Purple Roses

And here we go with For The Sake Of The Song's dirty dozen of 2019, so take a step behind if you please. Unseen and out of sight, between the country and the mountains and the sea, and with ripping artwork by Tinca, these are the albums that moved and shook us this year.

1. Rose City Band - Rose City Band
2. Ian Noe - Between The Country
3. Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains

4. Garcia Peoples -  One Step Behind

5. Joan Shelley - Like The River Loves The Sea

6. Steve Gunn - The Unseen In Between
7. Jake Xerxes Fussell - Out Of Sight
8. Dire Wolves - Grow Towards The Light
9. Nick Cave - Ghosteen
10. James Matthew VII - Stoned When I Pray
11. Simon Joyner - Pocket Moon
12. Hiss Golden Messenger - Terms Of Surrender

Rose City Band - Rip City

On The Road Again

Two recent acquisitions from Bandcamp, which remains a cool institution to say the least. First up is Party of the Sun, a young and mellow combo from rural New Hampshire. Clearly inspired by early seventies psychfolk, their Trekker is a confident debut that feels like a warm bath.

Party of the Sun - Sea Surrounds

And the bath water is even warmer on Stoned When I Pray by James Matthew VII, a Canadian session veteran who finally saw fit to release his full lenght debut recently. Smelling like a forgotten country rock classic, it's got lots of pedal steel and a surprising guest role for Augie Meyers of Sir Doug fame to boot.

James Matthew VII - Stoned When I Pray