ahhh music

what i'm listening to | gregory alan isakov

in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHg7GrNC1Yw  

My brother got my parents a Roku for Christmas and because of that we had Pandora on the whole of the holiday. One of my father's favorite stations belongs to this young man. And the thing is...I really am my father's daughter.

what i'm listening to | the avett brothers

in ,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojH86ugAKn4  

You guys... the internet! For all the complaints that I can level against the thing (and technology as a whole), that it means I can be at home in my tiny Brooklyn studio listening to an Avett Brothers concert that happened months ago (in Germany!) in full...I mean come on. Come on!

 

I got an email a little while ago that asked how I get over heartache. And I've thought about that for so many months now. And the best and truest answer I can give is this...I listen to really good music. Not music I shared with the guy--but the sort of music that he would have been surprised by my listening to. Frankly, I listen to the sort of music that proves I had better taste than him.

 

I listen to the music of people far smarter than I. And I take comfort in the fact that they've been heartbroken too.

 

And I light a candle. And drink wine at home (which is a rare occurrence). And I take baths. And I keep headache formula tylenol on hand...because the crying thing totally dehydrates me.

 

And yes, I cry. Quite a lot, actually.