Gift Seven – Kate
March 4, 2008
The gift I bring to The Collective today is a little gem of a band called Azure Ray. Azure Ray is one of many gems coming from the indie label Saddle Creek, which is located in Omaha, Nebraska and boasts of indie favs such as Bright Eyes and The Faint.
Azure Ray, unfortunately, is no longer together, having broken up in 2004 to being their own projects. Dustin and I got to see them before they disbanded at a very intimate show at the Larimer Lounge, where they were just as fantastic live.
I hope you enjoy the songs I chose. Each one is very special to me in different ways, but now more than ever their music really speaks to where I am at just generally in life. It is a bit melancholy, very nostalgic and is best listened to on a rainy day.
November
Sleep
Rise
Fall Into Me
A cocoon around you from the very first note! Like an extreme nostalgia, you find yourself back in the womb… a plushly furnished womb complete with crackling phonograph, log fire, and Victorian trim.
Dustin, i think you have topped them all. How could anyone attempt to comment after that little treasure?