I was introduced to her by Josh, who seems to have been put under a spell by her musicianship. He encourages me to listen to the entirety of a song before I dismiss it -- which is a nicer way of saying I have no choice but to do so -- and her music was no exception. I am not even sure which song he had recorded on his fancy music-player-thingy, but it was ridiculously long. Her voice is almost abrasive, though she describes it as extremely "charactered." But, because I care about Josh and he cares about her music, I listened to not only that song, but several others in the past weeks. And I have decided that I like her. I do NOT like her voice, but everything else about her is enchanting.
I think it was watching her play that turned the tides for me ... I LOVE to watch people doing things that they love. You can see the depth of her passion exploding in her fingertips as they hit the harpstrings, and the way she contorts her face is revealing of deep concentration and concern. Her lyrics are magical and literary at the same time -- that may be the thing I like the most. Wait, no ... my favorite thing about her is that she is a self-proclaimed social weirdo (even though she is crazy gorgeous).
So now for the real reason I am writing this post. I was reading an interview with her, and I felt that there was a perfect word to describe her (insofar as I know her), but I just couldn't find it. It was driving me crazy. And then I woke up at 2:30 am this morning and knew just what it was. Incandescent. It means, "glowing or white with heat; intensely bright; brilliant; masterly; extraordinarily lucid; aglow with ardor, purpose, etc." Yup. And after awakening with the perfect word, I had to share it with someone, which turned out to be you, dear faceless blog reader.
So check her out. And give her a chance. But don't condone her crazy voice :)
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