and next on the list of musical peoples that I should have been aware of and somehow wasn't...

[vanitashaze]

1. Arguing with one's parents really sucks. GODDAMNIT LISTEN WHY DON'T YOU. I swear, it's like carrying on a dialogue with Soviet Russia.

2. I owe redfairie19 a whole bunch of fic, don't I? Or, really, well, two. The ghost one and the fix-it. But that's still a lot.

3. BAT FOR LASHES. Like Mirah, she's an artist I've heard a lot about these last few years, but for some reason - perhaps after listening to one of her songs - I was under the impression that I disliked her. So, of course, I'm talking with E about how much I dislike Bat for Lashes, I mean, What's the hype about anyway, and then she turns around and fiddles with something on her computer, and "Prescilla" comes on, and I am like, That is very cool, What is that, and she, of course, turns around and smirks. Now I have a burned copy of "Fur and Gold" and have been listening to it nonstop. I get weird about music sometimes; I don't know. Maybe she just differs from album to album - like Mirah, again - but this one is so much fun. It reminds me of PJ Harvey's Is This Desire?, with a slightly sweeter voice and richer sound, not to say that Harvey's is poorer. It's just starker. Think harsh, stormy salt-cliffs, buffeted by water - that's Harvey, on Is This Desire? Bat for Lashes' Fur and Gold has the same isolation, the same loneliness, but it's softened, somehow, a little more gold than silver. Rubies rather than diamonds. You get the drift.

Comments

[redfairie19.livejournal.com]

Awwww! Don't sweat it! I know you've got tons on your plate, including Big Bang! If you get to write them, I'll be ecstatic but it's no hurry!!!! &hearts.

Oh parents. They never change. It's both comforting and infuriating. *hugs*

[vanitashaze.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you. *returns your hug*

I'm not sure about the ghost one, but I think I might end up writing the fix-it. Not sure. Hasn't reached critical mass yet, but I definitely have some thoughts. But oh Gods, the Big Bang. Don't even remind me. *is wide-eyed in horror*

[redfairie19.livejournal.com]

I'll keep my fingers crossed for the fix-it.

You're gonna get it done. I have total faith in you. And if I can help in anyway, let me know!

[vanitashaze.livejournal.com]

I believe all my troubles, for everything from the fix-it to the Big Bang, may be summed up in one word: plot. In regards to your offer, however, I may actually need a beta for the Big Bang - by rule I have to have two, and one of my normal ones has been running into problems in her personal life. I'm not sure yet, things may work out just fine, but I'd prefer to have a backup. Either way, thank you so much for your kind support! It's really cool, having cheerleaders. ;D

[redfairie19.livejournal.com]

I'd be happy too! I was a copy editor in college so I can definitely help with mechanics. I've never edited for content before but I'm pretty sure I can figure it out if you let me know what you want me to look at!

[ticketsonmyself.livejournal.com]

I hope things are going better with you and your parents, hey? And I'll have to check out Bat for Lashes; I find P.J. Harvey okay, but judging by your description, Bat for Lashes might be more up my alley!