the lonely wild ~ morning song

ps it seems i'm losing that ghost inside my head

the lonely wild ~ over the hill

ps really listen to the lyrics. wow!

first aid kit @ the echo on 10.05.10

first aid kit delivered at the echo this evening..... 2 honey-voiced swedish sisters, klara and johanna soderberg, on the road promoting their new album, the big black and the blue. they are wise beyond their years singing folk/pop songs that seep under the skin and claw at you. surface playfulness is deceiving as the tracks take on a darker hue in places, but both elements work perfectly together to create a trance-like quality. added are small yet purposeful flashes of drumming and autoharp. yay for the autoharp! singing their melancholy arrangements with warm harmonies that spin tales of self-discovery at the expense of lost love and memories of ghosts left behind, it's truly remarkable that at age 17 and 19 these lyrics come forth.
one of my favorite songs from their new album is ghost town. it is full of emotion, a song about leaving someone you love to find yourself before settling down for good, only to find that they found someone else in the meantime. do you make one final attempt to salvage what you had? do you walk away? do you live on with regret? another goodie is hard believer, a mesmeric tune where a real life argument about religion provoked the rousingly urgent line: "and it's one life / and it's this life / and it's beautiful".
btw they sing a beautiful cover of fleet foxes, tiger mountain peasant song! these sisters mesmerize me!
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dylan leblanc - emma hartley (dumbo sessions)

ps i discovered dylan leblanc a couple of days ago and can't get him out of my ears... thank you dylan!

basia bulat @ the echo 10.05.10

ps a night spent at the echo was spectacular.. basia bulat was one of the amazing folk singers that i had the pleasure of seeing this evening. touring and promoting her new album, heart of my own, opened for first aid kit. what a sweet, grateful girl singing on the stage with her variety of strings. one of my favorites being the autoharp. best stated by pitchfork's, amy granzin..."her alto's the aural equivalent of the perfect party host who makes every guest not only welcome, but certain they're the most important person in the room" i found to be very true. surprise.... on stage basia sang a polish song, ‘to nie ptak’, loosely translated, “it’s not a bird.”

one of her songs in polish after mentioning her proud polish heritage. as i listened to her songs I find her musically faithful to the rustic sentiments. her songs grow and reveal their treasures slowly. they are golden! thank you basia........
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