M. Ward, “Chinese Translation” and Fleet Foxes “Ragged Wood”

Seven months, huh?  Man, that’s got to be some sort of record…

Anyway, hello!  I wanted to share these two songs with you because, well, I sort of owe you, and because I went to see live music on Friday and it made me very happy indeed.  On Friday, I went with my friend Chris to see our friend Andy/The Pluto Tapes perform at the Kick-Off Cabaret in Arlington. { There.  Is that enough links for you?}  The Pluto Tapes were, as ever, lovely and it was great to see friends and to get stuffed with barbecue beforehand.  I miss getting out.  The dissertation is a terrible beast, which won’t even let me post on this blog. { Please don’t tell it.  It thinks I’m just in the next room…}  Sitting there, and watching people perform, was a wonderful, uplifting experience after so much time spent toiling away. Of course, it did also drive home just how much I miss living in a place with good, live music. { Notice how you’ve never heard of York, England as one of the U.K.’s premiere music scenes?  Well, you would have, if you’d ever noticed York!}

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