{"id":19846,"date":"2013-12-23T07:28:13","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T15:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=19846"},"modified":"2013-12-23T07:29:16","modified_gmt":"2013-12-23T15:29:16","slug":"a-heart-laid-bare-john-murrys-official-video-for-little-colored-balloons-off-of-the-graceless-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2013-12\/a-heart-laid-bare-john-murrys-official-video-for-little-colored-balloons-off-of-the-graceless-age\/","title":{"rendered":"A Heart Laid Bare–John Murry’s Official Video for “Little Colored Balloons” off of “The Graceless Age”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sometimes it takes us a whole year (or longer) to completely catch on to greatness.\u00a0 Take, for example, John Murry<\/strong><\/a> who is a Mississippi-born, San Francisco-centric singer who this year finally released\u00a0his debut album, The Graceless Age.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em> <\/strong>Graciously, it is appearing on many Best Albums of 2013<\/strong> lists around the globe (and which, in all honesty, served as our wake-up call).\u00a0 The album tells the\u00a0 tale of Murry’s<\/strong> move to California a decade ago and his subsequent decent into near-deadly drug addiction.\u00a0 One of the best songs on the album is the soul-encapsulating single Little Colored Balloons<\/strong><\/em>, which recounts Murry’s<\/strong> overdose at “16th and Mission,” during which time he was declared clinically died.\u00a0 Murry<\/strong> sets the insidious spiral scene sparely and oh so well:\u00a0 “saran wrap, little colored balloons, a black nickel, a needle and a spoon.”\u00a0 Watch Chuck Mobley’s <\/strong>nostalgia-laden video (taken from public domain sources) for the song below.\u00a0 It’s a beauty, the song is justly showing up on a lot of Best Songs of 2013<\/strong> lists. \u00a0 The song and album have been particularly well-received in the UK, but also here (the respected American Songwriter<\/strong> has it in its Top 5 Albums of the Year<\/strong>).\u00a0 After, watch the official video for another great song off the album, California<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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