No one will be denied on my boat, on my boat No getting ahead or falling behind on my boat, on my boat Hello, friends. The Speakers in Code Album of the Year for 2017 is Stitch of the World by Tift Merritt. Mainly because when I heard Tift sing “My Boat” live in St. … Read more
Katie and I, with the help of Glide Magazine, created Strangers Almanac, a column devoted to singer-songwriters, two years ago, and we’ve had a lot of fun writing about some of our favorite singer-songwriters like Tift Merritt, Ryan Adams, Neil Young, Jenny Lewis, Regina Spektor, and Jeff Tweedy. It’s pretty crazy that we’re already on … Read more
I adored Tift Merritt’s last studio effort, Another Country, so much that I recently called it one of the best singer-songwriter albums of the last decade. Her album clearly spoke to me with tunes like “Keep You Happy,” “Broken,” and “Hopes Too High,” and it reminded me so much of Neil Young’s Comes a Time, … Read more
To find the perfect way,Which album to say,I la la love you.With this plastic cassette,It’s not finished yet,It’s gonna tell you slowly. I didn’t fully hop on the Tift Merritt bandwagon until 2008, when the singer-songwriter from North Carolina released Another Country, an album that I still hold dear to my heart. Songs like “Keep … Read more
Jill Andrews, besides being one of my favorite songwriters and humanitarians (she recently raised over $1,000 for the people hurting in Haiti), is also a master at covering songs. And for her March cover song, she has given us a beautiful cover of Tift Merritt‘s “Supposed To Make You Happy.” Check it out below. Also, … Read more
Artwork credit: Alyssa Shapkoff Over the next four days, we’ll be bringing you our favorite albums of 2010, in no particular order. These are the records that turned round and round throughout our year, and they’ll continue spinning long into 2011. Robyn | Body Talk, Part One (Cherrytree/Interscope) [buy] Robyn, Swedish songstress and dance-pop goddess, … Read more
Artwork credit: Alyssa Shapkoff Wanna see the entire list so far? Click thisaway. 50 The Fresh & Onlys – Waterfall Gloomy guitars jangle flawlessly as angelic voices call out of the tugging wind and darkness, pleading with singer Tim Cohen to deliver hazy, yet romantic vocals. [buy the album] [more from The Fresh and Onlys … Read more
Photo by Austin Nelson You know it’s all beginning… To feel like it’s ending… Three years ago today, my buddy Jason and I launched Speakers in Code, an experimental writing playground of sorts where we could spread the word on the artists and music that we loved. We had not a clue in the world … Read more
New year, new music. And it’s coming, fast. Can you feel your pulse racing? All those albums that are about to impact your life. Because you know they will; they always do. 2013 will be no different. Here’s what our eyes and ears are on. January 8th Wooden Wand, Blood Oaths of the New Blues … Read more
Earlier in the week, we told (and showed) you a little about our 3rd Birthday Concert at Off Broadway with Tift Merritt and David Wax Museum. You can find that here. Today, we’re pleased to offer an audio recording of the show for your listening pleasure. You can find links to download the show in … Read more
Saturday is the day. We recently turned 3 years old here at Speakers in Code, and we’re celebrating at Off Broadway with Tift Merritt and David Wax Museum. Doors are at 7:30, and the music begins at 8:00. Tickets are $18-23, and can be purchased here. North Carolina native Tift Merritt released one of our … Read more
All photos by Louis Kwok Tift Merritt and her fabulous band consisting of Eric Heywood on steel guitar, Jay Brown on bass, and Noah Levy on drums delivered a passionate and intimate 100-minute performance last night at Off Broadway for Speakers in Code’s 3rd Birthday Celebration. Merritt and Co. performed songs off her latest album, … Read more
Rhett Miller | All photos by Agatha Donkar On paper, Marfa, TX, is an unlikely place for a fantastic music festival, because Marfa, TX, is a town of 2100 residents in West Texas, four hours from the closest major airport in El Paso, as well as seven from Austin in the middle of the state. … Read more
Photo by Agatha Donkar North Carolina knows how to throw a party, and Yep Roc Records threw themselves a doozy this past weekend, in celebration of their 15th anniversary. With help from their amazingly diverse line-up of artists, the Cat’s Cradle, and the Carolina Brewery (they brewed a special “Rocktoberfest” beer for the weekend), it … Read more
Photo by Parker Fitzgerald Sweetness ain’t gonna get you home Oh, you’re bound to get a taste of traveling alone A few days ago, I spoke to Tift Merritt by phone, and we talked about her new album, Traveling Alone, the road, and life in general. We’ll have that interview for you soon enough, but … Read more
All photo by Agatha Donkar Every time I think that the Triangle has pulled out all the stops on unusual concert venues, they find a way to top it. Last night, the Cat’s Cradle partnered with the Town of Carrboro to present a free show on the Carrboro Town Commons, giving out 5,000 ticket vouchers … Read more