easter basket

when i was twelve-years-old, my mom gave me three essential albums: the velvet underground & nico, my aim is true, and easter. i repeatedly listened to the first two, but refused to hear the latter because of patti smith's hairy armpits. thank god i grew out of my aversion to female body hair because this record is one of my favorites. if you don't have it yet, then download it NOW. it might change your life! lately i've been rereading 'just kids,' smith's autobiographical account of her relationship with photographer robert mapplethorpe and it's so inspiring. she is truly an artist, and 'easter' is one of her many masterpieces. the third track, 'because the night,' was smith's biggest commercial success and was co-written with the boss himself, bruce springsteen. and don't worry, you can still shave even if you listen to this album every day.

download easter HERE

ps, 'horses' (smith's first record) is also essential!