i tried all i could to save him…
…my love was not enough.
(holy heartbreaker, Batman!!)
And one more from this humble NY duo that’s just knocked me for a massive loop:
On My Knees
FROM: Abbie Gardner / Anthony Da Costa
[yaay/thanks Dainon!]
January 29, 2009
About Me
Name: Heather Browne
Location: Colorado, originally by way of California
"I love the relationship that anyone has with music: because there's something in us that is beyond the reach of words, something that eludes and defies our best attempts to spit it out. It's the best part of us, probably, the richest and strangest part..."
—Nick Hornby, Songbook
"Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel."
—Hunter S. Thompson
"I am fuel, you are friends / we got the means to make amends."
—Pearl Jam, Leash
Hey! That Was Cool
- Fuel/Friends in the 2008 Gummy Awards: A "Best Music Blog That Isn't Stereogum"
- Guardian UK article: The things that help us feel alive
- Me on NPR's World Cafe w/ David Dye, 2007
- Me on NPR's World Cafe w/ David Dye, 2008
- Me on NPR's World Cafe w/ David Dye, 2009
- NY Times mention from Nick Hornby: "Living With Music"
About The Songs
Mp3s are for sampling purposes, kinda like when they give you the cheese cube at Costco, knowing that you'll often go home with having bought the whole 7 lb. spiced Brie log. They are left up for a limited time. If you LIKE the music, go and support these artists, buy their schwag, go to their concerts, purchase their CDs/records and tell all your friends. If you represent an artist or a label and would prefer that I remove a link to an mp3, please email me at browneheather@gmail.com
Submissions
Got something I should hear? Email me at browneheather@gmail.com. Digital's usually best, but music submissions can also be sent to: Fuel/Friends, PO Box 64011, Colorado Springs, CO 80962-4011.
Let's be Friends
Interviews
- “A new sonic playground” :: Works Progress Administration interview (Glen Phillips)
- Nobody but you :: The Langhorne Slim interview
- Standing at the center of the occupation with the Handsome Furs
- We promised too much and gave it too soon (Joe Pug interview)
- Warding off demons with Thao Nguyen (Interview)
- Interview: the refreshing Zee Avi
- Interview: The expansive sounds of Blitzen Trapper
- Interview: The Hollyfelds
- Interview: Cody Dickinson (Hill Country Revue & North Mississippi All-Stars)
- Grace Potter interview :: Turn the radio up high, and grab the first guitar you see
Shows I've Seen
- What would you do if I sang out of tune?
- I’ve been dancing on this killing floor for years
- The Swell Season stunned me
- Tonight, you take a part of my life :: The Big Pink slay Denver
- spin you into my curls today :: Lisa Hannigan in-store performance on a Sunday afternoon
- I wanna kiss you while the band’s playing rock ‘n’ roll :: Lucero in Denver last night
- And be my everlovin’ baby (Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2009)
- The wet, wet glory of Monolith 2009 (come see what we saw)
- Outside Lands returns triumphant
- Blinded, I am blindsided :: Bon Iver and The Wheel in Denver last night
Books I Like
Colorado Pals
- A Walking Disaster
- Backbeat Online (Westword)
- Bocumast Records
- Cause=Time
- Coverville
- Danger Radio
- Denver Reverb
- Denver Six Shooter
- Empty Reviews
- Get Real Denver
- Gigbot concert community
- KRCC Colorado College Radio
- KRCX Regis Univ. Music Blog
- Merry Swankster
- My Best Friend's Arm
- One Track Mind
- Radio 1190 CU Boulder
- Something Like Sound
- Spork (Twist & Shout Record Store blog)
- The Donnybrook Writing Academy
- The Flat Response (Denver concert recordings)
- The Mountain Tempo
Blogs That Rock
- A Deeper Shade of Soul
- Aquarium Drunkard
- Aurgasm
- bag of songs
- Can You See The Sunset From The Southside?
- Chromewaves
- Dance Hall Hips
- Daytrotter
- Dooce
- Elvis Enthusiasts Unite
- Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands
- HearYa Live Sessions
- I Guess I’m Floating
- La Blogotheque
- Marathonpacks
- Music vs. Misery
- My Old Kentucky Blog
- Passion Of The Weiss
- Postsecret
- Ruined Music
- Said The Gramophone
- Scatter o’ Light
- So Much Silence
- Some Velvet Blog
- Stereogum
- The Rising Storm
- The Vinyl District
- To The Maxx
- Tremble.com
- You Ain’t No Picasso
Oh, wow, that’s beautiful.
Thanks for sharing, Heather!
Hunter — January 29, 2009 @ 2:47 pm
One of my favorite albums of 2008. Thanks for sharing.
fulltext — January 29, 2009 @ 3:28 pm
Holy Heartbreaker is right! $10 just flew out of my pocket! Thanks!
billy — January 29, 2009 @ 5:48 pm
Heather…you continue to completely blow me away with your musical selections! Probably should have told you this months ago…
Thanks
chuck — January 29, 2009 @ 9:41 pm
I saw these two last year at the Kerrville Folk Festival and was blown away. Great sound, voice and depth to his lyrics, he is only 17, maybe 18 now.
-ATX
Klaus — January 30, 2009 @ 8:08 am
damn… That was truly heartstopping actually.. But I googled and found out that this kid’s 18 years old and already he sounds like he’s been at it forever! DAMN!
Emelie — January 30, 2009 @ 8:11 am
When can we see these guys live? I can’t find any live dates.
Seamus Dolan — January 30, 2009 @ 10:12 am
Remember that Brady Bunch episode where Bobby fell in love for the first time and saw fireworks explode in the sky when he kissed the girl of his dreams? These songs are a lot like that!! Damn.
Kenny — January 30, 2009 @ 5:55 pm
“Nothing to Hide” is absolutely mesmerizing. This is beautiful music, thank you Heather. It sort of reminded me the whole Glen Hansard Marketa Irglova duo with the way they played off each in other in a folky, longing way.
Lee
Knox Road
Lee — January 31, 2009 @ 3:07 pm
Hi Heather,
Wow, thanks so much for finding our album and telling your readers about it. They asked about live dates, the best place to find those is here: http://www.anthonydacosta.com
Abbie — January 31, 2009 @ 8:49 pm
Thanks Heather. Loved these and bought the album.
JC — February 1, 2009 @ 6:15 pm
he does sound like ryan adams!
i had to check the names twice….just to make sure :p
fanie — February 6, 2009 @ 1:31 am
[...] from Heather over at the wonderful I am Fuel, You Are Friends blog. Go ahead and see her post here about the utterly folktastic Abbie Gardner and Anthony da Costa. I can’t get enough of them. [...]
Abbie Gardner / Anthony da Costa « Knox Road — February 7, 2009 @ 4:10 pm
Heather, I’ve been hooked on Anthony Da Costa ever since I heard his Dylan ‘Boots of Spanish Leather’ cover on his YouTube page….just amazing. Great post!
Indiana Josh — February 8, 2009 @ 11:45 am