Heaven

Still trying to get a post together on the first chapter of The Predicament of Belief. In the meantime...


If I pictured myself living in England and walking the streets of Cambridge, there would be a really great soundtrack playing behind the events, through the days, and with the people sharing life with me. I don't know what soundtrack is carrying you through the days, but I am certain you have your own. If by chance you find a few hours or days that allow you to listen to something different, I have a suggestion.


There is a new CD by The Walkmen, entitled Heaven. It has been the soundtrack in my car and in my head this week as I drive around Lubbock, drop off kids, sit in the office, and go through these days. It will be part of the soundtrack of life this summer for me. This may not be England, and my walks (runs) may be in 30 mph winds and 98 degrees but this is the life I have and I'd just as soon have it be heaven as hell. This music may do nothing for you, but I thought I would share. Here is the video for the title track. It shows snapshots of the band through the years.




Something about the pictures in the booklet with the CD caught my attention. These guys are entering early middle age and appear to all have kids... somehow there music sounds like that to me. Here is a brief trailer, with the song Line by Line, they released for the album.



And finally, I found this quote from the band's web page regarding the album.

"All five members of the band have kids now and if the impact of parenthood is hard to pin down in a single lyric, there is definitely a new openness and emotional honesty to the songs. Most importantly, the old gang mentality has deepened, becoming something worthwhile and lasting. “I’m very proud of what we’ve done. We’ve stayed friends and those friendships have grown,” says Bauer. “We have survival experience and real love that children generate in your life.” Heaven is a definitive statement of purpose and commitment, from a band at the peak of its powers that is finally winning the recognition it deserves."




So with the life Holly and I have been living... kids, in-laws, parents, patients, each other... I was struck by a line in the quote above.


Heaven is a definitive statement of purpose and commitment... 


Are they describing an album or something a bit bigger?