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I find about one new artist a year that I “fall in love with”, to the point where I will actually buy their CD’s, assimilate them into a “mood” choice, and make them part of the soundtrack of my days. Last year, it was Ben Harper; this year it’s Katie Melua.

I first found Katie’s song, “There are Nine Million Bicycles“…an eccentric, light song with a very, very catchy tune. The video is nuanced: she has an almost conflicted expression while she’s dragged across the terra firma of the planet, causing one to wonder if she’s entirely happy about the “undeniable fact” that she’ll love him till she dies. Nice and real, I was hooked.

Upon searching her further on youtube, I discovered happy serendipity! She is associated, post humously, with two other of my lifetime favorites: Eva Cassidy and Nina Simone, ultimately revealing a syncronicity in my choice. While she is current and modern, her music has traits of the classic musicians that came before her, which give her the very longevity and quality that attracted me in the first place. Smooth, emotional complexity, unique sound….

Check her out. Here are some more videos of hers:

Katie’s cover of Lilac Wine

I Cried For You , a tender song for anyone who has loved and lost someone who changed their life.

If You Were a Sailboat.

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