Late Bloomer

When I get a new CD I tend to listen to it once or twice, then put it away. I like to let it ferment for a while. That way when I put it back in my player the songs sound familiar ... and it's sort of like finding an old friend. This is especially helpful when you're not sure whether you're going to like something... or not.

My most recent "old friend" was Brandi Carlile's "The Story". I bought it almost a year ago after hearing the title track on the radio. It took a few tries to get into it a second time. It's a little overly dramatic. A little chichéd. Some of the lines make me cringe like you wouldn't believe. ("Even when I was flat broke you made me feel like a million bucks"? .. excuse me, I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.) But over all it's mostly very enjoyable. I'm not a big fan of female singers. I can only listen to Rachel Yamagata or Regina Spektor for extended periods of time... everyone else just kinda drives me nutty after a while, but I'm really enjoying this at the moment.

Just kinda wanted to share. Other than that, this is rather pointless.

Anyway, of course my favorite song is the "hidden" track, and naturally it's unavailable online. So enjoy this video. I love the old guy with the piano. or try this video .

And then, if you so choose, here are the songs from the CD. well.. the ones I could find.