Recommended for Americana Fans: Amanda Ann Platt and the Honeycutters
I spend many hours exploring artists unfamiliar to me on Spotify. This week I came across this band. I’d never come across any mention of them before and thought other Americana fans here might enjoy them.
New York born and transplanted to North Carolina, Amanda Ann Platt is an excellent songwriter who’s asserted she’s as much influenced by Springsteen and Tom Petty as by Classic Country artists. Although a cursory listen might suggest the music is Country (due to the presence of pedal steel and mandolin and the overall rhythmic feel), the writing is more sophisticated and not hobbled by adherence to familiar Country tropes. In other words, it stands up to repeated listening. I particularly like "On The Ropes". On this particular record, the utilization of a Strat, incorporating bluesy bends and a Knopfler-esque tone imparts a Rock tinge that is distinctly different from Tele chicken-pickin’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDVVjPva0vI&list=OLAK5uy_lXj0YAS5kf7T47Eu-vEExnAyKAGjCSggk&index=2
I haven't see mention of Phosphorescent - Muchacho de Lujo or (live version probably more so than the studio) Honeyhoney - Billy Jack or 3 Hiss Golden Messenger Heart Like a Levee Frazy Ford (previously of Be Good Tanyas) is Canadian but truly fits on the fringe Amaicana hilt So much good stuff
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Do you mean Jerry’s solo album "Reflections" ? The Dead were clearly very much influenced by Roots genres such as Blues, Country, Bluegrass and Folk but also by other genres (not to mention their experimentation with psychedelics). I’d suggest American Beauty, Workingman’s Dead and portions of Europe ’72 fit more convincingly into the Americana category than Reflections. But others might disagree. An example from Europe ’72, later covered by Levon Helm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5KEQ-sC6vg I will check out Ryan Bingham! |
@stuartk Yeah, I meant Reflections. I understand your point. Most suggestions here will likely be very subjective. |
