No secret I love NIN's instrumentals. I recorded a remake of A Warm Place a while ago and I'm back for more. La Mer is my personal favorite Fragile-era track.
While this song isn’t explicitly about peace and, in fact, Trent wrote this while being on the verge of committing suicide, it always brings me hope and serenity.
It was the turn of the century; I borrowed the album from a friend and ended up home taping a cassette full of La Mer, so I can listen to it on repeat. That's how much I loved the tune. It was such a moment when I first heard the haunting piano sound, and then I was blown away by how different layers interact with each other within a very weird time signature.
At first, I w...