Noted! Never sure what level of interest there might be on such things!
J. Isbell / 400 Unit, ... Ryman V2 (***): Having just seen them live, I can't abide the poor audio engineering and sound mixing on this record, which mars what is otherwise a terrific set-list that serves as a fine follow-up to the first of their Ryman volumes.
D. Marlowe, ... Crisis (*): The production is a knockoff of early-aughts emo without any meaningful country signifiers, and the songs are mostly tuneless, amelodic sloughs through the countless ways post-9/11 "country" culture failed this generation of rural white boys. A crisis of reactivity.
Y. Williams, Acadia (****1/2): An album of (mostly) instrumentals that mines a deep well of genuine joy from the shared experience of playing music with kindred spirits. Williams' gifts for arrangements and composition shine on songs that draw from folk, country, blues, and jazz conventions.
Caught up with Cross Canadian Ragweed and the mayor of Stillwater after The Boys from Oklahoma show has turned into a mega-residency Free link to Rolling Stone below. Pre-order @reddirtunplugged.bsky.socialwww.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Cross Canadian Ragweed will now play four reunion concerts in Stillwater, Oklahoma, after fan demand crashed the ticket buying website.
This “Wall Street Apes” account (which is responsible for much of the Helene disinfo on X) is run by John Hollins, a San Diego sales bro who has a history of failed businesses and scams, and also of posting his email address and phone number all over the internet: gist.github.com/travisbrown/...
Re-upping this for the Monday morning skyline:
Could not be more thrilled to post this. Our @ctryuniverse-kjc.bsky.social spoke at length with the incomparable Kasey Chambers for a "Director's Commentary" on her new album, Backbone, and so much more. The first half of their conversation is live today: www.countryuniverse.net/2024/10/06/a...
Country Universe speaks with Kasey Chambers about her landmark new album and accompanying book.
Re staying on X/Twitter to fight the “good” fight. Musk owns the site. He posts constantly. He micromanages the algorithm. If you think your tweets are so powerful they can beat the guy who spent $44bn to buy it & promote far right propaganda… eh, good luck, chuck, but you sound a bit delulu
