rachel goldstar

i cannot stop listening to this 7inch, given to me by ulrich snchauss.  the title of this blog is the title of his song, backed with pia fraus', "mute the bird". i love this 7inch and the beautifully, haunting "ships will sail" gets stuck in my head over and over.

i will be posting a new podcast soon and will include this song.  took me just over a year, but i finally put another playlist together.

carlos and i have started recording new songs (all in the golden afternoon) and we're hoping our 12" will be out soon (full length).

we got back from overseas two weeks ago and i'm still missing the adventure of each day.  today, in austin, it's a gloomy grey and it's raining.  i don't mind.  it reminds me of arriving in berlin 6 weeks ago.  i lit the house with candles and am making carlos and i a habanero hubbard squash soup, with stuffed peppers, and sauteed brussel sprouts.  it's all local or from our garden, including the wine (from fredericksburg).

berlin

paris

29 october 2009

our show with:

the black feathers

last sxsw i was drawn in by a showcase featuring white rainbow and atlas sound.  i enjoyed the evening very much and bought an atlas sound pink 7inch with handsewn sleeve.  it features a cover of "i'll be your mirror" backed with "unicorn rainbow odyssey" by mark sultan.  i regret to say that i never listened to it.  i do that during sxsw occasionally because i save up to buy merch from the bands i enjoy, but sometimes don't get around to listening to them until much later.  now that i've got the atlas sound album in my player, i'm dancing around to it and singing along even though i don't know the words.  dreamy.  beautifully composed and refreshing.  i am inspired.  and looking forward to listening to the 7inch.

bonus!  i was just going through my iphoto library and i found footage of atlas sound from this show...playing the very song i later fell in love with...recent bedroom.

if you want more, listen: here.