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By Simon, on June 17th, 2010
Gram Parsons’ Cosmic American music legacy is alive and well and continues to permeate it’s genius, getting soaked up and reworked by today’s alt-country purveyors, The Running Kind show their colours with an honourable version of Return of the Grievous Angel one of three covers on the bands ten track sophomore release, the others are Shakey’s Don’t Cry No Tears and George Jones’ Life to Go, if you factor in the band name you can take a good guess of what’s on offer on The Girl For All The World.
The album is a solid mix of countrified rock, honky tonk and 70’s country radio, at the band’s centre are husband and wife duo Matt and Leslie Ann Bosson, Matt takes credit for the albums original songs and Leslie provides the lions share of the vocals, the pair are supported by band members George Alexander . . . → Read More: The Running Kind “The Girl For All The World” (Bossonova Music Records 2010)
By Simon, on June 16th, 2010 Brought a copy this record direct from Eric and Amy, well pleased with it, 10 covers – well 11 if you count the short Loch Lomond / Bay City Rollers track Scotland Then and Now. no pretentiousness about this album at all, sounds like a couple of soul-mates enjoying themselves with an eclectic set of some favourite tunes.
My pick of the bunch the psychedelic fairground make-over for Smokie’s Living Next door to Alice, the last track on the album I’d not heard before but’s it’s a instant favourite Silver Shirt was released by Plummet Airlines on Stiff Records back in 1976, here’s the full track listing.
Put A Little Love in Your Heart - Jackie DeShannon Walls – Tom Petty Endless Wire – The Who Fernando – ABBA Ballad of Easy Rider – Roger McGuinn You Tore Me Down – Flamin’ Groovies In My Room – The Beach Boys I Get Out of Breath . . . → Read More: Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby "Two Way Family Favourites"
By Simon, on June 9th, 2010 Holmes are a Swedish five-piece band who started out in Vänersborg in ’03, their first album Wolves was released in the later part of 08′ and their second full release Have I Told You Lately That I Loathe You is set for release June 18th, it will be available as a download, CD and vinyl, all the links for the previous albums and EP are at Bandcamp, as is the free single Strangest Calm I posted about in April, if you listened to that you’ll no doubt have noticed the lead vocalist Kristoer Bolander has a vocal lilt with more than a touch of the Molina to it, Kristoer also handles electric and acoustic guitars, the rest of the band are Johan Björklund – lap steel and electric guitars, Larisa Ljungkrona – accordion, piano, vocals, André Robsahm – bass, and Daniel Zackrisson – piano, electric guitar. The album is a moody affair, with some superb atmospheric instrumentation woven in . . . → Read More: Holmes "Have I Told You Lately That I Loathe You" (Black Star Foundation 2010)
By Simon, on June 1st, 2010 Truth and Salvage Co are a six piece roots rock band based in LA but with their origins in Atlanta, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Tupelo and Ohio, with four song-writers and lead vocalists the band members bring together their collective influences on their excellent self titled début full length , the twelve track album produced by The Black Crowes’ front-man Chris Robinson was released on May 25th and well worth getting your hands on.
The band toured extensively in 2009 opening for The Black Crowes and this year have been on tour with The Avett Brothers, their sound is a mash up of Laurel Canyon country, southern rock and soul with some sweet four part harmonies, they got together when they met at Hollywood’s Hotel Café where Tim Jones (vocals / guitar) was the venue’s talent booker, quickly realising their union was getting the creative juices flowing Truth and Salvage Co. was born, alongside Tim Jones . . . → Read More: Truth and Salvage Co – S/T (2010)
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