Spring has sprung, and so has new music from Jason Isbell, Sunny War, Little Feat, Chappell Roan, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Patterson Hood, Sharon Van Etten, Billy Idol, and others.
Great stuff. A lot of excellent music already out this year. I took advantage of a long drive by myself to really immerse in the Isbell. It's deceptively fascinating. I saw him perform "True Believer" — my favorite along with "Gravelweed" — and "Bury Me" in Mexico City in January before the record was released and knew then it would be a heavy lift.
Very much, and it is definitely worthy of discussion. I recently spoke with co-founder Bill Payne and longtime members (52+ years) Sam Clayton and Kenny Gradney for my upcoming book, and they address that very thing.
Great stuff. A lot of excellent music already out this year. I took advantage of a long drive by myself to really immerse in the Isbell. It's deceptively fascinating. I saw him perform "True Believer" — my favorite along with "Gravelweed" — and "Bury Me" in Mexico City in January before the record was released and knew then it would be a heavy lift.
Great list!
My favorite songs so far in '25
Arthur McBride on the Lower East Side, Frog
Lotta Love, Courtney Barnett
Joy, Joy!, Valerie June
Mud, Waxahatchee
Thanks for the tips - I'll check those out. I haven't made it to the Valerie June or Courtney Barnett yet. So much ground to cover!
It never ends! Thankfully! 😁
steve stevens ain’t dead yet
Damn right - I was remiss not to mention Stevens - when that solo comes in, it's like *chef's kiss.
This is great. I always enjoy the mixtapes and listen to them in the car. And that is a very funny line about Jessica Simpson: “OK hear me out.”
I always feel like Little Feat is the musical equivalent of the Ship of Theseus — ever hear of that idea in philosophy?
Very much, and it is definitely worthy of discussion. I recently spoke with co-founder Bill Payne and longtime members (52+ years) Sam Clayton and Kenny Gradney for my upcoming book, and they address that very thing.
I listened to every song - all of 'em are phenomenal!!!
Seeing Morgan Wade in London next week and can’t wait
Nice!
Lots of tasty musical treats to delve into. Thank you. Just started thru listening to the tracks…great stuff.
Dig Jason Isbell
the new record is so, so good. devastating emotionally at times.
Ditto