Pati Yang-Hold Your Horses EP.

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A wise author called their book, “The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things.” This same person also changed my life with their books, but my love for JT Leroy is a different thing altogether. Sure some may call her a fake, but I refuse to. We all create something don’t we. Everyone does. The heart does lie at times, but other times our head tries to make us believe things that aren’t true. People become paranoid and in the midst of their silly ways, unleash hell. They lose YOU. You don’t lose them. Did you ever have them in the first place? My days are spent walking on the beach and thinking. One of these things is good for the soul. The art of growing up is a struggle and a pain. Thing is, it is all worth it. Peace and quiet comes from within. Everything comes from inside of you. Sometimes it takes someone to drag it all out. People are placed in your life for a reason. These reasons are your own, and you find them in your heart. Sometimes the words do not fall so freely from your tongue. Keep quiet until the time is right. Let it out eventually. I know what it’s like to keep years worth of..something or other and have it fall so easily, and freely. Be free, be kind. Be yourself.

Music is a form of freedom. Expression of the soul. Pati Yang does all of this and more. Her last EP, Wires And Sparks truly blew my mind. I wanted more and more from her. I just thought she was a wonderful . Her music just reaches into the depths of your soul and makes you less scared of your own feelings. Her new EP, Hold Your Horses is like looking into the mirror and at the same time offers so much reassurance. The vulnerability and honest in her lyrics makes you connect so much. I cannot praise her lyrics enough. You know when you hear a song and think, “Yep, that was written for me.” You get that frequently with her songs, she is utterly hypnotic and stunning.

Her vocals will grip you in a way you never thought you could be gripped. The music will be the beat in your bones. The lyrics will be your soundtrack. Sometimes an artist just leaves you in complete awe, and whatever you say about them just isn’t enough. I feel that way about Pati; she just leaves me in utter awe. I wish I could write lyrics as passionate as this.

Revolution Baby (after about 20 listens) is probably my favourite off the EP but I have a strong love/obsession developing towards Kiss It Better. When it kicks in during Kiss It Better you feel every part of you come alive. That’s pretty much what Pati does. She awakens those dormant feelings you have. She is something else, something wonderful that needs to be known.

Is she the best singer to have ever come from Poland? Sure. No doubt about that. Her voice is grand like Kate Bush mixed with the dark electro sounds seen in Fever Ray. She is just bloody brilliant. My words do NOT do her justice. Just buy her EP when it comes out 17th September.

Clara Engel- The Lovebird’s Throat.

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“Disembody my voice, let the rivers fly up to the stars. I’ll never look back, and i’ll never look down.”

Last year, I developed a healthy music based obsession with a Canadian singer called Clara Engel. I loved everything her music did to me. It made me feel like I was in some kind of horror movie being metaphorically chased by demons and ghouls. Everything scared me, but at the same time made me feel like I had found a singer that I needed to have amongst my collection. A singer that speaks so much truth in every single song. A singer that I will always back and be constantly frustrated that isn’t signed. A singer that deserves all the hype these manufactured idiots get, and she gets virtually none. If I had my way, I’d have my own label and all those I love (and aren’t signed) would be signed, and would basically take over the world. However, I am familiar with “you don’t get what you want.” SO true, so very true.

Clara’s words are as sinister, romantic and as honest as my favourite writer of all time- Edgar Allan Poe. Her lyrics read like an Edgar Allan Poe story. The Lovebird’s Throat is such a gorgeous EP that I wish everyone could hear. For anyone that somehow sees this- please get a copy of it. Everything you have ever heard before will not mean as much as her new EP does. Everything you have ever heard before may seem shallow in comparison to the depths in her music.

The Lovebird’s Throat takes you on a devilish trip to the underworld. If you want to come back from it, you’re not listening to it right. If it makes you want to slip further into the dark-side, then you have connected. Her music will drag you from hell and into a world where such feelings aren’t only just felt by you. The atmosphere she creates is nothing short of perfect. The tension and fury in her voice leaves you in awe. She’s a much-needed force, there is no denying that at all. She’s a singer I cannot praise enough. The Lovebird’s Throat is an EP I equally cannot praise enough, you may as well call it as one of the best EPs to come out this year.

You can get The Lovebird’s Throat from Clara’s bandcamp page : http://claraengel.bandcamp.com/album/the-lovebirds-throat

Johnny Thunders : Part New York Doll, Part Genius.

