The sound of the city, cut to tiny little pieces
Spring has finally come to Minnesota. The weather was tempting us a little, and then we got another snowstorm, but now it's really spring. The birds are chirping, the air is fresh, and everyone has emerged from their cocoons. This is the time of year that we're all actually happy, because the temperature will be 95 degrees in a month.
Anyway, I've been writing a little about spring music for a while, and this song comes to mind. Maybe it's just that colorful artwork, because this is a sweet little piano ballad, which I tend to associate more with fall or winter.
Weaver is from St. Paul, so he knows a thing or do about our crazy climate. I can't help but think the cover of his record Paper Sky was inspired by Minnesota in April or May. In any case, this is a really nice CD, full of catchy melodies and quirky touches - like that octave violin phrase that lasts throughout this track. It totally holds it together, and Weaver seems to have an ear for arrangement.
Pick up Paper Sky from Ben Weaver's website.