Veda Hille - "Luckyluck". A devotional for destiny, faith and the way that truth is veiled. But done with glee, see? The flickering oh oh oh of a child lighting a candle or seeing it lit. The wide-smile awe of standing in a church or temple or forest, a gull circling above, something not-quite-clear through the canopy. And the thrill of realising that when you take a step, you are merely trusting it will land.
(Carl Wilson weighs in on Veda Hille - one of the country's finest songwriters, I agree, - and encourages you to vote for her in the Echo Songwriting Prize competition. Sandro Perri and the Weakerthans are also excellent choices.)
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Elsewhere:
Our friend Matt Forsythe launched his new graphic novel, Ojingogo on Wednesday and it's bee-yoo-ti-ful. Explore his website and pick up the real thing from Drawn & Quarterly some time soon. Oh yes - and we might just have something Forsythey in StG's own pipeline...
My new column has debuted. I will be writing every six weeks or so for the McSweeney's website. The first piece is now online: REFLECTIONS ON SEEING LEONARD COHEN PERFORM IN MONTREAL ON JUNE 23, 2008. I hope you like it. (Oh and in the end I settled on a very boring column title.)
Posted by Sean at August 29, 2008 12:34 PMfantastic song, fantastic post, fantastic first appearance in McSweeney's!
(congradulations Sean, and I like your very boring column title.)
Sean, that's fantastic about McSweeney's! Perfect, perfect fit.
Posted by: Amy at August 29, 2008 4:50 PMgreat piece, and congrats on the column!
also: in July in the Pisa airport, B. said to me "i think that's Leonard Cohen," and the man in the impeccable suit and fedora turned to us and nodded.
Posted by: Amy Hasinoff at August 29, 2008 10:04 PMyahoo! yipee! to tomato sauce, especially. i am hungry and it seemed particularly present, the food-bits.
and i think i have found a new word for myself. smoothie. alright.
congratulations, sean!!!!
Posted by: kit at August 30, 2008 4:51 PMCongratulations about McSweeney's. Well deserved.
Posted by: Kalman at September 1, 2008 9:07 AMthanks so much everyone.
Posted by: sean at September 1, 2008 12:25 PMWow sean, i just have to say that's really good -- both in content and in the fact you're running with those good little elves at Mcsweeneys. Keep up the grand works.
Posted by: chris at September 2, 2008 5:22 PMHooray for Sean! I will read that column four times, just for good measure.
Posted by: Bill at September 8, 2008 9:30 PMI need a Leonard Cohen/Silver Mt. Zion collaboration to happen.
Posted by: geoff at September 10, 2008 1:44 PMI really like the Veda Hille song - its interestingly constructed and it reminds me Jane Siberry, one of my faves from the past. I heard it again last night on radio3. I like your blog, too. I've just found it and your writing is provocative!
Posted by: Mike at September 17, 2008 2:41 PMthis song makes me think of libraries. god, how i love libraries.
Posted by: guyha at September 27, 2008 10:01 AM