Tag: Western
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Hermanos Gutiérrez ‘Hijos Del Sol’ (2020)
Listening to Hermanos Gutiérrez is a semi-religious experience. They craft minimal instrumental guitar music that shimmers with a dreamlike, hallucinogenic energy that immediately transports you to a different world. In songwriting we talk about world-building all the time, and that process with traditional music (aka pop) usually needs lyrics to fully get the point home.…
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Marty Robbins ‘Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs’ (1959)
There’s been a recent resurgence of old Country Western melodies as of late in Indie Rock bands. It’s hard to tell why this is happening– perhaps it’s a desire for something innately human in the early age of Artificial Intelligence, or a reaction to the COVID pandemic that led us to put a greater importance…
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Glen Campbell ‘Rhinestone Cowboy’ (1975)
Rhinestone Cowboy sounds like a cowboy from Arkansas moved to Beverley Hills in the 70’s and wrote a bunch of theme songs for sitcoms and game shows during his time in Los Angeles. I can literally see the introduction credits in my head– character in various locations going about their day, noticing the camera, and…
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