Okkervil River: “I Am Very Far”
OKKERVIL RIVER I Am Very Far Jagjaguar Though the songs beg for interpretation, one hesitates to hazard guesses about what might have been inside Will …
OKKERVIL RIVER I Am Very Far Jagjaguar Though the songs beg for interpretation, one hesitates to hazard guesses about what might have been inside Will …
By Shilah Morrow (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) So I’m on the phone with Skanse, talking about our plans this weekend, and it …
FOSTER AND LLOYD It’s Already Tomorrow Eefin Ell Records In the great Nashville credibility scare of the late-80s that gave the world Steve Earle, Lyle …
JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT Here We Rest Kirtland Records Jason Isbell’s Here We Rest is filled with may-not-be-able-to-deal-with-it melancholy and a truly rare …
By Chris Mosser (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) Lubbock is special, but you’d never know it from visiting Lubbock. I grew up there …
BOB SCHNEIDER A Perfect Day Kirtland Records Two years ago, Bob Schneider split the bull’s eye. The Austin-based songwriter’s “40 Dogs (Like Romeo and Juliet),” …
Friendly Advice on Just About Anything from the Hill Country’s Happiest Songwriter By Al Barlow (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) Dear Al, I …
SARAH JAROSZ Follow Me Down Sugar Hill Records Most 17-year-olds wouldn’t have a clue what to do in a recording studio, much less pull off …
By Rita Ballou (LSM May/June 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 3) I guess the question you are asking yourself right now is, “Who is Rita Ballou?” …
CODY CANADA AND THE DEPARTED This Is Indian Land Underground Sound If things had played out differently — or, let’s face it, the way most …