The wonderful video for this song by Mikaela Davis — a Rochester, NY native who has been playing the harp since she was a child — has a sort of handheld-cam Wes Anderson vibe, and it fits the mood of the song rather well. Davis is working on an album with a couple of friends while she’s studying at The Crane School of Music at SUNY. I first laid ears on Davis when I heard her excellent cover of Sufjan Stevens’ “Casimir Pulaski Day” last year, and it’s good to hear some of her original material. She has a lovely voice in addition to being a darn-fine harpist, and “Dreaming” is worth a watch and a listen, methinks. She’s written about a dozen songs for her forthcoming album — no release date on that just yet, but we’ll keep an eye out. Check out “Dreaming” as well as the aforementioned Sufjan cover below, and watch the video above.
Mikaela Davis – Casimir Pulaski Day by TWJukebox
–Sean
