Jim Bryson – The Depression Dance (video)

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Another quick video post. This time it’s Canadian Jim Bryson and the opening track The Depression Dance of his new album Somewhere We Will Find Our Place. I actually haven’t heard the album yet, so this is serves also as a reminder to myself that I should take care of that sometime very soon. Everyone needs a bit of Jim Bryson in their life.

This first outtake is a little different than the folk beauties of the one he did with The Weakerthans. Perhaps this is even something that I don’t normally enjoy, but I must say that I really like this song. It makes me happy. It even makes me want to dance a little and to do that to a reserved, shy, quiet man is extremely difficult. Well done Jim. The world feels a little lighter for the duration of that song and perhaps the song will carry some of the weight next time I let some minor insignificant thing drag me down. It’s an elite skill of mine. Being stressed about things that don’t really matter. But this could help, this is The Depression Dance.

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Jim Bryson Website

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Elephant Micah – Rare Beliefs (video)

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A quick video post, but an important one. Elephant Micah is a long-time favourite of mine. Last year Western Vinyl released his excellent album Where in Our Woods. The highlight of this beautiful album was the last song Rare Beliefs. I’ve listened to it so many times that my math skills aren’t good enough to count them all. Rare Beliefs is a rare beauty and a song that I hold dear.

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Elephant Micah Website

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J.E. Sunde – Hickory Point in the Fall (video) + Kalispell / Shane Leonard

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Just a quick video post. Regular readers are well aware that I’m a big fan of Minneapolis-based songwriter J.E. Sunde and adore his 2014 album Shapes that Kiss The Lips of God. Hickory Point in the Fall is an outtake from that gorgeous album and they made a music video for the song in late 2015. I think I still haven’t posted it, so it’s time to cross that one out the from the list of things to do. A great song from one of my fave albums of recent years. Btw, Mr. Sunde actually has some Finnish background as well. Someone should bring him (and Bahamas) to Finland.

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J.E. Sunde Website

Also be on the lookout for J.E. Sunde’s collaborator and label mate Shane Leonard/Kalispell who is about to release his new album Printer’s Son. The album is due out in June on Cartouche Records and it’s going to be wonderful. There’s nothing available from the new album yet, but here’s an older tune Methodist Lift from his previous album Westbound.

Shane Leonard / Kalispell Website

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