Monday, March 26, 2018

Ep 62 - Song 5: "Little Light in the Big Rust" by Matthew James & The Rust Belt Union



"Sounds of the worked and tired, blue collar and swollen hands over broken homes and poverty. American music reminiscent of the 1970’s country and blues bands with stories from the hard life sewn into the smooth and sometimes chaotic melodies. A raw, lamenting howl driven by thunderous drums marching to the upright bass and soothed again by the moans and cries of a pedal steel. We like to call it Midwest Junk Soul."
- from a review by Kyli Selburg on the DMMC website

"Matthew James is a singer songwriter from the dirty mitten, Michigan. He has been howling in microphones since 2000 and recording hand made lo-fi junk since 2006 with the formation of The Back Home in Michigan Band. He spent a few years touring with Rickett Pass, rambling around the country and has settled in Des Moines to produce his next full length album. 'Impromptu Musicals for the Skeptic'." - from his Bandcamp page

Credits:
Matthew James - Acoustic Guitar / vocals
Wrex Hill - Drums
Nathan M Emerson - Pedal Steel
Larry Kaster - Upright Bass
Nick Maurer & Brad Hanson - Electric Guitar
Matt Miller - Organ

Butchie by: Greg Welts
Engineered by: Nick Maurer
Mastered by: Carl Saff
Produced by: Matthew James




Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/rustbeltunion/

Sump Pump Records:
http://sumppumprecords.com/albums/vinyl/matthew-james-and-the-rust-belt-union-impromptu-musicals-for-the-skeptic

To download the whole podcast, right click on the link below and hit "Save as...":
https://archive.org/download/IowaMusicShowcaseEpisode62/Iowa%20Music%20Showcase%20-%20Episode%2062_.mp3

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