Release the stars, Lost in space.....Whatever

I was looking around for music to provide a little balm after a ferocious week that threatened to tear me into shreds.

Left me limping.

I found Rufus Wainwright's latest album Release The Stars (produced by Neil Tennant - Pet Shop Boys). Two gay icons in music working together. The common ground on which they both share would be the solid song-writing that has consistently held them in good stead.

I also found Aimee Mann's Lost In Space and Whatever. Aimee Mann may not bring a happy vibe but she sure can wring every emotion out of every tragic situation. It leaves me in a fix, to smile at her adroit song-writing or to mope in this sorry state.

The weekend seems a little more comforting.