Last week’s string of posts revisiting great records reviewed recently on Songs:Illinois was fun and I hope you liked it but I didn’t have room to write about Sam Corbin’s 2009 release Michigan Waltz. So this is the last in a series of posts encouraging you to seek out great records from Corin Raymond, Chris Coole, Matt The Electrician, and Adam Carrol with Michael O’Connor.
I know you probably think the state of Michigan is all used up as a subject for a record since Sufjan Stevens already covered this ground. And while I am a fan of both his Illinois record and his Michigan record, I think any subject, if addressed in a personal way, can have more than just one go around.
Buy Michigan Waltz here via Elderly Instruments. Sam Corbin and a bunch of other notable Michigan songwriters are going to play Double Door in Chicago on May 17.
Bonus
“Michigan’s Waltz” at the Trinity House Theater