Music Forum General Chat Thread • Page 20

Huge bummer

 

Between this and the Bandcamp acquisition/layoff last year the future of music journalism ain’t looking bright. Obviously there are still great outlets out there but, yeah, not loving how things are trending

 

Been getting in a rabbithole of modern Euro-pop. French Alt-Pop is soo goddamn good. Angèle is so rad.

 

Hey random question for whoever; I think @cshadows2887 has a high probability of having a good answer:

What are some good, like, bluegrass/country gospel/hymn/etc albums? Particularly any with a woman singing.

I grew up with my mom having Bill Gaither’s “Homecoming” performances on tv and have a soft spot for that general sound, but I… don’t really wanna listen to the Gaithers specifically, lol. My mom the other night had an Alan Jackson special on; I’ve found his Precious Memories album to be quite enjoyable. And I’m gonna revisit Daniel Martin Moore’s In the Cool of the Day.

Don’t know how many specifically religious albums y’all know, but thought I’d see if there’s anything specific you think I should check out.

 

That's an excellent question and I don't know a lot of explicitly religious music but I assume that if anyone has good recs of any kind of Americana, bluegrass included, @jdr2187 is the man.

I haven't heard them as yet, but I know Ralph Stanley did a fair amount of religious albums and he's a legend in bluegrass.

Also probably not as traditional as you have in mind, but for country, Willie Nelson's The Troublemaker is a masterpiece.

 

Definitely agree about Troublemaker. I’ll also throw out a handful of others that might fit the description. Hopefully one of these is close to what you are looking for.


Doc Watson - On Praying Ground
The Steel Drivers - Tougher Than Nails
The Staple Singers - Faith & Grace
The Como Mamas - Move Up Stairs
The Branchettes - Stay Prayed Up (This one is only on bandcamp I believe)
Brent Cobb - And Now Let’s Turn To Page
Mavis Staples - Have A Little Faith
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Gospel Train
Josh Turner - I Serve A Savior
Bob Dylan - Trouble No More: The Bootleg Series Vol 13
San Fransisco Christian Center - The Sounds of The San Fransisco Christian Center
Pastor Champion - I Just Want To Be A Good Man
Pastor T. L. Barret and the Youth for Christ Choir - Like A Ship (Without A Sail)
Supreme Jubilees - It’ll All Be Over
King Britt - King Britt Presents Sister Gertrude Morgan
Iris Dement - Lifeline
Morris Belknap - Jesus Saves
Staple Jr Singers - When Do We Get Paid
Blind Boys of Alabama - I’ll Find A Way

 

Ooh, that’s a lot to explore. Thank you!

 

What’s the story with The Branchettes? Were there studio albums before this new live one? It’s cool stuff

 

I don’t believe there was. From what I understand they’ve been leading worship in a small church in Raleigh NC for years and years, and somehow they got linked up with Phil Cooke (Hiss Golden Messenger, Megafaun) a couple years ago and he took an interest. He ended up starting a record label, called Spiritual Helpline I believe, and produced and released their first album. There’s also a short documentary out there about it.

 

Damn it how did I forget Mavis/The Staples!

See, this is why Iit up the batsignal instead.

 

If you do vinyl, a Sister Rosetta Comp I produced came out last week:

Sister Tharpe Rosetta - Shout Sister Shout (Gate) (Ofv) | RECORD STORE DAY


I’d still say get Gospel Train first, but this version of “Every Time I Feel The Spirit” is my fave by any artist:

 

I heard that MJ Lenderman live album from last year and fucking loved it. I guess there is kind of a wave of country tinged indie rock right now that he's a part of? I've known Big Thief a while who seem to skirt that line a lot and recently I've dived in to some of MJ's contemporaries like Hotline TNT, Wednesday, Ratboys, and some of the stuff on spotify's "indie twang" like Waxahatchee. Mojave 3 is an older band that touches on that sound too to me but is a lot softer and gentler than the rest of these.

Anyway all of these scratch the itch that that MJ live album did for me to varying degrees but what that live album does that none of these have hit for me is basically sound like early 70s Neil Young sometimes. Anyone have any recs for "indie twang" style stuff especially with pedal steel that also sounds like On The Beach? I generally have not kept up with indie rock so don't not mention something assuming i already know it

 

All of these I kind of lump into that same space as the bands you mentioned and they all put out new albums last year. (Other than Rosali, her last album came out in 2022 and a new one on the way in 2 months)

Rose City Band
Rosali
Florry
Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band
Mystic 100s
Fust

 

Is there no 2024 albums thread this year?

 

2024 Albums • forum.chorus.fm

 

We’ve been tagging mods and asking them for a sticky but they’re all ignoring it apparently lol

 

Wonderful! Through the good people of Chorus is where I usually find my new music each year

 

I'm not really into this band or this kind of music at all, but I wish more bands still made studio documentaries like this.

 

blast from the past is listening to razia's shadow and getting the songs stuck in my head again. it was so good when it came out and kind of does hold up all these years later.

 

I tried listening to it again recently but sucks that Chris and Max are fucking scum and ruin that song

 

Oh Brother - Caracara
World Turn - Copeland
All the Way - Jimmy Eat World,
Paradisin' - Rina Sawayama

 

Springsteen - "Jungleland"
Basically any John Coltrane tune.

 

The CD Revival Is Real

 

you got me started.

Steely Dan: Aja, Caves of Altamira, Black Cow, Deacon Blues, Doctor Wu, Gaucho, West of Hollywood, FM, etc

Steely Dan is the only rock band with saxophone that matters. Springsteen too I suppose.

Plus:

old Jazz:

Coltrane: Sweet and Lovely (from Carnegie Hall 57)

Albert Ayler: Ghosts

Sonny: St Thomas

Coleman Hawkins: Body & Soul

Mingus (Dolphy on Sax): Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting from Mingus at Antibes

Donald Byrd: Street Lady

Nu Jazz:

Binker & Moses: Children of the Ultrablacks

Chris Potter: Rumples

Sons of Kemet (Shabaka Hutchings): My Queen is Ada Eastman

Nubya Garcia: Lost Kingdoms