"If you want to be free, there is but one way; it is to guarantee an equally full measure of liberty to all your neighbors. There is no other." - Carl Schurz

"The saddest epitaph which can be carved in memory of a vanished liberty is that it was lost because its possessors failed to stretch forth a saving hand while yet there was time." - George Sutherland
"Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe." - Edmund Burke

Monday, December 11, 2006

My recommendations 2006:
Bring Me the Workhorse by My Brightest Diamond

My Brightest Diamond: Bring Me the Workhorse
Asthmatic Kitty 9/7/2006

Available at Emusic

Classically trained multi-instrumentalist and Sufjan collaborator Shara Worden is likely to find her way into my pantheon of singing goddesses, among the likes of Neko Case, Nina Simone and Alison Moyet. Her vocal style and range have both been described as operatic, and for good reason; she studied opera at the University of North Texas. The influence of opera is easily seen in her songwriting as well. The songs are theatrical and histrionic (in a good way.) Bring Me the Workhorse will surely appeal to fans of Sufjan Stevens, Antony & The Johnsons and Nine Simone.

Posted by Jonathan at 6:18 PM

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