Fisher - "December"

Fisher is named after front-woman Kathy Fisher, but it is a husband and wife duo with her husband Ron Wasserman. They found initial success when the internet first started to get big via the website MP3.com. At the time, the website was a free website where bands could host their music to get more exposure, more like MySpace acts today. Fisher was one of the tops downloads and they earned a record contract because of their internet success and even appeared on the Tonight Show and Kathy was interviewed. Since then, their exposure has fizzled but they still have a supportive fanbase on the internet. They make most of their living doing jingles for commercials now, no doubt you've heard their work before and didn't realize it. There are clips of their commercial songs available on their site as well as tracks from their albums as well. I discovered them on the Great Expectations soundtrack, though. I loved the song but knew nothing of the band. A year later I happened upon their album at a used CD store and knew it was meant to be. I loved that album (One) and ended up contacting the band and got to interview Kathy on my college radio program and did some promotional stuff (call-in's to win merchandise of theirs) before the release of their major label debut "True North".

Fisher's voice is what makes her worth noting, though I cannot discount the songs, as many of them are absolutely stellar. Her voice is deep and interesting and very rich. It may not be for everyone but it has a strength to it I love. My brother just said it sounds like she needs a lozenge. So it goes.

The purpose of this entry, though, is to announce that they have made their Christmas EP "December" available as a free download on their website. The EP is no longer available for sale, therefore they're not losing any money by offering it up to the public. They also have recorded two new Christmas tracks so I thought I would share those links here...enjoy!

• O Holy Night
• What Child Is This?

(Follow the website link above for the rest of their Christmas tracks)

Music from Fisher's album "One" (left clicks):

• Any Way
• Had To
• Never Say Never

Responsiveness

It's been too long and I apologize. EZarchive has been going through changes and I kept thinking things would be straightened out sooner than they were...but it does seem like they are now complete and we can go about our regular blogging, hallelujah!

I am currently in the middle of writing a thesis on care ethics. I've been writing about what we can define caring as and one ethicist (Daniel Engster) has said that the three values of caring are: attentiveness, responsiveness and respect. Something struck a cord with me when reading about responsiveness. To be responsive is to ask the person in need what it is that they need, how you can help, and what would be of most service to them. Often we say someone is very caring if they can predict what a person will need at a given time and can give it to them even without it being requested specifically. He talked about how someone can be giving but yet not responsive. This made me think about two songs that have no connection to each other at all other than I love them both and that they're both sung by women. All of the sudden I am reminded of two great songs that speak of being given something that they did not need or want. In the first case the song is about a relationship where the man is apparently always asking for things but rarely gives anything in return and it is apparent that he is not thinking responsively. In the second, a girl prays to God to send her a man, instead he moves the river for her...perhaps a larger and more impressive gift, but not what she wants or needs.

The first is Fisher's "Every Time"....
Thank you so much for
nothing I ever wanted
How did you know?
You must never listen.

The second is Belly's "Angel"...
Give it to me, please
I said to God.
It's only fair.
Instead, he sent three angels
To move the river,
So now it goes by my house.
Angel
I'd still rather have the man.


Fisher - "Every Time"
Belly - "Angel"