Country music comes in many forms these days—it’s more than just cowboy chords, pickup trucks, and a southern drawl. Helping usher back Country music’s rebellious streak are North Carolina natives, Sarah Shook & the Disarmers.
Their new album Years is a straight-shooting country rock affair that doesn’t rely on the bullshit of yesteryear. While the music may seem right out of a golden oldies songbook, Sarah’s lyricism is rooted in modern-day depression, broken hearts, and that overwhelming sense of dread many of us have come to know so well.
Still in the mood for a straight-forward country record? Check out the lyric video for “Good as Gold” and dive right into the deep end of this upbeat and refreshing new album that may hit pretty close to home in a few spots.
As Sarah herself tells it…
This record is about finding a way. A way through exhaustion, depression, betrayal, hangover after hangover, upper after downer after upper, fight after never-ending fight. It’s about picking yourself up and dusting yourself off after years of being trampled and beaten down, jutting your chin out, head high, after they’ve done their worst, and saying, “Still here.”
You can pick up a copy of Years out now on CD and 12″ LP via Chicago’s own Bloodshot Records. Be sure to catch the band while they’re in town at Empty Bottle this Friday, May 4th with Thelma and the Sleaze and The Family Gold. Tickets on sale now!
Upcoming Shows:
05/02 – Columbus, Ohio – Ace of Cups
05/03 – Indianapolis, Indiana – Pioneer
05/04 – Chicago, Illinois – The Empty Bottle
05/05 – Dubuque, Iowa – Vintage Torque Fest
05/06 – Chicago, Illinois – Bloodshot Records HQ at 2PM to 7PM
05/07 – Appleton, Wisconsin – Mill Creek Bar
05/08 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Club Garibaldi
05/09 – St. Paul, Minnesota – Barley Brothers Records 6:30pm In-Store
05/09 – St. Paul, Minnesota – Turf Club
05/10 – Kansas City, Missouri – Knuckleheads Saloon
05/11 – St. Louis, Missouri – Off Broadway
05/12 – Evansville, Indiana – The Song Show Concert Series
05/13 – Lexington, Kentucky – Willie’s Locally Known
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