A few recommendations this Tuesday for your listening enjoyment. I’m going to cut to the chase here as I am sitting at work while doing this!
- Today is the release of William Elliott Whitmore’s “Field Songs” over on Anti Records. If you enjoy your music on the rootsy side, banjo side and the folk country side – then this album is a no brainer. The songs of Whitmore can be at times a tad too ‘raucous crooner’ but it is almost like he is taking a moment to breathe and the music is both powerful, a bit gritty and a worthy listen. The vocals of Whitmore are perfect for this mid tempo folk country and they just hit the spot soo much on this album – his patented twang and warble just damn work on Field Songs!!
William Elliott Whitmore – Everything Gets Gone by antirecords
- Brett Detar recently released a video of himself attempting a cover song. And by ‘attempting’, he did a fantastic job. Watch him covering a classic in the form of Townes Van Zandt’s ‘Waiting Around to Die’ below:
- And for one of the best deals in town right now, you gotta swing by Ondarock to pick up the latest compilation, One Way Ticket to Nowhere. This one is based on their ‘Outlaw’ series where artists cover an outlaw country/folk artist. It is 2CDs worth of tracks from folks like Great Lake Swimmers, Chris Kasper, Caleb Coy and The Sumner Brothers (among many, many others). Oh, did I mention it was completely FREE? Yeah, so what are you waiting for?
- Keep your eye on that Adult Swim “2011 Singles Club” thingy as I believe that track from The Tallest Man on Earth is being released as a free download today sometime as well. The page for the current and upcoming tracks is right here. For now, stream ‘Weather of a Killing Kind’ below:
That is all I have for now, hope you enjoy it all!
~Smansmith