Lookin for some of that twang in my music

Unknown

I'm crossposting this from the SE music thread because I figure I'm more likely to get the results I need with a wider viewerbase.

Alright you homps. I need some music. Country music...


Well, not really. I'm looking specifically for music by non-country (or as my sister says, "unexpected") artists that have that country sound goin' for em.

The only song I can think of off the top of my head that fits into this mold is She's Electric by Oasis, or probably most of the songs off of Hush Sound's last album.

Help me!

Chanus

Billy Bragg
Wilco
Uncle Tupelo
Son Volt
The Refreshments
Cracker

Gammarah

Although he's not country, you might wanna look into SRV. Its more electric blues, but a lot of his songs have a Texas feel to them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tde8nLvrE7U

I also second Wilco and The Refreshments.

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Wilco and Uncle Tupelo are great calls, I third them.

Dog

I've listened to a lot of Wilco and it sort of fits what I'm looking for... However I'm more looking for something along the lines of a band that you wouldn't usually think country/folk (as the example given, Oasis), but they happen to have a song (again, e.g. She's Electric) that fits the bill. The first thing I think of when someone mentions Wilco is alt country.

Esh

The Court & Spark

Mojave 3

Chanus

Okay, along those lines (I think... She's Electric doesn't sound particularly country to me):

Charlatans UK (The Blind Stagger, North Country Boy
Blur (End of a Century)
The Verve (Lucky Man)

BEAST!

try Deer Tick maybe?

www.myspace.com/deertick

hmmm...i guess i see further down that you're not looking for a band that normally does this type of stuff? erm....i don't know then...sorry

Reznik

Matthew Good got kinda country-ish on a couple tracks off White Light Rock And Roll Review, and the bonus track was straight up country

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S30Npr2_sA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gauz5OPoxbQ

Dog

Hopeless is perfect. I'll check out the rest when I get home.

Thanks for all the tips so far!

Elrosst

Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Cold Roses
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Jacksonville City Nights

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMoYIgGSNxc

Esh

Oh, speaking of Ryan Adams, you should check out Whiskeytown. His first band. Way better than anything he's done since. I had the pleasure of seeing them twice about 10 years ago.

seasleepy

A couple off the top of my head that fit the "country from people who don't normally play country" criteria:
- Fountains of Wayne - "Fire in the Canyon" or "Hung Up on You"
- Barenaked Ladies - "Long Way Back Home" or "For You"
- William Shatner - "Real" (okay, to be fair, the song was actually written by Brad Paisley, but still)

On the "awesome twangy musicians/band" list, I gotta throw in Old 97's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbEFFGN2fxQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAdbzNz6W4M

BrotherVoodoo

It's all gonna depend on how much country you're looking for in your bands
the references you listed are pretty light in being in any way close to country, maybe as close as those bands get. Anyways check out what i posted. You'll probably dig half.

Blitzen Trapper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CSyB5T1PR8

Brightblack Morning Light - They're like Drugged out Country, pretty odd but you might dig it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYt-UeOgH_o&feature=related

The Jayhawks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f3lYOPpnYY&feature=related

Calexico
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w89r74jAG30&feature=channel

Drive-by Truckers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dgMbxIl1Hc

Magnolia Electric Co
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTvzHEFbqHs

Great Lakes Swimmers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kr6L22w7H8

Terry Reid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj6gU6Q4OQY

Creedence Clearwater Revival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYNAF-QcPrE

Beck - Sea Change Album
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf_zt_dIm0A

Allman Brothers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riTEnfjXOVI&feature=fvw

The Black Keys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xJwOZ4mjPM

RenegadeSilence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-lnxAOPY48

cooljammer00

Bon Jovi recently basically apologized for doing a country album last album.

GirlPants

Jessica Lea Mayfield and her brothers band Cadillac Sky. Fleet Foxes, Band of Horses.

moocow

Half the artists on this song aren't usually country!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpXNGtS2dBs

I wonder who the hell wrote this song originally. It's on a Willie Nelson album I have, I think.

Dog

man, lots of these are perfect. Keep it comin!

Burtletoy

Old '97s are supposed to be no-country country IIRC.

projectmayhem

Sounds like you might like some Limbeck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-vIA29kplU

You might even love the altcountry/hiphop feel of Astronautlis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCNSKOScxVs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE8FECzFVn8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGOjoeRq9Ik

Reservoir Angel

Not sure myself but my brother is simply insistant that The Fratellis are 'country'

jeddy lee

I can't believe the thread is this long and no one has mentioned Cake yet. Cake is pretty much a mishmash of Country and Indie Rock, especially "Fashion Nugget".

Songs like "Sad Songs and Waltzes" and "She'll Come Back to Me" or even "Stick Shifts and Safety Belts". Once you have identified it as country music, you notice it present in the rest of their music. Also, one of the artists that got me into SOME country is "Pinmonkey" they are like a bluegrass rock band, and fantastic.

Also, anything by the Eagles or the Band really borders the line of rock and country, though you would never hear either of them on a country station.

