My intro was going to be:
How are things? Cosmically speaking, things are not so good. Chinua Achebe wrote Things Fall Apart, and it’s true, they do. Speaking of sub-Saharan Africa, I was cheering for the Nigerian Pope hopeful. I was also an Expos fan. My support is a curse.
But then I read about Cardinal Francis Arinze’s politics and it all fell apart.
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Archer Prewitt - "I'll Be Waiting"
Here Archer Prewitt attempts to bludgeon us into a state of inane, giddy nostalgia. He forsakes subtlety in exchange for sappiness and sweetness. Dangerous, sure. But neither is maple syrup subtle, and so too is it sappy and sweet. And we like it anyway. Consider me bludgeoned. [Buy]
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(From the Exclaim! 13th Anniversary Cross-Canada Concert Series mix CD)
The Wooden Stars drop lead guitar notes as if dropping paint onto a stenciled canvas. In the chorus their voices are like balloons inflating and deflating side by side, always maintaining harmonious ratios: a third, a fifth, a perfect octave. [Info]
Posted by Jordan at April 21, 2005 3:27 AMLove the intro... I am sad abt mister Nigeria's politics, too.
That may be my favourite WS tracks so far - thanks. And the Prewitt song is an old dear friend of mine. He's playing in Edinburgh next week - but I'm not going! Ha!
Posted by Sean at April 21, 2005 1:55 PMHey, where does this Wooden Stars song come from... I can't find it on their doscography (or maybe I'm just missing it)
It's fantastic, by the way, thank you.
Posted by Eric at April 21, 2005 5:25 PMhe-he... sappiness and sweetness. had the opportunity of seeing archer perform in chicago recently (supporting clem snide)... he'll be in sam prekops backing band during his tour (playing tomorrow night in london) and i believe he's doing a solo show in may. i'm rather fond of the maple syrup subtlety;)
Posted by nat at April 25, 2005 4:14 PM
and it will begin playing. All songs are also available to download: just right-click the link and choose 'Save as...'
