Galaxies :: Laura Veirs

I stumbled upon Laura Veirs a while back when I got "lost" on youtube. Galaxies is my quintessential "sad song." Everyone has one, right? I'll be listening to Laura come that dreaded day: 2.14.2009. Yipeee!

At any rate, Laura Veirs is a Seattle based indie folk artist. If I weren't so tired, I'd probably pretend to be more of a blogger and write something. But I am tired.

Have a listen!

LAURA VEIRS - GALAXIES
Uploaded by huntylch

When you sing
When you sing
Stars fill up my eyes

Galaxies...
Pour down my cheeks
Galaxies…
They flood the street
Galaxies...

When we dance
When we dance
Eels and sea grass float on by

I’m ten thousand leagues...
Beneath the sea
I'm ten thousand leagues…
Beneath the green
Ten thousand leagues...

When we kiss
When we kiss
Bears and boulders vibrate through the air

Gravity...
Is dead you see
No gravity…
All I need...
Is beating red
No gravity…

No gravity (no, no, no, no, no, no, no gravity)
No gravity (no, no, no, no, no, no, no gravity)
No gravity (no, no, no, no, no, no, no gravity)
No gravity (no, no, no, no, no, no, no gravity)

Imperfect :: Jen Wood

I love watching movies, especially after a night like last night! Happy 2009! I spent the day recovering on my couch, watching old movies including one of my personal favorites, "But I'm A Cheerleader" circa 1999. This time watching it, I was particularly struck by the films theme song, "Glass Vase Cello Case" by Tattle Tale. So I went exploring for the song online and found Jen Wood, one half of the Tattle Tale duo, and local Seattleite. Upon further exploration of her music, I feel like I've found a gem in Jen Wood!

So, in the spirit of celebrating local music, LISTEN TO JEN WOOD! Musically, I think she's somewhere between Brandi Carlile and Maria Taylor. Jen has Maria's calm vocal styling, but sings about love and life in the same honesty as Brandi. (And yes, we know each other on a first-name basis).





Here's one of my favorite songs: Imperfect, released on her second album "No More Wading."

Enjoy!
-Vincent

p.s., She's makin my gaydar go off. thoughts?



Lyrics:

I love my words
that have spilled into song
all of my words
that have come out wrong
I often lose my grace and spit it aloud
I often lose my face and put my foot in my mouth
sometimes it seems easier to leave everything unsaid
but it only gets worse if it stays in your head
and I look back and listen to the words that I've said
and yeah, I must admit I disagree with some of them

So don't peer over my shoulder as if I'm hiding a flaw
I never said I was perfect
so, why don't you back off?
so, don't peer over my shoulder as if I'm hiding a flaw
I never said I was perfect
so, why don't you back off?

White Winter Hymnal :: Fleet Foxes

"Can you show me the hottest local disc you are selling right now? Your favorite. The most popular. Whatever, just the album or band that everyone is talking about." I wanted to know.

He walked me over to the local rack, cocked his head with his hands on his hips, and thought for moment. Then he pointed. "This one. It is my favorite on this rack, it just came out. And everyone's talking about it."

I just returned yesterday on the red-eye from visiting a friend in Seattle, and came back laden with music. The city totally won me over, due in part to the thriving music scene. The local favorite suggested by the record store clerk? Fleet Foxes' recently released 5 song EP Sun Giant. After performing for a year or two around Seattle, this band performed at SXSW, was favorably reviewed by Pitchfork, and is currently touring with Blitzen Trapper (Minneapolis on April 9 at 7th St Entry - if you want to go, post a comment! I'll be there, this show will be awesome.). According to one article I read, they are firmly denying that they are hippies, this is apparently an issue of contention. I don't care if they are hippies or not, Fleet Foxes puts out some great music.

The song I'm featuring, "White Winter Hymnal" is amazing; it isn't on the EP, in fact, it is a featured song from their full-length album due out in June (just announced Tuesday!). I came across this song yesterday while investigating the EP, which got major play in the car while traveling around Seattle and on my iTunes back at work ("English House" and caffeine pulled me through my post-redeye flight coma). Anyway, once I heard "White Winter Hymnal", the deal was sealed. I can't wait for the album, I've listened to this song about 600 times today. This is beautiful music, plain and simple, packed into a brief little song and it gives me delightful little goosebumps everythime I hear it - and I enjoy the odd piano section at the end.


Lyrics:

I was following the pack
all swallowed in their coats
with scarves of red tied ’round their throats
to keep their little heads
from fallin’ in the snow
And I turned ’round and there you go!
And, Michael, you would fall
and turn the white snow red as strawberries
in the summertime

Want to know more about Fleet Foxes?
Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes



XOXO
Kim