Songs Are Powerful Things: Marry Waterson's Baker's Dozen | Page 12 of 14 | The Quietus

Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

11. Lisa HanniganSea Sew

Lisa Hannigan has that too – that different take on the world. I like her perspective when she writes, and it all feels utterly effortless. The lyrics of ‘Ocean And A Rock’ are so intimate, how she’ll keep you in the pocket of her overcoat, and carry you all day. She’ll eat your words with a spoon. She paints pictures. The best songwriters paint pictures, strange pictures, moving pictures.

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