50 best alt-country albums of "all time"

Was listening to a country station this week and was kind of stunned. The lyrics have been stupid since Honkeytonk Bedonkadunk and "Play Something Country" became hits, but the music has always been decent. But I was stunned by how much "production" is going into country tracks these days. Really weird. We're overdue for another "traditionalist wave."

 

Good article on Isbell. Not the usual pretentious stuff.

“The words of the song and the melody of the song are gonna be the same, whether I’m sitting on top of a mountain with those Buddhist monks who are translating it into Chinese, or while I’m sitting on the toilet,” Isbell explains. “It’s gonna be the same song. And I think the point is, if the ball goes in the hole, you win the game of pool. And it doesn’t matter how you get there.”

Jason Isbell Is Not (Always) the People He Sings About

 

If you like Lucinda ...

 

Jason Isbell: Tiny Desk Concert

 

Take Isbell off the list?

 

Just stumbled across this band. It's as if Colin Meloy went Americana: