I’m back from my little three week vacation and better than ever. Well, that’s if being better than ever entails being sore, slightly over tanned, a tired like never before. Lake Michigan was brilliant as always {and seriously, the East Coast of said lake trumps any and all attempts by Wisconsin and Illinois to claim their wimp of a coast is better}. Colorado was equally impressive replete with multiple mountain ranges, Blue Lakes, Eureka, Animas Forks, the Olympic Training Center, the Air Force Academy, bears, Mesa Verde, multiple camp sites, countless Pop Tarts and Clif Bars, and a general sense of accomplishment and bonding that I’ve been missing for awhile. But now I’m back, I’m leaving in about an hour to see The Dark Knight, and I must finish this blog before then. Let us all commence crossing our fingers.
It’s been awhile since I wrote here. It’s been awhile since I even typed on a keyboard. Over three weeks actually. That’s massive. What’s even more massive was the ammnount of email I recevied while I was gone {over 1200 legitmate emails, about 800 that my spam filter caught, and a further 500 spam emails I was forced to manually filter myself}. Somewhere buried in this mess of my inbox I’m sure there lies gems waiting to be pulled from the muck that surrounds them. MMMathias and Immuzikation both sent me new mixes {score!}, I received updates on the upcoming Ben Folds and Walkmen albums {double awesome} and I found out that Wakey!Wakey! recorded a live set and is giving it away for free {triple awesome score the remix}.
One other email that caught my eye today was a little caption that mentioned someone named Lenka had recorded a cover of one of my favorite songs {Gravity Rides Everything} by one of my favorite bands {Modest Mouse} and consequently I was instantly interested in all things to do with this Aussie. It seems as if she’s had an almost idyllic career; started singing with dad when she was 6, was part of the critically acclaimed group Decoder Ring, and now has begun a solid solo career.
mp3 : Lenka - Gravity Rides Everything (Modest Mouse Cover)
mp3 : Lenka - Like a Song
{Both of these tracks come from a group of recordings referred to as the Woodstock Sessions and as of today are not commercially available}. I love her cover of Gravity Rides Everything. It’s a brilliant song in its original format and I think her take on this classic Modest Mouse track both honors the original while showcasing her obvious talent. I definitely love how she kicks it up on the line “it all will fall, fall right into place.” Like a Song is another interestig track from the album and I find it interesting that she uses recordings of static and other radio broadcasts from WWII as her musical backdrop.
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I don’t know how you do it man, but I have yet to click on your site and be disappointed. It’s good to have you back at the keyboard.
Seriously, you’re gone for three weeks and this is your come back post? Give me something I can listen to while still remaining a man. Come on.
I guess she’s not that bad, but come on. I was expecting something huge/monumental upon your return.
I should’ve used some exclamation points to really get my point across!
droll, don’t be a ponce. seriously. lenka is good. just because you can’t get over your phobia toward female singers doesn’t necessarily make all of them bad.
eat it.
Wow. I can’t get any of her songs. But I heard a little part on the Itunes store and she’s amazing. I loved it. I’m having a hard time finding the songs though, >.