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KICK BAMA KICK
Mar 2, 2009

Bill Posters posted:

Blanche are/were quite good. They seem to be on indefinite hiatus now though.
I've been wondering what happened to Blanche for, I guess like a decade now? Love those two albums.

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Bill Posters
Apr 27, 2007

I'm tripping right now... Don't fuck this up for me.

:same:

Their website is dead but they have a facebook post from about a year ago claiming that they're not done yet. I'm not holding out any hope though.

https://www.facebook.com/BlancheDETROIT/

Coohoolin
Aug 5, 2012

Oor Coohoolie.
Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny have a new album with the fella from Bothy Band and it's great. Listen to Usher's Island. Not much on youtube so far but it's on Amazon music and it might be on Spotify.

qkkl
Jul 1, 2013

by FactsAreUseless
Is there a name for the sub-genre of country music that is guys singing about being good ole country boys, drinking beer, having fun, and being lazy?

Blast Fantasto
Sep 18, 2007

USAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

qkkl posted:

Is there a name for the sub-genre of country music that is guys singing about being good ole country boys, drinking beer, having fun, and being lazy?

country music

qkkl
Jul 1, 2013

by FactsAreUseless

Blast Fantasto posted:

country music

I forgot to mention I'm looking for country songs that aren't love songs. Is there a name for that genre, country songs that aren't love songs?

A human heart
Oct 10, 2012

qkkl posted:

I forgot to mention I'm looking for country songs that aren't love songs. Is there a name for that genre, country songs that aren't love songs?

that's not a genre, it's just songs about a particular topic.

El Jebus
Jun 18, 2008

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qkkl posted:

I forgot to mention I'm looking for country songs that aren't love songs. Is there a name for that genre, country songs that aren't love songs?

What you're looking for is "country music that isn't love songs".

HenryJLittlefinger
Jan 31, 2010

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That pretty much describes all Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, and all the other terrible interchangeable songs about big ol pickup trucks on Friday night beer can guurrrrl shake it blue jean shorts redneck this is how we do it in the country ol dirt road down by the river poo poo that's on the radio now.

stealie72
Jan 10, 2007

Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:

That pretty much describes all Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, and all the other terrible interchangeable songs about big ol pickup trucks on Friday night beer can guurrrrl shake it blue jean shorts redneck this is how we do it in the country ol dirt road down by the river poo poo that's on the radio now.

An oldie but a goodie: https://youtu.be/FY8SwIvxj8o

Its only gotten worse since then with the young thin tattooed boys in skinny jeans.

HenryJLittlefinger
Jan 31, 2010

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That's the exact video that went through my head. It makes me so angry at people.

screaden
Apr 8, 2009

stealie72 posted:

If you even remotely like classic country, listen to this album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRBvAi341PE

This review says it better than I could: http://www.savingcountrymusic.com/zephaniah-ohoras-this-highway-is-classic-country-mastery/

My knowledge of country basically extends to Johnny Cash, early Elvis, Townes Van Zandt, the Marty Robbins album with the bright pink cover and Wagon Wheel by OCMS, which I realise is a list of babbys first country music. But I can't stop listening to this album, it's grabbed me in a way few albums have recently.

stealie72
Jan 10, 2007

Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
\

HenryJLittlefinger posted:

That's the exact video that went through my head. It makes me so angry at people.

The sad part is that at least some of the guys who rode bro country to Its peak have actually been decent at one point (thinking Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, and Jason Aldean in particular). I don't blame these new guys that sound and look like Maroon 5 with barely a twang for being asshats because they're...asshats.

At this point, I would happily go back to Cruise being the dumbest thing on country radio, because I foolishly thought we had hit rock bottom.

On the other hand, non-radio country is loving fantastic right now.

Tias
May 25, 2008

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HenryJLittlefinger posted:

Seconding Wrong Eyed Jesus. A little pretentious and dramatic, but that makes it way more interesting than just a country music documentary. There's some really weird and intimate clips of people playing music and telling stories in it.

This clip in particular stuck with me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0FIpudHjKA

That's David Eugene Edwards of 16HP/Wovenhand playing Wayfaring Stranger.

I always thought his version was loving amazing, agreed! :yeah:

Sheng-Ji Yang
Mar 5, 2014


folks i need an extremely lovely country song about getting drunk on a plane stat, what genre is that

Blast Fantasto
Sep 18, 2007

USAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

safely sodomized posted:

folks i need an extremely lovely country song about getting drunk on a plane stat, what genre is that

Here is an extremely non-lovely song on the subject

https://youtu.be/DQWCPbxcA1I

HenryJLittlefinger
Jan 31, 2010

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For contrast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrM39m22jH4

stealie72
Jan 10, 2007

Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
\
As far as that kind of crappy pop country goes, that's not the worst. At least the subject matter isn't just straight "girl you look so good in them jeans".

I'll show myself out in shame now.

Edit: I think this is my most hated song of the bro country genre, largely because it requires that neither of them can figure out how to use youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALV-QtDFpSw

stealie72 fucked around with this message at 15:54 on Jul 28, 2017

HenryJLittlefinger
Jan 31, 2010

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Any Luke Bryan is my most hated country song.

Unrelated, I don't know if any of you know it, but Nashville Sound is a good album.

