Thursday, August 2, 2007

New music

I found two new singer/songwriters. Not that they are really obscure, but...anyway one is A Fine Frenzy. I heard her on public radio singing this song called Almost Lover. It makes you want to cry; it is so beautiful and sad. Her whole album One Cell In The Sea is worth checking out- she is sort of dreamy but still strong voiced. The other person I found is Brandi Carlile. She sounds sort of folk/rock with a earthy and bold voice. The Indigo Girls sing with her on one song on her album The Story-automatic credit for her!! Come to think of it she has a similar voice to Amy Ray. Finding new music by people I have never heard feels like finding precious stones in a drab wall of rock. Thank goodness people make music. I, myself am a listener, not a maker. (Thank you mom for having hope and giving me piano lessons anyway.)

Today I was trying to get
old pictures on my computer that I had on disk and I found a disk of photos from Japan. It was strange to see them. That all seemed like it was lived by some other girl- even though I still can feel it all like it was yesterday if I stop and remember. How funny that we will put ourselves in these compromised situations, like we can step back out of splatter range and just see what happens. splat.

Still, there are good things.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

You are SO right about the Japan trip. It seems to have happened so very long ago.
Dad and I were so worried about you, but you were so intent on making this big decision.

These photos brought back some good/bad memories. Love you!

Anonymous said...

Nonetheless Leah, what beautiful photos!!! i love what you said about stepping far enough back to watch the splatter (or something like that)...strangely enough, i somewhat enjoy reminiscing my 'splatter'....if it were all still pools in a palette, there may be no painting. -tara