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“Ask me no questions, and I’ll tell you no lies. Ask me no questions, I’ll be yours tonight.”

 

There’s always one band that you remember the first time you heard them, and it stays with you for life. Or maybe there is one musician who just made you feel so alive by the way he/she played their chosen instrument. Something about them made you feel so alive, and those that called you out as a “freak” are nothing to you. Let it mean nothing. Let the right one in, and when it becomes clear it is wrong- well then you will have learnt for next time. But will there be a next time. I think too much. I’m thinking too much. About an event and a person I can do nothing about, that’s when you know the person owns a part of you no one in this universe can ever claim. But you should’ve given it away to them about 3 or 4 years ago. It’s not a mistake, it’s repeatedly kicking yourself because you realised to late. What part of you is bruised? This means nothing to you, the person reading this. So skip this and read to where I make my point. What is my point?  JOHNNY.THUNDERS. The original. The one and ONLY. The man who won your heart over with the opening to Jet Boy, and since then- he owned it. Boy did he own you something good.

60 years ago today Johnny was born. I remember when he died. I remember my mum and uncle being in shock about it all. The passing of a musician has the power to break so many hearts. I’ve cried over the passing of a number of musicians. When your hero dies, it is like part of you dies with them. Yet part of them lives on in you. The bad and the good, what a clash of worlds it truly is. What a terrible thing is it. But, you pull through and cling onto the music. That’s all you can ever do. Let go of the person, hold onto their art. This isn’t just musicians that you do not know you can apply this to. I’m not going to give you a life lesson, you’re not stupid. You know how it is.

New York Dolls are a band that have been a huge part of my life for as long as I can remember. I used to be fascinated by the artwork of their debut record. Their made-up faces and killer heels, it was a world I wanted in on. I was so young, I didn’t know the power it would have over me. As I got older and listened to their music (15 onwards) I realised that this was the music that was meant for me. This was a genre of music I just needed to have surrounding me at all times. I didn’t want anything else. Their gang mentality and their true to life lyrics resonated with me. Every single part of me was in love with this band.

Music without the Dolls just wouldn’t have ever been the same. They made their mark in a way no other band ever has, or ever will. They caused their own scene. Made their own movement. They were everything and much more. Johnny Thunders was THE most charismatic guitar player of all time. I will always stand by him being the greatest guitarist of all time. This is just my personal view, and that means I am probably wrong. Being right is far too hyped up. Most things are. Follow your heart kid, and don’t bite your tongue. What good comes from holding back? I know, I truly know. I leave it too late. New York Dolls make you want to roam the streets and kick empty cans out of frustration towards your own life, and your surroundings. They tell you to make a change, but you try. You try real hard, but no one wants to give you the chance. The Dolls were and always will be my get-out card. The go to when I need to feel something no other band can give me. A sense of freedom, and the capability to do it my own way. I don’t know where I am going, or what I am doing- but the Dolls are providing the soundtrack.

Subway Train is my life. A constant reminder of missing out, being thrown about and trying to get out. There is so much romanticism (I’m too romantic and I’m starting to think it’s a bad thing.) But for me, this song oozes so much from nostalgia to accepting someone else has won. You try to win them, but there’s something greater than you that holds their attention. Force quit on your affections. I just love the song a lot. Then you have Trash, Personality Crisis, Looking For A Kiss..the whole debut record is probably one of the best things ever. If you can’t see this, then maybe you haven’t listened to it. As it would’ve been Johnny’s 60th birthday today, you should probably go listen to it. Paint up your face, put on your favourite outfit and play it loud. You’ll feel good from the inside out. You’ll feel alive.

We must never forget the impact and the role Johnny played within the music industry. His rebellious stance and gifted guitar skills made him stand-out from those before, during and after. In my heart, he will always be the greatest. The true meaning of a New York Doll.

Happy Birthday Johnny xx

 

Sean Atkins.

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“And you should always know how wonderful you are.”

Your gut instincts should always be trusted. You should always go with your heart, because although someone/you may get hurt, it is the right thing to do. This is just personal experience and you shouldn’t listen to me. Only listen to me when I tell you a band/singer than you should listen to. Anything else, well I’ll probably ruin your life. I’m just being dramatic. I won’t ruin your life, I’ll put your heart first. I’m too sensitive and thoughtful. Recent actions have proven this, but there’s always one who will disagree. Anyway. Who cares? Throw it away, cast it aside and carry on.

