Playlist 31.01.11

Josh T Pearson wore a shaggy beard when only vagrants and unabombers were rocking the look. Around 1997-2001 he figured in a band called Lift To Experience which sounded like the end of the world throbbing out of a rotating speaker while cattle skulls glared over the drum riser. Check out 'These Are The Days' as a sample of the intensity, then graduate to the double album, 'The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads' for extra fun. And if you get the chance, ask Paul McClean from ATL about one of the most disturbing recording sessions ever.

In recent years the guy has been lying low, with just a Hank Williams cover, 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry' keeping the fans morose and expectant. Soon, there will be a new album, 'Last Of The Country Gentlemen' and I'm encouraged by the fever of 'Country Dumb'.

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Playlist 31.01.11

Lee Dorsey, Betty Harris - Love Lots Of Loving (Soul Jazz)

The Chapman Family - Sound Of The Radio (Electric Toaster)

10 000 Maniacs - Like The Weather (Elektra)

The Decemberists - Rise To Me (Rough Trade)

Charlie Louvin, Will Oldham - Knoxville Girl (Tompkins Square)

Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know (Kitsune)

Ben Folds - Claire's Ninth (Nonesuch)

Phil Ochs - One Way Ticket Home (A&M)

Joan As Police Woman - Kiss The Specifics (PIAS)

Nina Simone - Seems I'm Never Tired Loving You (BMG)

Adele - Rumour Has It (XL)



Greg Allman - Please Accept My Love (Rounder)

Lucinda Williams - Buttercup (Lost Highway)

Josh T Pearson - Country Dumb (Mute)

Charlie Louvin - Down By The Riverside (Tue North)

Daniel Lanois - Still Water (Opel)

Sam Hare - Her Time Of Day (Sam Hare)

Jolly Boys - Perfect Day (Geejam)

Hooray And The Riff Raff - Take Me (Loose)

Rufus Wainwright - Foolish Love (Dreamworks)

Duke Special - I'll Come When You Call (Reel To Reel)

Jessica Lee Mayfield - Our Hearts Are Wrong (Nonesuch)

Reel People - Golden Lady (Reel People)

Joan As Policewoman - Forever And A Year (PIAS)

John Barry - Midnight Cowboy Theme (Sony)