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: Artist......: GracieHorse
: Album.......: L.A. Shit :
: Label.......: Wharf Cat Records .. .:.. .
Genre.......: Rock :
Catnr.......: WCR143 .
' Source......: CD ,
; Rip.date....: 2023-08-13
Str.date....: 2023-05-19
Quality.....: 246kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :..
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1. Hollow Head 3:33
2. By the Light of His White Stetson 2:58
3. What I'm Missing 4:17
4. Northwind 2:22
5. Backup Slowly 4:22
6. Run Ricky Run 3:03
7. If You're Gonna Walk That Straight Line Son, 3:02
It's Only Gonna Hurt
8. Hollow Head (Reprise) 4:07
9. Words of the New West 3:53
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,: Gracie Horse weaves stories into her songs. On L.A. Shit, her :,
: debut record with Wharf Cat, she takes us into the past half a :
:' decade of her life. We see her as a traveling nurse, living in ':
,: big blue expanse of Wyoming, dancing with a man in a crisp white :,
: Stetson, eating chicken wings in a hazmat suit, commenting on :
:' how strange a place like Los Angeles can be, how loaded it is ':
,: with wannabe cowboys and fast food restaurants. It s a record of :,
: immaculate country music, the kind of stuff you d put on blast :
:' in your truck as you drive down empty stretches of highway. ':
,: It s also a vulnerable record, full of lyrics about the :,
: intensity of being alive, all told with a sense of humor and :
:' self-awareness. ':
,: :,
: While some of the songs on L.A. Shit are over a decade old, :
:' Gracie started writing the record in earnest during the ':
,: pandemic. She s a nurse, injured her neck in the line of duty, :,
: and suddenly found herself out of work. She had a creative :
:' explosion, putting memories into words and melodies in her home ':
,: studio that she shared with her husband. Particles of songs from :,
: years past became beautifully realized. Everything was clicking :
:' in the way that it should. She found herself able to express ':
,: the sometimes inexpressible. She did what all good country music :,
: should do: she created a patchwork of experiences in a way that :
:' is both deeply earnest and absolutely charming. ':
,: :,
: All of this came not long after a period of time where Gracie :
:' felt a loss of creative control over her work. L.A. Shit is a ':
,: statement about experiencing artistic ownership again. Hollow :,
: Head, is the oldest song on the record. I started writing it :
:' fifteen years ago, she says, But I never got the chance to ':
,: really sit down and work on it as much as I wanted. It s about :,
: the predator archetype, she shares. About being taken advantage :
:' of and trying to rise above it. Cuz the wind will always find ':
,: the dust to spin a devil, she sings over flutters of pedal :,
: steel, Always find a weed to push around. Her voice is :
:' resonant, clear, emotive. The stuff of Lucinda Williams and old ':
,: country standards. :,
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:' What I'm Missing, is expansive, a world inside of a song. ':
,: It s cosmic country: there are shitty motels and perfect vocal :,
: harmonies. True crime sleuths, hours spent rotting on the :
:' Internet, and poignant allusions to working in healthcare ':
,: during the pandemic. It s a stunning song: all keys, more pedal :,
: steel. If You re Gonna Walk That Straight Line Son, It s Only :
:' Gonna Hurt, burns like a fire in the desert. It gives off the ':
,: vibe of a Neil Young song. There s huge cascades of guitars, :,
: Gracie s vocals are confident and searching. This 8 ball that :
:' you re shaking has no answer, she sings, wryly. ':
,: :,
: In addition to being Gracie s own major artistic statement, L.A. :
:' Shit is a community effort. To make it, she enlisted countless ':
,: friends in the Los Angeles Area, many of whom are touring and :,
: session musicians who were stuck at home during the pandemic. :
:' I m grateful, she says of the experience, I m proud that I ':
,: get to show off my friends on this record. Indeed, L.A. Shit is :,
: that kind of big family affair. It s as country as country can :
:' be. Funny, heartbreaking, brutal. ':
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