1: Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit And Think And Sometimes I Just Sit...
Courtney Barnett swept into my life earlier this year, like a crisp no nonsense breeze direct from Melbourne, Australia. Her album has been my most played, default sound of 2015. The winner of last year's HSD Top Ten Albums was Kate Tempest, a female artist with a unique sound and voice, signed to Ninja Tune, (HSD Top Ten Albums 2014.) Courtney is also a female artist with a unique sound and voice, signed to Ninja Tune. There must be something in the water at Ninja Towers!! Plenty of superlatives can
be applied to Sometimes I Sit And Think... -
funny and thought provoking, self-effacing yet positive, melancholic but
uplifting. Courtney's observational powers are up there with Alex Turner. She also delivers a great live show, as I witnessed at Green Man Festival (HSD Green Man 2015 Review) and The Forum at the end of November, (HSD Courtney Barnett at The Forum.) As all true artists should be, she is consumed in the moment, whether
writhing on the floor to pick a solo, kneeling to beat her guitar into
submission, or assuming a deceptive slacker pose - her presence is always
captivating. Courtney captures suburban mundanity in her songs and invests it
with meaning and humour. In Depreston
she sings of “a collection of those canisters
for coffee, tea and flour.” In Aqua
Profunda she has a brief unspoken appreciation of a fellow swimmer, “I much prefer swimming to jogging.” She
also deals with environmental issues that are obviously close to her heart. Kim’s Caravan faces up to the
destruction of the Great Barrier Reef,
“the Great Barrier Reef, it ain’t so great anymore,” whilst Dead Fox confronts the night time
delivery of supermarket lorries, carrying fruit and veg pumped full of shit -
but what the eye doesn’t see, the heart can’t grieve over. The sing a long
poetry of Elevator Operator and the
story of Oliver Paul are a joy to behold. Courtney Barnett is not only a breath
of fresh air but a force to be reckoned with. Music and lyrics should speak
to us about our lives, Courtney does this to perfection and she is the Head Space Daily Number One album of 2015...
Take a listen to the three tracks below...
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