Gregory and the Hawk

I've already posted this one before in my other blog, but since it's music related, I thought i'd move it over here as well.

Gregory and the Hawk






Wow. Just wow. Amazing voice, amazing songs.

I found her while listening to music at work via imeem.com.

I feel like thanks to shows like Grey's Anatomy and such, there's been this fluctuation/resurgence/comeback of the 'folk' category. I personally call the 'folk' category 'easy listening' but same deal. Anyways, it's been extremely easy (?) to find artists with this sort of sound. I'm surprised I didn't bump into Gregory and the Hawk earlier.

That said, what makes her so different from the rest of the indie folk singers?

I'll be honest, I don't know. I think there's this weird tendency for folk songs to be very metaphoric and analogous, which is great. I love that. But her songs have beautiful imagery (check "Boats and Birds") but she also has straight forward songs that she sings with the same folk feel (check "I Wish"). And her voice is so sweet but what she sings about it so painful sometimes.

My personal favorites are "Boats and Birds," which I believe appeared on one of the Grey's Anatomy tracks, as well as "The Bolder Thing to Do." I prefer Bolder but I think both songs touch on this folky-metaphoric side as well as the brutally honest and sort of depressing side of her songs.

Boats is apparently about leaving home. Bolder is just so straight forward.

I'm attaching the link to her home page here: Gregory and The Hawk Home Page and MySpace.

I'm working on that Broadway blog. I just had a long day today so I haven't been able to launch it. I also need a cool URL name that isn't too corny. I guess I'll have to work on that one.

In the mean time, I leave you with the lyrics of the two songs.

The Bolder Thing To Do
Every day trying to make up for the one before
climb three flights to tremble at the sight of your already open door
the frustration I see when I tell you I like some company
breaks my heart
how can you be so impartial?

and I've made myself the fool
who's fallen for you
so let me down softly this time and
I wont have to come back cryin'
I've just made myself look bad and
you're the one who should be feelin' bad
it'd be better to forget you
but I don't really want to
it'd be better to forget you
but I don't really want to

energy spent trying to believe you're not worth it
you don't deserve it
but I wish you did 'cause I can't rid the thought of it
and I'll remember you as the second or two
artists I knew who decided to screw me over
'cause it's the bolder thing to do

Boats and Birds
If you be my star
I'll be your sky
you can hide underneath me and come out at night
when I turn jet black and you show off your light
I live to let you shine
I live to let you shine

but you can skyrocket away from me
and never come back if you find another galaxy
far from here with more room to fly
just leave me your stardust to remember you by

if you be my boat
I'll be your sea
a depth of pure blue just to probe curiosity
ebbing and flowing and pushed by a breeze
I live to make you free
I live to make you free

but you can set sail to the west if you want to
and past the horizon till I can't even see you
far from here where the beaches are wide
just leave me your wake to remember you by

if you be my star
I'll be your sky
you can hide underneath me and come out at night
when I turn jet black and you show off your light
I live to let you shine
I live to let you shine

but you can skyrocket away from me
and never come back if you find another galaxy
far from here with more room to fly
just leave me your stardust to remember you by
stardust to remember you by

bjs