M83 was in full effect on Saturday night with their loud guitars and keyboards, sounding great in front of a fairly small crowd. Props to Sean for the hook-up. Gockley was in town for the weekend, showed up at the end of the show, and Mike and I helped showed off our fair city that has changed so much since she left 5 years ago for a windier one. I caught another film at the Philadelphia Film Festival, a Korean film called Woman is the Future of Man. My houseguests have been way ahead of my pace seeing 4 or 5 movies a day, but they have super important all access passes. Last night, we followed up with some DVD watching. Viva the American Astronaut! Jurado is Thursday at the Khyber and the new album has been on my heavy rotation, along with Joanna Newsom and Bosque Brown (who says I can’t listen to records I put out?). Hey, I’ve had this link for a while, but I know some others out there will appreciate this. Go download some Dylan/Cash collaborations, they are amazing! “Girl from the North Country” is just incredible, eh Stone? Starflyer 59 test pressings sound great…
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I don’t often take the time to explain why I put out certain records. When I first heard demos from Mara Miller of Bosque Brown, her simple voice and lyrics immediately captured my attention. Bosque Brown Plays Mara Lee Miller is a beautiful record, so sparsely and warmly recorded by Eric Fisher that it makes Mara’s songs live and breathe. The songs are built from the foundation of Mara’s vocals and guitars, but have additional instrumentation such as violins, drums, background vocals from Damien Jurado, even accordion tastefully mixed to strengthen and support. When Mara cries out “I’m still afraid of the dark” on the 7th track, it captures more than just my ears’ attention and pulls on my heart and soul. I am with her and understand. The beautiful “I Think It Snowed” is maybe my favorite album on the record, recalling winter memories in the Midwest looking out from my bedroom window to see the ground dusted in a fresh blanket of snow or even this past winter to see the bleakness of the season brightened up in white. These beautiful melodies and images combine in a truly compelling record that transcends its honest simplicity. I am honored…
One random comment…what genius came up with the idea to get Hootie to hock ranch dressing in the most surreal Burger King commercial I’ve ever seen? During the NCAA games, we were all freakishly attracted to its bizarreness. Update: I’m on the phone with Matthew and he’s just got our cds out of hock. He’s unveiling the Bosque Brown with the embossed cover digipak, matte paper booklets, and says it looks great. Mara, they’re finally done! Later Update: The new Saxon Shore cdeps and the re-issue of Be a Bright Blue both look great, too. Pre-orders should start shipping shortly. :::scott:::