Exclusive Daily Download: "Your Childish Dreams," Oren Bloedow
Full disclosure: Oren is a close friend of mine and one of the leaders of Elysian Fields, a band that I play in. Oh, and I play piano on one of the tracks on his new, as yet unreleased album, an album that has gotten more play time on my stereo this year than almost anything else. This song in particular is a favorite with all my friends, a No. 1 hit on our own personal Top 40 station. If you like what you hear, go to Oren's MySpace page and pester him to post "What If There's No Such Thing," one of the most devastating and beautiful songs I know.
-- T.B.
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"Your Childish Dreams"
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