contrary to popular belief ireallylovemusic is not one of those blogs that hangs out with the fashionista, we don’t spin the latest blog friendly remixes to the pumped up mascara’d beauties on a saturday night in some secret only-the-worthy-need-to-know location
no no, regrettably such exciting times aint for us in 2009.
instead, ireallylovemusic is based in the outer regions of the cotswolds living a rather more sedate version of life.
so much so, that this saturday, much earlier than is the norm, saw the beginning of the lawn season, much to my dismay, and regret.
you see following the sudden appearance of plenty of sunshine this weekend just gone, meant that my green green grass need some tender lovin’ care. so with such a chore in mind, i dispatched my oldest off on his bike to explore the hidden corners of our countryside idyll, while my beloved took my youngest off to the park to throw himself about contraptions made of steel and wood in the hope he would be knackered, thereby allowing us old’uns to enjoy a few more minutes of tranquility on sunday morning. will we ever learn, that such expectations are rarely rewarded.
anyway, 60 minutes after the evacuation of ireallylovemusic hq and the lawn looked a lot more suitable.
this rare weekend respite gave me a few moments to check my emails.
amongst which was an email from amanda zelina.
she tells me that her forthcoming album has taken an age to make, and she’s rather chuffed about it.
there is of course, a link to myspace.
my heart sinks, but as i am only in front of the computer for a few moments, i do the honourable thing and click.
it must have been my post physical exercise aching muscles that lulled me into submission, but with the summer sunshine hitting all corners of the home office, the state of calm, and the general feeling that was well with the world, something clicked into place.
such simplicity. such warmth.
the far away vibes of the stripped back but effective instrumentation, the stomping handclap rhythm, the hidden slide guitar, the voice.
clearly this blog is not often one to throw love to singer songwriters, but i can’t help but love this.
while the subject matter is a little unnerving ("stalker pop" anyone ?), this is a lovely summers day song.
actually, now i think about it, it’s all about the giggle at the end.
mp3 : amada zelina – obsessed.
more detail : here – – official site