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Trummors – Dropout City
Dropout City is the fourth album by Trummors. The band consists of Anne Cunningham and David Lerner, who share songwriting duties, and call on an assortment of musical friends that vary from album to album to make the true desert music they’ve become known for. Blending the best sounds from psychedelic music, country-rock, and folk rock, Trummors’ Dropout City is a tour of all the best parts of Americana, with songs that clearly nod to their homes both past and present. The band formed in Brooklyn before making their way to Woodstock, finally adopting the hometown of Taos, New Mexico,…
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Kenny Roby – The Reservoir
The Reservoir is Kenny Roby’s first studio album in seven years, and he certainly had a well of inspiration to draw from. Made on the heels of great loss, The Reservoir is less punchy honky-tonk than the bulk of Roby’s previous work. It’s a more sophisticated, polished, folk-rock album, perhaps a musical metaphor for Roby’s transition from Raleigh to Woodstock. The spirits of fellow residents like Bobby Charles and Jackson C. Frank may be lingering about, exerting their influence on songs like “For the First Time” and “Only Clown in Town”. The Reservoir is extremely personal, dealing with divorce, addiction,…
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Psychedelic Cowboy : Playlist
Hi friends, It’s been a minute. Lots of great stuff coming up – new Neil Young next week, Bob Dylan, later in the summer that Zephaniah OHora and Kenny Roby. Missin’ live shows something bad and hoping all our artist friends are staying afloat. I hope people take this time to buy and deeply listen to records. One of my many quarantine projects has been watching music documentaries and Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove was one of the best I’ve seen. I also highly recommend the Laurel Canyon two-parter on Epix, Remember My Name, Fallen Angel, The…
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Zephaniah OHora – Don’t Have That Last Drink
The highly anticipated sophomore record from Zephaniah OHora seems to be on the horizon. OHora recently released the b-side “Don’t Have That Last Drink” from the record produced by Neal Casal, made in Brooklyn in early 2019. Although OHora reckons this song is more reminiscent of his previous record than the new one, the song promises listeners more of his finely tuned classic country-western sensibility and his whiskey-smooth baritone vocals. Featuring a dream lineup of Jon Graboff on pedal steel, Jeff Hill on bass, and Neal on rhythm guitar from time to time, the new album is sure to be…
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Songs for 6000 Feet : Playlist
I’m currently quarantined in the place I lived as a teenager, and it was here where the vast fields and mountains inspired my interest in and subsequent love for Americana. This is essentially the playlist I made fifteen years ago, with some additions to keep it feeling fresh and up-to-date. I used to listen to these songs, and imagine my life here – hiking, cooking, practicing guitar, finding joy in the simple things. At that age though, the too-small town had me longing for bigger things and I headed out for a more exciting place, but now here I am,…
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See America Right : playlist
I made this playlist in 2013 and it still slaps. Highly recommended for countryside highway drives.
