Windowsill Weather

Tracks

1. 1. Half Past Three, the House Is HummingThe fridge hums, the radiator ticks and the landing board creaks. I wrote it listening to the house talk to itself.night folk, hushed acoustic3:32
2. 2. I Owe You a Better WordI said something sharp over the dishes and spent weeks searching for a better word. This is as close as I got.confessional folk, bedroom folk3:41
3. 3. The Gate I Never Closed Behind MeI left a garden gate open the morning I moved away, and I like to think it's still waiting. It's the song I'd play first for anyone who asks.pastoral folk, wistful folk3:29
4. 4. Still Dancing in the HallwayA lamp, a dried dish, a song from the shelf, and you in the hallway. It's the same dance as before, only slower.kitchen folk, romantic folk3:10
5. 5. Thank You for Leaving the Light OnSomebody left the light on for me and I never said thank you, so I wrote it down. The borrowed coat is back, by the way.hushed folk, late-night ballad3:26
6. 6. Three O'Clock and the Tap Is DrippingThe tap drips at three in the morning and I can't stop counting. It's a lullaby for the sleepless.night folk, insomnia folk3:44
7. 7. The Lamp Man Knocked TwiceThe power went out in a storm, so I sat on the carpet with one little flame and wrote this by hand. I still think of the lamp man.candlelit folk, hushed folk3:31
8. 8. Dear Whoever Finds This PageI wrote this in pencil on yellow paper and folded it small, and then I recorded it as if somebody might find it. It felt like a message in a bottle.diaristic folk, pastoral folk4:12
9. 9. Flour on the Windowsill, Rain on the GlassMy grandmother's recipe, the slanted hand, flour on the sill and rain on the glass. It smells of Sunday when I sing it.heirloom folk, cosy acoustic3:30
10. 10. Number Twelve Leaves the Bins Out for MeMy neighbour and I have only ever said good morning, and I've come to treasure it. He still takes my bins out when it rains.neighbourly folk, hushed folk3:25