By Henry Lipput
Recently I read an article in the New York Times with the
headline “How a Bit of Awe Can Improve Your Health.” In the article writer Hope
Reese explains “While many of us associate awe with dynamic, life-changing
events, the truth is that awe can be a part of everyday life.”
I know what she’s talking about. Each morning I stop on my walk
to work to look at the sunrise and, even with clouds, it's a sight that leaves me awestruck. And I stopped and listened with awe to “Waiting
for Nothing” on Peter Hall’s brilliant new mini-album/extended EP About Last
Night (Subjangle).
I don’t remember why or how I got to this song, the fifth
track on the album, perhaps I didn’t start at the beginning. But I was immediately
struck by its gorgeous sound, how the vocal, lyrics, and soaring arrangement
came together and how it affected me.
“Waiting for Nothing” is just one of the wonderful songs on
About Last Night. For example, “In Plain Sight” was released as a single last
September. I wrote about it in this blog at the time and also included it as
one of my favorite singles of last year calling it “pop of the highest quality.”
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