I’ve been getting a pretty overwhelming amount of emails about artists that are performing at SXSW. One of the artists that came to my way via email is Meredith Bragg. I am pretty thankful for this email because I don’t know if I would have discovered Meredith otherwise. He posted a new song in anticipation for his upcoming shows at SXSW. The song is called “Next Time” and boy, is it a keeper.
It is a pretty song that really hit me hard emotionally. The lyrics are sad, dripping with melancholy. His voice is a soft and tender, fulled with anguish. Bragg misses this girl, and you begin to miss her too. The strings come in, and the tears come rolling. Bring on the Elliot Smith comparisons.
This is surely going to be one of my favorite songs of the year. It will probably be included on Bragg’s 3rd album which will be released later this year.
Where have you been all my life Meredith Bragg?
[mp3] : Meredith Bragg – Next Time
