Sometimes when it comes to writing these and I settle upon which tune to feature, I’m surprised to find that not only have I not featured the song before, but that I haven’t even featured the act either. Such is the case today.
Meet Whiskeytown, Ryan Adams’ alt-country band before he set off on his solo career in 2000. This morning’s song is lifted from 1997’s Strangers Almanac, the band’s second album, and is a thing of mournful beauty:
Whiskeytown – Dancing with the Women at the Bar
More soon.
A History of Dubious Taste 