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Tag Archives: Americana
John Prine – Flag Decal
Yeah, you get the gist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8p1t0pTZQU
Don McLean – American Pie
So today is today. Go out and perform your civic duty, and have a glass of rye. I'm going to have some whisky*.
*yes, this is the second time I've used this song, but today felt like a Don McLean kind of day.
Hello Saferide “Anna”
With Jill Johnson, on Jill's Veranda, Somewhere in Sweden, Late 2015/Early 2016
(Here billed as Annika Norlin, which probably is easier because she sings songs in English as "Hello Saferide" and in Swedish as "Säkert!", but as Säkert! did an album of English translations of her originally Swedish songs.)
So until I found this, I hadn't seen anything visual from Norlin worth sharing. This makes up for that and more. Fantastic performance, awesome song. If she's not up for more writing in English, an album of Americana self-covers a la Bonnie 'Prince' Billy's Sings Greatest Palace Music would be equally cool. She hasn't toured the US since I learned of her. Would I drive to Chicago if she did again that was the nearest show? Probably, and this video strengthens that.
Sturgill Simpson – Welcome To Earth (Pollywog)
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.
Jason Isbell – Something More Than Free
httpv://youtu.be/VvlTwSWyqUM
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
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats – S. O. B.
These guys, and their frontman, are absolutely blowing up right now. I have tickets to see them at tips next week, but the market is so hot I'm thinking about selling them off.
*yes, this isn't life, but I love the blues brothers rif.
Sunday Valley – Never Go To Town Again
The boy was watching Sturgill Simpson videos on the internets (awesome) and came across this gem from his early days. I always thought he could play, but I didn't know he could shred.
2011
Sturgill Simpson – Living the Dream
A known quantity around here, but we'll go ahead and indulge anyway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTnmWu0_W6w
2014
JJ Grey – 99 Shades of Crazy
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjlpZd9Ul6Y
I'm on a country / americana / acoustic kick lately, and this one scratches that itch pretty alright.