All I'm trying to say is that despite the increase of people making music with some kind of twang component, there is no fantastic revolution afoot. So let's talk about the people making the music. The variety of addresses associated with some of my other favorites matches the variety of styles. Yep, if I hop off my front porch and drive 25 miles in any direction, I can visit Whiskeytown, the Backsliders, Trailer Bride, Six String Drag, the Two Dollar Pistols, and probably a half-dozen more quality rootsy outfits. Add 100 miles to that, and I'm saying howdy to the Pinetops, Jolene, the Johnsons, Mercury Dime, and the Burnley Brothers.
Life is good.
Bloodshot has put out the first releases from folks such as the aforementioned Wacos, the Old 97s, and the extremely gifted Robbie Fulks, as well as three excellent compilations. Actually, you can begin to gauge a region's twangability by the collections it inspires. Southern California's Town South Of Bakersfield series predated this latest upswing, as did St. Louis' first Out Of The Gate cassette compilation. The party never ends. And you gotta believe a Texas storyteller.