Ane Brun ‘Feeling Good’ live for The Line of Best Fit, because it feels right sung this way, and because this good feeling tonight reminds me how much I miss performing.
Amelia Curran ‘Blackbird On Fire’ live on Exclaim! tv, because it is small, powerful, and beautiful.
Literary Teahouse of Ill Repute
Protection magick, photos, Alice’s Tea Cup, more yarn, the Gemini New Moon, and some Amelia Curran. I had a good time.
Glen Hansard ‘This Gift’ live on 3voor12radio, because I cannot listen to this enough, and because his music is a truly compelling reason to stay on the planet.
Katie Kim ‘Jennifer’ (Donal Dineen Presents), apparently live in Limerick, because there are so many different ways to work with what’s coming through me, and this song shows a channelling of its own, in sublime fashion. I feel like I’ve been where they filmed this, but perhaps just wishful thinking.
The Shivers ‘Silent Weapons For Quiet Wars’ live at WFUV, for that excellent, unexpected edge in his voice, and for how it helps with the shimmering waves of heat pinning me down today.
Interpol ‘NYC’ live, because I like it enough to put up with Vevo’s advertising bullshit in order to post it. Perfect timing, hearing it on the drive back from the wettest, coldest torrential downpour I’ve ever known in that city.
Little Green Cars ‘My Love Took Me Down To The River (To Silence Me)’ live on KEXP, because driving home with this turned up in the darkness felt absolutely delicious. The lyrics cover far too many of my past love affairs.
Phosphorescent, with a very appropriately-titled song called ‘The Quotidian Beasts,’ live at SXSW 2013, because I’ve gone out into suburban purgatory for a bit, and now I need to calm down. A lot.
Calexico ‘Para’ live at Hill Country Live, because despite the horns, this has a great slightly ominous vibe. I like it.
