January 2010
30 posts
New Guard IV; one of the best nights I’ve ever had →
MAGNET on Ryan Adams:
‘A number of the tracks from these sessions would later appear on Gold, but “Cracks In A Photograph” remains a forgotten gem. It might be one of his best songs, sounding a little bit like Lyle Lovett or Damien Jurado.’
Amazing! I’ve never heard Lyle Lovett + D in the same reference point, but I, uh, love it. No pun intended.
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Blueberries in the air
That smell wouldn’t make sense, of course, in the middle of winter, in the middle of Seattle. But there it was, swimming in visions of blueberry poundcake + summer picnics.
Lots of things aren’t making sense lately. Being driven to distraction by visions of a delicious petit dejeuner, walls of miniature french jams so perfect I pocketed four. Missing the parts of tour that seemed...
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Residency
Richard Swift is a certified, honest-to-god, no joke genius. Hearing his new songs tonight… I can’t think of a better way to start 2010. Spending time with him + his wife Shea is cozy and dreamy and inspiring. Walking back into the room where ‘Saint Bartlett’ was born felt like coming home. We daydream about living here in Cottage Grove, with the Swifts as our...
