If we were vampires and death was a joke We’d sit out on the sidewalk and smoke We can’t adequately describe emotional distress, so we call it pain. I suppose that’s because it hurts like hell. “I can’t enjoy a goddamn thing,” Jason Isbell sings on “Anxiety,” a song he co-wrote with his wife, Amanda … Read more
Last night, I had the extreme pleasure of seeing Jason Isbell perform at The Peabody Opera House in Saint Louis, in all his solo, acoustic, countrified glory. He immediately made me swoon with his use of the term “fuck aroundery,” and as I watched him play songs like today’s Jam of the Day, “Alabama Pines,” … Read more
Funny how these summer songs just keep popping up once it officially turns…summer. St. Louis’ John Henry & the Engine propose that they’re “fighting the good rock and roll fight,” and I can’t really argue with that notion — their sound would travel well on America’s highways, racing past semis and rolling hills, fighting its … Read more
Check out songs 100-76. And keep up with the list on Spotify here. 75 The Kill Van Kulls – Lost and Found [buy the single] [more Kill Van Kulls on Speakers] 74 WILD FLAG – Boom [buy the album] [more WILD FLAG on Speakers] 73 Noah and the Whale – L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N. [buy the album] 72 Gauntlet Hair … Read more