Gold Star

Add Date: September 18


Artist: Gold Star


Album: Uppers & Downers


Label: Autumn Tone


Genre: Alt-country, Singer-Songwriter


Comments: With the trappings and mainstays of the alt-country genre in tow, and owing a lot to the Bright Eyes-ian style of singer-songwriter + slide guitar combo that the genre is know for, Gold Star's Uppers & Downers is the sort of album that fits perfectly with the after-late-night-television pain and a glass of whiskey (Kentucky bourbon, of course). The album has hints of many of the greats of the singer-songwriter genre (The Mountain Goats, Neil Young, the aforementioned Bright Eyes), melding them into a synthesis of alt-country goodness.


Recommended Tracks: 1, 2, 5


DNP: none