My post on Cub Country’s record Stay Poor Stay Happy had to be one of the first dozen or so on the original Blogspot version of Songs:Illinois. Needless to say I have a soft spot for the band and was eagerly awaiting word of their new one on Future Farmer. Well it seems HeroHill let the cat out of the proverbially bag with a review of two songs from the new one – Stretch That Skull Cover And Smile.
Here’s my addition to what will hopefully become an onslaught of music blog coverage. “After The Songs Been Sung” sounds like a semi-autobiographical song about life on the road and particularly when the stage lights fade to black. The band and this album will probably be characterized as some type of hybrid alt-country, but to me this song sounds more like the stop/start indie rock of Big Dipper (especially the pinched vocals). More info about the new release here.