Friday, May 13, 2022

Brightblack - Ala.Cali.Tucky (2003)


Previously on OPIUM HUM:
Brightblack Morning Light - Motion to Rejoin (2008)

Languid, smoked-out country rock that's as fitting for late nights as it is for Sunday morning comedowns. Country slowcore, if you will. If you're familiar with the two records they put out after adding "Morning Light" to the end of their name: it's kinda like that, except with more acoustic slide guitar, pedal steel, and two Oldham brothers (yes, one of them's Will) in tow.

Track listing:
1. New Mexico
2. True Bright Blossom
3. Own Time
4. Better Days
5. Old Letters
6. Wildshiney Stars
7. Red
8. Ocean Blue


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11 comments:

  1. Cheers, for this has made my wife very happy! Thanks a ton.

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    1. Hey, I'm happy to hear it. If you don't mind me asking, does she just like the record, or was she somehow involved in making it? Either way, cheers to happy wives!

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    2. She's just a big fan of this type of music, and yesterday was a perfect time to listen to it! Indeed, happy wives!

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    3. Gotcha. I agree, it really felt fitting for yesterday, for whatever reason. I write most of my posts in advance and publish them whenever I feel like it, but yesterday, I had put this on while I was drinking my morning coffee and the sun was coming up, and it was just so perfect, I wanted to share the experience.

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  2. completely new to me.........and slllllllooooooowwwwwwww the way this sort of thing should be. thanks

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  3. It sounds really great!!! Thanks a lot!

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  4. Album is amazing! I really like the Brightblack Morning Light albums they put out, too.

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    1. Hey, good to hear from you, it's been a while. Those albums are great. Weirdly enough, my favorite of the three is the one I haven't posted.

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    2. Totally agree. The self-titled Brightblack Morning Light album is absolutely perfect. Pure haze vibes. You ever read or hear any interviews with Nabob and Raybob? They're real out there, man.

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  5. Wow, one more to the list: "great albums I owe to Opium Hum".
    I'd checked the other releases, more to the Spacemen 3 way, but for sure this one will be in my repeat for some weeks - specially by the crickets ;)

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