There’s a guy that lives in Pittsburgh that makes music that is a trillion times better than what is all over the airwaves. His name is Sean Atkins. Please remember his name. Please look him up. Please listen to his music.

I’m not big into acoustic music. I prefer something that has about 50 layers to it and makes me feel like I’m floating on a bed of water. Do I need to say who? I do? Okay. Such as Warpaint..there said it. Move on. But sometimes, I listen to a voice and an acoustic guitar- and I get the same feeling I get as I listen to The Kills to Nick Cave. The feeling as if someone is telling my story, that someone gets it in a way that no one else could.

How can someone a million (okay not a million) miles away get how I feel? How? Quite easily it seems. That’s what makes someone a brilliant writer. They just get it. Sean’s words are beautiful. He writes the songs you wish you could write. He writes the songs that project every feeling burning inside of you. His songs are the songs you want to give to the one you adore because your words aren’t enough. Because your words came a few years too fucking late.

Please for the love of music and all it should stand for listen to his music. You can find it on his bandcamp page here: http://seanatkins.bandcamp.com/

OR you can listen to it on his soundcloud page here:http://soundcloud.com/seanatkins

My favourite track of his has to be Turn Out The Light. His vocals, his words really hit you in the heart. When an artist can hit you right in the heart, regardless of the genre of music- if it speaks to you, if it reflects all you feel then please keep hold of it. Treasure it and never let it go. Go gentle, and let the music be your strength.

His music is pure and beautiful, there’s honestly nothing else I can say about him that does him justice. Please listen. If you are someone who wonders about the right thing, who is to honest for their own good, does everything with heart- this guy will truly be your light.

The Kills-Dreams (Fleetwood Mac cover.)

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Yes I dislike covers. And yes I also dislike remixes. I like things, I dislike some other things. My mind is easily swayed when a band I love more than I can put into words covers a song I love. Fleetwood Mac are a band my mum used to ALWAYS play to me when I was a baby. Anyone who isn’t moved by the bass in The Chain doesn’t have a heart. Anyone who cannot connect to a Fleetwood Mac song is emotionless. However you’ll get some smart-arse who thinks they’re overrated blaaah blaaah. It’s alright, I think The Beatles were just overhyped nonsense so we’re equal.

The Corrs covered Dreams didn’t they. It’s okay, I liked it. You’re not alone. The Corrs were alright weren’t they. I probably fancied the main one. Is Jim alright? No one ever really paid him any attention. I hope he’s okay. Right let’s move on.

Dreams.

The Kills are obviously more than just a band to me. They’re a life-line, a way of life, they give meaning and answers. They’re the two best friends I will never meet. But their songs are memories and advice for all I seem to drag myself through. I’m careful with who/what I associate their songs with. Anyway, today their cover of Dreams was given to us all. I don’t know if you’ve heard it yet or not but..shall we get into how mind-blowing it is? ALRIGHT.

What I love about Jamie and Alison is that ANY song they have covered, they always make their own. And for the most part, make it better than the original. When you listen to the original of Dreams you just hear it as a song that offers wisdom. When you hear Alison Mosshart sing it, you hear so much. You hear pain, disappointment, wisdom and truth. It provides more comfort than the original. Right now the line, “Women they will come and they will go” means everything. Especially hearing Alison sing it in her own way. I guess it is something I need to hear, even if I don’t want to hear it. The Kills have this way of making you feel so involved in their partially sinister version of Dreams. They sing this song as if they wrote it. There is no denying that Dreams is one of the greatest songs ever written, and for a band like The Kills to take this song, strip it all of what it once was and make it this dark yet empowering song- well, I am confident it makes them the best band around.

My love for The Kills means my love for this cover is just going to make me stupidly emotional about the song. The Kills bring up every emotion possible but don’t leave me in a weeping heap on the floor. Instead they give me the strength to shrug it off, and no longer let anything matter. Sometimes, that is what you truly need. You can cling on all you want, but sooner or later you’ve got to let go. Trust me, the letting go is a euphoric feeling and as Jamie’s guitar gets louder and louder you feel as if you have reached the point of realisation.

