Azure Ray - nothing like a song, 2003

If you only listen to one song today, make it “Nothing Like A Song” by Azure Ray (2003, from the album Hold On Love). Azure Ray is an indie pop duo made up of Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink. They’re originally from Athens, Georgia, and they later relocated to Lincoln, Nebraska. They formed in 2001, made two records, took a hiatus between 2004 and 2008, then released another record in 2010. I’m not sure how I first learned about this band, but it was one of those things where I heard a couple of songs and immediately went out and bought everything I could get my hands on. At the time, in 2002, what I could get was the November EP and the Burn and Shiver album. I eagerly anticipated the next record, and when Hold On Love came out the next year, it was a big winner around here."