The weather is changing here. Getting colder and overcast. I love this time of year but it makes me extremely melancholy. Soon the time change will be in effect and it will be dark at 4:30 in the afternoon. But I'm kinda looking forward to that.
Got the new Elliott Smith record. G-d, every time I hear his voice I get so mad. Mad that he's gone and won't make any more music. Such a waste. I knew Elliott when he lived in NYC (like many other people did - I'm not playing the bragging game. - he would've hated that, actually.) He was an intense person with a surprising good sense of humor. He was also one of those people that spoke like he sang. Sam Prekop is the same way. Love that. So the new album is very cinematic (supposedly some of the songs are meant to be in an upcoming movie, based on the very excellent book by Walter Kirn), super produced and even a little bit trippy. Lots of Beatles influence and even a touch of Pink Floyd -- but no matter who Elliott references, that voice comes through. And it sounds good. And melancholy.
Perfect for this time of year.
Got the new Elliott Smith record. G-d, every time I hear his voice I get so mad. Mad that he's gone and won't make any more music. Such a waste. I knew Elliott when he lived in NYC (like many other people did - I'm not playing the bragging game. - he would've hated that, actually.) He was an intense person with a surprising good sense of humor. He was also one of those people that spoke like he sang. Sam Prekop is the same way. Love that. So the new album is very cinematic (supposedly some of the songs are meant to be in an upcoming movie, based on the very excellent book by Walter Kirn), super produced and even a little bit trippy. Lots of Beatles influence and even a touch of Pink Floyd -- but no matter who Elliott references, that voice comes through. And it sounds good. And melancholy.
Perfect for this time of year.
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