Rolling Stone has released their Top 100 Songs of 2007. Without wanting to ruin the surprise of the Top 10, I navigated directly to the end of the list on Page 25. Why wouldn't they start us from #100 anyway? So I only made it as far as #98, before reading....
98 "Wild Mountain Nation"Blitzen Trapper:
A shambling, hypermelodic jam from Portland, Oregon, indie boys down with Native American culture — and the best Grateful Dead knockoff in forever.
Of course I was immediately intrigued. I can't say I agree wholeheartedly with their classification after listening to the song, but I certainly do think its a great song in the vein of The Dead. Take a listen and let us know what you think.
UPDATE: Blitzen Trapper are playing the Langerado festival at Big Cypress next March.
I'm not sure I trust anything Rolling Stone has to say...
ReplyDeleteNonetheless, I suppose I hear a little Aoxomoxoa in there...
DS, Weightstaff
you know who else is playing langerado....the brothers felice....
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I highly recommend picking up the album.
ReplyDeleteI was listening to NPR's All Songs Considered's Year End show and someone described them at the Grateful Dead meets Pavement. Which I can sort of see - it's sort of the Pacific Northwests version of psychedelic music.