Your Personal Soundtrack - Petra Haden "Don't Stop Believin'"
I sometimes marvel at the strange path that new music discovery takes me on. I was listening to a new episode of the podcast All Songs Considered this morning when they played a track by Petra Haden and Miss Murgatroid. Petra Haden is most likely best known for once being the violin player for The Decemberists, and is apparently quite prolific on her own. In addition to solo projects she also records with her family; Petra is actually one of three incredibly talented triplets. There wasn't much that was entertaining on YouTube with Petra and Miss Murgatroid and their Rasputina-esque collage of violin and accordion - but I stumbled upon this gem from the Guilt By Association album project from 2007. The compilation featured a group of artists doing their own versions of guilty pleasure pop hits, and this version of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" by miss Haden was accompanied by this awesome video, submitted for a contest. Enjoy.
