Sarah Shook, Nikki Lane, Courtney Marie Andrews... we are living in fine times when it comes to the ladies who know how to belt out a country song or two. If you haven't, I'd strongly suggest you check out Sarah Shook's new album (and Nikki Lanes and CMA's).
Drop your lists..
1. Madonna “Live to Tell” The Immaculate Collection
2. Soul Coughing “Moon Sammy” Ruby Vroom
3. Merle Haggard and the Strangers “I Think We're Livin' in the Goold Old Days”* Pride in What I Am
4. Tracey Thorn “Late in the Afternoon” Love and Its Opposites
5. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy “The World's Greatest”* Ask Forgiveness
6. Steve Reich “It's Gonna Rain, Part II”* Early Works
7. Ha Ha Tonka “The Party” Heart-Shaped Mountain
8. Sonic Youth “Sacred Trickster” The Eternal
9. Damian 'Jr. Gong' Marley “All Night (Instrumental)” All Night (CDS)
T. Patsy Cline “Heartaches” Heartaches
E. Aphex Twin “To Cure a Weakling Child (Contour Regard)” Come to Daddy
*Notes:
3. Good candidate for the "Parentheses Game".
5. R. Kelly cover.
6. As much as people joke about Part I, Part II is the much more "difficult" section of the work, with these snippets of Brother Walter's speech looped:
"Glory to God
God
Had been sealed
Couldn’t open the door
Oh Noah!
They cried
Just open the door
Couldn’t open the door
But sure enough
Hallelujah!"
01. “Wallowa Lake Monster” – Sufjan Stevens – The Greatest Gift Mixtape
02. “Turn” – Low – Long Division
03. “Swan Song” – Grimes – Halfaxa
04. “Better Than Me” – Blood Orange – Freetown Sound
05. “Rewind” – Kelela – Hallucinogen EP
06. “Wheels” – The Flying Burrito Brothers – Farther Along
07. “Nite And Grey” – Urge Overkill – Saturation
08. “Poor Song” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever To Tell
09. “Leave Me Alone” – Johnny Thunders – So Alone
10. “Bird Calls” – Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um
1. “I Want You” Mitski Retired from Sad, New Career in Business
2. “Abbey” Mitski LUSH
3. “Land of Confusion” Katzenjammer A Kiss Before You Go
4. “The Crane Wife 1 & 2” The Decemberists The Crane Wife
5. “Barcelona Loves You” I’m from Barcelona Let Me Introduce My Friends
6. “Ribbon Bows” Joanna Newsom Have One on Me
7. “Collection of Stamps” I’m from Barcelona Let Me Introduce My Friends
8. “Ode to Odetta” Courtney Barnett The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas
9. “Pray You Catch Me” Beyoncé Lemonade
T. “That Dress Looks Nice on You” Sufjan Stevens Seven Swans
I guess I'll check out the Shook album. I've gotten some emails from Bloodshot telling me about it and your note here will probably put me over the top.
I totally forgot that there was a new Sarah Shook coming out. Finding out it was out was pretty awesome news. I'll have to listen to it next week when I'm back at my desk at work.