23-08-2020, 19:03
Grant-Lee Phillips is releasing Lighting, Show Us Your Stuff on the 4th of September. An intelligent, honest lyricist, IMHO - his sounds are that way too.
I would be surprised if anything he does is not by design so was curious about the title of this track - "Mourning Dove". It's probably the species of least concern in terms of its proliferation in the USA, also a symbol of peace, and interestingly, the nom de plume of the first Native American woman to publish a novel. I think it's about noticing and finding pleasure in small things, in nature, and releasing "...The things we chase that can't be kept ..." Looking forward to hearing the whole album.
While on a tangent - Phillips is also a visual artist and as honest in this form of expression as in his musicianship ... https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/grant-lee-phillips
I would be surprised if anything he does is not by design so was curious about the title of this track - "Mourning Dove". It's probably the species of least concern in terms of its proliferation in the USA, also a symbol of peace, and interestingly, the nom de plume of the first Native American woman to publish a novel. I think it's about noticing and finding pleasure in small things, in nature, and releasing "...The things we chase that can't be kept ..." Looking forward to hearing the whole album.
While on a tangent - Phillips is also a visual artist and as honest in this form of expression as in his musicianship ... https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/grant-lee-phillips
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