Teenage girl blogs about music. That's all.

My earliest memories of listening to actual good music (not to say you aren’t wonderful, Backstreet Boys/N*SYNC/Britney) are centered around the CDs that my older brother and sister would play around the house and in the car.  In particular, I remember hearing to Weezer’s Green Album, Cake’s Comfort Eagle, and Rufus Wainwright’s Poses all the time during my elementary school years.  I still love those albums but Rufus Wainwright is the only one to remain one of my favorite artists.  I think his music is inventive and beautiful, and as the documentary “Prima Donna” proved, he’s a fascinating individual.

This week, he released the mp3 for his upcoming album All Days are Nights: Songs for Lulu. From what I’ve read, Rufus admits that this record was one of the most difficult to make.  The first song he’s released, “Who Are You New York?” is a weighty song for one that is just Rufus and his piano.  The piano floats, but like a thick fog rather than a feather.  His voice drones bewitchingly as he begs, “who are you, New York?”  Check it out here.