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Never been able to get into DBT which is weird since I love that sorta music. Lucero is one of my favorite bands who continues to put out great albums and perform fun live shows despite signing to universal. Maybe one or two bad songs in their whole catalog. I encourage everyone to check out their frontman Ben Nichols' solo album about Cormac McCarty's Blood Meridian as well as the other artists from the revival tour (Austin Lucas, Chuck Ragan etc.) My favorite folk band at the moment is probably Frontier Ruckus. Wonderfully cryptic and literary lyrics with badass folksy instrumentation. (please listen till the end of below song!!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIGvBtFwDJ4 Listening to Drag the River lately. 'Alt-country' in the vein of Sun Volt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMcD54kRD4g James McMurtry Leans more towards traditional country-rock. Fairly Political. Son of Larry McMurtry of Lonesome Dove fame. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbWRfBZY-ng Magnolia Electric Company I don't know if would be called country per se but might as well be and are great songwriters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gBaolYCbyE The Mountain Goats might be outside the country spectrum as well though his story telling lyrics are certainly in the vein of older country singer. Of modern 'singer-songerwriters' he is, in my opinion, the best https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-xxeSRHuso Was recently introduced to a band named Arliss Nancy who is signed to Denver's great Suburban home records. Slightly more punk. Similar to Lucero. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGZzNVUaYVc Then there's the classics starting with Hank Sr. Ramblin' Jack Elliot (helped Rolling Stones get their start in american country blues) Townes, John Prine, Cash of course, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Slobberbone, Chris Knight, Felice Brothers, Frank Turner, The lost trailer's first album, Ryan Bingham, Heartless Bastards, Avett Brothers (not their newest album), Hackensaw Boys, King Wilkie and Crow are worth checking out too if you're so inclined, the last three being more bluegrassish. Kinda separate, but if you are into folk, folk-punk is a genre worth checking out. Either the bands on the Wiki page or most any Defiance, Ohio record is a good intro. Jealous of all you who saw Hayes Carll...
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Count Chocula posted:They toured together in Australia a few years back. I thought Jason blew Justin away. Had a drink with them after; nice guys. Jason Isbell never stops tweeting. I've seen JTE a few more times since then and he's really grown on me. 'Midnight At The Movies' is gorgeous. Forgot about WEW. Song of the Blackbird is a loving amazing EP, like American spiritualism at its finest.
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