fat possum Archive

25 May 2015

When I first heard the debut album by then-81 year old Leo “Bud Welch (2014’s Sabougla Voices), one of my initial thoughts was that the fine record would have even […]

30 Oct 2014

Album Review: R.L. Burnside — Too Bad Jim

By Bill Kopp

blues, reissue, review, vinyl

Here’s something that can be described as the sweet spot in a Venn diagram charting a curiosity, a history lesson, and an authentic modern-day reading of country blues. R.L. Burnside‘s […]

25 Apr 2014

Album Review: Jimbo Mathus — Dark Night of the Soul

By Bill Kopp

Americana, new release, rawk, review

I can make no legitimate claim to an ability to define Americana. Like the former chief justice said about another art form, I know it when I, um, hear it. […]

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