Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent are a husband and wife team from Charleston, S.C., who decided to pool their musical talents as Shovels & Rope after years of playing solo. The result, "O' Be Joyful," is a collection of tunes which they describe as "sloppy-tonk." Hearst says, "I got him into Townes Van Zandt and he got me into The Cramps."
I'm on my third pass through "O' Be Joyful." I expect I'll be playing this one for some time. The sounds are familiar, but I'm still hearing something fresh. This record is a blast. See what you think.
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ReplyDeleteI love that "Townes Van Zandt meets the Cramps."
ReplyDeleteJust saw that Shovels & Rope are touring this summer with Dawes. They have a six song tour sampler (three songs each) if people want to download at:
http://www.noisetrade.com/dawesshovelsandrope/summer-tour-sampler
Totally charmed by the two songs, thanks Sal.
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I'm a fan of Micheal Trent's albums and his old band The Films. I wasn't aware of this.
ReplyDeleteMajor thanks.....
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