Hold On!
I'm so tired. This week must end soon.
Neko Case – Hold On, Hold On
I still haven't bought the new Neko Case album yet, but every song I've heard is absolutely beautiful. I saw her performing this particular song on Jay Leno and it blew me away how powerful her presence is. It's like her voice is 20 metres tall and her stone-faced stare could levitate audience members at will. I still can't get over how she went from playing in Lookout/Mint! pop-punk band Maow to being this immortal country singer. Not to slag Maow (see, Ms. Lefevre [mp3]) but it just strikes me as a pretty jarring change.
[buy: Neko Case/Maow]
Tom Waits – Hold On
In the tradition of Tom Waits sentimental, small-town-in-middle-America balladry that I should be much more skeptical of than I am, this song bears the distinction of converting my father to the genius of Tom Waits. Sure, he still looks kind of off-put when the screeching voice, kitchen sink percussion, marching band songs come on, but a partial conversion is enough for now.
[buy]
Edith Frost - On Hold
In the tradition of codeine halucination induced heartbreak ballads that I should be more skeptical of than I am, this song bears the distinction of being an uncannily accurate description of how I felt for most of July 1998.
[download album]
Neko Case – Hold On, Hold On
I still haven't bought the new Neko Case album yet, but every song I've heard is absolutely beautiful. I saw her performing this particular song on Jay Leno and it blew me away how powerful her presence is. It's like her voice is 20 metres tall and her stone-faced stare could levitate audience members at will. I still can't get over how she went from playing in Lookout/Mint! pop-punk band Maow to being this immortal country singer. Not to slag Maow (see, Ms. Lefevre [mp3]) but it just strikes me as a pretty jarring change.
[buy: Neko Case/Maow]
Tom Waits – Hold On
In the tradition of Tom Waits sentimental, small-town-in-middle-America balladry that I should be much more skeptical of than I am, this song bears the distinction of converting my father to the genius of Tom Waits. Sure, he still looks kind of off-put when the screeching voice, kitchen sink percussion, marching band songs come on, but a partial conversion is enough for now.
[buy]
Edith Frost - On Hold
In the tradition of codeine halucination induced heartbreak ballads that I should be more skeptical of than I am, this song bears the distinction of being an uncannily accurate description of how I felt for most of July 1998.
[download album]
posted by ian at 6:23 PM
1 Comments:
yes, it's hard to go wrong with that Neko....she sure can belt 'em out!!
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