hi everyone. i feel lost amid all the hand-count talk.
i voted, i'm passionate about the outcome, but i can't
even begin to follow the arcane and multiple roads this
election is wandering down. at least it may blow apart
some of the easy rhetoric about what "the american people"
want -- it drives me up the wall to hear various politicians
tossing off this phrase, and then of course never adhering
to what THIS particular american person "wants."
so, on the off chance that anyone feels like helping me
out...i need some new music. (this is the place i go to
learn ALL about music, from every sonic quarter. yet
i have the audacity to ask for a specialized suggestion?!)
i've been listening to aimee mann (all three records)
nonstop, loving it. fiona gets a lot of play time, as does
the new madonna (killer "don't tell me" beginning), and
any hole CD. i'm looking for something to add in here...
a female (?) singer/songwriter, someone with harmony
and melody and edge and breathtaking lyrics. i've never
heard rickie lee jones -- i think i'm afraid of coming
too close to joni. same with "older" women singer/songwriters,
although i do love some joan baez ("diamonds and rust"
particularly). i'm in the mood for modern, but i'll
go "back" if need be.
this aimee mann "bachelor #2" is phenomenal, really
over-the-top perfect pop. her disappointed, ironic
vocals get me every time. and there is melody to
swoon to here -- just listen to "red vines" or
"the world's own optimist" or "susan" -- WOW.
i don't mean to say i'm not listening to MEN, just that
i'm loving the aimee mann vibe so much that i want
more...
i'm listening a lot to yo la tengo right now (because
i'm seeing them on friday 11/24 as a birthday present!)
OK, i'm realizing that this is an impossible and mildly
ridiculous request -- since you all don't really know
what i have in my CD collection, how can you give me
a suggestion?
still, in the spirit of music-related NJC posts, i thought
i'd toss this out there. any and all responses appreciated!
(isn't it exciting when one imagines all the music that
is yet to be discovered???)
--emily
NP: "paprika plains"
