I’ve listened to this one enough now to have an opinion.  Third time today even.  Go buy it.

Alright, here’s a review.  And even though I think most music reviews are overly pretentious, this is a dead-on review.  Here’s another, although not as good.

Haley Bonar. …the size of planets

This is what I said the day after I saw her live (excerpt):

I’m not sure what I think.  The lyrics are much easier to understand on the CD.  It still sort of seems like music to commit suicide by though.  That is not meant as a disparagement by the way.  Just sort of the mood it evokes.  But hey, she uses an ellipsis in her title so it has to have some redeeming qualities.

I have a much better idea of what I think now.  I love it.  I still agree with the above, but read the 1st review I linked to if you want my thoughts unpacked some.

I’ll just leave you with the lyrics of "sun don’t shine":

before i lay my head to rest,
i’m gonna get on a train and head out west.
lose myself in the sand and the wine.
god don’t go where the sun don’t shine.
lose myself on the side of the road,
where the buzzards bleed and the rain don’t go.
the world is made of many things,
but god don’t snow on the angel wings.
there’s always someone waiting at the gates.
i’m gonna roll away to heaven on a pair of roller skates.
no more waiting for my time to pass.
life’s too short to make things last.
he says, "ain’t you tired of being so sad?"
the bottle in your veins won’t hurt so bad.
you can run away with me to the sunny sky.
we’ll both be warmer when we die.

before i lay my head to rest,
i’m gonna get on a train and head out west.
lose myself in the sand and the wine.
god don’t go where the sun don’t shine.

haley bonar © 2002
(lyrics from the CD liner notes, are a bit different as sung)

You know, I have never seen the Grand Canyon.