110: Liv Greene - I Can Be Grateful

I can be grateful but still mad,
I can be happy but oh so sad.
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I can be grateful but still mad,
I can be happy but oh so sad.
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Under his semi-eponymous band name, François Marry has been releasing woozy and luxurious indie-pop records for a number of years now, first breaking through with a 2009 debut album on the Fence label. After subsequently signing to Domino, he released a further four albums throughout the 2010s before unveiling his
Well I'm just trying to build a good life Nailing down shingles in the right sign No curling in the daylight Like the old folks said they could Some tried to make me out a liar But I'm a dreamer with no answers Oh who'
Well, it's all here. Piano and pedal steel, broken hearts and hammered dulcimers, organs and oh oh oh, those melodies. So rich and full and conjured out of long magic nights. Out of the ether. Tobacco City. There are nods to Gram Parsons and Emmylou, a six-minute bar
Not only is Benét's new video a mini cinematic masterpiece in its own right, but the song itself is too; a hazy and gorgeous blend of varying moods, temperatures, and spoken-word snippets that crafts a whole character of its own.New single 'Wonder', released yesterday, is