there are only few people whose voices i immediately fell in love with after listening to one of their songs for the first time: tim baker is the exception on this very short list by not being a blues singer like the others on there. but all about my love of all things blues in a later post.
first things first:
hey rosetta! is one of my favourite bands ever since i was in newfoundland and a hitchhiker, who was on his way from port-aux-basques to st. john's, recommended their music to me. i love their music for the absolutely stunning lyrics, the energy of their songs as well as for the wonderful quiet moments they create. in many songs there is an atmospheric build-up to the belt-out-happiness moments that i have not yet found in other artist's music. they also possess a powerful live presence which is incredible to witness.
red song was always the song that i liked most. back home, i convinced a friend, who didn't know them before, to drive out to their concert in basel with me and when we were standing in the middle of the crowd and they started playing this song, she turned around and said, beaming with joy, that this was her favourite song, when she looked them up before coming to the concert, and that she already learned the guitar tunes to it. it was this magical moment of understanding each other and having a shared appreciation for something. plus, a shared joy is always a more profound joy.
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