Friday, September 29, 2006

September Soundtrack


Ray Lamontagne, the album:
Trouble
I found this fellow from a fantastic Paste Magazine article where you meet a quiet New Englander, husband, father erstwhile factory worker who taught himself the guitar and how to sing to stave off boredom-wrought insanity on the assembly line. The music is part classic rock, part folkie acoustic singer-songwriter, part blues with a slice of pop to give it that addictive edibility. There are songs with focused frustration and quiet anger. Most the songs are simply love songs of fidelity and devotion. I listen to this album twice a day.



Benny Goodman, album: Greatest Hits RCA/Victor
Just good fun big band stuff, who knew you could "rock out" with a clarinet? Besides, it reminds me of my Grandma who loved Goodman and Tommy Dorsey and Glen Miller.


Yo Yo Ma playing Bach, album: Bach Sonatas for Viola De Gamba and Harpsichord
Cheerful celloist...perfect nap music for Atticus




Gillian Welch, album: Soul Journey
1930's-style folk-country

1 comment:

Brian Murnion said...

Ray Lamontagne is good stuff! Guess what.............
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I'm coming to visit in a few weeks. 20th - 23th, oct.