beautiful monsters

songs and stories

We’ve been playing 4000 Years constantly for the past four days – sometimes all dancing together in the kitchen, sometimes with it playing quietly, out of sync, in our separate rooms.

It’s so beautiful, the music, and the exquisite art-works by Tom Henry. The CD is encased in unbleached cardboard, in Loop Green Room styles. And a cute sketch of the band that is more fitting with the new sleek image than the old sketch that used to grace the posters.

Yup, they’re starting to seem like real rock stars – in a folky kinda way. But hey, appearances on Juice TV and Nightline, big window displays in some of the record stores, a snazzy website, and some spunky photographs.

I hope they remember me, when they’re world famous, coming back to Aotearoa after their umpteenth European tour… I’ll still be trying to convince people that the “Fionaigh McKensie” mentioned in the notes to their first album is really me…

No, but really, I was so touched by the mention... hence the showing it off here (there and everywhere).

Anyway, if I can stop myself from raving about the band for a moment… I went to see In My Father’s Den yesterday. With my girlfriend. (Sorry, just had to casually slip that in – hee!)

Gawd, why are NZ movies always so damn dark and tragic. What must the world think of us? This one is brilliant, Emily Barclay is gorgeous, beautiful dark interiors contrast with the wide open Otago landscapes, and though it is a mystery story, it’s very character based. And literary. I cried. Only a little bit. And then I got home and bawled my eyes out.

Go see it.

I dreamt you like a firefly dancing in light I said let you play
Yes I know tomorrow you’re going away

Hey don’t cry now just cause I’m sad
Once bad things have happened they don’t seem so bad
& I’ve loved you, only for half a moon, as much as I ever had
When I see you dancing on that mountain in summer, I’ll be so glad

I see you like pounamu blessed by the river, should I let you lay?

- Tommy (Jewls)

Posted by Fionnaigh at October 12, 2004 01:13 PM