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tuneage:

The Wooden Birds - “Seven Seventeen”

I can tell that Summer is starting to give way to Fall when I start putting down my more upbeat fare in favor of mellow, folky, autumnal-tinged tunes. The Wooden Birds, an Austin, TX-based side project of American Analog Set’s Andrew Kenny, came to me by way of a friend who managed to catch them in concert. The style reminds me a bit of earlier Iron & Wine: softer vocals, acoustic guitars, simple arrangements, and solid songwriting.

This song, the subject matter of which can seem odd at first (it’s actually about the effect major age differences have on love), is perhaps my favorite on Wooden Birds’ debut album Magnolia. The song uses male and female vocals to show two sides of this love story while creating some excellent vocal harmonies, and we all know I’m a sucker for good harmonies.

robot-heart:

thingsgohazy:

About Today | The National

I can’t listen to this song without tearing up a bit.

meltinyourmouth:

I Will Carry You (Audrey’s Song) — Selah

(song dedicated to Audrey Caroline Smith)

un:

Coheed & Cambria | “Good Eye Sniper”

crazyfishor:

Sleeping at Last - “Naive”

religion is a breeding ground
where the devil’s work is deeply found,
with teeth as sharp as cathedral spires,
slowly sinking in.

God knows that i’ve been naive
but i think it makes him proud of me.
now it’s so hard to separate
my disappointments from his name.

because shadows stretch behind the truth,
where stained glass offers broken clues
and fear ties knots and pulls them tight.
it leaves us paralyzed.

but in the end such tired words will rest.
the truth will reroute the narrow things they’ve said.
the marionette strings will lower and untie
and out of the ashes, love will be realized.

God knows that we’ve been naive
and a bit
nearsighted to say the least.
it’s broken glass at children’s feet
that gets swept aside unexpectedly.

crazyfishor:

Vib Gyor - “Fallen”

It always feels the same
Another day rolls into night
With an apathy that I can’t explain
It’s about time we woke up
We’re lost inside ourselves
It’s about time
We slowed down
And don’t put the blame on yourself

CHORUS:
When your hope is gone
And you can’t find any way out
And you feel you’ve lost it all
You say you feel the same self doubt
I won’t fall this time
I’m not going anywhere
I’ll be right here by your side

Stop me if you really care
You always find a way
To put down what I’m trying to prove
But you can’t ever seem to explain
It’s about time we woke up

And don’t put the blame on yourself
When your hope is gone
And you can’t find any way out
And you feel you’ve lost it all
You say you feel the same self doubt
I won’t fall this time
I’m not going anywhere
I’ll be right here by your side
You’re acting like you just don’t care

davidmaddox:

Nick Drake, “For The Morning”

spiritofthe80s:

Micheal W. Smith “Persuit Of A Dream” The Big Picture (1986)

Hello there, childhood.

natface:

breakupsong:

Come Pick Me Up — Ryan Adams

I wish you would. Come pick me up. Take me out. Fuck me up. Steal my records. Screw all my friends, they’re all full of shit. With a smile on your face, and then do it again…

This was the first Ryan Adams song I’ve heard that I liked.

randyhaddock:

Glen Hansard - Say It To Me Now