I will be out of town and offline for the coming week during my annual visit with family in the southeastern U.S. I love seeing my family, but I don’t feel the same about my old hometown, a place where I never felt at home. Some of today’s songs reflect those feelings.
Thanksgiving week, I usually post some of the more ambient or instrumental things that I have come across, and 2009 has been a fruitful year. I wish I could say more about these bands, but sadly I am whipping out these posts with little time to spare. I hope you will keep checking the site and that you will enjoy these as much as I do. Also, if this is not your favorite kind of music, you might be looking for gifts for people on your Christmas list.
The Blueflowers - Watercolor Ghost Town from Watercolor Ghost Town (2009)
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Glass Ghost - Home For the Holidays from Daytrotter Session - 9/21/2009
The Weather Station - Coming To Town from The Line (2009)
Amos the Transparent - This Town from My, What Big Teeth You Have… EP (2009)
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In this song, fellow southerners Matt Finney and Randy Yerkes reflect some of my darker feelings about my hometown. Find free downloads of their albums on their MySpace page.
Finneyerkes - Home from Gather and Sing (2009)
Happy Thanksgiving, U.S. readers!
Photo by alt-gramma: actual photograph near the train station in my hometown, watercolorized with Corel Photopaint.
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That Blueflowers song is fantastic. Wow.
November 22nd, 2009 at 11:32 pm
Have a safe, happy trip and a lovely holiday!
November 23rd, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Hi, y’all–from the slow connection in our motel lobby! Now I am sorry I missed loading these songs on my mp3 player for the trip. I hope you have a wonderful holiday too.
November 25th, 2009 at 6:27 am