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This Waylon cover on the new Steve Earle kicks ass:

 

Also revisiting Terraplane, which I think I only gave a cursory listen to when it came out. Or maybe I just didn't realize how awesome it is.

I really, really fucking like when artists do these sort of modern reimaginings of old roots music--especially when they try to recapture the sound of the time period (or at least meet it halfway), when everything was a lot more primitive and wild. And if they add a little poetry to it like Dylan or Waits, even better.

"Better Off Alone" is top-tier Steve Earle.

 

Yes, yes it does. The whole record is pretty great. I love that some of his early 90s fire-breathing type of stuff makes its way onto this record in places, perhaps moreso than on anything else he's done post-sobriety

 

Saw Nikki Lane, Parker Millsap, and Tyler Childers tonight and all three fucking killed it. So fun. Nikki and her band closed their set with a cover of "You Ain't Going Nowhere" that I loved and now want a studio version of haha.

 

That sounds awesome. A Dylan cover takes guts to do no matter what, but especially that song with its history and the times it has been covered so famously (Byrds and Gram Parsons especially)

 

Yeah, it was pretty great. First time I'd ever listened to Tyler Childers too but he sold me instantly. Can't wait for his album now.

 

Also, Nikki introduced "Big Mouth" by saying it's about a specific woman in Nashville but refused to name names. Now I really wanna know who it is ha.

 

Goddamn I would love to see that tour. Not coming anywhere near me, unfortunately.

 

Poor David’s Almanack – the new album by David Rawlings | Gillian Welch

New Dave Rawlings on August 11th. The last two have some great songs. Kind of wish it was a new Gillian Welch record, though...

 

Excited for this, but agree that I would much prefer new Gillian Welch. I did think Nashville Obsolete was a step up from his first album though so hopefully that trend continues. Also happy to see he dropped the "Machine" from his name for this album.

 

Pitchfork finally reviewed the Colter Wall record and it's actually a decent write-up! Hallelujah!

 

I was surprised enough just to see a review, then I was even more shocked to see they gave it an 8.0.

 

Same. Record came out a month and a half ago, so I figured it wasn't getting a review.

 

If The Steel Woods play within an hour of your residence, go see them. You'll thank me. Pow.

 

Their record is so good. I would love to see them live.

 

I can't get over how good the new Steve Earle record is. My favorite thing he's done since Jerusalem for sure.

 

I may have to give that Earle record a listen soon. I find him so obnoxious outside of his music plus I haven't been all that into some of his other recent albums, that I have completely ignored this one. Sounds like that may have been a mistake.

 

First time ever that I like the newest JTE record less than his dad's newest record. And Kids in the Street is great, don't get me wrong.

 

I kind of just tuned out on his last, like, decade of work--which is really unfair, but I felt pretty similar to jdr. I only love parts of Jerusalem and Revolution (mostly the stuff that isn't beat-it-over-your-head political soapboxing, which I dislike, whether I agree with it or not) and Washington Square Serenade is pretty middle-of-the-road for me. So I just stopped believing he could make great albums.

This one is fantastic, though. And I went back to the last two and found that I like those a lot more than I remembered, too. Definitely recommend giving him another shot.

 

Really everything since the reunion with the Dukes is worthwhile for anyone who wrote Steve off in the 2000s. But this new one is a level up from the last few records even

 

Speaking of Steve Earle, The Mastersons' new record is really good. (The Mastersons are Chris Masterson and Eleanor Whitmore who are part of the current Dukes lineup and have been for a few albums now).

 

Has anybody checked out the new album Youth Detention by Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires? I think I mentioned it a few pages back, but its really good. I can't imagine anybody who is a Drive By Truckers or Dexateens fan not finding at least something to enjoy here. It's 17 tracks long, but the album doesn't feel like it drags at all to me and after a couple listens I think it's pretty easily the best album these guys have put out so far.

 

Anyone have any good recs that sounds close to Chase Rice and Same Hunt? I'm super new to country so take it easy on me.

 

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