JD McPherson – Nite Owls (CD) artist-courtney-barnett exposing reggae to his faithful

exposing reggae to his faithful through Bob Marley's "Stir It Up

making these July 2016 performances both a homecoming and a genuine concert event

It also marked the full emergence of Mick Taylor as a vital creative force

abrasive passages and Tweedy's unflinching lyrics about anxiety and medication made it a divisive listen on release

both of which have gone on to become essential jazz standards

JD McPherson – Nite Owls (CD) artist-courtney-barnett exposing reggae to his faithfulOklahoma bred rock and roller JD McPherson built his reputation on an almost supernaturally precise feel for vintage American sounds, the kind of deep record collector knowledge that makes his guitar work feel both timeless and lived in. The years spent in Robert Plant and Alison Krauss's orbit clearly pushed him toward new sonic territory, and Nite Owls lands somewhere genuinely unexpected, post punk atmospherics filtered through the same instincts