The way Alison sings this song is truly beautiful. As she reaches higher notes, it hears like a plea. Like she is telling you to not go that way, but to stay with who you are. A band will always guide you where you need to go, that’s why I trust Alison and Jamie. I believe in their music to be my constant crutch. They’ll never fail their fans, this cover pretty much justifies it.

My favourite cover of all time will always be Oh Those Eyes by Dum Dum Girls but I’m going to place this cover by The Kills right next to it. If you’re going to cover someone elses work, you must always make it your own- as if YOU wrote it. Jamie and Alison go beyond this. I cannot put into words how much I love this. It is truly beautiful. I think if you had never heard the original, you’d think this was their own. They’ve made it into a stunning work of art.

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Not only is he in a bloody amazing band, but he’s also summed up how I feel EXACTLY.

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Well alright now…for better or for worse I’ve had days to traipse around a city (Brisbane), and have been doing some thinking (for better or for worse).  I’ve been getting downright depressed, mostly because I can never say what I mean, but if you’re any kind of writer you should be used to that.  In fact, that is one of the curses of writing, or trying to write.  “A picture is worth a thousand words” is not just a cute & clever saying: it’s the truth.  Words separate us from our meaning, but still we rage and wail away at getting to the “truth” of it all.  Rather than try to fight this head on I’ve decided to try a different tack: there are no answers, only solutions.

What I mean is that I’d like to start talking about things that have no final answer (at least not in…

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exitpost-Echo, Location.

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Having about 10 hours sleep in 3 days is not good for you. Travelling for about 10 hours to get home is also a bit shit. But you know what? I can safely say it was the best weekend ever. I may look like a miserable swine, but it was truly amazing and beautiful. You don’t need to know why, because well..it isn’t music based. Just know that sometimes feeling utterly rough and delicate is worth it when you get to spend time with people you truly love and adore. Some that you see often, some that you rarely see. It was just beautiful, and I love them all. I should learn to show it I guess. Anyway, I also learnt that whiskey and Red Bull is never a good thing at all. Just no. NEVER. I didn’t know if I was going to fall asleep, die or feel like I could run a marathon. So it fair to say I am now okay with sitting in a dark room for a long time listening to music that makes me feel like I am surrounded by Alison Mosshart’s face and floating through the sky.

This is where exitpost come in.

My head cannot take anything that is RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHH right now. You know what I mean? Please say you do because I don’t think I know what the actual word is. I want something peaceful and soothing.

exitpost make you feel as if you are being cradled. They make you feel like you are being gently held, and will not let go until you feel human. This is what I am getting from their music. Orphan Hill is a beautiful song that just makes you feel alive- even if you feel as rough as…*insert something crude if you wish.*

Orphan Hill is wonderful. I adore Ken’s vocals. Every word feels so sincere, and makes you think that everything is going to be okay. Let’s be honest, you feel at times everything is messed up and nothing will work out. There comes a point where this goes, and it turns around. I don’t know when but it does happen. It will happen. The debut EP is truly wonderful and just elevates the soul. Listen to it right here : http://exitpost.bandcamp.com/album/echo-location

If you feel like you have been hit by a baseball bat or something equally as crap, give exitpost a listen. Yes they are from New York but it really isn’t my fault that most the best bands are from there is it? No. There is something in the water, as they say.

This debut EP blesses you with courage, hope and wonder. There are hints of youth and uncertainty that follow throughout, and it is done in a way that makes you feel as if Ken has written these songs about you. Widow’s Peak is my favourite track off the EP. The lyrics just mean a hell of a lot. Lyrics are my main thing. Yet, I must say that the euphoric part of Trespasser (from 2.15 until end) is one of the most beautiful things ever.

In short, you need this EP in your life.

The Kills- Goodnight Bad Morning.

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It is oh so easy to lose sight of who you are at times. All too often people try to meddle in your life, tell you what to do and what not to do. You wonder why. Why do your actions mean so much to them? Maybe they don’t, they’re just looking for something to control because they are at a loss themselves. You see, it is easy for people to drag up another person’s misfortunes and errors rather than facing their own. People always want to take the easy way out, people never want to try. People have the power to be so vile and cruel. People can break you. There’s sometimes comfort in sadness, but there’s also isolation. Fake a smile if you must. Cry on a shoulder if you can. There’s a song to find the beauty in the darkness we sometimes feel. The aftermath is sometimes bits and pieces of destruction. Smashed bottles, torn furniture, ripped clothes and a chipped tooth. Where were you? Who were you? The come down is a bitch. You don’t have to have taken a thing. This is misery from feeling good. You seek peace. Inner peace. Inhale. Exhale. Inner peace is all you want.

