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Hem: Half Acre

Weekend Music

Someone pointed out the resemblance of last week's Camera Obscura song to one by Hem. Here's another Hem song, one of the best from their album Rabbit Songs. Lyrics here. 

 

This is not my favorite Hem song, which is "The Part Where You Let Go", from an EP called Home Again, Home Again (which also for some reason includes "Half Acre." I didn't post it because, for one thing, I already have, though it was five years ago (!), and for another thing I get all choked up every time I hear it, for reasons I don't really understand.

Maclin Horton

6 responses to “Hem: Half Acre”

  1. janet

    I’m really glad you posted that because I was going to get it when my eMusic account kicks back in. I’ve suspended it for 3 months and I needed to check and see when that’s over because I’m afraid they’llstart it up again without telling me and I’ll pay for a month without downloading anything.
    AMDG

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  2. Mac

    They are capable of doing that.
    I’m pretty sure you’ll like Hem at least reasonably well. They’re sometimes almost too polished for my taste, sometimes bordering on a sound that I associate with ’70s-’80s New Age music. But it’s beautifully crafted work.

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  3. Janet Babysitting

    Yes, I listened to samples of the whole album, and I think I will. It will be nice to have new music to listen to on the way to see Becca next week, so I’ll probably end my break soon.
    AMDG

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  4. Grumpy back home in the USA

    I like it but maybe I like Camera more.

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  5. Mac

    On the basis of the two songs, I do too. I’ve only heard a few of Camera’s songs so I don’t know whether that would hold for their work in general.
    “home”?

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  6. Grumpy back home in the USA

    yes, I guess so, maybe home

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