we could make our castles here and sweep them all away

i know that i am just a grain of sand
meeting water at the land
we could make our castles here
and sweep them all away



Great lake swimmers - I am still discovering this act, although it is by no means new. Flowing and simple acoustic mixed with electric and steel guitar. Reminds me of Red house painters. I have several other songs that I want to share, but you'll just have to wait until I find the right photo to go with them..

Sorrow's a girl inside my cake

I live in a city Sorrow built
It's in my honey, it's in my milk


Whatever that thing is which a group needs to stand out, The National definitely have IT. Seems to be, at a glance it all sounds the same and appears almost boring. But having listened to them a few times around, they have become haunting, showing up inside my head at unexpected times. Go get wise!

A way to start the day

I imagine what my body would sound like
Slamming against those rocks


Björk won the 2010 Polar Prize award alongside Ennio Morricone. Yeay. And Robyn made a lovely cover of Hyperballad for the award ceremony, check it out here.