#acoustic music

[eternaleudaimonia]

- Hozier, “Would That I”

[positivevibedad]

What is this song about?

This song is about a city girl who is tired of being a city girl. Her heart longs for something different. One day she wakes up and decides to make a change. She quits her job and moved to the mountainsides, where she is a shepherd to a flock of sheep. She has found her place, her serenity, her calling.

Her name is: Ana Lucia Maria

Keywords and whatnot: indie acoustic ukulele original song music country folk blues country mountainside shepherd sheep herding city life changes

[unadulteratedcoffeetimemachine]

Wishing you godspeed, glory there will be mountains you won't move. Still, I'll always be there for you

Godspeed - Joseph Solomon

[allthedesiredusernamesaretaken]

... evening music ...

[thecreativemillennial]

[natalyabby]

♡ 𝓘 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾 ♡

[desire-mona]

so, i want to get into nickel creek, where do i start?

a comprehensive guide / masterlist by desire mona :-)

so ive gotten like. probably 3 or so asks about this + i need a pinned post for the nickel creek community so im making this. keep in mind that i am still a relatively new fan so i definitely dont have the seasoned advice that someone who's been listening for a while would have.

more info under cut!

lets start with the basics -

who is nickel creek?

nickel creek is a 3 piece bluegrass band from california made up of chris thile on mandolin, sara watkins on fiddle, and sean watkins on guitar. all 3 members are vocalists and sing lead vocals on various songs, but youll most likely hear chris on main vocals in a majority of their songs. though they are categorised as bluegrass / folk, their music delves into sounds from a variety of different genres, so a general acoustic label would probably be more fitting. they were originally known as "the nickel creek band" starting in 1989, but they dropped the "the" and "band" in uhhhhhhhh... some time before 2000.

what should i listen to first?

thats honestly up to you, i think anywhere is a good place to start since literally everything they make is good, but i can give u some kick off points so u can know whether or not u like them the quickest i suppose. i was introduced to them at a pretty young age, and the 2 songs that i remembered after years of not hearing them were the lighthouse's tale and this side.

lighthouse's tale - youtube, spotify, apple music

this side - youtube, spotify, apple music

after deciding that i should fully commit to the creek, i started with the tiny desk. i was BLOWN away by how kickass their live vocals were. i went thru and i listened to their albums one by one after that, but i'll have a list of all the albums later on.

"ummmm mona that's too many fucking buttons!!"

ok FINE here's two much easier ways but i think the way i did it was best. whatever.

both my father and my fellow creeker coworker discovered them from their best of album released just after they began their hiatus from 2007-2014. that was a good starting point to go through and listen to the rest, but beware that there are two (very good) albums that came out after this was released.

reasons why: the very best - youtube, spotify, apple music

OR i'll be extra nice and make a spotify playlist for you that i'll eventually make a youtube playlist as well (but not apple music im not paying for that shit <3)

(DO NOT LISTEN ON SHUFFLE - IT IS IN INTENDED ORDER)

every nickel creek album (even the baby ones)

*im doing my best to link physical copies from their official merch site, but some vinyls havent been reissued. if theyre not sold then ive linked the amazon page, but if theyre just sold out then ive linked the merch page anyway. physical copies linked are cds and vinyls respectively, sorry tape users.

little cowpoke (1993) - internet archive, cd

here to there (1997) - youtube and theres a cd but its over $100 so

nickel creek (2000) - youtube, spotify, apple music, physical copies (cd on official merch site is sold out as of 10/2/24)

this side (2002) - youtube, spotify, apple music, physical copies

why should the fire die? (2005) - youtube, spotify, apple music, physical copies

a dotted line (2014) - youtube, spotify, apple music, physical copies (no dotted line physical copies on the merch site, sorry!!)

celebrants (2023) - youtube, spotify, apple music, physical copies

ok fine i like these guys, what can i watch?

OH IM SO GLAD YOU ASKED!! here are my favs, you can do some exploring on your own as well!

their music videos

celebrants music videos (these are live performances)

2002 live @ aol sessions

2000 acoustic innovators documentary

toxic cover

studio session @ the current + interview

cmt's on the verge

new haven 2024 concert

kill bill cover w/ kacey musgraves

ok but what else have they done?

well all 3 members have their own solo careers, as well as separate bands and projects that theyve done. i wont be linking anything for this section, so you're just gonna have to do some digging for yourself.

chris thile:

solo career

unbelievable amounts of collaborations, too many to list

punch brothers

mutual admiration society

live from here

probably other shit, chris is kinda everywhere

sara watkins:

solo career

watkins family hour

im with her

mutual admiration society

sean watkins:

solo career

watkins family hour

fiction family

works progress administration

mutual admiration society

in conclusion + notes

listen to nickel creek or i will kill you with hammers. if you have any more resources youd like me to add to this post, let me know and i absolutely will!! i do plan on making some fandom-y stuff, such as blinkies and dividers. if youd like to check out all of *my* nickel creek posts, you can visit my #certified creeker tag, or if youd like to see all my posts about chris thile, you can visit my #dangly mandolin boy you will be mine tag. i apologise about the name i just. i like him.

thank u for reading!! feel free to send to anyone you want to annoy the shit out of <3

[mpdgwrld]

“I heard the bells on Christmas Day / Their old familiar carols play / And wild and sweet, the words repeat / Of peace on earth, good-will to men.”

