Punch Brothers

These guys are brilliant!



This is a great version of this piece somehow: so full of life! It doesn't feel at all like the musicians are out of their depth. (Think of Fripp's attempts at playing Bach on guitar.) And then there's this!



I'm currently checking out other music by these guys, who are bizarrely comfortable playing Bach, Radiohead or bluegrass.

I've spent the last few months applying to PhDs; on the side I've been taking a holiday to Germany, being at home for Christmas playing too much Gran Turismo 5, working in Taste, and playing piano. The PhD application stuff being largely over now, I'm looking forward to having a bit more time to do other things. Perhaps I'll be on LJ more! Probably not. Although I don't miss anything on my Friends-List.