So it's turning out that I may have a thing for music coming out of Portland. The more research I do about the bands I listen to, the more I realize that much of my favorite music comes from Portland, and to some extent from the Bay Area as well. This post is dedicated to M. Ward, an artist I first heard when I picked up the album "Matador at 15," marking Matador Records' 15th anniversary. I picked it up at the Barnes & Noble in Simsbury, CT, and sat in the parking lot of a movie theater, listening to it with my two best friends.
This song, "Vincent O'Brien," is one of his best songs, with a soft and sweet, yet driving melody, backing some truly great lyrics. And you know I'm a sucker for lyrics...
M. Ward, known to his mom and pop as Mark Ward, performed with actress Zooey Deschanel (the cute blonde number who sings "Baby, It's Cold Outside" in the movie Elf) for a short time in a duo called She & Him. Their act was featured at the reknowned Newport Folk Festival (the old stomping grounds of our friend Bob Dylan), in August 2008.
Put on the album "The Transfiguration of Vincent," close your eyes, and enjoy some very sweet dreams.
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