“No Other Mind” is a soft-strummed single by Hildegard, the creative collaboration between artists Ouri and Helena Deland. It was released on December 2, 2024.
Both have such sweet voices that could cradle a tired brain to sleep. Interspersed in the background is the twinkle of a harp and flushes of powdery white noise. It’s tender like a wind-whipped face, or a kitten kiss (lots of those this season). In the midst of this frigid finals week, my nervous system has been gratefully sipping on it.
The lyrics are sincere in their warmth:
“No other mind can ever be found instead of mine /
Something our young life cannot deny us /
Every morning brings us back and we trust it every time.”
Rather than a lover, this song quite reminds me of my dearest friends. I hear them upstairs right now, exasperated and laughing, as girls often are.
There is this ebb and flow humans have picked up on (that even the instrumental of the song seems to follow) of those lives that are intertwined with our own. Even in a state of disconnect, it seems more and more like connection can never be severed, as long as memory persists.
The song is a part of Hildegard’s most recent album, “Jour 1596.”
It was named for the 1596 days it took for the project to be completed. Like much of Deland and Ouri’s work, it’s gentle and free-flowing. I’d recommend it for this frazzled period of time, especially if you’re pulling your hair out over this last battle before break.
love & disco (stay warm),
dirty chai <3
