I like how old hymns used words like "interpose."

[annakovsky]

It's always so weird when I find an mp3 on my computer that I swear to God I've never heard before. Where do they come from? Anyway, apparently Sufjan Stevens has a version (on my computer, what? how?) of "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing," which is tied for my first favorite hymn, and it's just -- it's just a really good version, you guys. I might just be having a disturbingly Proustian flashback to college, when we sang it a lot -- but, in retrospect, college was probably the worst four years of my life, so maybe that's not actually affecting me that much. Haha. Anyway, I've had this song on repeat one for like 24 hours straight, and hoo boy, it's been a long time since I've done that. (That's a lie. It's been two weeks, tops.)

REGARDLESS. Here is that and the other music I have been over-listening to in the time since Christmas. Enjoy how I am the last person on earth to realize that The National is really good.

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, Sufjan Stevens
Insomnia, Electric President
Mr. November, The National
Fake Empire, The National
Start a War, The National

In other news, are any of you guys watching the cop show "Life"? Because, um, I might've finally caved and gotten into it, via the most roundabout possible route. Here is a diagram of how it happened, true story:

Cary Grant --> comedy of remarriage --> hobviously recommends the "Shakespeare Retold" version of Much Ado about Nothing --> hey, that dude playing Benedick is pretty fantastic --> imdb --> he is also the dude from Band of Brothers, which has been in my Netflix queue for like 3 years?? --> he is also the dude in Life, that show sloanesomething told me months ago I would like?? --> hey, this Life show is pretty well written --> there's not something else I'm supposed to be doing today, is there?

Sigh. ANYWAY, if you watch it, come talk to me about it -- I've only watched the first 3 episodes, so don't spoil me, but HOLY CRAP, RIGHT?

(Also, Band of Brothers is in the mail, so... be on the lookout for that.)

Comments

[cmonkatiekatie.livejournal.com]

So, The National. I'm pretty sure I can blame you (thank you, whatever) for my current obsession. They are so so completely marvelous and perfectly odd and were it not for my festschrift prompt, I might never have sought out nearly all of their work and listened to them non-stop for the past two weeks or so. So. Good.

Also, Damien Lewis! Life! Band of Brothers! This post you've got here is full of so many things I love, I just don't know what to do with myself! And whoever they've got picking out the music for that show does a fantabulous job.

Awww, it appears as though I've gotten rid of my one Life icon, probably cause I've never actually had an occasion to use it.

[annakovsky.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I'm so pleased to hear that about The National! Seriously, I spent like the entire months of January and February listening to them without a break. It was a little sick. BUT DELIGHTFUL! Yay prompt!

I am seriously in love with Damian Lewis auuugh. And the music on that show really is great! I just got done watching episode 4 and yowza. YOWZA, I SAY.