| closer? sure! |

Fresh on the heels of The-Dream's painfully typical album teaser (see below) comes the music video of perhaps my favourite track from Corinne Bailey Rae's recently released album, The Sea. "Closer" is the very embodiment of what Corinne stands for: less is more.

Having seen Corrine live at her recent stop in Vancouver, I can attest that she really is under- and overwhelming all at once. She hit the stage with a sombre look on her face, clad in navy blue coveralls, and her hair in a frumpy mess. But when she cradled her acoustic guitar in her lap and began to sing, it's like she shed her unremarkable outer layer to reveal the gorgeous, brilliant artist we see and hear in videos and and on her recordings. Her voice will never blow you away, yet her style and delivery still make it almost too much to handle at times. And her smile, my god... the whole would be a better place if all smiles were as beautiful as her's.  That thing has its own aura or something. That's why I love her: she doesn't look like much, but she is so precious. I really do believe that she is that unique compared to others in the worlds of music and celebrity. I know this song is about getting closer and all into someone else's naughty bits, but I would honestly be just fine having coffee with her and talking about whatever.

Eye candy is eye candy, but when placed next to a real woman, all of these video vixens and pre-fab poptart chicks just start to look a little less hot, and a little more useless. It makes me want to run up and put a No Ma'am tshirt on them. Real beauty? Yes, please.