Trampled by Winter

I have to admit that recently bluegrass music has been my meat and potatoes. It's what I enjoy listening to when I'm at work, or folding clothes, or cleaning my room.

While I'm pretty ignorant about bluegrass bands and have grown a bit tired of trendy/bluegrass-inspired stuff like Mumford and Sons, sometimes I'll run into something that — while falling into that broad category — still surprises me.

I think what I like about Trampled by Turtles is that they go fast. They stay away from the sad, dark ballady stuff and go pedal to the metal — even when the lyrics might still bring you back to that fluffy romantic stuff.

TbT put out two albums last year: Palamino and Duluth (referencing their home town, Duluth, MN). This song, titled "Wait so Long," is from Palamino — and while the video is very meh, it kind of shows their breakneck pace:



Dave Simonett, TbT's lead singer, also has a side project called Dead Man Winter releasing their first LP next week. It's a bit more rock and roll but keeps the country twang (reminding me of the excellent The Elected). You can find the entire album for streaming through Spotify.