Jim White New York, New York
He's that erstwhile druggie, drifting, storytelling, taxi-driving, recovering Pentecostal maverick talent from Pensacola,
Florida who took sadcore outer-space alt.country by storm.
"From the splinter in the hand, to the thorn in the heart
to the shotgun to the head
you got no choice but to learn to glean solace from pain
or you’ll end up cynical or dead."
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Jim White recommends:
Nothing To Win Nothing To Lose
by anchor & the butterfly
Completely unknown Australian couple who make AMAZING Americana music.
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Live at Yep Roc 15: Dave Alvin
by Dave Alvin
supported by 23 fans who also own “State of Grace”
Dave is the best! I could live in his music.
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Bloody Noses EP
by Richard Thompson
supported by 18 fans who also own “State of Grace”
John Drumbo French from Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band worked with Thompson on two albums along with Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser. Those two French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson albums led me to this. Also, Richard Thompson taught Hugh Cornwell (of The Stranglers) how to play the bass guitar in a band when they were both at the same school (Emil and The Detectives?). With a career spanning 50 years and playing with two of my heroes (French and Cornwell) Thompson has produced a fascinating EP.
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Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets: Live At Haw River Ballroom
by Nick Lowe
The Ohio songwriter navigates gender, queerness, class, and privilege through a powerful mix of country rock, folk ballads, and bluegrass.
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Beautiful and mysterious folk-adjacent songs from this UK outfit that wreathe delicate acoustic guitar in mist-like synths.
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