Recent Listenings II

A couple more of my recent favs...





and one old skool vid

Recent Listenings...

Occasionally I will post links to youtube.com for some of my favorite new music or videos and such. This is one of those posts. Over the summer, UND's Wellness Center has been playing a XM radio alt rock station and I have discovered a few new artists. Below are a few of my favorites...

Here is a link to the Kooks song Naive (sorry cant embed the video).

Gather Us In...A New Favorite Hymn

Several weeks ago at St. Paul's, we sang "Gather Us In." Now, as with many things, it takes several hearings before it stands out so I have probably heard this hymn before. It grabbed my attention right off the bat with the place reference. It describes so much of what I have been trying to articulate about Philip Sheldrake's work Spaces for the Sacred that welcomes the periphery into the whole...the marginalized and broken, the ambiguous and forgotten people and memories are brought out into the Eucharist. Here...not just in the church, but at the altar we bring our fears and our dreams...offering the human pathos. So much more should be said about this wonderful hymn. If you've not heard it you can hear it above and read it below.

Here in this place, new light is streaming
now is the darkness vanished away,
see, in this space, our fears and our dreamings,
brought here to you in the light of this day.
Gather us in the lost and forsaken
gather us in the blind and the lame;
call to us now, and we shall awaken
we shall arise at the sound of our name.

We are the young - our lives are a mystery
we are the old - who yearns for you face.
we have been sung throughout all of history
called to be light to the whole human race.
Gather us in the rich and the haughty
gather us in the proud and the strong
give us a heart so meek and so lowly
give us the courage to enter the song.

Here we will take the wine and the water
here we will take the bread of new birth
here you shall call your sons and your daughters
call us anew to be salt of the earth.
Give us to drink the wine of compassion
give us to eat the bread that is you
nourish us well and teach us to fashion
lives that are holy and hearts that are true.

Not in the dark of buildings confining
not in some heaven, light years away
but here in this place, the new light is shining
now is the kingdom, now is the day.
Gather usin the and hold us forever
gather usin and make us your own
gather us in all peoples together
fire of love in our flesh and our bone.

New Album from Jonsi of the Sigur Ros

If you are a fan of the Sigur Ros you may already know of the upcoming release from Jonsi. If you want a preview, take a listen here on the NPR site. Enjoy.

Young Folks Video

This isnt a new song by any means, but I just ran across the video and thought I would post it as it reminds of those I posted a few months ago by NASA.

Greg Laswell

A while back I posted another Greg Laswell video. I just love his work so I decided to post another. Enjoy. And yes, that is the Iowa native Elijah Woods or better known as Frodo.

I Remember by Griffin House

I found Griffin House last week and just love this song.

Better Way by Ben Harper

This song and video captured me a few years ago. To me, I hear it as a call to the missional church. As the video goes along, you see a revolution growing. Anyway...a fabulous song.

Life In A Northern Town by Dream Academy

Life In A Northern Town

Its funny how this song stands out from my childhood. That northern town always appeared in my imagination as a windswept North Dakota...where I now live. The song is still as beautiful and haunting today as it was to me as a child.

Everclear

Santa Monica


I Will Buy You A New Life


Volvo Driving Soccer Mom

Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja

David Gray

This Years Love


Babylon

Incubus

Incubus has been one of my favs for a few years now. Unfortunately my favorite video from them has been disabled on Youtube. Take a few minutes to check out Drive on Youtube.


I Wish You Were Here


Warning (live)


Nice To Know You (live)

Filter

Hey Man, Nice Shot


Take a Picture

Better Than Ezra

I've really come to appreciate BTE's first album but my favorite song from them is certainly Desperately Wanting. However, Youtube seems to lack a quality video of song.


In the Blood


Good

Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes

At Your Funeral by Saves the Day

Moby

Southside


Natural Blues


Its Raining Again

Counting Crows

Weezer