With reckless abandon

A few years ago I downloaded Thao's Like the Linen album at iTunes' insistence and became so fond of it that I overplayed it and subsequently abandoned it (there is such a thing as loving something too much).  With time, though, I've found myself thumbing through my iPod in search of her name, careful not to overplay her music for fear that I'll find myself another five years from now with an aversion to her raw and swagger voice.  After slowly reintroducing her into my life, I discovered that she's come out with another amazing album, We Brave Bee Stings and All, which means that my self restraint will yet again be put to the test as I learn to play her new songs in moderation.  There's a new resolve to her music that wasn't quite there before.  Her lyrics are more introspective and her delivery more intense.  She sends chills down my spine.

This love affair of ours is tumultuous, to say the least.