I’m hooked on their songs “I and Love and You” and “Head full of doubt/road full of dreams”. I have only heard them on 91.3 the Summit. I guess they’re an “alt country” band. I don’t know what that means, but I know this doesn’t sound like any country I’ve ever heard. I don’t know about their other songs, but I’m really digging these. (P.S. They are opening for John Mayer on August 13 at Blossom at 7 p.m. Doesn’t it figure it’s the same night as my opening reception at the Massillon Museum of Art!)
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The Avett Brothers: a new musical find
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010John Mayer is another example …
Monday, June 7th, 2010of people who personally may be jerks, but professionally do a pretty amazing job. Some of his lyrics jump out at me every time I heard some of his songs, like in
“Clarity”
By the time I recognize this moment
This moment will be gone
“Wheel”
And airports
See it all the time
Where someone’s last goodbye
Blends in with someone’s sigh
Cause someone’s coming home
In hand a single rose
or from “Split Screen Sadness”:
So I’ll check the weather wherever you are
Cause I wanna know if you can see the stars tonight
and
I called
Because
I just
Need to feel you on the line
I guess they make more sense when you hear them in the song. Anyhow, the point is, sometimes because I can’t stand the person, I can’t go beyond that to be open-minded about their work. You know how you won’t go to a movie sometimes because you just can’t stand the actor or actress who’s starring in it? But in other situations, it doesn’t bother me. With no rhyme or reason. One thing I know: John Mayer writes some pretty good songs.