When Your Body’s Telling You You’re Too Old To Party
As I sit here in my jim-jams at half four in the afternoon I’m certainly feeling the consequences of the first proper night out dancing I’ve had in literally years (Best Foot Forward doesn’t count). It was a fine evening though and the only-just-realised-he’s-getting-old Kev and I even managed to out-last the kids, a small victory.
So with my head capable of handling only the most pastoral of music, I thought I’d share a couple of lovely recently released gems which are also managing to not make me feel quite so sick at this particular moment in time. I apologise in advance for any poor grammar and spelling mistakes: they’re because my brain hurts.
Bon Iver (or Justin Vernon to his friends)’s ‘For Emma, Forever Ago‘ is what happens when people of a certain disposition disappear to a cabin in the mountains of Wisconsin for three months with nothing but a guitar, some ancient recording equipment, a suspiciously well-timed visit or two from friends to perform the odd backing vocal or percussion duty and a big bag of achingly heartbreaking songs. ‘Re:Stacks’ closes the album in fine style.
‘All Is Well‘ is an album of traditional American folk songs recorded by one Mr. Sam Amidon. There’s neither pretence nor affectation in these subtle re-interpretations and their beautifully simple arrangements, just an almost naive honesty (that comes across nicely in his home-made video for Saro) that really does justice to these simple old songs.
I shall now leave you and crawl beneath the duvet I’ve temporarily relocated to the settee (and maybe have a little cry).
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hobbsy added these pithy words on May 01 08 at 1:55 amIt’s 3am in the morning and that Sam Amidon track just blew me away. Thanks for the wonderful tip off
le chunk added these pithy words on May 02 08 at 8:04 pmchris in dunk le chunk recommendation shocker! and in one paragraph…..
he does listen…
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