19
Jul
bitter melodies turning your orbit around
(or: july 19’s honey from the hive)
posted at 8:31 am by brandon in sweet you rock and sweet you roll
Norah Jones — “Jesus, Etc. (Sad, Sad Songs)”
(from The Fall [Deluxe Edition]
Wonders still don’t cease: just when you thought this much-Grammyed critics’ darling (and human insomnia cure) had all but entirely abandoned her sense of humor, she unleashes this, a frisky, footloose cover of an underrated Wilco classic. If you’re anything like me, you’ll find that slightly flirty growl in her voice as bewitching as spit-shined sin, and if you’re anything at all like me, you’ll wonder where in hell she’s been hiding it all this time.
