Jan. 23, 2024 Some songs evoke a general feeling or recall a period of time. Maybe bring back moments from an old relationship. Others have a laser focus, honing in on a moments-long sense memory as vivid as the dog napping in front of me as I write. Tender, from Britpop band Blur’s 1999 album, …
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Jan. 22, 2024 I had a song picked out and ready to go, but then a headache came on, out of nowhere. So here’s something nice and mellow. It’s a surf-guitar-driven instrumental version of the 1968 Glen Campbell classic, Wichita Lineman. Here, it’s performed by the incomparable Friends of Dean Martinez, which can be found …
Jan. 21, 2024 Tonight’s song, from the Tragically Hip’s exceptional 2002 album, In Violet Light, is more than just a good song. It’s an important song. It’s a song that reinforces my moral compass, giving me direction when I feel uncertain. Gord Downie’s powerful but quivering voice reminds me through the lyrics that a good …
Jan. 20, 2024 The go-to response from some people when I mention how much I struggle with winter is, “Well, why don’t you just move somewhere else?” As though family, money, and work weren’t things to be concerned about. But there’s a bigger reason than those to explain why I stay here in northwest Vermont, …
Jan. 19, 2024 Some songs are meant to be listened to. Others are meant to be sung along to. Hummingbird, from Wilco’s sonic powerhouse 2004 album, A Ghost Is Born, is one of the latter. In fact, I sang it loudly in my car twice today, driving to and from school. It’s a song I’d …
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