John Moreland

LP5

Awhile ago, I discovered John Moreland's excellent song 'Cherokee' which is utterly heartbreaking. He struck me as being a kind of Townes Van Zandt for the modern age. A hero for all the sad saps out there who like to drown out their sorrows in local dive bars. I'm not much of a country music fan so I didn't bother checking in on Mr. Moreland until I saw he had a new record out this week.

Clearly, Moreland has branched out a bit since we last met. 'Cherokee' is the song of simple acoustic ... read more