Gammarah

jack eddy wrote: »

I can't believe the thread is this long and no one has mentioned Cake yet. Cake is pretty much a mishmash of Country and Indie Rock, especially "Fashion Nugget".

Songs like "Sad Songs and Waltzes" and "She'll Come Back to Me" or even "Stick Shifts and Safety Belts". Once you have identified it as country music, you notice it present in the rest of their music. Also, one of the artists that got me into SOME country is "Pinmonkey" they are like a bluegrass rock band, and fantastic.

Also, anything by the Eagles or the Band really borders the line of rock and country, though you would never hear either of them on a country station.

I can't believe I forgot about Cake.

Seconded a million times.

musanman

Raconteurs- Old Enough has a country vibe.

cooljammer00

Fratellis may have done some country inspired songs (I've never heard more than one song) but these are the same guys who did a shoe commercial. They're certainly not a country band.

Waldo

Gammarah wrote: »

jack eddy wrote: »

I can't believe the thread is this long and no one has mentioned Cake yet. Cake is pretty much a mishmash of Country and Indie Rock, especially "Fashion Nugget".

Songs like "Sad Songs and Waltzes" and "She'll Come Back to Me" or even "Stick Shifts and Safety Belts". Once you have identified it as country music, you notice it present in the rest of their music. Also, one of the artists that got me into SOME country is "Pinmonkey" they are like a bluegrass rock band, and fantastic.

Also, anything by the Eagles or the Band really borders the line of rock and country, though you would never hear either of them on a country station.

I can't believe I forgot about Cake.

Seconded a million times.

Oh yeah, thirded.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoFOYzlMdXs

Also, Elvis Costello has a few country-ish songs (although he also had one full country covers album called Almost Blue) but here's an original I love, called "Stranger in the House", that was from the sessions for his first album:

http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/Stranger_In_The_House/282195

Lastly, although this is kinda fudging it because it's a full album, is Sweetheart of the Rodeo by The Byrds, who normally before that album didn't do country (although only 2 original members remained in the by that time). They hired Gram Parsons to play piano, and he, with bassist/mandolinist/awesome guy Chris Hillman (formed bluegrass musician) hijacked the sessions and put out a full country (with a hint of soul and folk) album. Check it out.

To be honest, if you want to hear this stuff, why not some music from country artists?

Dog

It's sort of a silly concept, but one of my better friends (who I see at least once a week) listens to pretty much nothing but country, whereas I'm more of an alt/indie guy. So I thought it would be a cool idea to make her a CD with "country" music by non-country bands. I had started it a few months back but exhausted resources from my own collection, so I figured it would be a good idea to branch out to other people who might know of some.

I'd Fuck Chuck Lidell Up

Some obvious ones I guess would be Tom Waits and Sufjan Stevens

Molly hatchet (and pretty much most southern rock)

Veritas

musanman wrote: »

Raconteurs- Old Enough has a country vibe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Doj1xAneBxY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4QbEcVVBHM

BrotherVoodoo

Amberjhons wrote: »

Where have the really country music,i want to konw.

I want to know what this means

I'd Fuck Chuck Lidell Up

BrotherVoodoo wrote: »

Amberjhons wrote: »

Where have the really country music,i want to konw.

I want to know what this means

I think what he wants to know is

"where have all the cowboys goo-oooone"

linksword

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zskw3mCQFL4

Jack White's music generally has a country feel to it. And this is great cover.

And there's always some of Johnny Cash's stuff. "Hurt" for example isn't really a country song, but his version definitely fits what you're looking for.

moocow

Amberjhons wrote: »

Where have the really country music,i want to konw.

One of many nails in the coffin.

Page-

Two pages and no Neko Case? Shame on all of you. She's so good, but her albums get progressively less oldschool country as time goes on.

Also, Amy Millan, and Jenny Lewis' solo stuff has a bit of country in it. Her first solo album is all kinds of wonderful.

Amy Millan
Neko Case
Jenny Lewis

Jason Collett might work as well. He's awesome. More folky, though.

Jason Collett

oldsak

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJbtl43A9DU

Visti

I'm not sure if it counts completely, but I'm partial to Counting Crows.

Because some of it is amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izeDRfkyMAQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDRvbqOiEtw

Veritas

moocow wrote: »

Amberjhons wrote: »

Where have the really country music,i want to konw.

One of many nails in the coffin.

I don't know if I would say that since the changes started in the 70's

she is celebrated by country music fans but her place in country music has been paved for years by country-pop artists. I don't think her influence on the genre is all that significant.

Music genres change over time, look at rock or hip hop. A lot of what was in country is found more in roots and americana music now.

Also some Jackie Greene:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQLD_J86Vko

Veritas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi12f5j1VA0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el77mHz2xpU

joshofalltrades

Ben Kweller just put out a country album and I like it a lot.

His music videos are dumb, though, so I'm not linking any.

Kweller's "Fight" on Letterman

Dog

you guys are rad