alt country
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Thoughts on two songs by two artists that are both very important to me I know that I have mentioned Zach Bryan in posts before, but I believe I have yet to dedicate a post to him. The same goes for Frank Ocean. There are certain artists that are somewhat difficult for me to write… Read more
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Hallelujah – Ryan Bingham Ryan Bingham‘s 3rd album, Junky Star, is one of my favorite country albums to date, full of great songwriting and some really cool music. For today’s post, I chose to feature my personal favorite song off the album, but I expect to revisit this record at some point for an Album… Read more
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Frankie’s Gun! – The Felice Brothers Happy Friday! A friend recently sent me this one, “Frankie’s Gun!” by The Felice Brothers. My initial impression was very Dylan-esque, but I would say that there’s some pretty heavy Beatles influence involved here, and even more so The Band. Lyrically, I can’t get enough of this one. Every… Read more
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Time To Get A Gun – Fred Eaglesmith I was first introduced to this song by Miranda Lambert at a young age, who covered it on her great album Revolution, and up until recently, I was under the impression that this was her song. I have been wanting to look into Fred Eaglesmith‘s work for… Read more
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Alabama – Cross Canadian Ragweed CCR or CCR? Most folks are only familiar with one, without giving any credence to the other. (HA!) Cross Canadian Ragweed, one of the most influential (and best) alternative country/rock outfits of all time. I first came across these guys either my senior year of high school, or my freshman… Read more
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Graveyard Shift – Uncle Tupelo Before there was Wilco, there was Uncle Tupelo. If you’re a fan of Jeff Tweedy or Wilco, you’re probably familiar with the aforementioned trivia, with Wilco forming after singer Jay Farrar departed from the influential but never quite breaking into the mainstream Uncle Tupelo. In their six-year lifespan as a… Read more
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Who Built The Moon – Shinyribs A folk song by another southern folk/soul group, “Who Built The Moon” by Shinyribs, might just be a top-ten song for me. It is another one of those songs that was on constant rotation in college, but I think, rather than just being part of the soundtrack to college,… Read more
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Jehovah & Van Gogh – Pony Bradshaw Pony Bradshaw is one of the more interesting “alternative country” artists out right now, and he recently dropped an outstanding new album Thus Spoke The Fool, although I am choosing to feature songs from his 2019 debut album Sudden Opera. Thus Spoke The Fool is a killer “traditional”… Read more
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