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Calexico - Carried To Dust
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There's always been intrigue and adventure at the heart of Calexico. Joey Burns and John Convertino have constantly imbued their music with an unparalleled sense of drama, calling upon the myths and iconography of the American West and its Spanish speaking neighbor Mexico. "Carried To Dust" represents the pinnacle of their achievement, a thrilling and moving journey through a landscape that draws upon the modern world as much as it does the decayed reminders of times past, stumbling upon unexpected delights whilst always moving forward with a pioneering sense of purpose. - Amazon.com
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Roger Creager - Here It Is
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Our Price: $13.00
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"Here It Is" marks Roger Creager's 5th release and his slow and steady build towards a massively successful career in the Texas music scene. Creager is clearly in the homestretch of has marathon career. The tipping point of his career, built on a mountain of real life experiences, enthusiasm, hard work and talent, is in clear view. - Amazon.com
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Rodney Crowell - Sex & Gasoline
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Ever since 2001's "The Houston Kid," country singer Rodney Crowell has been coming to terms with his private life in his music. The largely acoustic "Sex & Gasoline" is his meditation on femininity — not just a celebration of women, but a real attempt at empathy. In the midtempo shuffle "The Rise and Fall of Intelligent Design," he imagines what it feels like to be female. Over the fingerpicked folk of "Moving Work of Art," he reveals his own tendency to objectify women. And in "I've Done Everything I Can," he offers a father's acceptance of a troubled daughter's choices. Aside from occasional brushstrokes of pedal steel guitar, producer Joe Henry extracts most of the "country" from these songs, revealing Crowell to be simply a master songwriter, no matter what the genre. - Rolling Stone
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Electric Touch - Electric Touch
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Our Price: $14.00
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Stick an Englishman in a band with three true blue Texans and you're bound to come up with something pretty damn original. Electric Touch wowed crowds at SXSW and Coachella, are already booked to appear at Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo and ACL festivals. But they're not taking their early successes for granted. At the end of the day, Electric Touch is all about the music: the adrenaline release, that intoxicating feeling that only a killer rock song can give you When people come to see us play, we want them to leave their troubles at the door. Their worries will still be there tomorrow, but for right now, let's get together and have a good time.
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Eli Young Band - Jet Black & Jealous
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In 2008, the Eli Young Band are one of the fastest-growing on-the-road outfits in the region. The four Eli Young Band members came together purely by chance as students the University of North Texas in Denton, where roommates Mike Eli and James Young found an instant and intense shared musical sensibility. For frontman Eli, the wildfire success of the band is undeniable musical proof that some of the best things in life are just meant to be. The duo, originally known as Eli & Young, mixed their newly penned songs with covers from musical heroes like Rodney Crowell and Paul Simon and started playing regular gigs at a local dive known as the R Bar. That sleepy venue was soon alive with a full house and a full band when next-door college roommates Chris Thompson and Jon Jones joined on drums and bass respectively.
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Waylon Jennings and The .357's - Waylon Forever
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2008 release of Grammy Award Winner and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Waylon Jennings' final recording Waylon Forever on Vagrant Records. The eight-song collection of cover songs and originals feature the vocals of Waylon Jennings backed by his son Shooter Jennings and the .357's. Waylon Jennings' career spanned for more than 40 years. During his lifetime he released over 50 studio albums which generated 16 number one singles and four Country Music Awards. Texan country singer Waylon Jennings was a rocker from way back. He played bass with Buddy Holly, and his first solo records included Beatles songs, which was not usual for a Country musician at the time. - Amazon.com
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Chris Knight - Heart of Stone
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Our Price: $15.00
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He's the one-of-a-kind artist who's been consistently compared to Steve Earle, John Mellancamp, and Johnny Cash at their best. He's a songwriter's songwriter who's ferociously honest tracks have been turned into hits by Montgomery Gentry, Blake Shelton, and most recently Cross Canadian Ragweed. Now, ten years and five acclaimed albums into one of the most uncompromising careers in American music, he has delivered the album of his career.
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Charlie Louvin - Steps To Heaven
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Instead of hanging back at age 80, Charlie has instead chosen to challenge himself. "Steps to Heaven" was recorded live with a gospel choir comprised of three sisters, journeyman gospel pianist Derrick Lee, and Chris Scruggs adding doghouse bass and electric guitar. Louvin had never recorded with black gospel musicians before, and in doing so discovered a new musical path. "I did things on the gospel record I had no idea I could do. I'd be thinking along the way, `How can I do things I've never done before?' And I did it." - Amazon.com
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Okkervil River - The Stand Ins
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Our Price: $15.00
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The sequel to 2007's critically acclaimed "The Stage Names", which Pitchfork praised as "one of the year's best", is part two of a staggered double album, picking up where part one left off, but delving deeper into the story and theme of "The Stage Names".
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Brandon Rhyder - Every Night
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Brandon Rhyder's fifth studio effort "Every Night" is produced by Radney Foster who says of Brandon, "It is rare that you meet someone with such lyrical talents who didn't begin writing at an early age, and it is even rarer to hear someone deliver those songs with such vocal power and passion." The forthcoming compilation of songs, each one written or co-written by Brandon, is a testament to why people are drawn to his music. Each song is its own book, and that makes for an interesting listen; you never know what direction he s going to take you. Musically, stylistically, and poetically, Brandon is an expert storyteller with a well-stocked arsenal of great lyrics and great hooks. - Amazon.com
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