I’m going to keep this one short, because you’re going to want to get to the music as quickly as possible:
Cloud Cult’s hard-earned sincerity is infectious and winsome.Cloud Cult, a great Minnesota-based band that uses the fire of terrible personal tragedies to forge songs that are dense with joy and acceptance, has a new album coming out next week. The folks over at NPR, in what I’m sure is an act of pure generosity toward their listeners and not at all a well-orchestrated promotional event developed in concert with a band whose music truly warrants a wider audience, is streaming the whole album for free until next week’s release. Just go to their webpage and hit play—no need to make an account, give a credit card number, or send in a check (in exchange for an awesome tote bag).
Revisiting the original, unaltered Star Wars led me to wax theological about Han Solo’s character arc and lament George Lucas’ apparent regression as a story-teller. This