alt.country/americana

the hero game

any other fans?..
share some lists?..
to keep me entertained at work tom'w morning..

some of my v. fav. artists/albums..

damien jurado - ghost of david/and now that i'm in your shadow/where shall you take me/just in time for something

vic chesnutt - west of rome/drunk/the salesman and bernadette (ft. lambchop)/little/about to choke

early day miners - all harm ends here/let us garlands bring

gillian welch - time (the revelator)/revival/hell among the yearlings

lucinda williams - live at the fillmore/world without tears/essence/car wheels on a gravel road

micah p. hinson - ..and the gospel of progress/the baby and the satellite (also the late cord EP - lights from the wheelhouse {side project})

m. ward - end of amnesia/transistor radio

iron and wine - the creek drank the cradle/our endless numbered days

lambchop - is a woman

windsor for the derby - giving up

red house painters - songs for a blue guitar/ocean beach

mark kozelek - rock 'n' roll singer

sun kil moon - ghosts of the great highway

american music club - mercury

mark eitzel - songs of love (live)

rosie thomas - when we were small/these friends of mine

johnny cash - the man comes around

emmylou harris - wrecking ball/red dirt girl

gram parsons - GP/grevious angel

hem - rabbit songs

dolorean - not exotic/you can't win

the american analog set - set free

the czars - the ugly people vs. the beautiful people/goodbye

kristin hersh - hips and makers/strange angels

daniel johnston - yip jump music/songs of pain/hi how are you

yo la tengo - and then nothing turned itself inside-out/summer sun

r.e.m. - fables of the reconstruction/up/green/reckoning/murmur/chronic town

sparklehorse - it's a wonderful life

the innocence mission - befriended

tom waits - closing time/the heart of saturday night

...ok i'm stretching the limits of the 'alt.country/americana' tag there with some of them but it's all american stuff at least..

some most memorable gigs:

damien jurado - kilkenny/dublin
micah p. hinson - kilkenny/dublin
the czars - kilkenny
kristin hersh - dublin
iron and wine - dublin
mark kozelek - dublin
daniel johnston - dublin
gillian welch - dublin
r.e.m. - dublin/scotland
yo la tengo - dublin
emmylou harris - dublin
rosie thomas - dublin

(hopin' to add lucinda to that list thursday week!)

Tyrrial

joanna newsom's album milk eyed mender album is pretty good.
i guess you could call it alt country.

Bubs101

Wilco- Being there-end of

Also Heartbreaker by Ryan Adams

Dudess

There's some fabulous stuff being mentioned here.

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wanna add these..

bonnie prince billy - master and everyone

bonnie prince billy/matt sweeney - superwolf

(smog) - supper

laura veirs - carbon glacier/the triumphs and travails of orphan mae

and just 'cause they're american rather than 'americana'..

the magnetic fields - get lost/holiday

the 6ths - wasps' nests

sweetie

Bubs101 wrote: »

Wilco- Being there-end of

+1, still my fave album of all time

Some of the Jim White stuff was great

golden smog

Jim Berman (forget the name of the band)

loads i can't think of, need to peruse my cds. Went through a big alt country
phase a few years ago when Uncut were supporting it.

the hero game

two major votes for 'being there', i haven't heard it tbh.. i have a couple of wilco albums alright but they were never one of my fav bands i have to say, tho' they have some truly great songs..
i think sweetie it's silver jews, is that right?..
i discovered a lot of music through 'uncut'.. they still do new stuff the odd time, got into band of horses through one of their CDs in the summer for example.. but they don't seem to really seek out new stuff as much these days

ghostdancer

no Whiskeytown/Ryan Adams, or The Jayhawks?

some good suggestions on those lists though that i must check out....

the hero game

for ryan adams fans, check out www.alt-country.org if u haven't already..
it's essentially an adams fan-site..
i really like the discussion board, i'm not a huge adams fan atall but they let me stay anyway..

Blackhorse Slim

Grant Lee Buffalo belongs on that list IMO - particularly the first album, Fuzzy.

Bubs101

Bright Eyes is well worth a try as well but for some reason alot of Alt-country fans don't respect him because little girls go to his gigs because he is soooooooooooooo cute

lordgoat

unc tuple,

early wilco, Am/Being there

sweetie

the hero game wrote: »

two major votes for 'being there', i haven't heard it tbh.. i have a couple of wilco albums alright but they were never one of my fav bands i have to say, tho' they have some truly great songs..
i think sweetie it's silver jews, is that right?..
i discovered a lot of music through 'uncut'.. they still do new stuff the odd time, got into band of horses through one of their CDs in the summer for example.. but they don't seem to really seek out new stuff as much these days

silver jews...it was on the tip of my tongue!

