Stick with it to the end…
Nuit Blanche
February 17, 2018 by 12 Comments
Thank you Nan Heldenbrand Morrissette for sharing “Nuit Blanche” (Sleepless night) by the Tarkovsky Quartet.
Sunday Evening
December 10, 2017 by 14 Comments
Jóhann Jóhannsson, 48, performs “The Drowned World” with the American Contemporary Music Ensemble in this clip. He was born and raised in Reykjavík, where he later went on to study languages and literature at university. He started his musical career as a guitarist playing in indie rock bands. In 1999 Jóhann co-founded “Kitchen Motors”; a think tank, art organisation and music label that encouraged interdisciplinary collaborations between artists from punk, jazz, classical, metal and electronic music. His own sound arose out of these musical experimentations.
Note: Find entire music video here. (I’ve clipped the back half above). Find Jóhannsson’s web site here.
Before you leave
November 9, 2017 by 19 Comments
Josh Farrow is an Illinois-born kid who played punk rock music as a teenager, eventually headed to Nashville in his early 20s to chase after his future wife — pulling triple-duty as lead singer, songwriter and ringleader. He is inspired by the New Orleans funk of Allen Touissant and the Chicago blues of his hometown — chasing down success on his own terms, bringing with him a sound that’s smoky, soulful, and signature.
“Before You Leave,” was a finalist in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition.
This old house feels empty
There’s nothing I can hear
But the sad and silent echo
Of better years
I feel something breathe
In this dead and hollow room
It’s just this heavy old heart
That’s hanging on you
So before you leave
Darling, won’t you le me down easy?
Before you go
Won’t you help me ease my achin’ bones?
So before you leave
Darling, please, won’t you take what’s left of me
Living like it’s dark out
And the breeze is running cold
It’s moving through me like a haunting ghost
A photograph by the beside, it’s all that’s left I own
It’s a picture of a woman and all I’ve known.
So before you leave
Darling, won’t you let me down easy?
Before you go
Won’t you help me ease my achin’ bones?
So before you leave
Darling, please, I’m begging
won’t you take what’s left of me
~ Josh Farrow, from “Before you Leave (Atwood Magazine, Oct 26, 2016)
but for someone who was kicked out of music school it sure makes you wonder what you’re doing with your life
October 28, 2017 by 8 Comments
“If you’re looking for some extra groove in your life, young Icelandic singer-songwriter Júníus Meyvant needs to be added to your playlist ASAP. Unnar Gísli Sigurmundsson, who plays under the Júníus Meyvant moniker, creates songs that get your body moving. Maybe it’s his voice, or the brass accompaniment that makes these songs epic, but for someone who was kicked out of music school it sure makes you wonder what you’re doing with your life. Although he released his LP Floating Harmonies back in July, this is definitely an album to check out now. The songs work perfectly with the changing weather, whether it be the leaves dropping, rainfall or just basking in the sun of mild temperatures while you cling to your pumpkin spice latte. If there’s one thing for sure, his voice will bring the warmth to your day.
~ Matthew Fisher, 5 Icelandic Artists You Need to Know (CBC Music)
Notes:
- Like this tune, check out Junius Meyvant with Neon Experience
- A Soulful Escape: An Interview with Junius Meyvant by Sachyn Mital (Pop Matters, 30 June 2017)
Critics’ Consensus: “Engrossing and affecting”
September 28, 2017 by 15 Comments
8-part miniseries.
I started and didn’t stop until it was over.
Yes, that good.
Find it on Netflix or Discovery Channel.
Rotten Tomatoes Review: 95%. Critics Consensus: Engrossing and affecting.
Sunday Morning (38 sec)
September 3, 2017 by 29 Comments
Bison at the American Prairie Reserve in northeastern Montana.
For international viewers, find link to video here: CBS Sunday Morning, Nature: Bison
