Tuesday Music: It's Got A Twist

I bumped the Tuesday music discussion to today to make way for the final installment of the Hershey story. Also, I couldn't find a whole lot being released this week that I was interested in, but after some digging, I came across one that should be pretty interesting:

Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch, Fats Kaplin - You Can't Save Everybody Available July 20

I used to watch CMT a lot, while I was still big into my country music phase. This was back in the middle school days, mind you. But back then, they had their own version of MTV's 120 Minutes, called something like CMT Jams or the like. This was where CMT could get away with playing alt-country videos from the likes of Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett, and even the occasional Jimmy Buffett tune. Like its MTV counterpart, it was on at a very weird time - I'm wanting to say late Saturday night. It was watching these videos that got me introduced to alt-country-rockers/singer-songwriters Kieran Kane and Kevin Welch. I don't remember much about their history, other than that they co-founded Dead Reckoning Records and the Dead Reckoners. I may indulge in finding out more about them during the next few days, but my main point here is that some of their singles from those videos I watched years ago still ring in my head today. They wrote some really good songs for a mid-90's guy like me to enjoy.

As it turns out, these two have now teamed up for a new collection of songs. I know little to nothing about this album, but if nothing else, seeing their names on a new release has reminded me of that span of years in the 90's when I was first expanding my music listening. I may have to give this one a try, or at least try to pick up some of Kane and Welch's back catalog.