Favorite alt-country “hidden gems”?
Was thinking today about how Jeff Tweedy’s 2020 record “Love is the King” is a surprisingly great alt-country hidden gem.
This may sound strange given that Tweedy was literally one of the pioneers of the genre, but by 2020 he had long since abandoned it (more or less), at least until Wilco’s 2022 record Cruel Country.
But unlike the sprawling nature and lush arrangements of Cruel Country, Love is the King is a sparse tight 39 minutes and includes (IMO) some of the best alt-country tracks of Tweedy’s career.
Stand outs for me are “Natural Disaster”, “A Robin or a Wren”, “Opaline” and the title track.
(I feel like the record also got a little lost in the shuffle because it was released in the middle of peak Covid.)
What are some of your favorite alt-county “hidden gems?”
Was thinking today about how Jeff Tweedy’s 2020 record “Love is the King” is a surprisingly great alt-country hidden gem.
This may sound strange given that Tweedy was literally one of the pioneers of the genre, but by 2020 he had long since abandoned it (more or less), at least until Wilco’s 2022 record Cruel Country.
But unlike the sprawling nature and lush arrangements of Cruel Country, Love is the King is a sparse tight 39 minutes and includes (IMO) some of the best alt-country tracks of Tweedy’s career.
Stand outs for me are “Natural Disaster”, “A Robin or a Wren”, “Opaline” and the title track.
(I feel like the record also got a little lost in the shuffle because it was released in the middle of peak Covid.)
What are some of your favorite alt-county “hidden gems?”