NEM#89: Dusty Wright’s Metaphysical Americana

After starting in the '80s with the Trolls and the Bastards of Execution, Dusty has released six albums as a solo artist since 1997. We discuss a new song, "Pardon My Love," planned for the forthcoming album Can Anyone Hear Me?, then "Man in the Mirror" from Gliding Towards Oblivion (2018) and "High Flyin' Bird" (written by Billy Edd Wheeler) by GIANTfingers from around  Continue Reading …

NEM#80: Rod Picott: Literary Workin’ Man

Nashville singer/songwriter/fiction-writer Rod laid sheet rock for years before releasing his first album in 2001; he has now released ten albums of vivid Americana. We focus on his new double album Out Past The Wires, discussing "Take Home Pay" and "Date of Grace" (with intro/outro from "Be My Bonnie"), then look back to "Rust Belt Fields" from Welding Burns (2011) and  Continue Reading …