Sometimes I hear a song which gives me goosebumps. It doesn't happen often and I suppose that's a good thing. Goosebumps (cutis anserina in Latin) should only appear when something touches you very deep. I remember the first time I heard "Day Is Done" from Nick Drake. I think it was 1990 or 1991 on the Belgian radio station Studio Brussel. When I went to the recordstore in town a few weeks later, I asked if they had an album from this singer. I had never heard of Nick Drake and I hadn't much hope that they had something in store. But Leo, one of the owners, said 'Yes" and he gave me the CD-box "Fruit Tree" (the olde version including "Time of No Reply"). Four CDs at once. A bit to expensive for me at the moment, but after listening to three or four songs I knew I wanted to have the box.
Nick Drake isn't a unknown singer anymore and many people have discovered his music now. Over thirty-five years to late, of course. I hope this isn't going to happen to Michael Bach, because he's the one who gave me goosebumps tonight.
I have already written a post about this Swedish singer-songwriter early this year. I liked his music then, but the songs I've heard from his new EP "Forgetting How" have made a lot more effect on me. Michael Bach has at least one advantage on Nick Drake: he lives now and is able to use internet. He does this on a very effective way: you can download all his songs for free from the website of the Wild Geese collective of which he's a part. Below you can find the first two songs from the new EP and this are the songs which gave me goosebumps. You'll have to listen to the other three new songs and the nineteen older songs from Michael Bach here and put them on your MP3-player as fast as possible.
>mp3: Forgetting How
>mp3: Roll Over