Having detailed tales of regional strife and familial love on their debut, Killing Days, Boston’s American Thread mine a vein of nostalgia that comes with age on Songs in the War, their sophomore release. Taking a macro approach to the…
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Leading up to Sunday’s start of Couch By Couchwest I’ll be highlighting CXCW2013 performances from artists covered here in the last year. First up is Boston’s American Thread. The band’s debut album, Killing Days, is a perfect representation of the…
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At work on the follow up to their fantastic Killing Days, Boston’s American Thread performed a new song, “Dig,” this past weekend. Check out the video for “Dig” below and stream/download Killing Days for free via American Thread’s Bandcamp page.
I’m offering up American Thread‘s Killing Days in its entirety as this week’s playlist because it deserves to be heard. Since I reviewed this album it’s been in heavy rotation by all members of my family. It’s that good!
Deindustrialization and its aftermath are not oft-covered topics in modern music. It takes a special breed of musician from an affected place to write and sing earnestly about such themes. Sure, you have John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, Neil Young and…
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