Those Poor Bastards - Country Bullshit

1. Raw & Bleeding

2. The Accident

3. Black Dog Yodel

4. Pills I Took

5. Radio Country

A small one, but a good one (I know, I know, "That's what she said!"). Arguably the best active country band, they did some things that no one had ever really done before but naturally works, and that is merging country music with goth music. A lot of country music is naturally dark, and so this was a natural blend, and it's done brilliantly by this duo. This is an early release, possibly the earliest. There's some great stuff on here including "The Accident" and the song made more popular by Hank Williams III, "Pills I Took." Get down on this and find out how and why country music is still alive. Get it RIGHT HERE!!!

Those Poor Bastards - The Plague

1. Sick & Alone
2. Black Lightning
3. Barn Burning
4. A Curse
5. Evil On My Mind
6. I Cannot Escape The Darkness
7. The Plague
8. You Belong To Me
9. Old Pine Box
10. Dead Winter Moon
11. Nightmare Lullaby

This is a little out of the ordinary for me, seeing as this album came out just this week, but I couldn't help myself. This, the band's fourth release, is arguably their best. I've always liked this band, but this album solidified me as a full-fledged fan. It took me by surprise and blew me away. I got it three days ago and have listened to it ten times or more already. I also had the good fortune of seeing them play on their tour with Hank Williams III last year. The live experience is a lot different from studio. Their albums, especially this one, have a lot of overdubs; but live it's just the singer with a guitar and a drummer, very stripped-down. It's so different that I think they really need a live album. Something different about this album is that the ones that preceded it were very country-sounding with gothic overtones, but this makes a sharp turn into a gothic album with country overtones. Does that make sense? Well, listen to this album and others and you'll know what I mean. My main reason for posting this right away is because it's so good and it's a fairly underground band, and I want to get the word out on one of the best things going on in underground music today. So what are you waiting for? Get it HERE!!!!!!