december songs, week one

the last two decembers i've challenged myself to posting a song or artist per day for the month. this year i'm choosing weekly digests. so here is december songs, week one:

when i hear a song i like i take note of it

i follow up by investigating online and seeing where it leads. sometimes i realize i don't want to hear the song again. but more often than not, it becomes a new fascination.

these december songs are some of the songs from my notes, but also some others

many of these songs i've heard on the radio––while listening at home, or on my frequent drives to and from charlottesville

some are old favorites

many are are still new, something fascinating to hold to the light

some i over-listen to 

maybe this is my unfolding play list? or mix tape?

i'm sharing it with you.

tim buckley // buzzin fly



(i'm so in love with this song i'm beginning to think i'm mental. i love his humming and yelping and purring as the song builds and throughout. and then his voice. all of it. singing those words. those words. the range. the lows, the highs, the theatrics. it fills the place of longing while also carving out a space for it.)

aretha franklin // tree of life



(this is everything)

xylouris white // forging



(i learned about xylouris white at some point this past year and they thrill my little greek heart beyond measure.)

led zeppelin // that's the way



(led zeppelin was formative. coming upon my brother's "houses of the holy" lp when i was in elementary school and staring at the cover a lot. stairway to heaven at the end of every school dance. being wooed on the ski slopes by michael from ohio who called me zoso and sang zeppelin songs to me on the chair lift. seeing robert plant live just a few years ago and realizing truly what a shaman he is. i had never heard this song until recently. or if i had, it hadn't made an impression. but now it has.)

hudson bell // the falls



(what can i say i'm a romantic. i don't know where this person/band came from. do you? maybe everyone knows about him/them. i haven't really ventured beyond this song, because this alone is sooooo swell. is it way poppy? it came on a pandora station one day when i was working at the winery. it filled the airy space and made me want to jump out one of the loft windows and fly around. it may just happen one day.)

chris bell // stay with me



(i have an obsession with this song. i find it deeply sweet. and i love singing along to it while i'm driving, which i do often. if i ever form a band i want us to cover this song. applicants welcome.)


haley heynderickx // drinking song 



(i heard her on the radio, took note, then she was coming to my town and i won tickets. it was a super lovely show i got to share with a friend i don't see all that often. and listening to her just now was like a well timed massage.)