January Read: Bright's Passage

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I actually bought this book for my husband because he is a huge Josh Ritter fan. Of course he hasn't read it, because he usually only reads while on tour, and the band hasn't done much in a while. I too love Josh Ritter, and he is such a great storyteller in his songs that I have no doubt that this book will be amazing. 

One big mistake I always make when choosing a book is reading all the Goodreads reviews. Sadly, many of his music fans disliked this book. Truthfully, this is not a book I would pick to read. I enjoy light hearted or adventurous books, and Bright's Passage seems serious and sad. I won't know how I really feel about it until I give it a chance and actually read it.

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I would love to get my hands on the audio book version, where Josh reads the book with an accompanying score composed by Royal City Band bassist Zachariah Hickman.

 

Let me know if you decide to read along, and when I finish I will post my review here on the blog. Have you already read this book? What did you think?

Favorite Albums of 2012

I remember the days I used to buy tons of music. Now a days, I am mostly hunting down vinyl and buying a few select records on itunes or while waiting in line at Starbucks. When did I get so picky? Here are few albums I've enjoyed this past year:

This was an album I picked up at Starbucks. In high school I was a huge Fiona Apple fan, and back then I could relate to her anger and angst. Sadly, this album hasn't found its way into my itunes library. I need to get on that, because I have a bad habit of scratching up cd's.

I was turned on to The Civil Wars by the song they did with Taylor Swift for The Hunger Games movie. This is a nice chill record that I like to put on while I work.

I actually bought this on vinyl for my husband. The first gift I ever bought my husband was a Shins cd (which we've lost). I've been on a mission to buy him all their albums on vinyl since we got a record player.

I'm in love with this album, and listened to it constantly. My husband on the other hand, can't stand it. I saw on twitter where they've started writing for their next album. Also, can't wait for the new Eisley release this year.

One of my old roommates has the best taste in music, and when he recommended this album I thought he was crazy. But I rocked out in my car most of the summer to this album with my windows down and hair trailing out the window like a rebellious high school kid.

Besides the new Eisley album, I am looking forward to the new Josh Ritter, Perma, and One Wolf albums coming out this year.

What albums were your favorite this past year? And what albums are you looking forward to in 2013?