Alright, it’s clear that I’m a little bit too busy to approximate my usual pattern of posting. There are two options. I can choose to simply ignore the blog for the next 6 weeks while I’m working, traveling across the country, etc. Or I can alter the style of posting to make it easier to update. For now, I’m choosing the latter option though I reserve the right to simply disappear for a while if things get too busy for even that.
That means I’m going to stop feeling guilty for failing to post on albums that deserve my traditional long-winded treatment. I’ll get around to those when the fall rolls around. So Mates of State, Fleet Foxes, etc. are just going to have to wait. In the meantime, I’m going to limit myself to three lines per post – and attempt to cover some of the more obscure stuff I’ve been listening to lately. First on the list…
San Solomon – Balmorhea
Langorous as a raft on a slow moving river, this song drifts slowly between the rushes. You can sense a gentle sadness, burnished by the slow passage of years. And as you stare far off into the distance, you can see that the child with the wide eyes and the old man with wrinkled hands and a crooked grin are one in the same.
Balmorhea are from Austin, and have a record out called River Arms (eMusic) on Western Vinyl.