Come Into Our House

Today's Music of the Day is Come Into Our House, by Nick Castro and the Young Elders. This, again, is an album I downloaded on a whim after hearing the excellent track 'Attar' from Pandora. Come Into Our House is delightful! I think Pandora played this on my Beirut/Devotchka station.

The general sound of this album is very organic, very much a peer to Beirut or Devotchka. The tempo is perhaps a little more laid-back than the other bands, though. It's still very enjoyable and listenable; the sound is pleasing if not quite as dynamic as I would sometimes prefer. (Still, I am willing to admit the quality of this album supersecedes my own personal taste, at least in terms of variety.) This isn't really an uptempo, driving album, but more the type for introspect and personal sentiment.

I wish I could remember more of the individual track names - there aren't really any 'bad' songs, but some stand out a little more than others. 'One I Love' or 'Attar' are good places to start, and represent the earthy sound of this album as well as any. If I had a hookah, or just wanted people to sit around on a cold, winter evening, sharing wine and stories, with a fire to keep them warm, this is probably what I would play later in the evening, when people started to wind down and everyone's appetite for rock music had been exhausted.

In Other News:
I returned to capoeira this week, and thank goodness.

The sleep madness is nearly upon me. I half expect to wake up tomorrow morning and see the alarm clock displaying some fictional time, like 34:9$.