Category: Music
Emma Ivy – The Best Things Come in the Rain
Rain is from Emma Ivy’s 2020 album Aphid: From her Spotify Bio: Emma is a multi-disciplinary artist living in Chicago, IL. In January 2018, she released her first EP, “the Birds”, a small collection of the first songs she ever...
Weightless – Romy Madley Croft
Weightless was part of Romy’s 17 minute Instagram live at home performance including some tributes to NHS and healthcare workers. Unsure if the YouTube links will remain up. Romy updated XX fans that Oliver and Jamie are her best friends...
Carol Brown Just Took the Bus Out of Town
After listening to parts of the Flight of the Conchord’s Live special from London, I’m having trouble getting “Carol Brown just took the Bus Out of Town” out of my head. The video from their series is quite funny and...
A Simple Beauty to Florence’s Haunted House
Haunted House, the b-side of Florence and the Machine’s Moderation single reminds me of a short poem about romance and its after effects. It’s a beautiful little song that hints of more to share in future songs. My heart is...
Smells Like Pre-Teen Spirit
Feng E rocks Nirvana on the ukulele: via BoingBoing
Emma, Forever Ago on Soundbreaking
“Emma, Forever ago” holds a few of my favorite tracks. I like this short clip of Justin Vernon interviewed on the the late Beatles’ producer George Martin’s Soundbreaker. It highlights his use of the Mac’s ProTools to build an environment for him...
Florence and the Machine with Karinya “Yaya” Chen
Florence’s upcoming album release reminded of her visit to Karinya “Yaya” Chen in the hospice. They sing together and it always makes me cry. They also sang Dog Days are Over. Do watch this interview with Karinya afterwards shortly before...