Hellwood is a gothic roots-rock group featuring Jim White, Johnny Dowd and drummer Willie B.(Neko Case, Sally Timms). Recorded in a cabin in central New York, in a room with walls covered in newspaper clippings of musician obituaries, Hellwood’s “Chainsaw of Life” beings the minimalist approach of Johhny Dowd, the honky-tonk trip-hop of Jim White and the intricate percussion of Willie B. Hellwood wrapped up a Europeon tour late last year and the band is planning a tour of America this year.
Month: January 2007
2006 Best One More Useless Time
I want to take a moment on this first day of 2007 to add some other great releases that slipped my 2006 list:
Kris Kristofferson, – This Old Road
Tom Russell – Love & Fear
Dale Watson – Whiskey or God
James McMurtry – Childish Things
Loomer – Wild West Island
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint – The River In Reverse
James Hunter – People Gonna Talk
Hem – Funnel Cloud
Bruce Springsteen – We Shall Overcome: Seeger Sessions
Guy Clark – Workbench Songs