Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
This is Somewhere
2007, Hollywood Records
country, rock
On first listen, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals come off as yet another band in the wave of modern country bands that have a female lead vocalist and plenty of fake twang (as in, ‘faker-sounding-than-most’) and wannabe-tough attitude. But what really stands out about this band, and lead singer Grace Potter herself, are the quieter moments in This is Somewhere that hint at a pop flavor.
In the interest of saving my perfectionist self from having to come up with samplers revolving around themes, I’m switching to a simple weekly playlist. And just in case you think I’m copping out, I do pick and choose which songs I include in these. They’re a pretty accurate depiction of where my [...]
I stumbled across this last night and couldn’t get over the good quality of this vid and the fact that the vidder actually caught Macdonald’s explanation of the song at the beginning too! If you can’t understand her accent, you’re on your own.
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