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Category Archives: Music
Songs & Such: “Bittersweet” by Poor Old Lu
Lets jump right in. This week will will be looking at the song “Bittersweet” from Poor Old Lu’s EP, Straight Six. The album Straight Six is interesting in that most of it was written in the studio with very little forethought into the songs other than generic ideas. The song “Bittersweet”, at the time, was probably the song that was most unlike Poor Old Lu had written (later came the song “Rail” which is kind of an offshoot musically from “Bittersweet”). Continue reading
“Hot in Herre”
If you have not been introduced to the brilliance that is Jenny Owen Youngs, then allow me to help you with that problem. I found out about Jenny through her track “F**k Was I” that was featured in an episode … Continue reading
Songs & Such: “Bliss Is” by Poor Old Lu
It was really hard to pick a song off of the album Sin by Poor Old Lu for this week’s “Songs & Such” article. The main reason being it is arguably one of my favorite albums by the band as it contains the song that made me fall in love with the band. But going with “Bliss Is” was in the end a great choice because it is the song that is most different from the rest of the album in it’s funk edginess. Also the subject matter is something that seems important of late, family. Continue reading
Songs & Such: “Do I?” by Poor Old Lu
Last week, we concluded our look at the songs from the band Anberlin. Since I have come to like this series idea for most of my topics, I decided we would look at one of my favorite bands, Poor Old Lu. While no longer in existence, they did release some great tunes. I also hold a soft spot for Poor Old Lu because they were the first truly “alternative” Christian Rock band that I had ever heard. As we discuss the music and lyrics of Poor Old Lu, I would like you to keep in mind that several of the members are still doing music today. Most notable is Aaron Sprinkle and we will transition from Poor Old Lu into Aaron Sprinkle songs, including Aaron’s most recent project Fair. Continue reading
New Music Tuesdays on Hiatus
I have to place this weekly article on hold for the time being. Mainly because I can not find an accurate source for album releases. The Billboard.com page for releases has been wrong on at least 2-3 occasions. If of … Continue reading
Songs & Such: “Day Late Friend” by Anberlin
This song is really interesting in that it is extremely common subject matter, but no one seems to really discuss it a whole lot. Anberlin does a great job here with the line “You say now you loved me all along, what made you hesitate to tell me with words what you really feel.” The lines are so straight forward that they are beautiful. But when they close the first verse with a line like “Insignificantly enough we both have signficant others” it really brings to point the reason I love this band so much. Continue reading
