Saturday, December 13, 2008

Mystery Song

I was reading the Guest List: Best of 2008, where artists choose their favorite albums or tracks of the year, on Pitchfork. The very last entry was M. Ward's, who I really enjoyed at ACL.

His list:
1. Becky Stark "Ocean and Ground"
2. Fleet Foxes "White Winter Hymnal"
3. T-Pain (ft. Lil' Wayne) "Can't Believe It"

I've definitely heard #2 and #3 (and love them). But who is Becky Stark? I searched on hype to hear her track, but nothing came up. I searched her name, but only 3 songs appeared, none of which were "Ocean and Ground." I did an itunes store search. No luck. This started to frustrate me. I did a google search on her name and found she is a member of the band Lavender Diamond. I hype searched this and still no luck. I think the song's made up.

Anyways, I listened to some Lavender Diamond tracks, and I totally dig it. The lead singer, Becky Stark, has a fabulous voice, a simple one that possesses a clarity like that of Karen Carpenter or Jenny Lewis. I like the tracks "You Broke My Heart" and "Open Your Heart." (Seems "heart" is a common theme...)

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Christmas Music

Two points on this topic:

-About half the radio stations I like in Waco have changed to Christmas tunes.

-David Crowder started Sunday's service off with Feliz Navidad.

What has this world come to???