Happy Valentine’s Day lovely people!
Once upon a time I made a record that for me was very unusual in many ways. First I had no deadline. Being the typically overachieving goal oriented kind of person this was a challenge for me. I wanted the record to unfold, allow it to come into the world on it’s own time. I hired some amazing musicians, and changed my line up, changed my approach to the sonics of the session and dove into the morass.
I wrote the songs, did a co-write or two, did a few pre production meetings, took a few days to make the record…and then things got strange.
As some of you may have heard, artists are a mercurial bunch of people, and I include myself in that description. So, when the drama hit the fan I shelved the record. I needed the dust to settle and the final curing, melding, maturing process to happen while it did so in it’s digital womb for what seems like many years.
So finally here it is in all it’s odd artistic style. The songwriting is dark and sarcastic, angry and sad, and looking back I guess I just needed to get a few things off my chest. The sounds are dark and ugly, cryptic and lovely, and this will not be the record for those of you looking for another Bluebird Tattoo. I hope you enjoy it anyway.
As my gift to you when you leave a comment on this post I will send you a link to download the record for free, for some arbitrary time until I decide otherwise. Mercurial see?
And so I release my sixth record Vonnegut’s Wife on Valentine’s Day wishing you all love.


February 14, 2010 at 11:16 am
hello long lost girl!
can’t wait to hear the darker side.
and trust all is just as it should be with you.
hope your heart is happy. xo
k-l
February 14, 2010 at 11:27 am
Did I land the first post? Yeehaw. Way to go guys. Happy V-day.
February 14, 2010 at 11:38 am
Circe- I truly respect your artistic inhibition. You approach music with a sense of adventure that makes me anxious to get back to the studio and my instruments.
XO
Cindy
February 14, 2010 at 11:41 am
Circe,
Just got the email and would love to hear some tracks from your new album. I’ll be driving up to the Bay Area tomorrow and thought your new tunes could keep me company!
Cheers!
Ken
February 14, 2010 at 11:43 am
Circe,
It is not only that you are exceptionally prolific it is that all of your recordings are like opening a present on Christmas morning. From you I always expect the unexpected, I am sure this record will be the same.
Michael
February 14, 2010 at 12:45 pm
Always love to hear what you are doing. love your music..and your spirit!
Toni
February 14, 2010 at 1:29 pm
Love the new site, and very much looking forward to hearing the new music!
Tom
February 14, 2010 at 1:47 pm
I love everything you do but most of all – I love you!!
Congratulations on ‘turning this over’. I can’t wait to hear it all!!
luv luv
V
xoxo
February 14, 2010 at 4:45 pm
HI Circe! Loved seeing you on Saturday and hope to see you more “first Saturdays.”
Happy for you and your new CD release.
You rock!
love and peace, Sarah
February 14, 2010 at 8:27 pm
YAY!! So happy to see this record released! Can’t wait to hear it. LOVE the album art too! xoxox
February 14, 2010 at 10:06 pm
Congrats on the new release! Looking forward to hearing the new work! Happy Valentines Day!
February 15, 2010 at 12:43 am
Hooray for your new album! What a Valentine’s treat. We can’t wait to hear it!
February 15, 2010 at 1:33 am
Hey Circe,
Congratulations on the new album! I am dying to hear what you have come up with now!! And Happy Valentine’s Day to you as well! <3
February 15, 2010 at 1:46 am
Circe dear! Can’t wait to hear new stuff. Would love to play it on my radio show next month. You always go over really well, the people just love ya, as do I! Cheers, happy V-Day lady.
February 15, 2010 at 1:54 am
Congratulations! I hope to hear some of the songs that you played at the Genghis Cohen gig I attended a month or so ago. Hope that you’re playing more guitar yourself. Hope to hear many more albums…
February 15, 2010 at 6:51 am
I can’t wait to hear this!
February 15, 2010 at 7:34 am
I can hardly wait to hear it. Congratulations.
February 15, 2010 at 7:49 am
Circe looking forward to listening to your new work and cant wait to see you in march…
February 15, 2010 at 8:54 am
Can’t wait to hear the new CD! I love everything you do!
February 15, 2010 at 9:31 am
New record, hooray! Intriguing title and curious concept. I can’t wait to hear it, and I can’t wait to hear more from you. Even just reading a sentence or two on facebook is an inspiration.