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Christmas Bells

[atomictalemoon]

Dalval - Black Blood

This is the second finale on Deadspace and was intended at the time to be the end of Dalval.

Most likely began around 2016 but not released until 2022. Bass and guitar is by ArtV. Black blood is another gothic/acoustic track with minimal electronics included.

The video is a continuation of the Indigo Blood video. More 70s stock footage I felt fit the vibe.

Obviously I changed my mind about ending the project and the next album Direct To Video sorta revitalized my creativity after a while of living with a block brought on by life events.

It’s back and better than ever!...But enjoy this memory of when it died!

-M.A.J.

[natalyarose]

𝒶𝓃 𝑜𝓇𝒾𝑔𝒾𝓃𝒶𝓁 :) 𝑔𝒾𝓋𝑒 𝒾𝓉 𝒶 𝓁𝒾𝓈𝓉𝑒𝓃!! 🩷🫶🏼

woo! :) 'cause the world needs more sweet but cringy love songs lol

[sincerely-sofie]

Let's Be Friends - An Original Song about Self-Love

I wrote this as a teen struggling with self-loathing to a ridiculous degree. It became a personal anthem in the following years and helped guide me on a long journey to actually liking myself. Hope it has a similar impact on anyone listening who needs a pick-me-up!

(Lyrics below the cut)

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Well, hey there Sofie,

I wanted to sing a song for you. 

I know I was never that kind to you.  

So this is how I’ll say that today all that ends.  

Let’s be friends.  

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You have a beautiful smile, 

So don’t hide it, it’s bright and it 

Brightens people’s days. 

You also have a nice nose and caring gaze,

So don’t cover your face, it’s all really great.  

You’re shy about your acne, you think that you look nasty---

But I’m here to say no one else is thinking that.

And if they are,  

Forget them. They’re tacky.  

Just own the skin you’re in, lady.  

I have your back, Sofie. 

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You love lots of stuff but hide it from everyone, even me. 

I want you to know, it’s okay to be happy. 

It’s okay to let yourself have fun genuinely. 

Please just let yourself be you. 

If you do, I’ll let myself be me, too. 

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Well, hey there, Sofie.  

I wanted to sing a song to you

To say we could take on the world, us two. 

 So— why don’t we do it? What’s holding us back? 

I promise I’ll stop putting you under attack. 

So now that that weight’s gone, 

Let’s sing this song and try to get along.  

Let’s be friends. 

Let’s be friends.  

Let’s be friends.  

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You try your best and give your all,

You do what you can and answer every call---

But now I’ve got a request 

For you, 

Try your best to love me too.   

Let’s be friends.  

Let’s be friends.  

Let’s be friends.  

Let’s be friends. 

Let’s be friends.  

Let’s be friends.  

Let’s be friends.  

Let’s be friends. 

[eternaleudaimonia]

- “Too Much Love Will Kill You,” Queen

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[spectralmagnolia]

Announcement- new artist name

Hello, I thought I would make a post about this- Lucy D. is no more. I decided I wanted a name associated with my songs that represents my style of music more. Plus there is already a cool Lucy D and her name is Lucy Dacus.

I chose Spectral Magnolia for a few reasons - Magnolia is my middle name in real life and I love flowers in general, and the Spectral part comes from the fact that I love ghosts and the paranormal and my favorite types of songs are ones with a ghostly vibe.

Anyway, I am going to be making new lyric videos of my older songs to reflect my name change, which will also mean I'm more or less starting from scratch- so if you want to support my music, I would really appreciate it if you subscribed to my YouTube channel so you can be there when the songs come out, and when they do, I would also appreciate if you could like and comment on them. It helps the algorithm show my music to more people who could possibly like it.

Here is the channel if you would like to check it out :)

[aferiamakesmusic]

some demos from my full length im working on <3

[ashthewaterghoul]

Has anyone got any good recommendations to replace Jutty and Drag Talk in my playlists?

Obviously not going to support him anymore but I miss the vibes so if anyone know any artists with similar style/vibe then please let me know, I’m begging!!

I’ll share any recs I get as well for anyone else in a similar boat.