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Stripped Down By The River
March 17, 2012
On her Bloodshot debut -- full of distorted guitar, racing banjo lines and unaffected adoration of middle-finger-flipping mid-'90s alt-country -- Lydia Loveless' penchant for ranch, booze and rock 'n' roll is as timeless as her music is refreshing. On one tune, she rages through an alcoholic bender and contemplates atheism; on another, she channels Loretta Lynn and guzzles cheap wine. "Steve Earle" is all about how the godfather of alt-country keeps making pervy advances. And could you blame him? Loveless is the spunky, spirited kick in the ass that Earle's genre has needed for a generation.
Stripped Down by the River: Lydia Loveless "Back On The Bottle"
Country-punk queen Lydia Loveless is quite possibly the single best artist we saw at SXSW this year, and we're thrilled to present her installment of Stripped Down by the River, our exclusive video series of intimate, outdoor performances just outside Austin's calamity. Here she is doing "Back on the Bottle" - the stand-up bass is a first for us. We love her. We hope you do, too.
