It’s rainy days like today that I enjoy listening to songs like this. Raindrops like tears, oppressive skies, and my clothes all wet and clingy — I can’t help but feel melancholy. Not in a completely bad way — if that makes any sense — because the water feels like a cleansing. It’s spring, pouring rain means new beginnings, and even if the water washes away something good…better things could always be waiting after the storm passes. This song is perfect for that, because when caught in a storm, we never really know if we are falling or flying. — Alexandra Godfrey
Here’s “Falling or Flying,” live and gorgeous…