It all started on Tumblr. Doesn't it always? I was scrolling through the Sherlock tag and someone posted that Morrissey's song "Spring-Heeled Jim" was a perfect fit for Jim Moriarty.

Huh, I thought. It really, really is!

I've loved the Vauxhall and I album for ages — ever since it was released, basically. I went back to listen to "Spring Heeled Jim" and suddenly other songs started to make sense in the Sherlock storyline. By the time I finished listening to the entire album, this story cycle had more or less formed itself in my head. Every song is matched to a character and a point in the Series 1/2 story arc. Most often "filling in the blanks" or climbing into a character's head. I always try to fit at least one lyric from each song into the story.

I'll admit that a couple of these vignettes might be a bit of a stretch, but I'd say that 90% of this album could be used as an alternate soundtrack for the series.

So, I highly recommend that you listen to the songs either during or after you read the stories. Look at the lyrics. I'll also be posting the chapters and video links on my Tumblr (URL: gwenweybourne). The entire album is available for listening on YouTube. But if you like it, maybe you want to purchase it. Mozzer would like that. And I want to thank him for the inspiration and I hope he, Moffat, and Gatiss don't mind me leaching off their genius a little bit. I don't own the characters or the songs/lyrics and I am not making a cent off this project. Just enjoying myself. I hope you enjoy yourselves, too.

Welcome to the Vauxhall Project.