I want to do a longer post on Rosanne Cash (daughter of Johnny Cash) sometime soon, since she’s got a new album out (Black Cadillac), but I’m short on time so today it’s just a quick mention of a fabulous track from her previous album Rules of Travel.
September When It Comes
This is a beautiful, haunting song, which she sings as a duet with her dad, one of the very last recordings he ever made. It really shows the strengths of both artists, and when their voices join in the second half, the combination of the gravel and dust of his voice with the smooth sheen of hers is fantastic. It’s song about growing old and mortality, and given how near it came to the end of her father’s life, it can give you chills.
World Cup news:
I’ve been traveling the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for most of this week so haven’t had much of a chance to watch, but I got to see England v. Portugal fail utterly in their attempts to score a goal for 120 minutes and then saw a series of absurdly good saves in the penalty kick shootout. Portugal, who I thought would lose to the Netherlands in their last game, is now in the semifinals.
Assuming all goes as expected later today, that sets the stage for a colonial battle between Portugal and Brazil, which could be pretty interesting.
Also, in my travels around Michigan, I made it to a few more of the locations from Sufjan’s album: The Upper Peninsula, Paradise, Tahquamenon Falls, Sault Ste. Marie, etc. It’s a beautiful state.