Christmas, Light and Dark
An assortment of Christmas songs I have recently listened to and enjoyed. Some light, some heavy, all festive. The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl, Fairytale of New York – In honor of its 25th birthday this week, and because it is a holiday song I listen to year ’round. August Burns Red, Carol of … Read more
Build A Fortress Around My Tears: Picardy III, Lonely Songs
Lonely Songs, by Picardy III, a musical collective led by James Summers of Austin, Texas, starts with a spoken word track, As You Climb The Mountain, which sets the mood for the rest of the record: quiet, meditative, embued with the quality of sadness that goes with rain on foggy windowsills and low, heavy skies, … Read more