HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ GREY MCMURRAY
* Providing the A's to the 5 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Q's today is Grey Mcmurray — a singer-songer out of New York whose lovely new album ‘Stay Up’ is out on figureight records now (and you can find the track ‘Wanting Ways’ on 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”?
Cálculos y oráculos by Juana Molina. I love her music very much, but love isn't the right word for this song. Every time I hear this song I learn secrets that I can't quite put together what I just learned.
Sometimes mystery can imply something that you know is there but that escapes your grasp, whereas this song exists, you can hear all of it, and some part of me is with it, but most of me is trying to catch up. Crazy other world beautiful.
#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)?
Synecdoche NY. I would try not to answer this, but this is my answer.
#3. I (AND BY “I” I MEAN “THE PERSON THAT IS READING THIS”) AM GOING TO THE LOCAL BOOK STORE (OK, MAYBE THE LOCAL LIBRARY FIRST) 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)?
Song Of Solomon. I don't think books get better. I was listening to this and got so enthralled that I started reading it as well. I would stop on the street and weep quietly, I would go to bed earlier, I would drink less. This book has deep sadness, but the only lasting residual is full wild inspiring.
#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 think all of it going away wouldn't be terrible, but I would miss Wikipedia for a couple weeks.
#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.
Wild amounts of horseradish, garlic, ginger, onion and lemon. Not necessarily together. And makes sure you can touch your toes. And play some Bach, I don't care what, everyday.
OK folks, there you have it. Things that Grey Mcmurray thinks you should consider incorporating into your day/life. Before you log off and go back to listening to Bach, make sure to follow Grey Mcmurray on the Instagram and then also give ‘Wanting Ways’ a listen below…
