Hey Little Songbird; I'm Gone; When the Chips Are Down
by Anaïs Mitchell & the Hadestown Orchestra

I want a nice, soft place to land.

Cruelty
by Unwoman

This has been stuck in my head ever since she opened with it at our house concert this past Saturday.

Dyin Day
by Anaïs Mitchell

Be it ill or be it good, this song sounds like my 2012. Happy end of year and beginning of the new, y'all.

Seventh-Grade Viking Warrior
by Taylor Mali

This poem came up while I was driving home from Lassen Volcanic NP/NF today. It's a favorite of mine.

Won't Want for Love (Margaret in the Taiga)
by The Decemberists

I've finally started to get into this rock opera. It took a while.

Hurt
by Johnny Cash

NIN never sounded so sweet in my father's car. Johnny Cash matches my mood for the past while.