and when i’m pushin’ up daisies,
they’ll want roses anyway
(or: may 5 — a thumbnail sketch)
posted at 11:20 pm by brandon in tuesdays in the record store with brandon
Not much going on this week, but the good stuff is really good. Take a look:
Nothing new has been added to it, which is a shame, since this would have been one instance in which a deluxe-ified reissue would have been entirely appropriate: Blue Roses from the Moons, the riveting 1997 masterwork from the legendary Nanci Griffith, returns to print this week with a gorgeous, crisply remastered edition, and it’s well worth the effort it’ll probably take to seek this out. Anchored by a haunting update of her classic “Gulf Coast Highway” (done this time around as a stunning duet with Hootie and the Blowfish’s Darius Rucker, just the perfect pinch of smooth soul to complement Griffith’s informal folk), Roses also includes a hilarious cover of “I Fought the Law” as well as several tunes — in particular, “Waiting for Love” and “Two for the Road” — which have become integral staples in the Griffith songbook.
Buy this at once.
