Chorus.fm Record of the Week Club • Page 29

Not what I usually gravitate to, but I def enjoyed a few songs of this! I definitely hear Limbeck, at least in Every Girl.

I find that I like a lot of country-tinged stuff (alt-country, I suppose) and some americana as well, but not as much once it passes a certain threshold. This toes the line pretty well, but I still found myself itching to move on during parts.

Weird thing is I also feel like I'd enjoy something less pop-forward and more experimental, if that makes sense. When it comes to this genre, I think it's the predictability that hurts it for me. I want it to bend my ear in a certain way and I guess this isn't quite "alt" or weird enough in that way for me.

 

Record rules

 

Thought the Turnpike Troubadours album was a lot of fun. Not something I'd normally seek out, but I'm glad I checked it out. I'll probably throw it on from time to time.

 

Oh hey, I almost forgot about this! Glad a bunch of you listened and enjoyed it.

 

This is fair. Structurally, you aren't usually going to get a lot of swinging for the fences on a country record. It's so much more about the lyrics, the playing, and the voice/melody than about doing anything super interesting musically. That's honestly part of the reason I don't listen to as much country as I did 3-5 years ago; I kind of just got tired of the super traditional song structures.

That said, I do think these guys do a lot of cool things within the traditional country framework. If you explore their catalog, there are a lot of recurring characters and story threads (they're kind of similar to The Hold Steady in that regard) and they are such a tight, talented musical ensemble that I find they inject a lot of spontaneity and life into the tradition verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus structure.

 

@Contender you’re up I believe

 

I enjoyed moments of the Turnpike Troubadours, but I think despite beginning to listen to a little more country in recent years (Zach Bryan, Chris Stapleton, Kacey Musgraves) it’s just a hit or miss genre for me.

 

Bumpity bump

 

so I guess as usual if by the end of the day they haven’t chosen an album we just go to the next person

 

@WadeCastle is next

 

has @Contender bowed out of the group?

if so we should probably remove the tag for anyone who has

 

@WadeCastle whatcha got for us?

 

According to the thread he hasn't posted in here since March 1st lol

 

lol well

 

@Long Century

 

guess it’s your turn

 

lol alright I’ve done my part

y’all figure it out from here I guess

 

I mean I’ll go. I haven’t gone yet

 

Yeah go for it lol

 

let’s go bro

 

Cool. Will post tonight. I know what I’m going with but on the road right now

 

Don't @ me at 3am lol

 

My b

 

My choice is the 70's roots reggae masterpiece Heart of the Congos. It's widely considered one of the best of the genre. Timeless, mystical, lush, entrancing, mood-lifting... it is truly a classic. I recently got deep into this unbelievably rich genre and this stands at the top as my personal favorite -- at least for right now. I keep returning to it, just so damn easy to listen to.

A lot of people seem to be familiar with the Marleys but there's so much more to the genre if you dig into it. Some really beautiful and psychedelic stuff.

You only need to listen to the first ten tracks here, but feel free to dig into disc 2 of the expanded version (on spotify) bc those tracks are also great. Enjoy!