It's not easy knowing when to let go When you want to hang on, when you write a bad song So simple saying the things you believe But no one knows what I mean. No one knows what I mean. I am such a bore I can't take it any more But school's out forever And I'm never gonna let it go. I'm never gonna let it go. Dear Nora's songs are fleeting numbers, with unadorned electric guitar baring simple chords and melodies beside the heartbroken harmonies of bared adolescent pain. [...]
I can't remember if I'd heard of Dear Nora before I saw them (actually, it was just Katy) play. Her and Mirah played a backyard in Sacramento one night and I remember little else about any of it. I do remember being completely taken by Dear Nora's songs and bought a 7" or 2. Generally, I am not a fan of a solo performer playing an acoustic guitar but she was extremely strange, engaging, and the songs were great. Of course, I do prefer the full band arrangements probably because I'm a drummer. Linton from the Aislers Set produced the [...]
Katy Davidson - Lake or something I'm terrible at song titles but I need to call it something. This is a perfect minute and a half sample of the song/lyric writing genius of Katy Davidson/Dear Nora/Lloyd & Michael , who have already been featured on this internet ramblings many times. However, this time I'm bringing some new content to the massive web of waste of time. Better than writing about how I just discovered the Vivian Girls or some obscure yet re-issued something or other. [...]
Just got back from Brickhouse, I really like that place. It is owned by the Red Cloud cigar place which has CAO's. I had some good tea finally, it is a rice green tea, it actually tasted not bad! I really like the picture above. It belongs to the second Thai band that has ever been on BBQCHICKENROBOT. The Band is called "Bear-Garden" but I particularly like what it says at the bottom; "Love is all Around." I think I like it because I hope that it's true . Anyways We got a good mix of 21 songs [...]
[review 2006: the odds and ends] When Magic Marker announced the impending release of There Is No Home, they also revealed that Dear Nora's latest album would also be their last. Katy Davidson decided that the band had gone through enough personnel changes and musical directions that it was no longer worth keeping the name around; Davidson's next project would mark the beginning of a different era for her. Perhaps it's not so surprising that Dear Nora's final album would feel a bit half-baked, though the thought hadn't crossed my [...]
Forget about the turkey coming up next week -- I have already have my leftovers, and they're shiny and plastic. Over the next few weeks, I'll try to catch up with my stacks of promos. Only the best of the best will make their way on here, of course. Dear Nora - "(I Can't Believe) I Left California": mp3 Dear Nora likes to jam. A lot. This song is fittingly titled, a three-and-a-half minute desert-rock burner that drags itself forward like a snake under the Coachella sun. Other songs [...]
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Desde 1999, Kathy Davidson ha estado publicando música como Dear Nora. "There Is No Home" será el último disco que lleve ese nombre, pues la evolución de su escritura y orquestación está ya muy lejos de su concepción original. Lo suficiente como para desmarcarse de un pasado que la encorseta en exceso. Davidson empezó Dear Nora en Portland, Oregon, con un par de amigos de Wolf Colonel:
Part Two of today's previous post... In HIGH DEMAND Today: The Twilight Singers -- Sublime . From the online-only A Stitch In Time EP, a torchy ballad that's a surefire panty-peeler. It really goes without saying that we really, r eally love Greg Dulli's voice. Hard copies of the EP available from One Little Indian come November. ( site ) The Pigeon Detectives -- Wait For Me . [...]
There Is No Home marks the end of the road for Dear Nora, an underappreciated San Francisco band whose sound has finally evolved far enough that keeping the old name makes no sense. It's the end of an era for the band's only permanent member, Katy Davidson, who will move on to other projects more in line with her current musical direction. I skipped over Mountain Rock based largely on the sound of the one song I heard off the album, "Here We Come Around." after the burnished, autumnal sound of The New [...]
+/- : "Fadeout" [mp3] from Let's Build a Fire (out October 24th) +/- : "Steal the Blueprints" [mp3] from Let's Build a Fire (out October 24th) 31Knots : "Sedition's Wish" [mp3] from Polemics EP Dave Fischoff : "Ghost of an Afternoon" [mp3] from The Crawl (out November 21st) David Vandervelde : "Jacket" [mp3] from Jacket (out November 21st) [...]
E' arrivato l'autunno. Sprazzi di luce ancora si infiltrano tra le fessure, ma l'ombrello è costantemente con noi. Godiamoci le ultime (con la speranza che ce ne siano mille altre) giornate simil-estive e salutiamo degnamente la nuova stagione. Flaming Lips- * My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion Coldcut - * Autumn Leaves (Irresistible Force Mix) Yo La Tengo - * Autumn Sweater Dear Nora - * On To September Tortoise - * Autumn Sweater Magnetic Fields - * All The Umbrellas In London
Dear Nora is calling it quits. Well, she (Katy Davidson) is not, but she has strayed from the course of Dear Nora and will continue to play music by herself as well as with friends. She's already started playing with Marianna Ritchey as Katy & Marianna . Please let Dear Nora know how much you care by pre-ordering the last album There is No Home at Magic Marker . Here are some of the last dates. Let's hope there are more to include the south (*cough*Texas*cough*). 10.06 @The Smell Los Angeles, [...]
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