I had half an hour to myself today before I had to be somewhere. As I’m just a regular nobody with nothing going for them, all it was was a hair cut. I had half hour to kill, so I took a walk. I went to the beach/promenade thing I guess you call it. The waves were crashing onto rocks. Hardly anyone was around. A few old couples walking their dogs, but that’s it. Just me, the sea and music. As usual, I was listening to The Kills.

The Kills are a band that I’ve never associated with a person. I used to think it’d be cool to do so you know? Because at times their lyrics are quite brutal but passionate. Loving but full of revenge. The more I listen to them, the less I feel the desire to do this. I’m glad because I think if I ever did associate them with anyone I’d fall apart. Jamie and Alison are beyond words. So I stood staring out at the sea. Goodnight Bad Morning starts playing. Something came over me. I didn’t want to cry. I didn’t want to smile or anything. I just felt something. I felt as if I was the last person left in the world. I felt alone, but in a good way. I felt a gush of inner peace take over me. The song has always meant a lot to me. It always felt like a come down from something good, but not in a way that makes you want to experience the good all over again. Instead, you take the good and put it in the back of your mind, locked in your heart- with all the other good memories. No one can take it from you. Nothing can change them. You have them. Locked.

“The speed’s working, I see it in everyone. Like a lost idea under lightbulb sun. Your eyes, ready for take off melt in your head. What a  beautiful state we are in.”

This is a perfect example of how wonderful their lyrics are. This verse this morning created deeper meaning than previous listens had. Everything about the way this song is sung, especially this verse just makes you feel so at ease. I’m far too laid back for my own good at times. Or maybe I just hate admitting what bothers me, or when someone gets to me you know? I’d rather ignore it, go read a book and waste my thoughts on something worthwhile. Maybe it is a good way to live, maybe it isn’t. All I know that today for those minutes I played this song, I felt weightless and untouchable. Not in an immortal way. Just that nothing and no one for that moment I had created, could bother me.

“The jailers in my mind are all dead. I love you so much, never forget.  All of our secrets are coming undone. What a beautiful state we are in.”

I love this part because I feel, out of all the songs by The Kills that have touched on romance and love- this one truly sums it up the best. Real love is forgetting all the bad and staying with the good. It doesn’t have to be the romantic side of love. It can be any kind. You can have the most tumultuous relationship with your closest chum, but you know how much you love each other- and that’s all that matters. Forget the outsiders, it is just you and them. However, when I was listening to this song this morning I didn’t feel that way. I was preoccupied with the wave of inner peace I was feeling. As I listen to it now, I understand the words even more.

Life is a pain, but life has some good moments. Goodnight Bad Morning emulates that perfectly. In order to have the good, you’ve got to take the bad. It doesn’t matter how long the bad ride is, the good will happen. I’m constantly told to “keep trying” and to “be positive.” I’ll level with you, it is fucking draining and I’m unsure of why I try. I get nowhere. I get nowhere fast. I’m a nobody like the rest of them, but my purpose isn’t to be anything wonderful or to be something I am not comfortable with. You create your own moments of happiness and inner peace. I had mine this morning at 11am whilst watching the sea listening to the band that mean more to me than I can ever put into words. I looked at birds flying past- they are free. I watched the waves crash. I watched the ripples in the sea. I didn’t feel so hopeless. Maybe I found the one thing in life at the moment that makes me feel alright.

To hell with what others tell you to do, and how you should be. Create your own moments. Go it alone if you must. If they judge it is because they cannot do it. I’m grateful (understatement for sure) to The Kills because every feeling I’ve ever known is in their songs; and this morning, I am sure that my love for them over the past 10 years grew dramatically. I get it now, I really do. You’ve got to do things your own way.

 

*I don’t expect any of this to make sense to anyone. I never do.

 

The Future Primitives-Try On Something That’s Really You (video.)

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Garage rock at its sheer finest. My favourite threesome (easy now) from Cape Town. A brutal force that goes all the way through you and makes you think, “Fuck me I’ve got to play that again. And again.” It’s something highly unreal, but you better believe.

