June 2012
69 posts
“Not the aspen, but the rake, the pile and the burning.”
—from Kevin Boyle’s “Predilection,” from A Home for Wayward Girls
Listen
Shearwater
Ever since seeing Shearwater open for St. Vincent last month, their tunes from Animal Joy have been sticking to my brain. A number of these songs have a sense of calm that builds into a romping climax reminiscent of songs by Glen Hansard or even Snow Patrol. Even their singing accent indicates that Shearwater is from Scotland/Ireland. While they come from Austin, it’s not much of a stretch to think that “You as You Were” would garner a better reception in an Irish pub than in a bar in Texas.
“Don’t you wish your girlfriend was a freak like me?”
—Sylvia Plath (via incorrectsylviaplathquotes)
“It turns out that, at social gatherings, as a source of entertainment, conviviality, and good fun, I rank somewhere between a sprig of parsley and a single ice-skate.”
—Dorothy Parker
May you have a witty Wednesday.
—Daisy (via npr)
May you have a witty Wednesday.
—Daisy (via npr)
