HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ ANNA WIEBE
* Providing the A's to the 5 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Q's today is Anna Wiebe — a singer-songer from Ontario whose latest single ‘Fortune’ dropped last month and you can/should go snag it over on Bandcamp (and you can also find it hanging out in the HI54 Mix CD ‘NOT LOST / NOT FOUND’).
#1 - WHAT IS THE ONE ALBUM (OR EP OR SONG) THAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE THE VERY NEXT MUSICAL THING THAT EVERYONE PRESSES PLAY ON THE NEXT TIME THEY FIND THEMSELVES THINKING “WHAT SHOULD I LISTEN TO NOW”?
I truly can't pick just one. I've been listening to SASAMI's new self-titled album on repeat. I just discovered her and that whole album is speaking to me deep these days.
If you haven't already heard of Adrienne Lenker, go listen to everything she does - abysskiss is perfect.
I keep on going back to a bunch of my friend's new music too... Merival has a couple new singles out (and a killer album coming soon!), Gia Margaret recently released two beautiful songs with Novo Amor, and Charlotte Cornfield has a gorgeous new album out called The Shape of Your Name.
All are on a heavy rotation over here. I have more... but I'll stop myself there.
#2 - WHAT IS THE ONE MOVIE OR TV SHOW THAT YOU THINK SHOULD BE NEXT IN EVERYBODY’S NETFLIX QUEUE (OK, DOESN’T HAVE TO BE NETFLIX, WE’RE ALL INTERNET ADULTS HERE AND KNOW HOW TO FIND ANYTHING ONLINE, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER)?
I'm actually the one needing TV recommendations here! I watch a whole lot of RuPaul and sometimes my roommate makes me watch the Raptors. Something I wish I was watching more of is Long Island Medium.
Specific to Netflix, Call to Courage by Brene Brown and Knock Down the House were both really great.
#3. I (AND BY “I” I MEAN “THE PERSON THAT IS READING THIS”) AM GOING TO THE BOOK STORE (OK, PROBABLY AMAZON) TO FIND THE VERY NEXT BOOK THAT I WILL BE PUTTING SOME EXTREMELY VALUABLE ‘ME-TIME' ASIDE FOR. WHICH BOOK WOULD YOU GET, IF YOU WERE ME (AND, I SUPPOSE, YOU HADN’T ALREADY READ WHAT YOU’RE ABOUT TO SUGGEST)?
I read Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward last summer but I still remember it as being one of best novels I've read in a long time. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides was pretty amazing.
Also anything by Miriam Toews. Right now I'm reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer and it's just what I need, good for the soul!
#4 - WHAT IS THE ONE WEBSITE (OR JUST ANY OLD INTERNET THING: APP, GIF, SERVICE, WHATEVER) THAT YOU WOULD GET REALLY DOWN IN THE DUMPS ABOUT IF IT WERE TO SUDDENLY GO AWAY?
I wanna say that I wouldn't care if the whole internet would go away, but what would anyone do without google really. (i.e. "boban marjanovic next to people")
#5 - AND FINALLY… PLEASE GIVE ONE COMPLETELY UNAIDED RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU THINK EVERYONE SHOULD START DOING / USING / WATCHING / EATING / THINKING / QUITING / ETC-ING TO MAKE THEIR LIVES A LITTLE BIT MORE BETTER AND/OR BEARABLE.
Start making smoothies! You can put anything in there that you wouldn't normally want to eat, i.e. spinach, tofu, and still make it taste like a dessert.
OK folks, there you have it. Things that Anna Wiebe thinks you should consider incorporating into your day/life. Before you head off to go google smoothie recipes, make sure to follow Anna on the Facebook / Instagram / Twitter and then also give ‘Fortune’ a listen below…
