daily playlist 6/4/09

"penniless patron"
sean hayes
2007

for when: you need to get away

..."would you like to sail away? maybe we could go to spain" offers guitarist sean hayes on this track off of his 2007 album "flowering spade." hayes, especially on "flowering spade," shows a deft hand for a range of styles, from the jazz-inflected syncopation of "all for love" to the midtempo americana of the title track. "penniless patron" is more similar to the latter, but a downtempo near lullaby, crooned over a spare guitar riff with a faintly keening instrumental descant woven into the bridge. not everyone is gonna love this kind of low-key folk rock, but i think lying in the sun listening to this album is one of the most soul-soothing things you can do.

the rest of your playlist:
"california" joni mitchell
"hannah" ray lamontagne
"human thing" the be good tanyas