That time has come again for our favorite songs for the week. For the tenth track/one of my picks, see the YouTube video in the post below.
Ali Farka Toure - Savane
Paul Westerberg - My Road Now
Rival Sons - Get Mine
John Doe - Little Tiger (Twangfest)
Bonnie Prince Billy - Another Day Full of Dread
The Black Angels - Bad Vibrations
Bonnie Prince Billy - I See A Darkness (Live on KEXP)
Elmore James and His Broom Dusters - The Sky Is Crying
Eric Avery - Maybe
Showing posts with label She's A Sparrow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label She's A Sparrow. Show all posts
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Friday, September 21, 2012
Songs Are Souvenirs
Time to continue with the singer/songwriter love. Matthew
Ryan has just released She’s A Sparrow from
his upcoming full-length In The Dusk Of
Everything, out on October 30. This album will be the last part in a trilogy, following up the
two previous releases (Dear Lover, I recall standing as though nothing could
fall in the dusk of everything). If
this song is any indication, we’re all in for something special.
I thought I'd also include some tracks in this post from Dissent from the Living Room and Hopeless to Hopeful, as these albums were the starting point for me, and both are a really beautiful collection of songs. I think there's a real pureness to them, and prove why demos or songs in that vein are often my favorite. These releases are now out of print, but several tracks appear on later LPs.
I've seen reviews commenting on the sadness or sorrow of his music, but I've never really perceived it that way. That's the beauty of music I guess, open interpretation. I see it more as in tune with life, both the ups and downs. I've never really formed a deep connection with music that isn't this way, or doesn't confront that idea. There's an undercurrent of hope and empathy in these songs, and the notion of trying to figure out what it is we're doing here.
Demoland Part 1 (later released as I Must Love Leaving) is one of the first songs that struck me right away. It's beautifully simple, like all the best songs are.
Matthew Ryan - Demoland Part 1
Demoland Part 2 (AKA Still Part Two). And in these hours that unwind with such effort...
Matthew Ryan - Demoland Part 2
I Can't Steal You (appeared later on Happiness and Regret Over The Wires).
I thought I'd also include some tracks in this post from Dissent from the Living Room and Hopeless to Hopeful, as these albums were the starting point for me, and both are a really beautiful collection of songs. I think there's a real pureness to them, and prove why demos or songs in that vein are often my favorite. These releases are now out of print, but several tracks appear on later LPs.
I've seen reviews commenting on the sadness or sorrow of his music, but I've never really perceived it that way. That's the beauty of music I guess, open interpretation. I see it more as in tune with life, both the ups and downs. I've never really formed a deep connection with music that isn't this way, or doesn't confront that idea. There's an undercurrent of hope and empathy in these songs, and the notion of trying to figure out what it is we're doing here.
Demoland Part 1 (later released as I Must Love Leaving) is one of the first songs that struck me right away. It's beautifully simple, like all the best songs are.
Matthew Ryan - Demoland Part 1
Demoland Part 2 (AKA Still Part Two). And in these hours that unwind with such effort...
Matthew Ryan - Demoland Part 2
I Can't Steal You (appeared later on Happiness and Regret Over The Wires).
I'm in love with a red sky
I'm in love with a tragedy
Matthew Ryan - I Can't Steal YouI'm in love with a tragedy
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