New in the baby department is this lovely CD from Renee and Jeremy. I found out about their music by accidently discovering this video on YouTube.
While we have the CD in the baby department, it is really an anyone-anywhere kind of cd. Click here to sample some of the songs. Listen to It's A Big World (if you didn't watch the video) Night Mantra, or Powder Blue Reprise. The songs are mellow, calming, quieting; perfect for winding down before bed. When I played the songs for Sarah and Mom they both really enjoyed them and wanted their own copies.
From the liner notes:
It all started with a simple idea, really: to make a CD of kids music
that adults could enjoy, not just tolerate. The result is a treasure chest
of luminous harmonies and sophisticated lullabies that are unlike any children's
music you've ever heard. It's A Big World is a thoughtful, nuanced, and
long-overdue departure from the Wheels-On-The-Bus rut that children's music
generally veers into. These are songs by two gifted musicians (and parents) who
understand the difference between sweet and saccharine and who know their
audience does, too. Most importantly, though, they are songs with heart.
Everything from the writing to the recording was an earnest and intimate
venture. The title track came to Jeremy Toback (guitar, vocals) on a walk with
his 1-year-old son, Ezra, after wondering what life would be like through his
eyes. And Renee Stahl (vocals) crafted her haunting and minimalist lullaby,
Powder Blue, out of her own meditations on motherhood before becoming one
herself.
The album's most miraculous accomplishment is one that you will have to
discover yourself: in the morning on your way to the office, or late at night,
long after they've gone to bed, you will find yourself slipping the CD into your
stereo, alone this time, and you will sing along, and your eyes may get a bit
teary, but they will never, ever be rolling.
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