Here’s my Christmas gift to you all. A version of Drummer Boy that I made with one of my high school students!
comfort records
i love finding new bands and styles but I always come back to these records. they are fried chicken and mashed potatoes for my ears.
radiohead- ok computer and kid a
wilco- yankee hotel foxtrot
coldplay- a rush of blood to the head
death cab for cutie- plans
sufjan stevens- illinoise
lovedrug- pretend you’re alive
my morning jacket- z
damien rice- o
a great easter song.
black & blue
Isaiah 42
what I’m into
- [music] sleigh bells “treats”
- [book] “emotionally healthy spirituality” by Peter Scazzero
- [vinyl] wilco “yankee hotel foxtrot”-recently purchased this classic, still amazing.
- [visual] buy prints of musicians’ famous stylings. go here.
record recommendation
It took me three weeks to decide how to spend my christmas Itunes gift card but yesterday I went with this baby.
- The Decemberists “The King Is Dead”
I’ve always enjoyed the Decemberists but this is the first time I have legitimately loved one of their albums. It has more of an americana/country-ish vibe, with each song being more accessible than many of their previous albums. I think I will be purchasing the vinyl soon. Check it out my homies.
i have songs too
Last night I played for Axis McHenry (our local 20’s ministry) and I realized something: I do not play my own songs enough. At the beginning of the night, I played some of my original tunes and did not feel comfortable at all. I was not very familiar with the chord structures or lyrics for most of them and in one case I could not even remember the song melody at all!
However, when it came time to play a worship song, I had it completely down. I have played it so many times I did not even have to think about it. That partly makes sense, because that is a big part of my job, learning other people’s worship songs, but there is no excuse in forgetting my own stuff!
I never want to be the guy always listening, discussing, and enthralled by his own stuff but I also need to find a happy medium here because I actually like some of my songs and really enjoy playing them. So, here’s to me learning my own songs with the same vigor and practice that I go through weekly to learn other people’s stuff.
what I’m into
- [music] beach house “teen dream” | the tallest man on earth “shallow grave”
- [book] “linchpin” by seth godin
- [tv] ”freaks and geeks” (IFC channel is showing reruns of this short-lived show)
- [visual] love this poster by vespertin
