Here’s a typically moody southern gothic track from Neko Case’s 2002 album Blacklisted. The whole album has this great sound.
Today’s track — the title cut — is a quick little poem that seemingly uses a train as a metaphor for a person who won’t settle down. That’s how I read it, anyway.
What’s unclear to me is how this song fits its title.
I don’t have much to say about today’s Random Weekend selection, which comes from one of those albums that found its way into my collection through mysterious means.
Mindy Smith’s debut album, One Moment More, was released in 2004. Since then she has put out four more albums, one as recently as 2012.
I don’t know who she is or why I own this album.
I thought I’d programmed Song of the Day posts for the two full weeks of my vacation, but apparently I stopped one day short. So today’s random selection is going up a little late.
Here, then, hastily published on Sunday morning, is one of my favorite Coldplay songs, presented without further comment.
Janelle Monae’s The ArchaAdroid is an odd album that I’ve never really given the time it probably deserves.
I bought it because I loved the infectious single, ‘Tightrope,’ and I heard the rest of the album was equally worthy.
It may well be, but it’s definitely not as accessible as ‘Tightrope’ and I didn’t have the patience to stick with it.
Aimee Mann, off record, seems like a perfectly happy person.
She is friends with a bunch of comedians and actors who make cameo appearances in her often hilarious videos. She hosts an annual Christmas/comedy show that bridges the gap between indie pop and vaudeville. Hell, she even had a memorable (though brief) role in The Big Lebowski.
Meet Me In Montauk 