Blake Mills Break Mirrors

"I never tell her when she's played a song I never heard 
because I always learn the music and forget the words"

Genius in simplicity.  There’s a reason why music can be awfully transcendent at it’s most simple.  Blake Mills defines it, in this two chord run that manages to fit a grand narrative of hope and damning insecurity within a man who’s in love.  Even as a man who has built a solid reputation as a dynamic guitarist backing the likes of Lucinda Williams and others, he and his 2010 debut Break Mirrors has flown under the radar.  This version of “Hey Lover” from his recordings with Daytrotter, finds him at his most dynamic, raucous and understated, check it out.

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Hey Lover (Daytrotter Version)- Blake Mills 

Davy- Coconut Records

Jason Schwartzman has been an extraordinarily busy man. Yes, he’s the Jason Schwartzman from the likes of Rushmore, The Darjeeling Limited, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, and more recently Bored To Death, one of the funniest and most quirky shows to come out of HBO’s programming.  Despite his heavy acting schedule, he’s also managed to put the time together for two albums, Nighttiming and Davy. In no way is music the lesser of his talents either, putting together gorgeously textured melodies and contributing most of the instruments himself, he is easily comparable to the likes of Paul McCartney and Elliott Smith.  This song, “Courtyard” builds from a simple acoustic production to something more beautiful and ornate, something Elliott Smith might have written had he not passed away.

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Courtyard- Coconut Records 

Blitzen Trapper- Destroyer of the Void

This little ditty is “Evening Star” by Blitzen Trapper off of their critically maligned Destroyer of the Void which actually stands up well to repeated listens.  "Evening Star" continues along the best of Blitzen Trapper’s songwriting traditions, a compelling narrative of things gone wrong and a compelling sequel to great classics like The Grateful Dead’s “Ramblin Rose” and Tom Petty’s “Last Dance With Mary Jane”.

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Evening Star- Blitzen Trapper