Hopefully you had a good week and have something exciting planned for the coming weekend. Mine isn't going to be too thrilling, but I'm looking forward to just being able to kick back and relax a bit. Been one of "those" weeks.
But enough about me, let's talk about this week's music.
Now, I know I'm going to sound like a broken record, but the first song is by The Avett Brothers. Like I've said before, there is just something about them that hooked me. I just can't get enough. But, this is one of their older songs, so there is a chance you may not have heard it. Much like all their other songs, this one is folky. Twangy banjo and lush guitar strumming accompanied by some lovely vocals, structured with incredible lyrics. I really enjoy how this piece starts slowly and pretty barren. Just a guitar mimicking a banjo before harmonizing and throwing in some lyrics. Slowly but surely, as the song continues, it begins to pick up - becoming a little more lively, propelled by a quickening beat. Lyrically, it's just a perfect example of love and what everyone should look for in whoever they deem the "one." Oh right - and the line about the singing birds in the last verse is just beautiful. This is The Avett Brothers' "January Wedding."
This next piece might seem like a bit of a downer, but don't judge it too quickly. Give it a chance to get all the way through and you'll see that it actually carries with it a pretty uplifting message. Yeah - sure, two thirds of it are depressing, but it hopefully will win you over by the end. This song completes both a literally and figurative cycle and if you're not sure what I mean, you'll hopefully know when it's over. And no, I'm not on some sort of wedding kick - it's just ironic that both mention them. I know I've brought up the band Dawes before, but if you didn't pay attention, listen now: they are worth looking into. Relatively new to the scene, they are from LA, specifically Laurel Canyon and boy do they carry with them a unique sound. I hope you enjoy the next song as much as I do. This is Dawe's "A Little Bit of Everything."
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Two more songs for my iTunes library! "January Wedding" really caught me with the music, while "A Little Bit of Everything" caught me lyrically as well as musically.
ReplyDelete"A LIttle Bit of Everything" will be one of the those songs that I put on 'repeat' and listen to over and over and over.
Beautiful - just like you.
ieyu, ilys!