![]() 1” ( “End of Exile” is my favorite), Jetty Rae’s “More Than December” (her version of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is like a cozy blanket), and Amy Stroup’s “You Make The Cold Disappear” (“Love’s a Light” nearly made me cry with it’s gorgeousness). Of course I listened to Christmas music this month! Three gorgeous eps in particular I found this year have become favorites I’ll be enjoying for many more years to come: Evan Wickham’s “Christmas Music Vol.Because it is so relevant to what I’m learning about being a flawed, broken person, and being loved anyway. I love his narrative songs, and this one is so personal and moving. My favorite songs from it are “Just Kids” “Ghost” “One Heart” “Shasta” and “Air I Breathe.” It’s strangely therapeutic, in the best possible way. He is one of my favorites, and this album is equal parts fun and haunting I smile and get misty-eyed throughout. Get it on Noisetrade! My favorite from it is definitely “Rivers End,” but I also love “First Love” “Dead Alive” and “Carry You.” I fall for it more every time I listen to it. I wanted to cry the first time I heard this, because sometimes I fear there isn’t someone in the world who would say these things. Musically ethereal, lyrically insightful and thoughtful and poetic. “No Answers” and “Eight Long Months” by Zach Winters. ![]() My favorites from it are “Pieces” and “Sister.” “Hushed” is his slowed down ep of a selection of songs from his full “Black Bear” album, which I also really enjoy, but “Hushed” just hits me. His songwriting has such depth and beauty in it lyrically it is profound and thoughtful, melodically it is comfortable and down-home. Andrew Belle’s “Black Bear (Hushed)” ep.Close your eyes and listen to the lyrics, especially the second half. His song “These Crazy Times” was also a helpful thinking-space for me this month. This song is a blast and I love knowing that he wrote it for his little daughter. ![]()
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