These days when someone references “classic country” they
usually mean the days of Nudie suits and telecasters (not that there’s anything
wrong with that!). Sam Doores &
Riley Downing go back farther than that, to the country of the 20s and 30s,
when times were hard and the songs reflected that.
There’s a dust bowl sensibility to the 12 tracks on “Holy
Cross Blues”, with themes of rambling, loss, and a quest for redemption and
happiness. They bring back the old blues
influences that you’ve heard in Jimmie Rodgers and his contemporaries.
The production is simple, giving a warm analogue sound to
the recording. The guitars tend to edge
into the fuzzy tones of amps being pushed a bit too hard. The vocals are straightforward, and given
plenty of room.
RIYL: Son Volt,
Townes Van Zandt, Tom Waits
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