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since you asked (no you did not, i know, i just like to pretend that people actually read this blog), here is a couple of songs that i have been listening to lately
battleme – burn this town
james vincent mcmorrow - breaking hearts
billy valentine and the forest rangers – someday never comes.
jeffrey foucault – pretty girl in a small town
peter bradley adams – katy
james vincent mcmorrow – and if my heart should somehow stop
jeffrey foucault – idaho
william fitzsimmons – let you break (feat julia stone)
griffin house – river city lights
danny schmidt – houses sing
drive-by truckers – mercy buckets
ellis paul – conversation with a ghost
cory chisel and the wandering sons – pale blue dress
as you know i am a huge fan of William Fitzsimmons, how could you not be? anyways, William together with Paste Magazine are letting us stream the entire new album for free during one week. so head over to http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2011/03/william-fitzsimmons.html and listen.
here is the first official video off of the new William Fitzsimmons album, Gold in the Shadow, out on March 22nd.
The song is called The Tide Pulls from the Moon.
here’s something interesting, a short documentary about William Fitzsimmons. William has an unique background and an interesting life story. the official description:
“Finding Home is a documentary short that follows former psychotherapist turned indie folk sensation, William Fitzsimmons as he explores his childhood with two blind parents, his parents’ divorce and ultimately the demise of his own marriage. With his European tour as the visual backdrop and his music as the score, William discusses the commonalities in our humanity and explores the importance of love, relationships, and commitment and how they fit in our current short attention span culture.“
check out the video:
thanks for reading and commenting. see you next year!
so. the day was finally here. the day that i have been waiting for since i first discovered william fitzsimmons. he was going to play a show in stockholm, sweden. i had the tickets booked since the day they were released. i took the bus to stockholm along with a friend. the venue was the beautiful södra teatern which proved to be the perfect location for this show.
the showed kicked off with the opening act, adam heldring. he proved to be an exciting artist with good songs and a strong voice. but for me personally i could not wait for william to enter the stage.
a short time after adam left the stage william finally entered. equipped with only a guitar and a beard he sat down and started playing. it was magic. true magic. i had such high expectations on this concert, and he even surpassed them. i don’t know exactly how long he played, but however long it was it was too short for me, i would have listened all night long. not only did he perform some of my favorites such as “it’s not true”, “find me to forgive” and “just not each other” but he was also really funny on stage. maybe the comical relief was a way of dealing with the dark topics of many of his songs, but it worked. nothing like listening to sad music and laugh at the same time, right?
after the show i got the chance to talk to him a bit as well, and he turned out to be a really nice guy as well. he was genuinely surprised that i had taken a 4 hour bus ride just to see him, and he seem worried that it was too late to go home that same evening. such a nice guy. he said that he would be back. when he comes i will be there.
here’s a picture of the two of us:
as a bonus, here is a video of william playing one of my favorite tunes, “it’s not true”. recorded with my digital camera.
here are some songs that have been appearing frequently in my ipod lately.
william fitzsimmons – mend your heart. still not tired of this song. still leaves me breathless every time.
joe purdy – sinkin’ low. fantastic song from joe purdy, love everything about it.
ryan star – last train home. possible the song of the year. such an amazing song.
david mcmillin – go easy. listen to the harmonies, fantastic. gives me goosebumps.
matthew ryan – jane, i still feel the same. another one of those songs. simple but yet amazing.
andrew hoover – roses and joy. this guy has a mean falsetto. love this song.
newton faulkner – uncomfortably slow. another one i discovered the other day. love the sound of this one.
enjoy.
i think i might have to revise my nomination for the most beautiful song in the world. again, it’s mister william fitzsimmons who delivers. a song from his album goodnight. i honestly get goosebumps every time i listen to this song. the song is called mend your heart. it’s one of those songs that you play over and over and over again without ever growing tired of it.
william fitzsimmons – mend your heart
by the way, william is finally coming to sweden!! i have tickets. i’m happy! can’t wait until november.
this is pretty cool. this is how you make a cover. take a song and make your own version of it.
a song that always gets me, by an artist that always gets me. one of those songs that hit you straight in the heart. it might even bring out a tear sometimes. a song from an album that deals with a divorce, and how no matter what happens now, they will always have the good years. william fizsimmons is a genius, no doubt about it. the mood. the acoustic guitar. the electronic sounds. the voice.
william fitzsimmons – they’ll never take the good years
