I had the idea about this time last year that when I was short on writing ideas, I would consult my unnecessarily large email and instant messaging archive for topics of conversation. And appropriately enough, I cracked open my email archive file to this day last year, March 27, 2007, to find the beginnings of the following conversation between myself and Jay:

I love this one. Extremely mellow but there's such a great flow to the whole thing. I could listen to it forever, I think. Though, I can see how it may not do anything for you at all. It just connects for me. Great background music for me. That's how I listened to it, until it really grabbed me. I also didn't know how I felt about the guy's voice at first. It reminds me of someone, that I know well, but I can't place it.

Give this one the chance it deserves.

Included with this was a link to a prerelease copy of Lewis & Clarke's latest album, Blasts of Holy Birth. I've pulled this album out every now and then over the past year and found it to be a really solid album.

Coincidentally, January actually knows Lou Rogai from several years back. When the band was first starting out, they played several shows a year here in Columbus and would end up spending a lot of time after the shows with January and her roommates. Also coincidentally, Lewis & Clarke is scheduled to play in town tonight at the Surly Girl Saloon. I don't know what the cover is, but with the Black Swans opening, it's sure to be a good show.

If you're not familiar with Lewis & Clarke, as I wasn't this time last year, here's an awesome ballad off of their latest album. It's offered as a free MP3 on their site, so I assume there's no problem with passing it along here.