HenryJLittlefinger
Jan 31, 2010

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Going to see these guys tonight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYdoRu5M7K8

Trans Ferdinand
Oct 24, 2005
Take Me Out Of Gear

speaking of

let's post some trucker songs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAXUQENUP8A

Seatrain have to be the only group I've ever heard do this up-tempo. I like it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMWCxt8ABNg

Al Perkins on steel guitar (not Sneaky Pete)

Parachute
May 18, 2003
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txX-kPn3h6s

or the linda ronstadt version which is awesome [insert clip from the abyss here]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJHcD0kHTGk

Sheng-Ji Yang
Mar 5, 2014


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF2ckitXHeM

nate fisher
Mar 3, 2004

We've Got To Go Back

While I like this, that has to be the most hipster looking band I ever seen, and I live in Knoxville which is mostly 'Hipster Americana' bands where I get called hipster myself (for my tattoos and taste in music).

nate fisher fucked around with this message at 21:50 on Aug 2, 2017

Vienna Circlejerk
Jan 28, 2003

The great science sausage party!
Here's a band I've grown quite fond of and recommend heartily: The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit

Sometimes they have a more alt-country sound...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-J4DPkY9Dc

And sometimes it's just good country...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VKAGztXpvQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WZaEEC-g8k

Sheng-Ji Yang
Mar 5, 2014


nate fisher posted:

While I like this, that has to be the most hipster looking band I ever seen, and I live in Knoxville which is mostly 'Hipster Americana' bands where I get called hipster myself (for my tattoos and taste in music).

they are but babies at being hipsters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smu5P06DUlo

Tias
May 25, 2008

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Trans Ferdinand posted:

speaking of

let's post some trucker songs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-R-CdBYVyU

Tias
May 25, 2008

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Apologies for extra post, but I just learned that Stary Olsa are making a US tour: http://staryolsa.com/en/tour.html

I'm too across the pond, but if you're in any way into european folk music from the medieval period, don't cheat yourself and go and see this poo poo!

Vienna Circlejerk
Jan 28, 2003

The great science sausage party!

Bill Posters posted:

Blanche are/were quite good. They seem to be on indefinite hiatus now though.

Graveyard Train are an Australian band that call themselves 'horror country' but probably qualify as gothic country.

Thank you for both of these! They are really great!

Salter Cane is from Brighton, England, and has a definite gothic country ballad style but with the addition of bouzouki.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ru83tfAEGE

Bonzo
Mar 11, 2004

Just like Mama used to make it!
Saw Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires at Massey Hall last night. Holy poo poo, that has to be one of the best concerts I've ever been to.

Sheng-Ji Yang
Mar 5, 2014


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuovfoU1LDk

Tias
May 25, 2008

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Anyone here heard of the Dead South? I saw one of their videos and kinda disregarded them as a bunch of hipsters, but I've just heard a couple of their records, and holy poo poo it's some good stuff.

In class, but I can throw up a couple vids later.

HenryJLittlefinger
Jan 31, 2010

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Yeah, I posted one or two of theirs a few months ago


Colonel J
Jan 3, 2008
I'm looking for laid-back moody, atmospheric acoustic fold in the vein of Panopticon's Tamarack's Gold Returns (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxCLgSJmhgw ). They're a black metal band so the rest of the album really isn't like that. Everything I find either has vocals which I don't really care about, or is a bit too intense. Thanks for any recommendations!

Parachute
May 18, 2003
have you checked out those xasthur bluegrass albums?

Colonel J
Jan 3, 2008

Parachute posted:

have you checked out those xasthur bluegrass albums?

I'll check it out! Thanks a lot.

right now I'm really enjoying William Tyler : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHzr4rJ9guA

Colonel J fucked around with this message at 19:15 on Sep 8, 2017

comingafteryouall
Aug 2, 2011


Anybody else been listening to the Yawpers Boy in a Well?

It switches between intense/punkish rockabilly and more country ballads and does both well. The vocals have a deranged rockabilly quality in parts, then switch to a vulnerable croon in other parts. There's a lot of different American music all blending together in this album. I guess the record is about a French woman throwing her unwanted son into a well, but I can't find the lyrics and don't have my copy of the LP yet!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhDC25UULI4

A more doo-wop style song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Dk5rJu8QI

screaden
Apr 8, 2009

Colonel J posted:

I'm looking for laid-back moody, atmospheric acoustic fold in the vein of Panopticon's Tamarack's Gold Returns (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxCLgSJmhgw ). They're a black metal band so the rest of the album really isn't like that. Everything I find either has vocals which I don't really care about, or is a bit too intense. Thanks for any recommendations!

Maybe Calexico/Friends of Dean Martinez?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBEbTupJO98

related to that maybe parts of the Red Dead soundtrack?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cXsoRRYf5A

nate fisher
Mar 3, 2004

We've Got To Go Back

Colonel J posted:

I'm looking for laid-back moody, atmospheric acoustic fold in the vein of... Thanks for any recommendations!

I think the Dirty Three (Warren Ellis is a member who is also a member of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds) might be something you are interested in. Seriously give this whole song a listen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic7CeQTsCM0

nate fisher fucked around with this message at 14:29 on Sep 13, 2017

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Colonel J
Jan 3, 2008

screaden posted:

Maybe Calexico/Friends of Dean Martinez?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBEbTupJO98

related to that maybe parts of the Red Dead soundtrack?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cXsoRRYf5A

I really like Calexico! I had forgot about them somehow. I listened to a bit of Friends of Dean Martinez and the desert vibe might be a bit too strong for my taste, but maybe I just need to get used to it.

nate fisher posted:

I think the Dirty Three (Warren Ellis is a member who is also a member of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds) might be something you are interested in. Seriously give this whole song a listen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic7CeQTsCM0

This is great. Soft violin in folk/country really adds something.

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