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Sturgill Simpson – A Call To Arms

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(No good version of this exist on YT, only crappy ones like the one I had to use for this post.  Please click the following link to appreciate it in the proper HD format: Sturgill Simpson - A Call To Arms)

Okay, okay, yeah, we just featured this song. Sorry. 3 reasons I'm playing this:

  • We Play A Lot Of Sturgill Simpson.
  • This recent SNL gig was pretty much the answer to his curious introduction to the rest of America (Heh, he loves Blonde.  We have so much in common).  I mean, check it, there's no way we couldn't play it.  Like a gritful veteran legger-outer, he [redacted]in knocked it out of the park.
  • Again, we just played this, but hell, today of all days, we should probably consider it again (NOFZ).
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Sturgill Simpson – Welcome To Earth (Pollywog)

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Keeping on a country thread, I finally picked up the new Sturgill. Oh, man, the horns. Awesome. Here's the opening track:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmV8uYM283w
2016

By the way, there was a very interesting (and funny) interview with homeboy here on WTF recently.

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Jason Isbell – Something More Than Free

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Here's the title track off of Something More Than Free, which has taken over Metamodern Sounds as the album I listen to probably too much, but I just can't help it. I'm still highly debating the concert in February. Bonus "Hudson Commodore" after the break. Continue reading Jason Isbell – Something More Than Free →

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The Jayhawks – Blue

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Remember mix tapes? I was introduced to more than a few musicians over the years thanks to mix tapes from friends. In the spring of 1998, I headed off to Senegal for a 3-month adventure. I had to pack light, and a friend made me a mix tape that may well have been the only cassette I brought along. While I can't recall everything that was on the tape, this one was definitely on it.

https://youtu.be/Oy6HGf9FpPw

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Sturgill Simpson – Long White Line

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Somehow we haven't spun SS yet...

I'll admit, I didn't cotton to Sturgill right away. His first album was good, but parts of it bugged me. Thinking about it for awhile, I decided it was just a little too... meta, I guess would be the word for it. I'm not complaining because it wasn't filled with outlaws and pickup trucks; I'm just fine with the unconventional. However, it was all a little too sad-sacky for my tastes. Country music had/has some of the great self-deprecators, however I felt that too much of High Top Mountain strayed into self-pity. Too much "O, woe is me, everyone would be better off if I was dead" or "no one likes my songs" or "nothing ever goes right for me." The talent was undeniable, but the execution was lacking and the messages were kind of annoying.

When I saw that his next album was titled Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, I thought that I just might sit the next one out. However, a few weeks back, the continual outpouring of adulation finally lead me to check it out. My apprehension was gone by the end of the first song and I've been listening to the album repeatedly ever since.

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