I was really into alt country from about 98-05 or so, but since then my favorite label, Bloodshot, has been more miss than hit. What's been going on worth hearing the past 5 years?
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 11 April 2011 16:57 (thirteen years ago) link
The Volebeats released what could be their best album last year.
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 11 April 2011 17:09 (thirteen years ago) link
i don't seek out alt country, but this record by some friends of mine is pretty great: http://loukascatalog.com/the-fingers/O/1-the-fingers/songs
― adult music person (Jordan), Monday, 11 April 2011 17:12 (thirteen years ago) link
10 years on, I still don't 'get' Gram Parsons, but I gave up worrying about that a long time ago.
To answer my own question, Neko Case, Laura Cantrell, Gillian Welch, Jim White, and Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins.
― Cluster the boots (Billy Dods), Monday, 11 April 2011 17:27 (thirteen years ago) link
I enjoy Drive By Truckers and Okkervil River, but neither knock my socks off.
― We're just so lost as a buzzosphere (rip van wanko), Monday, 11 April 2011 17:36 (thirteen years ago) link
Hey, the thread originator's still here! Thanks for that - I've loved Neko for years, run hot and cold on Gillian and need to look at the other more (I have an old Hello Club CD from Laura Centrell I recall enjoying). The best of Drive By Truckers is amazing but I find their albums a bit inconsistent so I made a killer compilation of the best bits. As you found, Okkervil River didn't knock my socks off either.
It just seems to me that the genre had alot of energy and interest for a while but seems a bit tired these days. Then again maybe I'm not looking in the right places.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 11 April 2011 20:29 (thirteen years ago) link
big fan of richard buckner
― diamonddave85, Monday, 11 April 2011 20:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Then again maybe I'm not looking in the right places.
The Volebeats are the answer to your alt. country prayers.
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 11 April 2011 20:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Here's one of the highlights from their 2010 album...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgA1vK_5dnc&feature=related
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 11 April 2011 21:01 (thirteen years ago) link
I got around to listening to Mark Mulcahy - Smile Sunset (2001) for the first few times. There's some real gems on here (and also some songs that remind me that alt country is generally a really snoozy genre almost all the time - but I'm real tough when it comes to reviewing music)
My friend only hears new music from the radio but he likes Avett Brothers a lot
― cold hands of monkeys on my heart (CaptainLorax), Monday, 11 April 2011 21:02 (thirteen years ago) link
kornrulex6969, do you listen to lyrics... I'm just curious because I'm gonna make my friend (that has recently discovered alt-country) a mix and I like the sound of the song in that youtube there but I'm a terrible judge of lyrics because I just don't care about them. you seem to know some good suggestions.... you should make me a mix so that I can make it for my friend
― cold hands of monkeys on my heart (CaptainLorax), Monday, 11 April 2011 21:07 (thirteen years ago) link
Silos KCRW recording from 1990 -- just after the one w/ the bird on the cover was released:http://www.forcedexposure.com/Catalog/silos-the-tennessee-fire-live-cd/HS.1023CD.html
― john. a resident of chicago., Tuesday, 20 October 2015 02:24 (eight years ago) link
Nice, love the Silos. I actually have their album from 2012, Florizona. It's not Cuba but it's pretty good.
My apologies to CaptainLorax, I did not see your question.
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 03:57 (eight years ago) link