“Workin’ too hard can give you a heart attack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack!”
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: A Chicago treasure
I’m taking a Chicago history course and I had to write a paper about some form of Chicago related media and its connection both to the city as a whole and me personally. This was kind of rushed, some of it was a stretch, and it was difficult writing about something I love so much, but any and all feedback is welcome!
"Record Stores Saved My Life. Growing up, I never bought drugs because I needed every cent to buy music. A much sounder investment."
The latest addition to the “confused celebrities tweet at me” collection.
3 nights of Deer Tick? Don’t mind if I do.
Not that I didn’t eventually grow to enjoy Bon Iver, but the Shouting Matches personifies what I always truly wanted from Justin Vernon. Their new full-length is streaming over at NPR, but this unreleased track from 2008 is really all you need. Talk about a jam.
The National - “Demons”
“And the record begins with a song of rebellion…”
Say Anything’s …Is A Real Boy holds up just as well today as the first day I heard it. Just put it on and was immediately overcome with a feeling of total perfection. A “How is this even real?” kind of feeling. An overwhelming “A human being created this out of nothing?” kind of feeling. Completely unique, completely timeless. I love music.
KD
This is probably going to sound crazy later, but I’m feeling something reminiscent to when I fell for Wilco some years ago. This time it’s Kevin Devine. I’ve been watching live videos for at least the last two hours, soaking in every detail: each lyric more expertly crafted than the last, each impassioned note washing over me with some devastating, yet calming force. Something tells me this already sounds crazy. I’d always had a detached fondness for KD; I’d never really delved into his catalogue extensively. His songs on the Bad Books records made me hungry for more, and now I’ve spent the last month listening to almost nothing else. I don’t truly believe he’s going to take my top spot, but he’s certainly got my undivided attention right now.
