Release Date: 30 June 2014
Label: Premium Records / Thirty Tigers
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 748252255938
Genres: Country  
Release Date: 30 June 2014
Label: Premium Records / Thirty Tigers
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 748252255938
Genres: Country  
Description
If Austins happily egalitarian music scene suddenly switched to a monarchy, Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis might have to learn to perform while balancing hefty crowns. The two already reign as one of Americana musics coolest couples, and their latest release, Our Year, elevates them closer to the lofty territory once occupied by beloved royals Johnny 'n' June and George 'n' Tammy.
Working again in Nashville with producer Brad Jones (Cheater's Game), they delivered their musical thoughts in 10 outstanding tracks, from formidable originals to well-honed covers including a knockout version of the Tom T. Hall-penned Harper Valley PTA. Jeannie C. Rileys 1968 hit sounds like a classic all over again in the hands of this pair and the chicken-pickin, mandolin-plucking, shaker-grooving players who back them on this tart tale.
The desire to capture that live dynamic their swampier, grittier side drove the creation of Our Year, Willis says. Robison calls their style a modern take on classic country music, without being retro.
Tracklisting
Paul Thorn
Jason Boland & The Stragglers
Pug Johnson
Hayes Carll
Maggie Antone
St. Paul & The Broken Bones
Benjamin Booker
Michigander
Cody Jinks
Miki & Griff
Marty Robbins
Don McLean
Daryle Singletary
Grits and Glamour (featuring Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan)
Max McNown
Jason Boland & The Stragglers