Sick of the City

On paper this week should be awesome for me: skiing this weekend, an early valentines day dinner, trivia with friends, buying vacation tickets, but for some reason I have just been feeling sort of down. I cannot put my finger on it, but there is a specter of something that I am not able to shake lately. Work and everything else seems to be moving a little too fast. The beautiful weather today in Boston really reminded me that I am growing tired of the city. Its not the people, culture or activities, but just something about being surrounded by concrete all the time is wearing on me. Maybe its not the city and just my quotidian routine, but something is getting to me. I purchased the Two Short Stories by the midwest folk outfit Jayber Crow earlier in 2008 and I listened to it over and over again among the hills of New Hampshire. Luckily, thanks to their excellent music video for Freeze and Thaw, I have started listening to Two Short Stories again recently and it has been a welcome relief. The music video is well done and very crafty (I cannot fathom how much paper cutting was accomplished) and the song Freeze and Thaw is a hopeful, uplifting slice of woodsy folk. Just what I need. O God When I Drop Dead is another frenetic folk jam from Jayber Crow that just romps all over you for a solid 2 minutes (handclaps too!).

Jayber Crow - O God When I Drop Dead (YSI) (filesavr)


Also, you may have noticed the name change from The Truth to my new moniker Zack. We are undergoing some major changes at TSRE, so keep a lookout for a major redesign and even new features in the next couple of days!!! Booyah.

Here's another lo-fi jam for driving in cars through the country

Harlem - South of France (YSI) (filesavr)