Cosmic American Music: Motel California
A follow-up to Numero's 2016 compilation of private press country rock 'Cosmic American Music', 'Motel California' eyes the era's aftermath, as West Coast folk rockers aimed their sights on the charts.
Gram Parsons famously hated the term "country rock", preferring to label his post-Byrds output Cosmic American Music, and leaving plenty of followers in his shadow in the late '60s. But by the time the decade came to a close, the genre's adherents were motivated by the success of bands like the Eagles, and burned out by the hippie era's endless run of protest songs. 'Motel California' memorializes this moment, looking at the young artists who took Parsons' pedal steel rock and added extra harmonies and the suburb-friendly commercial touches that'd keep the genre dominant in the charts for years to come. This is still off-center material - just check Salt Creek's breaks-laden 'Night With A Silver Tongued Devil' and Cathy Hamer's downtrodden, Joni-like 'Lady Full Of Dreams - but compared with its predecessor, it's far more potable.
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Estimated Release Date: 11 October 2024
Please note that shipping dates for pre-orders are estimated and are subject to change
A follow-up to Numero's 2016 compilation of private press country rock 'Cosmic American Music', 'Motel California' eyes the era's aftermath, as West Coast folk rockers aimed their sights on the charts.
Gram Parsons famously hated the term "country rock", preferring to label his post-Byrds output Cosmic American Music, and leaving plenty of followers in his shadow in the late '60s. But by the time the decade came to a close, the genre's adherents were motivated by the success of bands like the Eagles, and burned out by the hippie era's endless run of protest songs. 'Motel California' memorializes this moment, looking at the young artists who took Parsons' pedal steel rock and added extra harmonies and the suburb-friendly commercial touches that'd keep the genre dominant in the charts for years to come. This is still off-center material - just check Salt Creek's breaks-laden 'Night With A Silver Tongued Devil' and Cathy Hamer's downtrodden, Joni-like 'Lady Full Of Dreams - but compared with its predecessor, it's far more potable.
Estimated Release Date: 11 October 2024
Please note that shipping dates for pre-orders are estimated and are subject to change
A follow-up to Numero's 2016 compilation of private press country rock 'Cosmic American Music', 'Motel California' eyes the era's aftermath, as West Coast folk rockers aimed their sights on the charts.
Gram Parsons famously hated the term "country rock", preferring to label his post-Byrds output Cosmic American Music, and leaving plenty of followers in his shadow in the late '60s. But by the time the decade came to a close, the genre's adherents were motivated by the success of bands like the Eagles, and burned out by the hippie era's endless run of protest songs. 'Motel California' memorializes this moment, looking at the young artists who took Parsons' pedal steel rock and added extra harmonies and the suburb-friendly commercial touches that'd keep the genre dominant in the charts for years to come. This is still off-center material - just check Salt Creek's breaks-laden 'Night With A Silver Tongued Devil' and Cathy Hamer's downtrodden, Joni-like 'Lady Full Of Dreams - but compared with its predecessor, it's far more potable.
Estimated Release Date: 11 October 2024
Please note that shipping dates for pre-orders are estimated and are subject to change
A follow-up to Numero's 2016 compilation of private press country rock 'Cosmic American Music', 'Motel California' eyes the era's aftermath, as West Coast folk rockers aimed their sights on the charts.
Gram Parsons famously hated the term "country rock", preferring to label his post-Byrds output Cosmic American Music, and leaving plenty of followers in his shadow in the late '60s. But by the time the decade came to a close, the genre's adherents were motivated by the success of bands like the Eagles, and burned out by the hippie era's endless run of protest songs. 'Motel California' memorializes this moment, looking at the young artists who took Parsons' pedal steel rock and added extra harmonies and the suburb-friendly commercial touches that'd keep the genre dominant in the charts for years to come. This is still off-center material - just check Salt Creek's breaks-laden 'Night With A Silver Tongued Devil' and Cathy Hamer's downtrodden, Joni-like 'Lady Full Of Dreams - but compared with its predecessor, it's far more potable.