Keep shining, keep singing, and keep giving us that undying inspiration to keep going for another day.
February 15, 2010 at 10:19 am
hey circe, i know this will be the best, as are you !!!!!!! love to you.
February 15, 2010 at 10:46 am
Can’t wait to follow you into the dark and set my senses on high. Love the bones of ya!
February 15, 2010 at 11:28 am
So excited to hear more from you! Cheers!
February 15, 2010 at 12:44 pm
Congratulations on the release and your beautiful, ever-expanding catalogue, my fellow noir-admirer! We love you!!
xo, J & M & ?
February 15, 2010 at 12:50 pm
Really great news. Hope you are well.
February 15, 2010 at 1:07 pm
Must hear, must hear, must hear…
February 15, 2010 at 1:34 pm
Congratulations on th erelease – I am definitely looking forward to listening asap!!
February 15, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Circe, We love your new material! Thank you for sharing your unique talent with us!!! <3
February 15, 2010 at 5:30 pm
Holy Moley! How did we all get so lucky!
Thank you, thank you.
February 15, 2010 at 7:11 pm
There is a bit of musical genius here. Can hardly wait to hear the tunes!
February 15, 2010 at 7:38 pm
Your favorite DJ in the whole wide world congratulates you on bringing this project to completion and is waiting for his copy so he can start playing new Circe shit on the ray-dee-o, ’cause, you know, it’s ALL about when “things get strange” . . .
February 15, 2010 at 7:45 pm
“Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.”
humbly waiting for a listen…….
February 15, 2010 at 8:14 pm
I so look forward to hearing this!
February 15, 2010 at 8:20 pm
Christian is an old friend. I’d love to hear the music.
February 15, 2010 at 8:57 pm
I am intrigued and happy that you allowed the time needed to bring this out into the light. I’m really looking forward to a listen myself.
love to you
February 15, 2010 at 9:28 pm
Wow ! New music, new site … I really will enjoy the new album as the others !
Great !!!
February 15, 2010 at 9:49 pm
The infamous team of Circe Link and Christian Nesmith is back yet again with what I’m sure will be more musical genius! Can’t wait to add this new bad boy to my iTunes! Congrats Circe on crankin’ out another one!
February 15, 2010 at 10:44 pm
I’m ready to rock Baghdad with your tunes.
February 15, 2010 at 11:03 pm
A few years ago, we threw a party called “The Synethesia Drive-in” in Hermosa Beach and you were nice enough to be one of the performers. And I was lucky enough to paint live while you played!
I dig the new site, and would love to hear the new record.
Thanks!
February 16, 2010 at 1:44 am
I can’t wait to hear your new album. I am so happy for you!
February 16, 2010 at 2:22 am
Congratulations on dropping the new album. I can’t wait to hear and replay over and over all the new stuff. I need to see you more than once per year at a Shecky party. I have been playing One Drop of Poison a lot lately and all of my house guests want to know who you are. I will certainly send them here. They like my shirt too. Love you, and congratulations again. I can’t wait to hear it.
Mikey
February 16, 2010 at 8:52 am
Hi Circe!
Love your other stuff, can’t wait to hear this one too!
xo
~Amy
Collected Sounds
February 16, 2010 at 9:50 am
How wonderful… Congrats. Can’t wait to hear it!!
Cheers
February 16, 2010 at 9:56 am
Love your music. So excited to hear the new record.
February 16, 2010 at 2:04 pm
Dark, cryptic, and lovely perhaps but nothing coming from you could ever be ugly–I’m sure this new jazzy stuff has oodles of charm. FYI–Just hearing your voice somehow always makes my pants fit funny.
Thx.
February 16, 2010 at 2:54 pm
Dark, sarcastic, ugly?
Gimmigimmi.
February 16, 2010 at 3:22 pm
Dig, dig, dig this theme so much more than the last.
Does this get me a link? Or am I gonna have to go to Baghdad and beat it outta Quinn?
February 16, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Hi Circe,
Can’t wait to hear the whole album, and looking forward to the next show.
xo
Yonce
February 16, 2010 at 6:17 pm
What’s up, Circe, long time no see…missed you at the TAXI RR, were you there? Anyway, love the title and circumstances, can’t wait to hear the music. Hugs.
February 16, 2010 at 7:10 pm
Good to see a new release. I am sure it will be enjoyable.