I have a three day weekend coming up, and so I am ready to blow this week out of the water. We have an awesome shuffle today. If you receive the No Depression e-mail newsletter, my work covering shows at 3rd and Lindsley gets a mention in the Notes from ND section. I am extremely grateful for this opportunity and to all of you who have encouraged me throughout this journey. If you don't subscribe to the No Depression E-mail or don't have time to search through your inbox to find it, you can check it out here...
"Bother Me" by The Bell Hours
The second tune we've had from Denver band The Bell Hours. Their album is called Easy Weather. Check them out.
"Planet Claire" by B-52s
Planet Claire was the second single from The B-52s self-titled debut album (1979). The B-52s were part of the wave of bands that helped solidify Athens, GA's place as a great music town.
"Forgotten Years" by Midnight Oil
Ignoring the uncomfortable truths of the past is not a viable option. From Blue Sky Mining (1990).
"Camp Pendleton" by Camper Van Beethoven
From the latest album (El Camino Real) by the legendary alternative rock band lead by David Lowery. The thing I love about this song is that it manages to sound fresh and current while staying true to CBV's classic sound. Not an easy thing to do.
"Greetings from Nashville" by Jason and the Scorchers
A summation of Nashville in the 80s and hell probably still a pretty accurate look at Nashville today. "Somewhere Hank and Lefty are rolling in their graves..."
"The Riddle Song" by Forest Mountain Hymnal
It's nice to have Forest Mountain Hymnal back in the shuffle. This Nashville couple always offer amazing traditional folk music - sometimes pretty, sometimes spooky... This song is the first from a project of music based upon the Ballad Book of John Jacob Niles. You can read more about the project called Dear Balladeer here. The first song is one of the better known songs they will record and has been recorded many times. This is a very lovely folk song.
"Emily" by Joe Nolan
Another cool song from my friend Joe Nolan from his forthcoming remastered version of Blue Turns Black.
"The Man I Was Before" by Christian Lopez Band
West Virginia's Christian Lopez has garnered quite a bit of attention as of late including this song from his 2014 EP Pilot which appeared on the Noisetrade compilation The Best of What's Next 2015. I realty dig this song.
"Nothing Comes Close" by Bill Lloyd
We close things out with another great song from Bill Lloyd's classic album Feeling the Elephant. The video I found (included in the video playlist below) makes me remember his awesome band The December Boys and makes me nostalgic for the late, great Nashville street festival Summer Lights which brought people downtown at a time when people didn't really want to come downtown except for work. The festival also always offered an amazing lineup of local and national artists.
VIDEO PLAYLIST
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