VASHTI BUNYAN x WARPAINT

Kicking off a Throwback Thursday session with the haunting melodic voice of English
singing songwriter

:: VASHTI BUNYAN ::

You can be forgiven for not having heard of her before. After the release of her debut
album // Just Another Diamond Day // in 1970, things went South. She called it a day.
Some 30 years later, her album had achieved a cult following, leading to its re-
release in 2000, which was the encouragement she needed to return to her musical
career. I opted to share with you the track // Train Song // released in 1966. It highlights
her voice, taking you to the free-loving waters of the Sixties hippie culture saturated
with talent that drowned out her voice. Following on with the track // Elephants // from
American indie rock group

:: WARPAINT ::

off their 2010 album // The Fool //. There are shades of a young Bjork, as the monotonic
vocals pitch their siren sounds into the ether. The two tracks are linked. Vashti Bunyan's
// Train Song //  was adapted from an earlier composition called // 17 Pink Sugar Ele-
phants //. I hope they tasted better than the mice.

• nJoy •

:: VASHTI BUNYAN :: Train Song ::

:: WARPAINT :: Elephants [Official MV] ::

[ x t r a ]

:: VASHTI BUNYAN :: Just Another Diamond Day [Full Album] 1970 ::

░  ŦŖĀĊĶĿłŠŢ  ░


1   ▪   Diamond Day

2   ▪   Glow Worms

3   ▪   Lily Pond

4   ▪   Timothy Grub

5   ▪   Where I Like to Stand

6   ▪   Swallow Song

7   ▪   Window Over the Bay

8   ▪   Rose Hip November

9   ▪   Come Wind Come Rain

10  ▪   Hebridean Sun

11  ▪   Rainbow River

12  ▪   Trawlerman's Song

13  ▪   Jog Along Bess

14  ▪   Iris's Song for Us


[Bonus tracks]


15  ▪   Love Song

16  ▪   I'd Like to Walk Around in Your Mind

17  ▪   Winter is Blue

18  ▪   Iris's Song (Second Version)

19  ▪   Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind


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