Catching up on music

I decided to get with the program and bought the Mumford and Sons album on the weekend (they were No 1 on the Triple J hottest one hundred, if you're still not with the program - not that I rush out to buy whatever rates on Triple J, or whatever rates anywhere, but I'm just saying). I've been vaguely thinking about it, and then my Mum was kind of cute and told me she put $10 in my account so I could buy myself an Easter present. I don't need chocolate eggs, so decided it was going to be half the CD (because I am a fossil who still likes to buy albums instead of just downloading them).

I really like it. Though it has to be said, it's rather "Tamworth" in parts. I could seriously be in Nemingha Hall swinging "down the middle" of 'Strip the Willow' for some songs. And if 'Winter Winds' isn't a bush ballad, the sort of which you'd hear on the streets during country music festival, then I don't know what it is, excepting maybe for the trumpet (I grew up in Tamworth and avoided Country Music Festival if you're wondering). The band is bonded over a shameless love of country, bluegrass and folk at any rate. If I had a space I might be tempted to hold the Mumford and Sons Bushdance.

I do like the lyrics too. They get points from me for the Shakespeare allusion, and I have heard various rumours of Christianity behind some of the other lyrics (Nathan over here seems to have confirmation of that). My favourite at present is 'Awake my Soul' and I can get around singing 'awake my soul, for you were made to meet your maker', which could be worse (the single, however, does feature an expletive).

A friend also recently lent me Angus and Julia Stone and Regina Spektor. I haven't listened to them a lot yet so should probably keep quiet for now. I keep forgetting Angus and Julia is playing, because I don't find it particularly interesting, but I quite like Regina.

So, that is me updating on the music scene.