Jonathan Byrd’s new record This Is The New That has a song called “The Cocaine Kid” which features some of the same witty banter you’ve come to expect from Todd Snider. The song is a talking country/blues thing. Jonathan won multiple awards at the folk festival in Kerrville on top that he’s a friend of Anais Mitchell’s and refuses to wear Birkenstocks. That puts him on my good side.
Jonathan has once again signed up the Athen’s band Dromedary to join him on the new record. The addition of this rockin’ duo makes these songs come alive in a way that many folky singer-songwriters can’t (or shouldn’t) do alone. Buy Jonathan’s new record here or here.
Bonus track “Velma” from his debut Wildflowers
Velma