How about this one:
Gentle Creatures by Tarnation - "Country Goth with a tinge of surf rock? Yes, this unique 4AD group successfully blend alt.country with shoegazer indie aesthetic. Paula Frazer is like a Gothic Patsy Cline...a totally fantastic CD"
AMG says:
Given that Tarnation's frontwoman Paula Frazer is best known for her work with the L.A. post-punk band Frightwig — and since Gentle Creatures is, after all, a product of the arty 4AD label — the absolute-torch-and-twang authenticity that defines the record is a wonderful surprise; ethereal yet earthy, the album's strength derives from all of its seeming contradictions. Powered by Frazer's deft songwriting and smoky vocals, Gentle Creatures is melancholy and gorgeous, its love songs and ballads cloaked in reverb and gothic imagery. What Tarnation shares with its 4AD stablemates is an uncanny knack to build and maintain a rich, dense atmosphere; the record is dusky and otherworldly, haunted by the spirits of failed relationships, late-night radio transmissions, and other ghostly presences.
Bah. Kristen Hersh is touring, but in Chicago she's playing... Borders. It'd be nice to see her in a place where I could sit down (because I am old).
Damn, I haven't seen Kristen in almost seven years.
You know Johnny Cash also covered "The Mercy Seat" right?
I just realized that in my head, Johnny Cash isn't country, he's in the same category as Tom Waits. Storytellers.
Heh, I was just about to mention that Nick Cave probably had a few songs that would qualify, but he's definitely in the "Storytellers" category, one I approve of wholeheartedly. Though Cash was capable of doing fun stuff like "I've Been Everywhere" and "Mean-eyed Cat".
Is Cash's "Mercy Seat" on one of the Rick Rubin albums?
Is Cash's "Mercy Seat" on one of the Rick Rubin albums?
Of course. American III: Solitary Man
That Tarnation album is just lovely as it can be.
Or consider perhaps Sixteen Horsepower in the country goth genre.
That's a good categorization for 16 Horsepower. Though I've always associated them as a kind of prog steampunk country.
Though I've always associated them as a kind of prog steampunk country.
Huh. I'll have to point them out to my friend who runs Sepiachord.
Borders? That's just not right.
So this song of the day thing is something from itunes?
So this song of the day thing is something from itunes?
No, it's just something from my brain. I'm just askin'.
