Tunes

Like hers:

And as I reverted to draft yet another post and started writing a fresh one with a plan -an impossible to draft totally undeletable one that would break the curse (17 posts this year, only 3 still standing!)- I listened to this song for the first time. Yep yep, no complications no frustrations simply a surprisingly pretty song Gainsbourg style. Should do. Video's fun too, her dying of boredom in a room, doing silly things, rings a bell. And if I'm not going to Paris or Berlin -sadly!- at least there's a short trip somewhere soon. Travelling's good, I want to run run run away

I love this cover!

It just works really well, everything. She's covering Je fume parce que tu bois next Tuesday? (Mardi prochain?) -I think. And quite the smile, cet Adrien.
Everybody on holidays? Ha, I was back Wednesday, just as everybody was leaving, like that feeling.
Have to paintbrushsabotage a pic and will post it.
...
Hours later:

Beautiful Asturias coast.
And coming back in the rain..

And my previous impression proved totally false: after going out there this morning I believe I can safely report that nobody has left Madrid for Easter, and that its whole population has agreed on going out shopping this morning too..
Well, since in a few days this blog will be 4 yrs old, might as well have a few posts from this era for its bthdy!.
PS Never bother with the je bois cover, was pretty terrible. https://youtu.be/Fq5vyXGtxSc

To watch and help (or Alela & Housing Works)

If you watch this video:

1. You've just helped a good cause as all views generate revenue for charity Housing works. Don't know the details (tried to find out but couldn't, and come to think of it they should say, else it might just be a VEVO marketing campaign more than anything and I should delete this post, ohh that's why I don't blog anymore, too complicated!)
2. You might like this song. I certainly do (this particular one), big change for Alela Diane, very upbeat and fresh. Just came across it on Spotify - and how cool is Spotify? very, use it all the time.
Anyway, and either way, the world still needs a lot of help these days...
PS (day after) Why don't I just shut up, just read that Spotify has announced today (serendipity, a constant in my life) that it will very severely restrict access to music to non paying listeners (10 hours a month??). On the other hand seems it's finally going to be available in the US soon..for those there..

Kathleen Edwards' 4th -with helper-

Kathleen has been in the studio for some time now, getting her 4th release ready. And being as fantastic as she is, she's been keeping us in the loop by occasionally posting bits and ends on her facebook. In case you missed it, today's bit is priceless: new music!!.. so fresh, love it. Goes by the title of "Little T workin' the piano", and has the so very Kathleen intro "just another night of fucking around on the piano, with a helper" (her cat). Unfortunately video can't be embedded so click on this link to watch it (post edit: not anymore, once there go to videos and select it).
I'm jealous, not only do I not have a musical pet, neither do I get to funk around on my piano at night. Booo, I don't like having neighbors.
Just can't wait for her new songs.
PS (day after) Turns out she has a few more new songs out there, had not heard about them :(
In case you missed them too found:
* "Mint" and "Change the sheets" on youtube, recorded comme il faut by building55 (thnx!).
* "Empty threat", "Chameleon", "Soft place to land", Pink champagne... downloadable here from someone who taped then shared the audio for some shows (thnx 2, I'm so thankful for this kind of kind bloggers). Quite a few new covers as well.
Band: Jim Bryson always, Cripps and Tough alternate, seems. For more posts on K.E. in this blog see archives (June'08 and March'09)
PS (weeks after) Also, diffferent topic: Daytrotter just released their Best of Daytrotter 2010 list, more than worth checking out (picked from all sessions, all downloadable for free). Not the best songs but "the songs that moved us greatly". And I'd add a sentence here but I don't know how to say it in English..
One last musing if I'm allowed...'cos this is the perfect post to bring Sarah Hallman up, another brilliant Canadian. You can listen to her songs here (first you'll have to pause the usually terrible radio), specially recommend "Forget you", kinda like a mouthful of Twizzlers and strawberry chewing gum, like blowing bubbles with chagrin..