I love your glasses

by Russian Red

Another week, another discovery. Look what I found in our public library: a debut album by a Spanish artist duo band project Russian Red sung in English. (In contrast to what Wikipedia says, the sleeve notes specify that “Russian Red is Lourdes Hernández & Brian Hunt”.) Intrigued, how could I not borrow it? More crucially: why I never heard of somebody who recorded Fuerteventura? (Why, indeed, didn’t I record an album called Fuerteventura myself?)

Back to Glasses: no, it’s not perfect, but beautifully flawed. It reminds me of Nina Nastasia’s earlier work. Maybe not as dark but with lyrics as witty and, at times, as weird.

Kiss My Elbow And every five minutes I look at the door and I see you naked. And there’s a question that comes up to my mind I wonder whether you are blind. But if I try to find, it’d be the same old story time after time. Oh, oh, show me your eyes, please do Oh baby, show me your eyes. And every five minutes I look at the door, and there you are with your clothes on, you changed this time now you are kissing my elbow, is that how you say it? I really have doubts and questions about. But if I try to find, it’d be the same old story, story, story? Oh, oh, show me your eyes, please do Oh baby, show me your eyes.