Sophia by Laura Marling
SONG OF THE DAY “Sophia” by Laura Marling (A Creature I Don’t Know, Virgin Records, 2011). Written by Laura Marling. VIDEO OF THE DAY
Transatlanticism by Death Cab For Cutie
SONG OF THE DAY “Transatlanticism” by Death Cab For Cutie (Transatlanticism, Barsuk Records, 2003). Written by Ben Gibbard and Chris Walla. WHERE I HEARD IT Three years ago I finally got to watching all of HBO’S Six Feet Under. What a show! You can’t watch the show without falling in love with this song; it …
Albatross by Fleetwood Mac
SONG OF THE DAY “Albatross” by Fleetwood Mac ([single], Blue Horizon Records, 1969). Composed by Peter Green. WHERE I HEARD IT Of course I have loved this song for a long time, just as I have loved Fleetwood Mac for a long time, but this song was brought back into my head while watching season …
A Case Of You by James Blake
SONG OF THE DAY “A Case Of You” by James Blake (Enough Thunder, Universal Records, 2011). Written by Joni Mitchell. WHERE I HEARD IT Season 3 of NBC’s Parenthood. VIDEO OF THE DAY
It Is Well With My Soul by Daniel Martin Moore
SONG OF THE DAY “It Is Well With My Soul” by Daniel Martin Moore (In The Cool Of The Day, Subpop Records, 2011). WHERE I HEARD IT As heard on NBC’s Parenthood, Season 3. VIDEO OF THE DAY
All My Days by Alexi Murdoch
SONG OF THE DAY “All My Days” by Alexi Murdoch (Time Without Consequence, Zero Summer (his own label), 2006). VIDEO OF THE DAY
Hey Sweet Man by Madeleine Peyroux
SONG OF THE DAY “Hey Sweet Man” by Madeleine Peyroux (Dreamland, Atlantic Records, 1996). VIDEO OF THE DAY The only video I could find with her singing, rather than a terrible cover, was from the Netherlands. Yep. Here it is!: http://www.123video.nl/playvideos.asp?MovieID=505436
Paranoid by Gus Black
SONG OF THE DAY Paranoid by Gus Black (Uncivilized Love, Wild Abandon Records UK, 2002/Immergent Records US, 2003). Written by Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward. WHERE I HEARD IT From the soundtrack to Showtime’s Californication. VIDEO OF THE DAY
That Moon Song by Gregory Alan Isakov & Brandi Carlile
SONG OF THE DAY “That Moon Song” by Gregory Alan Isakov & Brandi Carlile (This Empty Northern Hemisphere, self-released, 2009). WHERE I HEARD IT The great music blog “I Am Fuel, You Are Friends” featured this song in April of 2009. Here’s the article! VIDEO OF THE DAY
My John Denver Playlist
I thought it would be interesting to make a playlist so that I can listen to one of my favorite artists chronologically through the four decades he had as a recording artist. I learned so much from listening to John Denver in order for the first time ever: he stayed so true to his voice …