Happy, Happy Tuesday!!! Do you know why Tuesday is so wonderful? It is the day new music and movies/ DVDs (and books) are released. Music and movies... these are just a few of my favorite things. (re-read that last sentence and picture Julie Andrews singing it. If will make sense if you are a Sound of Music fan.) That is why I am going to do dedicate my Tuesday ramblings to my favorite things. Tune in Tuesdays ( I feel this is a nice title after Motivating Mondays). Now to the music...
For months now I have been eagerly waiting for October 27 to arrive. This is the day The Swell Season would release their next album, Strict Joy. The Swell Season? Who is that? Well friends, let me share with you. Ah, forget about it... I would only bore you with a long drawn out biography that you can easily Google. I will tell you how I discovered them and why I like them so much. A few years ago an Indie film was released called Once. It caught my attention because it was about a street busker (person who plays music/performs on the street for money) in Dublin. And as many of you know, I have a slight interest in all things Irish (some would call it an obsession). Before the movie was able to come to Bend, I bought the soundtrack and fell in love. Then I saw the movie and fell even more in love. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova (the main characters) were amazing! They won an Academy Award for best original song, Falling Slowly. A little over a year ago I was able to see them in concert in Eugene. Love. Love. Love.
I have previewed a few of the songs off of the album before today and again, they are great. I am especially fond of "Low Rising" and "In These Arms." Ah, they make the hair on my arms stand up when I hear them (in a good way). I would love to tell you more about the songs, but I just downloaded it this morning and it wasn't ready before I went to work.
I highly recommend checking them out and go out and buy Strict Joy.
Oh... and they are on tour (amazing concerts) and will be coming to Eugene and Portland in November. I would like to go if anyone wants to join me.
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