if you haven't heard of the welcome wagon, you must be a crazy person. just kidding. but seriously, folks, you should really give a listen to the welcome wagon (a little band of sorts centering around vito and monique aiuto, a brooklyn pastor and his wifey). their debut album welcome to the welcome wagon was released in december, and it is really just great. i'm sure it began as a pretty humble endeavor, but that darn sufjan stevens got his hands on it and it turned into a pretty fanfarishly magnificent ordeal. (and by "darn," of course, i really mean "mind-bogglingly talented.") the photo below (by denny renshaw) is practically oozing with metaphoric qualities, for realz.
mr. stevens has surely got a way with words, and i always enjoy reading what he has to say. recently he's written a series of short pieces about each track on the welcome wagon's album. definitely worth a read. (plus, you get to listen to each song for free! now you have no excuse.)
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what kind of metaphoric qualities? --i'm confused.
she is a pretty thing though.
don't you just love that blue dresser. made me smile to read your comment. we are the same!
sufjan lurking sneakily in the background, and yet very much in the center--a sun bursting forth between two mountains (which is something that happens every day, yet it's still a glorious thing!)--i just think it represents the whole project pretty well. hah! (in case you can't tell, i am being corny. on purpose. darn internet ambiguity. i miss you.)
i see no sun bursting forth between two mountains.
emma, emma, we're still speaking metaphorically here.
I am gonna take a listen. Just read a review in World mag. on this group. When I saw S.Stevens name I immediately thought of you:-)
i am glad to hear it, mrs. t.! :)
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