tennis luvin'

another amazing musical gem from yours truly. they somehow manage to make hotel utah look way bigger than it really is. three cheers nate chan. for more sweet tunes from tennis, check out their stellar daytrotter session.

basia's the shore

best consolation prize: basia's belated performance of "the shore" from my home state two years ago. it's was beautifully shot by nate chan for la blogotheque and yours truly. it was archived until now. apparently basia and her label didn't want it posted. her latest album "heart of my own" came out on tuesday. she had to cancel her first brooklyn gig back in october, and i totally snoozed on her intimate release party at professor thom's last thursday thrown by paste and rough trade. this was a nice little gem to mend my broken basia heart. basia please come back soon.

for those haven't discovered her lovely pipes and autoharp skillz, stream her new album below. special note: if you buy the uk version there's a bonus track, "hush", which she sang as her encore at the highline gig i saw back in september 2008.

nate

noteworthy capturer of moving image and melody: nate chan. i've been familiar with his works for la blogtheque and always intrigued since he is based in my hometown. i was recently reminded of him when i saw holly miranda's cover of jeff buckley's "lover you should've come over". by the by, holly is doing a good job with the covers.

Holly Miranda "Lover You Should've Come Over" (Jeff Buckley cover) from Yours Truly on Vimeo.

it's a simple close up shot of holly working her soulful pipes against sunbeams. this was not a la blogtheque effort but rather a yours truly production. a new find to add to my already growing web address book.