2010-09-24
The new self-titled album (on One Haven Music) by Railroad Earth, will be released on October 12th. Featuring 9 tracks blending elements of country rock with bluegrass, the album occupies the territory somewhere between Nickel Creek and Steve Earl. Railroad Earth’s press kit for the album mentions the movie “The Last Waltz” by The Band as a huge source of inspiration for their collective song writing strategy. Best Tracks: #2 Jupiter & the 119 FCC Naughty List: NONE Other points of interest: Railroad Earth website has an environmentalist blog http://railroadearth.com/category/the-forecast/ Who would like this cd: fans of John Mellencamp, Steve Earl, Nickel Creek
Don Gallardo
Hickory
Various Artists
Our Side of Town: A Red House Records 25th Anniversary Collection
JILL HENNESSY
Ghost in My Head
GORD DOWNIE AND THE COUNTRY MIRACLES
The Grand Bounce
SUFJAN STEVENS
The BQE
HUGH BLUMENFELD
DAD
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