If you’ve got half a brain cell you can probably tell I really dig The Future Primitives. You know why? You should know why. I love them oh so much because they capture the true essence of Garage rock. Now, if you listen to most Garage rock bands (go back to The Gruesomes etc) and you’ll hear it is quite simple. Nowadays some bands just fanny around with certain genres and balls it up. The Future Primitives don’t. They stay true to the art form of making music. They stay true to the very foundations of Garage rock.

Their new single/video, Try Something On That’s Really You is like a pleasurable kick in the face. As someone who has been hit in the face a few times, this is a pleasurable feeling. The song that is, not being smacked in the face.

I could go on and on about how much I love this band, and how much I really enjoy this song but you should check it out for yourself right here:

http://vimeo.com/45054967

I just want to say that I love the line, “You just lost your place in my head.” RIGHT ON! There’s a few that I could direct that line to..but I don’t think they deserve such a song. Instead, I’ll just appreciate this brilliant single. You should do the same!

The Long Wives.

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Music doesn’t have to be hyped up to high heaven or over-produced in order for it to be nothing short of amazing. It doesn’t have to have so much going on that you lose sight of its meaning. Sometimes when it is so simple and stripped back, you truly see and hear how beautiful something is. You can apply this to anything in life. People, books, places- it doesn’t have to be covered in nonsense in order for it to be the most chilling and haunting thing you have ever heard.

I love voices that are the strongest part of a band. Voices that really lure you in. Voices that make you stay with the band for as long as they are around. When they create a sound that is like nothing else, you find yourself being utterly enthralled by it all. It doesn’t have to posses strange effects in order for it to be the most ethereal thing you have ever heard.

The Long Wives is just one person. One beautiful person who makes music that is glued to your heart. It owns your heart, it is YOUR heart. The Long Wives is Brandy St.John. The Long Wives are one of my favourite acts to come from Los Angeles.

Brandy’s voice is haunting. Her bio says her music is, “Songs about death and love, and the death of love.” Just reading this is enough for me to know I’m going to love her music. As I play her music writing this, I cannot help but wish all music was as bare and as courageous as this. Why isn’t all music as exposed and vulnerable as this? You shouldn’t be scared to cast yourself wide open. Then again, from personal experience I have learnt that being honest about your feelings is never a good thing. Ever.

Then we have artists such as Brandy who make it okay. She sings songs that are about things people constantly fear. Death and love. If anything, the way she writes makes you feel comfortable with these two things. They are the things in life that you cannot avoid. Like it or not, you’re going to die. Like it or not, you’ll fall in love. Not sure how many times or when it will happen, but it will. Sometimes you just have to kick fear in the face. Or walk away. Make the best decision you can for yourself.

Judas Hex is my favourite track by The Long Wives. She writes like Patti Smith. By this I mean, her words are pure poetry. The music is simple and the lyrics are captivating. Everything she does is just a piece of heaven. Every song I have listened to oozes truth. It oozes so much honesty. It is like an exorcism for the soul. With all my heart I’d love to turn my friends onto her music, but as I listen to her I feel like I do when I listen to Warpaint. This is such a private and sacred experience. To share this with anyone may strip away all her music is starting to mean to me.

I know what I want to say. God..I have so much I want to say about this music. It makes me want to put some clothes in a bag, and start my life in LA. I’m giving myself to 30 to make this happen. I’ve got just under 4 years to do this. If anyone wants to help, FEEL FREE. Her music makes me feel like something is going on that..is beyond my understanding. I hope you feel the same way too when you listen to her. You cannot help but feel as if she has got inside your thoughts and turned them into something beautiful; no matter how ugly it may leave you feeling.

Hand on heart, she has a voice that I can say is one of the most stunning and perfect voices I have ever EVER heard. I know I fall instantly in love with bands on what seems a daily basis, but this right here is something I will be still clinging onto in years to come. In an ideal world this would be the kind of music you hear everywhere. But you don’t. Maybe it is a good thing because those who are fortunate to find music as deep and as soothing as this will love it for life.

There’s beauty in the darkness and there is beauty in the feelings that can sometimes petrify us. To allow us to see it sometimes means we have to turn to others to rip it out from us. The Long Wives does exactly this. This is what has left me in awe with The Long Wives. Not just that one person does all of this, but how they do it. I know people throw the word “perfect” about without even meaning it- but I truly do here. Her music is just perfect, and what’s more- you can tell it comes from the heart. A place some of us shy away from and ignore.