While My Banjo Gently Weeps...

The beautiful sound of the banjo, 3 songs to make you feel part of the Country side.

Norfolk & Western - Terrified (from Dusk in Cold Parlours on Hush Records): Definitely one of my favorite bands. I love the mixture between the happy banjo, the ferocious guitar and the haunting synth.

"Mystified by the kitchen’s wares
Cupboards full of all your favorite fruits
When you forced me to her bed undressed,
her photo on the dresser glared at me

It was then, I noticed you were scared. Scared you’d be there soon
Waiting for a ring, I never heard you sing again"

Great Lake Swimmers - Your Rocky Spine (from Ongiara on Nettwerk Records): Goosebumps!

"The mountains said I could find you here
They whispered the snow and the leaves in my ear
I traced my finger along your trails
Your body was the map, I was lost in it

Floating over your rocky spine
The glaciers made you, and now you're mine
Floating over your rocky spine
The glaciers made you, and now you're mine."

Akron/Family - Running, Returning (from the Self-Titled album on Young God Records): Thom Yorke goes folk, therefore his name is "Thom Folke". The sound is rising!

"Sooner, or later
Everyone will know
Within the shadows
In there light will grow
And love is on its way
It's more than I can see

Running, returning
On and on it goes
To a place
Where love begins to grow
And I am away
To where I've always been."

So go out with your earphones and enjoy the banjo while the raindrops keep falling on your head!