Song of the day – 569: Ashley Eriksson

There’s a song in particular I want you to hear, ‘Ett Stilla Regn’, taken from a forthcoming release on K Records, Colours.

It was my first (concious) exposure to Ashley Eriksson, even if it is her seventh solo album and she is a soundtrack-writing star of Cartoon Network, and I’m very taken with it – more so than I ever was with Van Dyke Parks, say. It lingers and lasts and lopes with a languid (not neg.) grace. The whole album resonates with a similar easy (not neg.), effortless beauty: I can hear old but never lost friendships in there, and bake sales by the water, and To Market To Market, I swear. My very own personal Jesus.

And now I’ve found this, and I’m more than happy. For this is how I remember Olympia, WA. Ask any of my old friends.

Magical.

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To Market To Market

Here’s Ashley’s website. Tread carefully, lest you dispel the magic.

by Everett True

My name is Everett True. I am a music critic. This is what I do. I criticise music. The clue is in my job description – music critic. I do not consider myself a journalist, as I do not research or report hard news. I do not consider myself a commentator as I believe that everyone should be a participant. I criticise people and in return I am not surprised if other people criticise me. It is part of the whole deal of being in the public arena. I am Everett True. Believe in me and I have power like a God. Quit believing in me and I no longer exist.