Mermaid Avenue

This album has been added to 2 public lists:

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  A list for Charlotte

  Raminta

  This is actually Billy Bragg AND Wilco. A bunch of Woody Guthrie lyrics were found and so it was decided (by who? whom? I don't know) to add music to these lyrics. Somehow Billy Bragg and Wilco were chosen for this project and not say, his son Arlo (singer) or his granddaughter (I can't remember but also singer)... but Billy Bragg and Wilco. A wise decision.

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  1998

  James

  Woody Guthrie lyrics reframed with melodic generosity and subtle invention. Bragg brings the directness; Wilco brings the harmonic curiosity. It feels less like revivalism and more like a conversation across decades.