2010-09-24
The new self-titled album (on One Haven Music) by Railroad Earth, will be released on October 12th. Featuring 9 tracks blending elements of country rock with bluegrass, the album occupies the territory somewhere between Nickel Creek and Steve Earl. Railroad Earth’s press kit for the album mentions the movie “The Last Waltz” by The Band as a huge source of inspiration for their collective song writing strategy. Best Tracks: #2 Jupiter & the 119 FCC Naughty List: NONE Other points of interest: Railroad Earth website has an environmentalist blog http://railroadearth.com/category/the-forecast/ Who would like this cd: fans of John Mellencamp, Steve Earl, Nickel CreekScotty Haze
Still In The Game
Nanci Griffith
Hearts in Mind
Brooke Annibale
The Simple Fear
RUTHIE AND THE WRANGLERS
AMERICANA EXPRESS
Sean Hayes
Flowering Spade
SALLIE FORD & THE SOUND OUTSIDE
Dirty Radio
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