2007 plug awards

Nominees revealed: 2007 PLUG Independent Music Awards. I love these awards because we, the people who actually listen to the music, get to vote!

I'm especially excited that Band Of Horses is up for several awards, including Album Of The Year, New Artist Of The Year and Song Of The Year (Funeral). Their extraordinary debut album Everything All The Time may just very well be a perfect record. At this point in the year, it's the album of the year on my best of 2006 list.

Plenty more of my favorite artists received nods as well:

Amy Millan
Calexico
Califone
The Hold Steady
Jenny Lewis
Joanna Newsom
M. Ward
Midlake
Neko Case
Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond)
The Thermals
Voxtrot

2006 has been a phenomenal year for Indie Music... go vote, and keep on rockin'!

Part One (Savannah)

to the bottom dear i had to fall

but you really caught me

you really caught me dear

at the bottom where i fall

and slowly dear ask would you dance with me

here's the shades down

the lights off

when i didn't know you and everything i do done badly

now i'll love you always

even when i say you distract me

and sit out tonight in some strange place

if we have no friends here

well i have few to begin with

to wake next to you in the morning

and good morning to you

how do you do?

a good morning to you

and more covers for you

sleep soundly dear cause i have to go

and i'll love you always

and when we leave this place

and drive back to carolina

and down to savannah and stay