Although she is American-born (she grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia in a house where George Washington once slept), Catherine Feeny began garnering popular and critical acclaim in the UK early in her career with the 2003 release of her eponymous full-length debut. In 2006, as Feeny split her time between the UK and Los Angeles and was signed to EMI, her stateside following continued to grow. There LA-based tastemaker Nic Harcourt played her on Morning Becomes Eclectic, his KCRW radio show, and her song Mr. Blue off that year’s Hurricane Glass LP was featured in the film, Running With Scissors. That same track reached the A-list at Britain’s most listened-to radio station, BBC Radio 2, and Feeny toured the British Isles extensively both headlining and in support of artists such as Martha Wainwright, Kelly Jones, Suzanne Vega and The Indigo Girls.
Gillian Welch / Everything Is Free
A thousand years of weariness are in this song. And David Rawlings’ easy virtuosity. It just takes my breath away.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Maps
This lyric is haunting. I feel my heart twist in jealous agony just hearing it. And such cool guitar sounds! The mood reminds me of Disintegration-era Cure, which I love with my teenage heart.
Patty Griffin / Florida
The imagery in these lyrics is so powerful, the yearning makes me crazy. And the mystery … it took me a while to figure out what I thought it was about because every time I heard it, i just fell under a spell.
Gary Jules / Umbilical Town
i am fascinated by the stories in here, and the title is so evocative. It makes me think of a picture I saw of shark embryos in little sacs with reaching tendrils like pea plants.
The Hold Steady / Stuck Between Stations
My man makes fun of me for this, but I am obsessed with this song. The raucous energy makes me feel like I am going to my first high-school dance. Especially the bridge! I can’t get enough.
Roberta Flack / The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Such a magical and fragile air hangs over this production and performance; the hesitancy of the players makes it tender beyond belief. And the joy and romance of the lyrics moves me.
Chet Baker / My Funny Valentine
There is something very desperate and dark about Chet Baker’s performance, even in all of its silky smoothness. There’s a subtext that makes these perverse lyrics make sense. And what a lovely melody, too.
Tracy Chapman / Mountains O’ Things
i find this song such a satisfying critique of materialism. and I love the Miami Vice era tuned percussion.
Sufjan Stevens / John Wayne Gacy Jr
He finds the humanity in a monster and makes us look at the monsters in ourselves. Exquisite.
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