I write to music. It’s almost to where I can’t write unless there’s music. So I can wear out a Pandora channel pretty quickly. I’m going to try to post videos from bands you might be less familiar with, or just stuff that I enjoy and like writing to. The first group this week is one I’ve really been wearing out lately – The Civil Wars. They have a serious Swell Season feel to them (the guy and girl from Once if you didn’t know) and I think they’re brilliant songwriters.

You only know what i want I you to
I know everything you don’t want me to
your mouth is poison your mouth is wine
you think your dreams are the same as mine

And of course, in looking this up on YouTube I went down the rabbit hole for a little while. So here’s some other stuff I kinda love.

I’m a big Adele fan, I just think she’s got a breathtaking voice. And Darius Rucker used to play Winthrop when I was in school there in another life for both of us. So to have the two of them doing one of my favorite (if terribly overplayed) songs from the past few years was kinda awesome.

Roger Creager is a big favorite, and I loved his concert at the Evening Muse last month. A tiny little room with a lot of boogie crammed inside. Roger’s got a new album coming out this month, check it out. Creager makes me think of my buddy The Fat Guy.

And the Avetts have been working on new stuff, so hopefully there’s a new album coming soon.

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