The Hand We're Dealt

I think if William Fitzsimmons was born looking like well, ok I can't think of a good looking man that illustrates my but so I'll put it to you this way. If William Fitzsimmons looked a little less like Matisyahu or Kirk Reynoldson or a American Civil War soldier, I think he would be huge! But the killer beard does give him presence.

It may sound like I'm trying to be offensive, but honestly I'm just being realistic. Like maybe if I had muscles and talent I might just have turned out to be the greatest rugby league player there was. But you got to go with what you got and while I too was blessed with an unfortunate face, I was not blessed with the kind of songwriting talent that William Fitzsimmons was.

Most of the time that soft whimsical shit just washes over me. I think it's because there is an over supply of artists who think they are a unique folk experience, everywhere you turn someone is trumpeting how fucking atmospheric and epic their shit it. I can only imagine for a quality songwriter like William Fitzsimmons how much these hacks cheapen his craft. Regarding Wi-Fi's music, he has a superb voice and a very skilled approach to song arrangement. Sometimes it doesn't matter what he's singing about, he'd make the GFC sound sublime.

But I guess it goes with the territory, so at the risk of babbling with light fluffy bullshit superlatives, give William Fitzsimmons album "The Sparrow & The Crow" a listen, it definitely one of those solid albums as opposed to a few hits mixed with a heap of crap. A sure fire hit for Sufjan type fans.



Myspace: William Fitzsimmons