Last Friday I noticed a post
on No Depression about a Scottish band called The Wynntown Marshals. The article enticed me to check out their new
album The Long Haul. I'm happy to say it’s one of
the best albums I’ve heard this year.
As I listen to The
Long Haul I keep waiting for the classic Uncle Tupelo song New Madrid to come
up next. I described it to a friend by
stating: “Whiskeytown and Uncle Tupelo
had a baby and it’s called The Wynntown Marshals”.
It’s as if The Wynntown Marshals are paying tribute to the
great alt. country bands that came before them, while still
writing and playing all original songs.
Shades of Magnolia Electric Co., The Hold Steady and The Sadies are also
apparent.
When you take into account that this is a band from Edinburgh, Scotland, it’s even more impressive that The Wynntown Marshals have so convincingly absorbed a genre and sound that is distinctly American. They out “son volt” Son Volt! It may sound like 1993, but for now it sounds like heaven.
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