background has-regular-font-size cnvs-block-core-accordion-heading-1776612771648\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-8-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-8\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\"><strong>Standing On The Corner, Sonia Sanchez, Solange &#8211; Sonia<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-8\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-8-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Standing On The Corner has never sounded particularly interested in following the syllabus, and \u201cSonia\u201d is no exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It feels less like a song you press play on and more like stumbling into somebody else\u2019s half-remembered dream. Jazz, soul, electronics, fragments of voices and whatever else was lying around get shuffled into something loose, hazy and wonderfully difficult to pin down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s a beautiful lack of urgency to it, the kind of track that makes time feel slightly broken. No obvious chorus. No desperate attempt to grab you by the collar. Just atmosphere, texture and a strange little universe quietly unfolding in front of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The teacher asked for an essay. Standing On The Corner handed in a collage made from receipts, cigarette packets and existential dread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Somehow, it got an A. Extra credit for refusing to show your working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3ic-pm4Gc98?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  data-dominant-color=\"6c6f6a\"  data-has-transparency=\"false\"  style=\"--dominant-color: #6c6f6a;\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"940\"  height=\"940\"  data-attachment-id=\"105611\"  data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/cloud-droppings-back-to-school\/a0823658442_10\/\"  data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a0823658442_10.jpg\"  data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\"  data-comments-opened=\"1\"  data-image-title=\"a0823658442_10\"  data-image-description=\"\"  data-image-caption=\"\"  data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a0823658442_10-940x940.jpg\"  fetchpriority=\"low\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAA6wAAAOsAQMAAAB09akHAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAINJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20ND6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB4M7UDAAHwBOJ9AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"\"  class=\"wp-image-105611 not-transparent pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a0823658442_10-940x940.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a0823658442_10-940x940.jpg 940w, https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a0823658442_10-690x690.jpg 690w, https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a0823658442_10-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a0823658442_10-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a0823658442_10-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a0823658442_10-960x960.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a0823658442_10-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a0823658442_10-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a0823658442_10.jpg 1200w\" ><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-9&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 id=\"sampa-the-great-simon-says\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-icon has-icon-right has-border-color has-818181-border-color has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background has-background has-regular-font-size cnvs-block-core-accordion-heading-1776612807593\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-9-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-9\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\"><strong>Sampa The Great &#8211; Simon Says<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-9\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-9-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sampa The Great does not appear to have received the memo about easing us gently back into the school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSimon Says\u201d arrives with the energy of someone bursting through the classroom door five minutes late, throwing their bag onto the floor and immediately taking over the lesson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The beat hits with purpose, Sampa\u2019s delivery is commanding without ever feeling forced, and the whole thing carries that wonderfully restless quality she does so well. There\u2019s swagger here, but also playfulness, a track that feels built around movement, rhythm and the simple pleasure of hearing an artist completely inhabit their own space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Basically, if \u201cSimon Says\u201d tells you to move, you move. No questions. No appeals. No parent-teacher meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Head prefect energy. Everyone else can fall in line.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2393735985&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true&#038;visual=true\"><\/iframe><div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/sampa-tembo\" title=\"Sampa The Great\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\">Sampa The Great<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/sampa-tembo\/simon-says\" title=\"Simon Says\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\">Simon Says<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"594f4a\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #594f4a;\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"939\" data-attachment-id=\"105613\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/cloud-droppings-back-to-school\/785277487_18629071372016550_6151355185403432728_n-heic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/785277487_18629071372016550_6151355185403432728_n.heic.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"750,939\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Sampa The Great &amp;#8211; Simon Says &amp;#8211; Sodwee.com\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sampa The Great &amp;#8211; Simon Says &amp;#8211; Sodwee.com&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/785277487_18629071372016550_6151355185403432728_n.heic.jpeg\" fetchpriority=\"low\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/785277487_18629071372016550_6151355185403432728_n.heic.jpeg\" alt=\"Sampa The Great - Simon Says - Sodwee.com\" class=\"wp-image-105613 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/785277487_18629071372016550_6151355185403432728_n.heic.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/785277487_18629071372016550_6151355185403432728_n.heic-690x864.jpeg 690w, https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/785277487_18629071372016550_6151355185403432728_n.heic-300x376.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/785277487_18629071372016550_6151355185403432728_n.heic-640x801.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/785277487_18629071372016550_6151355185403432728_n.heic-600x751.jpeg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And there we have it: four fresh excuses to avoid doing anything remotely productive. As ever,\u00a0Cloud Droppings\u00a0is here to remind you that the best things you can discover rarely appear on the curriculum anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See you after class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns cnvs-block-core-columns-1770163844099 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-e-9-ecef-border-color cnvs-block-core-column-1770163846655 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 id=\"playing-now_\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Playing Now_<\/h3>\n\n\n<div style=\"--scrobble-artwork-size: 200px\" class=\"wp-block-scrobble-blocks-now-playing has-small-font-size\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"scrobble-artwork\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img  decoding=\"async\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Curi\u00f3 Curi\u00f3 by Curi\u00f3 Curi\u00f3\"  loading=\"lazy\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/lastfm-img.freetls.fastly.net\/i\/u\/300x300\/dcadde973609ed9d2b951d135b0d229d.jpg\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"scrobble-info\">\n\t\t<span class=\"scrobble-track\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVem pra Casa\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"scrobble-artist\">Curi\u00f3 Curi\u00f3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"scrobble-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-09-16T13:18:46+00:00\" title=\"September 16, 2026 15:18\">\n\t\t\t\t1 hour ago\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">View more <a href=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/now-playing\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/now-playing\/\"><strong>Now Playing&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 id=\"best-new-music_\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best New Music_<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized is-style-default cnvs-block-core-image-1770164103228\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/go\/BestNewMusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img  data-dominant-color=\"394739\"  data-has-transparency=\"false\"  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"690\"  height=\"690\"  data-attachment-id=\"84354\"  data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/bnm-sodwee-selecta-2026-normal-light\/\"  data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BNM-SODWEE-SELECTA-2026-Normal-light.jpg\"  data-orig-size=\"1900,1900\"  data-comments-opened=\"1\"  data-image-title=\"BNM-SODWEE-SELECTA-2026-Normal-light\"  data-image-description=\"\"  data-image-caption=\"\"  data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BNM-SODWEE-SELECTA-2026-Normal-light-940x940.jpg\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  class=\"wp-image-84354 not-transparent pk-lazyload\"  style=\"--dominant-color: #394739; 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