"Hecla and Griper" by Songs: Ohia which is a singer/songwriter named Jason Molina who also recorded under both his name and Magnolia Electric Co.
I stumbled upon his music a year or so ago and found that there was a wealth of recorded material. Only problem is finding physical recordings in my area. So I've been listening, learning, loving and appreciating through iTunes downloads and YouTube videos.
If the assignment of a label or genre is required, I suppose brooding Americana Folk-Rock or Alternative Indie-Rock are possibilities.
From starting out listening to my parents records to staying up late at night listening to the radio to being introduced to album collecting as a teenager to making mix-tapes and into the present, it seems that I've always been searching for and listening to music of widely varied genres. Here's an idea of what I've been hearing along the way ....
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Late Night Listening Party
Mountain In the Clouds by jazz bassist Miroslav Vitous. From 1972 on vinyl, recorded on the Atlantic Records label. 1970's free jazz - ...
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Duke Ellington - The Ellington Suites. An antique shop find on vinyl. Jazz pieces recorded in 1959 and the early 1970's. Three separate ...
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A compilation from 2001 and Oxford American magazine. I think they would put out an annual collection of Southern music. I found two or thr...
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New vinyl titled, 'Terrain' from Portico Quartet. Discovered this group about a year ago while searching for new directions in jazz....

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