Jambalaya on a crawfish saturday
dragonfly business on this voodoo holiday
deep are the pockets that can puppetize a town
you hold the leases to my sacramental vows
hold your hushes I'm still tryin to persuade
cuz you know that this here outcome,
it still ain't preordained
you see this situation and this taste can't be denied
you're stealin' all my bases,
I don't think that you're even tryin'
and it's new orleans for the mornin'
and then i'll head to shreveport if you don't leave no resort
or to jackson for some action
maybe up to carolina
you know there ain't no finer kind of blue
and when it starts a rainin' Hit's a deluge from the sky
the sun comes out to change the air, but nothin' seems to dry
I take another breath of steam and salt and sex and style
you're stealin' all my options
I don't think that you even know why
and it's new orleans for the mornin'
and then i'll head to shreveport if you don't leave no resort
or to jackson for some action
maybe up to carolina
you know there ain't no finer kind of blue
Hushed folk-based songs build from feathery acoustic guitar figures and draped with layers of keys and pedal steel. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 14, 2023
Gabriel Kahane is often compared to Sufjan Stevens and Rufus Wainwright (both of whom he’s collaborated with in the past). It’s a lot to live up to, but to that already high bar I’ll add Ben Folds and Randy Newman, if only for Kahane’s similar sense of musical theatre, playful storytelling and ability to set … Continue reading Album of the Week: Where are the Arms → Bandcamp Album of the Day Dec 19, 2011