I just don't know if I can commit to a new lady with a guitar again. I feel so burned, by the Tiffany Anders (she was going to save folk-pop!), the Gillian Welches, the Tara MacLeans, the Marit Peters... My God, Laura Veirs alone! Why did you leave me and go and put out a childrens' album, Laura Veirs? You used to write songs about heroin! So can I really do all this emotional work again, with Sharon Van Etten? Maybe, maybe not. I'll take a long look inside myself and see how strong I really am.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
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What the hell did Gillian Welch do to you besides put out a great album this year?
@Dan Kois Agreed.
@Dan Kois Seconded. And even if she hadn't it wouldn't matter because no one in history has ever gotten tired of listening to her sing and play guitar.
@Dan Kois Thank you! My question exactly, I mean, even down to the wording.
Speaking of how strong you really are, if you could listen to "Love More", from Sharon's last album, without curling into a fetal mess, than you're stronger than I.
Veirs is doing back-to-back shows in Chicago this month, one for kids and one for adults. Think of it not as betrayal but as inculcating the young with strung-out sciencey weirdness.
Try Cate Le Bon ("the Welsh Nico" if you want a shorthand description). I'm going to see her tonight.
@LondonLee Whenever I hear her on the radio I catch myself thinking "why haven't I heard this Nico song before?"
We'll always have Peej.
Also! Grouper. Also, Marny Stern. Expand your axelady horizons!
So Liz Phair didn't leave you folks cynical and calloused-all-over? Interesting.
@skahammer Oh GAWD LIZ WHY!!?!?! It still hurts so bad that she became Michelle Branch.
“I’m learning how to write electronic music.”
-Sharon Van Etten as told to Vogue
http://www.vogue.com/culture/article/artist-of-the-week-sharon-van-etten/