Put A Record On: Nineties throwbacks & yodels, oh my

Listenin' to a podcast, thinkin' bout country music

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The Good

“A Single Day,” Bethany Cosentino: I was listening to Yasi Salek interview Adam Duritz on 24 Question Party People on the way to camp drop-off the other day (praise that podcast for making me actually look forward to two hours total in the car a day this summer), and there’s a part of the show where Durtiz talks about how country and roots music informed some of his early tastes and musical gravitational pulls. And then I had the same very obvious mini revelation I always do when I realize so much of everything I loved as a kid and a teen (and now) became who they are in part due to country music. It all makes sense now, I think, on repeat, forever. Anyway, the new album from Bethany Cosentino falls deeply into this category, and I love how she leans deliberately into country and nineties influences. I’m super deep into Sheryl Crow and Liz Phair for book reasons (and simple existence reasons) and “A Single Day” is a rock song with a perfect about of twang, while still being a bop. (If you want to read more on this album, Amanda Petrusich has a great New Yorker feature). - MM

“World Worth Keeping,” Jaime Wyatt: I have been waiting a LONG time for a new Jaime Wyatt record, and this single has me as excited as ever - a little soul, a lot of fight, a little seventies psychedelic rock, a little country, a little Creedence, a lot of bold production…I’m ready. - MM