Remember alt-country and the good times you had trying to dance to it.. If it is time to dust off an old playlist or start a new one, here are ten (of many) that matter…these all rank 3 of 3 stars on the E. E. Lawson meter….the last word on country/roots/rock music excellence.
1. The Long Cut….Uncle Tupelo (Uncle Tupelo…their sound is like blending Wilco and Sun Volt)
2. I Ain’t Ever Satisfied…Steve Earle (He is married to Alison Moorer…he has got to be satisfied now!)
3. Joy…Lucinda Williams (Let’s just hope her love life remains in the dumper…that is when she does her best work)
4. Callin’ the Kettle…The Doxies (From Columbia MO???? Yes…Chase Daniels and the Doxies…two reasons to visit Columbia)
5. Crossfire…Kasey Chambers (I love it when an Aussie gets made and lives to write about it)
6. Six O’clock News…Kathleen Edwards (She perfected darkness with a catchy hook)
7. Oh My Sweet Carolina….Ryan Adams (He perfected catchy hooks with darkness...btw Ryan…still love summer of ‘69)
8. Box Full of Letters…Wilco ( Sometimes sounds like half of Uncle Tupelo)
9. Mountain Girl…Blue Mountain (One of the many reasons to visit Oxford Mississippi…the drinking town with a football problem)
10. Windfall…Sun Volt (Sounds like half of Uncle Tupelo…the weaker half)
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