Yea, yea, yea, it changes a lot for all of us, silly to even pick one, even sillier to tell anyone, but who knows why, sometimes it just gets all cherry oak and tears ...

Devotion + Doubt by Richard Buckner. 1997, the first of his short two record trip to the major labels, but sounds great, nice recording by Craig Schumacker down at Wavelab with lots of dynamics, mastered quiet by Greg Calbi so you have to turn it way up, but then comes a headful of rewards, you get to hear all the little details that give the music texture and color, and a set of top notch players in your room with backup by the Calexico / Giant Sand guys, and the always amazing talents of JD Foster, Lloyd Maines and Marc Ribot.

But this goes way beyond the players and the sound, it's the chronicle of romantic disintegration, the times you aren't yet high enough to forget, dark and painful, but still, hard to resist. Words strung together in ways you may never forget...in every song. And music woven like a tapestry around each word. Over 10 years down the road now and it hasn't aged a day. And always that voice. Brilliant record. Might be one of the ...best ...ever.

It's Tunesday. Come clean with impunity. For the last week, Joy Division Box, David Kilgour's The Far Now, and Richard Buckner for me. Like a movie that you know hasta turn out bad... ah, but can't leave out one of my favorites to lift the spirit, redemption ...