Tuesday, 20 Feb 2007
I’d never given much thought about Jesus Christ’s ability to whip up a good batch of pancakes until I listened to “Jesus Is A Friend Of The Family.” It’s been months since I first received The Roadside Graves latest EP, What Happened To Him Could Happen To Anyone – a selection of seven tracks from their previous work, and saying that this is satisfying would certainly be an understatement.
Obviously, we’re big fans of the alt-country variety here at MoB and The Roadside Graves place themselves gently within that category with perfectly illustrated stories, captured in song, that will make you laugh, cry, and want to drink one more than you probably should.
What Happened To Him Could Happen To Anyone is a prepatory album of sorts in that the band will be releasing No One Will Know Where You’ve Been on April 4th on Kill Buffalo.
Highly recommend to fans of Uncle Tupelo, Townes Van Zandt, and Whiskeytown.
Buy: Amazon ($4.98)
MP3: The Roadside Graves – West Coast
Myspace: The Roadside Graves
February 23rd, 2007 at 3:07 pm
This is a great band. I’m anxious to see what else they have to offer. I’m sure it’s a lot.
February 24th, 2007 at 1:55 pm
I throughly enjoyed this album. This music reminds me of music from a simpler time. When artists actually wrote their own songs and it is music that actually means something. It really puts me in a good mood.
February 25th, 2007 at 2:26 pm
The Roadside Graves were slipped out after a long road trip across America. A few of us were tired of driving and stopped in a small town for dinner. A typical meat and potatoes diner in the town of Salina, Utah. The only interesting thing about the place was it’s sign. After the meal we stopped in a bar to buy package goods to help us through another night of tents and rain. We met a bartender, her sister in law, and a few of the locals. We spent the whole night in Salina, Utah. There were a few marriage proposals, a few dances on a pool table, and some lost chances. After that night we had a song, “Song for a Dry State” and well we needed a band. period. The Dead Cat Bounce is the best song on thei rmyspace.
February 28th, 2007 at 11:39 am
I haven’t picked up their album yet because I just found out about it and I can’t wait to check out all their songs. You can tell they put a lot of thought and work into their songs. I love listening to it, there’s something about the country flare and really laid back feel.