this is not “good music” nor is it good country music but it’s a great experience. I also love the idea of anyone not in the USA whipping this banger out at a function. I can no longer listen to this song while driving bc last time i hit 92mph in my ‘03 camry.
It may be my avoidant or counter culture tendencies, but with the prevalence of brat summer I wanna go in the opposite direction with this bluegrass album. I feel a resurgence in actual country music now that post-9/11 reactionary conservative country has gone full on brain rot. (it literally struck me so hard when I realized pop-country music is just childrens music for maga.) So I’m happy to start finding the true voices of the genre.
A lot of amazing bangers already rec’d here, but no one has suggested “the perfect country western song” ! Also any of the Madisons albums for more modern country, “You Can Take Your Sorry Ass Back to West Texas” is my fav
I named this little guy Noche. He has no meow (instead, he says hi with a scratchy mew of sorts) and he loves the little tuna packets I go out of my way to buy at the store.
but my favorites include her episodes with Nick Offerman, Sandra Cisneros, and Devenda Banhart (the latter of which intro me to one of my FAVORITE books, When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön).