Almost sixty-five years ago, Connie Converse dropped out of college and moved to New York City to be a musician. She lived there, her music virtually unknown, for a decade before packing her things and leaving for Michigan. In 1974, she wrote goodbye letters to her family and friends and was never heard from again, leaving behind a beautiful, raw body of self-recorded songs. As untouched as they are, the songs inherently set a mood that’s intriguingly far-removed from the feel of contemporary music. The short, modest songs of How Sad, How Lovely will calm you down and leave you lusting after simpler times.