How could i forget band of horses! they were great at primavera this summer too.

deaddonkey

Blanche - if we can't trust the doctors
and little amber bottles

both weird/creepy/cryptic alternative country albums

Andy-Pandy

Jason Molina (Songs Ohio) is playing in crawdaddy on the 20th. It will be great

thewindingstair

It isnt Americana per se, but an album you may all like is 'Black Ships Ate The Sky' by Current 93.

The reason I flag it up is because it has contributions from Bonnie Prince Billie and a host of others giving it that real hoary, sad acoustic feel. Im a long time fan of C93 and it's the most mature album David Tibet has done - it will appeal to plenty.

the hero game

current 93, cheers 4that.. must look it up.. sounds great
yeh jason molina is someone i need to explore, i like the stuff i've heard by him..
can't believe i forgot gram parsons on the original list, GP/Grevious Angel..

thewindingstair

C93 have a long, full history of eccentric UK psych-folk, and its a many headed beast. But the new album (Black Ships) really does come close to much of the interests in the topic.

"All The Pretty Little Horses" remains their masterpiece - and Nick Cave sings on that one too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current_93

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thanks again winding, always looking for new stuff..

thewindingstair

Cool. Pardon the plug, but check out us - we're not a million miles off it either. www.myspace.com/thewindingstair

bullpost

Willard Grant Conspiracy and Handsome Family are worth checking out.

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will do WS..
i don't have i'net at home and myspace is blocked at work but next time i'm in a caf i'll have a listen.. ta

Decuc500

Any love for Richmond Fontaine? Neko Case? The Walkabouts? All essential 'Americana' artists.
I'm disappointed that Neko Case isn't playing with The New Pornographers in Dublin this week.

kryptyk500

I've rediscovered 'Chore of Enchantment' by Giant Sand. A great album. Also worth checking out is 'Sno Angel Like You' by Howe Gelb.

the hero game

"Any love for Richmond Fontaine? Neko Case? The Walkabouts? All essential 'Americana' artists."
yeah i've heard r. fontaine, and i like what they do but there's something about them i just don't get.. dunno why.. i've never really heard neko but have heard lots about her.. and the walkabouts, i really need to get an album or 2, any song i've heard i like and i don't want them to have passed me by.. thanks for the reminder..

"I've rediscovered 'Chore of Enchantment' by Giant Sand. A great album".
yep a quality album if i recall tho' i don't have it, but have heard it, need to hear it again

"Also worth checking out is 'Sno Angel Like You' by Howe Gelb".
was that his most recent one?.. again someone i should check out more, he gets recommended to me a lot!..

John

thewindingstair wrote: »

C93 have a long, full history of eccentric UK psych-folk, and its a many headed beast. But the new album (Black Ships) really does come close to much of the interests in the topic.

"All The Pretty Little Horses" remains their masterpiece - and Nick Cave sings on that one too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current_93

Totally agree with the above recommendation. Not going to be everyone's cup of tea but if you do get into Current 93, it is a very rewarding musical experience.

I also highly recommend The Angels of Light. Not quite Americana but they're kind of like a very psychedelic, sometimes aggressive country band. Any of their albums are masterpieces, take your pick.

Delta_ie

Drive-By Truckers worth a listen...

thewindingstair

"I also highly recommend The Angels of Light. Not quite Americana but they're kind of like a very psychedelic, sometimes aggressive country band. Any of their albums are masterpieces, take your pick."


Sheesh, dunno how I forgot Michael Gira. Angels Of Light's "How I Loved You" is amazing, and word is the new one is smashing too. He definitely picked the olde Americana route a while back and its certainly paying off.

Also from his record label and highly recommended is Mi & L'au. It would be hard to get any more minimalist - the simplest acoustic guitar with two very haunting voices. Recorded in a log cabin in Finland, and sounds just like it. Though its not typically American, they criss crossed the US writing material, and it has had an influence of sorts. We played with them in Belfast - you could have heard a pin drop. I think Vetiver did a show with them in Dubland.

http://www.younggodrecords.com/prodtype.asp?PT_ID=85

A mate gave me the Willard Grant Conspiracy album a while back... tried to like it, but I just couldnt get into it at all for some reason.

Sir Graball

Check out Warren Zevon's -Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School-
Great mix of country and mahem

Listening to new Robert Plant / Alison Krauss Album-Very good:)

John

thewindingstair wrote: »

Also from his record label and highly recommended is Mi & L'au. It would be hard to get any more minimalist - the simplest acoustic guitar with two very haunting voices. Recorded in a log cabin in Finland, and sounds just like it. Though its not typically American, they criss crossed the US writing material, and it has had an influence of sorts. We played with them in Belfast - you could have heard a pin drop. I think Vetiver did a show with them in Dubland.

I have that album but I've only listened to it a couple of times, didn't really get into it but when it came out I was in a real heavy music mood. Must give it another spin.

MattKid

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Come join us over at Altcountrytab.ca if you want to chat about americana and anything else that's on your mind.

We do projects and have a couple monthly mix downloads going on too

the hero game

just checked out the altcountrytab site, thanks a mill..