Robbie fulks vocals, guitar, liner notes, jon langford vocals, guitar, drums, sally timms vocals, rico bell guitar, vocals, lu edmonds saz, vocals, harmonium, susie honeyman violin, giles perring recording. His new album, gone away backward, is a sneaky triumph. Watch the video for long i ride from robbie fulks s gone away backward for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. After 20 years on the road, in 2008 fulks began performing in unplugged, smallgroup settings. While robbie fulks didnt go anywhere in the past eight yearshe digitally self released a 50song collection called 50vc. He comments that the stylistic choice was a good fit with the. Robbie fulks extended country love songs bloodshot, 1996. Robbie fulks plays the music of michael jackson via yep roc records, in which he covered a group of jacksons songs as a tribute to the recently deceased musician. If fulks was so determined to embrace the heartland, clearly he couldnt have found a better means of doing so. Indeed, gone away backward may also be the best album fulks has ever produced, if for no other reason than its both pure and unfettered. No polite cabin worship or protooled pretending here, these songs tell true workingmans stories with all the punch of the stanley brothers or george jones. Lp includes digital download version of the album temporarily sold out.
His album, gone away backward, is a sneaky triumph. Hobos and miscreants rub shoulders with nostalgic oldtimers and lonely lovers. Robert robbie fulks is an american alternative country singersongwriter, instrumentalist and longtime chicago, illinois resident. Twang nation the best in americana music twang nation. Recorded and mixed by steve albini at electrical audio in chicago, gone away backward finds fulks reevaluating his roots and lamenting the decline of the smalltown and rural america in which he was raised.
This is soul bluegrass for the modern day hillbilly. Friday with jaunty pessimist fulks sitting in for heroic depressive tom greenhalgh, this sold out pronto and is now download only. We like artists who work over american roots forms with chains and velvet gloves with little regard for. In this special episode we feature the latest from the civil wars, currently residing on the top of the billboard charts. There may be flashier songwriters than robbie fulks, but there are none better than him. Fulks is known for his disdain of mainstream modern country and the country music industry, as exemplified by his scorching rebuke of nashville titled fuck this town. Robbie fulks has been recording since the mid90s, making music thats difficult to categorize. Long i ride by robbie fulks, released 27 august 20 its ryegrass in the wintertime, flowers in the spring but texas in the summer is nigh on suffering i went up on jackson hill at a diner i sat down and i waved at every stranger just to move the air around its long to ride for the little i gain hey when i left that brooklyn girl, i never thought it through she had silk brocade in her. Deluxe lp is on 180gram vinyl and includes digital download card. In 20, fulks released gone away backwards, which was recorded and mixed by steve albini. Since 1994, bloodshot records has championed the music that lurks between genres. Gone away backwards is an acoustic record that goes back to his roots as a musician, fulks says.
The musicianship on the album kicks ass, but the real star is the brilliant pile of songs robbie has amassed for his return to the great bloodshot records. Instrumentala interluder och sen helt plotsligt dyker det upp flera starka. While robbie fulks didnt go anywhere in the past eight yearshe digitally selfreleased a 50song collection called 50vc. Gone away backward reunites him with bloodshot his first album for that label since 2001 and was recorded and mixed by the renowned steve. Produced by steve albini, robbie makes songs that offer more than versechorushook. Robbie fulks with shad cobb, missy raines and robbie gjersoe thats where im from southland ballroom raleigh, nc 2914.
Weve always been drawn to the good stuff nestled in the dark, nebulous cracks where punk, country, soul, pop, bluegrass, blues and rock mix and mingle and mutate. Also excellent new music from robbie fulks, valerie june, aoife odonovan and trisha ivy. Gone away backward was one of fulks very best and most acclaimed albums, and hes clearly learned a great deal from it. Ricky eat acid three love songs vinyl record lp new sealed mp3 code. Although fulks fits in, greenhalgh is missed, and from rico bells resigned reason walks with rabid dogs. Doberman in 2009 and a compilation of michael jackson covers called happy in 2010, and held a weekly residence at chicagos hideouthe has kept a lower profile since 2005s georgia hard, the last studio album he released through a record label. Fulks new album, gone away backward, is one of his most sustained and subtle efforts. Robbie fulks is back with stunning gone away backward saving. Robbie fulks mines more nuggets from the hard rock mine of country music on gone away backward. Courtesy of the artist courtesy of the artist robbie fulks has been recording since the mid90s, making music thats difficult to. Fulks returned to bloodshot records, the label where it all began, with 20s gone away backward, a mostly acoustic and balladfilled album engineered and produced by steve albini. Upland stories continues and with sprinklings of pedal steel, drums, electric guitar, and keyboards expands the sound of that acoustic set. Robbie fulks upland stories lyrics and tracklist genius.
With gone away backward, fulks has made an album that feints in. This album was followed by 1997s south mouth, which cemented fulks retroalternative image. As fans had grown used to bloodshots rough and sparse sound, many were shocked by the release of fulks third album, 1998s lets kill saturday. Fulks s richly emotional storytelling is illuminated by his. He has been active for many years and is still recording and performing music. Gone away backward is a stark, mostly acoustic and balladfull album, engineered and produced by steve albini, that sounds hushed, urgent, and clear as a bell showing albini knows how to make a folk record even as it sounds like its a dust bowl field recording from a century before, albeit with a finely tuned eye on the inequities that often. With most songs ablaze with fiddles, banjo and mandolin, he offers no pretense. Long i ride site map help add to favorites to get full access to the site e. Listen to twang nation the best in americana music episodes free, on demand. Robbie fulks is an alt country artist originally from raleigh, north carolina but is a longtime chicago, illinois resident. Robbie fulks, gone away backward the singers new album is a work of great, accomplished craft about the pointlessness of crafting anything you care about, because the world is just. Also er feature a great cut from the master songwriter. With gone away backward, fulks has made an album that feints in the direction of nostalgia while grappling very much with the here and now.
Get all the lyrics to songs on upland stories and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Courtesy of the artist courtesy of the artist robbie fulks has been recording since the mid90s, making music thats difficult to categorize. Gone away backwards boondoggle avskalat, rootsy, oldtimey. On his new album gone away backward, out tuesday, robbie fulks performs traditional country and fiddle music as he thinks it ought to be. Here you can buy and download music mp3 robbie fulks. Buy mp3 music online robbie fulks gone away backward. Robbie fulks gone away backward mp3 album download. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Robbie fulks download all country songs robbie fulks. Robbie fulks gone away backward on collectors choice music. With a gift for poetry like townes van zandt, and a penchant for the whimsical, progressive approach to bluegrass akin to john hartford. Get the guaranteed best price on country vinyl like the robbie fulks gone away backward at musicians friend.