Monday, July 6, 2009

NEW


Back with an album reflecting the easy going '70s style rock of its predecessor, Wilco's newest seems almost on a par with that very underrated album. Try this:

mp3 Wilco: You and I


Two ones from the last, one bside and a live one:


mp3 Wilco: One True Vine

mp3 Wilco: Sky Blue Sky (live on Later with Jools Holland)

Buy here.

Saturday, June 20, 2009

The Bible, pt 4


Time for more biblically inspired songs, as we wend our way through the Old Testament.

mp3 Steve Earle: Jericho Road
mp3 My Morning Jacket: Gideon
mp3 Plain White Ts: Hey There Delilah

More to come...




Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Back Again


Back again after another very long gap. Sorry, very busy.

But it's a good 'un. The Drive-by Truckers very own Patterson Hood releases his new solo album in a fortnight, Murdering Oscar. Here's a taster:

mp3 Patterson Hood: I Understand Now

And, some older/obscure ones,

mp3 Patterson Hood: Heavy and Hanging
mp3 Patterson Hood: Uncle Disney
mp3 Patterson Hood: King Kong '76

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Back!! With the Dexateens' Singlewide


Sorry for being so quiet, busy. So, back come The Dexateens with an easy-going acoustic country rock set, redolent of the late '60s and early '70s heyday with more than a touch of The Jayhawks. Try these:

mp3 The Dexateens: Down Low
mp3 The Dexateens: New Boy

Buy here, download drm-free here.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

The Handsome Family: Honey Moon


Off to see the Handsome Family next week, with their strange ideas about the world, murder ballads, gothic country. Oh yes, and now sweet love songs with an occasionall dollop of homage to 50s and 60s harmony groups. Try these:

mp3 The Handsome Family: Darling, my Darling
mp3 The Handsome Family: My Friend

And, an older goodie, that some of you might know from Cery's Matthew's cover (now there's an album to post):

mp3 The Handsome Family: Weightless Again

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Sunday, April 26, 2009

1969, pt 3


A twang to part three. This was the era that saw country hit the rock mainstream, through the likes of the Stones. It was also the year that saw the second of the prison recordings that saw his credibility restored. There is a raw energy to these recordings that chimed well with the rock and roll generation.

mp3 Johnny Cash: San Quentin

Townes van Zandt's second and third albums were released in 1969. His second, Our Mother the Mountain, featured some of his great songs, even though he would record many of them again without the somewhat florid arrangements. This though, is mighty fine.

mp3 Townes van Zandt: Kathleen

The Band followed up Music From Big Pink with their eponymous masterpiece, the template for what these days we call Americana.

mp3 The Band: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

Johnny Cash sang on the first track, and The Band connection is clear. 1969 was the year Dylan went country with Nashville Skyline.

mp3 Bob Dylan: I Threw it all Away

At the real cutting edge were Gram Parsons' Flying Burrito Brothers with The Gilded Palace of Sin (great title), as country rock edged closer to country itself:

mp3
The Flying Burrito Brothers: Sin City

more to come...


Thursday, April 23, 2009