May mix tape side A
I think I was kind of avoiding Joanna Newsom’s new album because I was worried it wouldn’t live up to my expectations of her. Now I am annoyed with myself, because it’s amazing, and beautiful, and different, but so good. I read somewhere that she had something wrong with her throat and couldn’t sing for ages last year, and it changed her voice. She doesn’t sing as weird as she used to, and there’s no where near as much harp influence on this album. I can’t even hear it on this song! It’s much more orchestral and piano based. I can’t stop listening to it!
And now for something completely different. You might find it hard to believe I even have music like this in my collection! The Weakerthans are pretty cool really, I need to listen to more of their stuff. This song actually makes me think it might sound like Greenday or something? But I avoid listening to that kind of thing as much as possible, and to avoid another Coldplay/Nickelback type moment when I am comparing music to something I don’t actually know. You might ask why I listen to this when I think it sounds kind of like Greenday? Well it actually has good lyrics, and I like his voice, and their stuff is actually reasonably varied.
My obsession of the past month or so: Gigi. Canadian collective that makes very sort of sixties twee pop. Lots of trumpets and female vocals, with some jazzy elements. How cool is the name Gigi?
The Hundredth Time – Gigi (w Duffy Driediger & Ryan Peters)
