I want to share this song with you, because I’m a massive fan of the Australian band The Waifs.

London Still was a single from their 2003 album Up All Night, which remains to this day an unsung classic acoustic folk/blues/country album.

Read more & comment »

Lisa and I watched Walk The Line a few months ago, and afterwards I sought out Johnny Cash’s The Man Comes Around album which features the track, Hurt. If you’ve ever listened to Johnny Cash, the album itself is an essential part of Cash’s discography.

Hurt, in particular, has the potential to break your heart. Johnny’s voice is heavy and frail throughout, and the slow pounding piano grows and becomes more insistent as the song reaches its end.

Read more & comment »