music's biggest kept secret.

this week was thee big announcement of the 2012 grammy nominations.

now, obvs, i was super excited for ms. katy's 2 nominations, including record of the year.
but today i have to share with you one of my favorite groups ever ever ever, who also received 2 grammy nominations for best folk album and country duo performance.
now i know all my rihanna lovers just batted their eyelashes, let out a huge sigh and are already prepared to be bored.
and maybe you will be...
but i found love in this almost hopeless genre of folk music with this duo, and i'm hoping you will too.

the civil wars consists of joy williams and john paul white, who met during a song writing session in tennessee.
despite their southern living location, the name of their band has nothing to do with the historical war, but they explain is rather about the battles people fight in their every day lives. whether it be addictions, conflicts with friends or loved ones, learning to become yourself, etc...we all have those unseen, often all consuming, battles and this is what their music is about.

speaking of music...
their debut album, barton hallow, is an absolute gem.
and here is a short clip about it.


and a little snippet on how they write their music...


this past year they opened on the UK leg of adele's tour,
i discovered them through being an avid taylor swift fan,
who is an avid civil wars fan.
but you may know them more popularly from the song below featured on grey's anatomy and also during rachel's i just got dumped by the love of my life so i will flee to london moment in the movie something borrowed.

is it not the most hauntingly gorgeous song you have ever heard? amen.

if you have a spotify account you can check them out for free {and i promise you want to}.
or just youtube their name and plenty of fun things come up.
happy listening.
xoxo.