Blitzen Trapper: Live at Third Man Records BorisUnder the stewardship of Sub Pop and Vagrant records, Oregons Blitzen Trapper is deep into a successful career as a modern folk rock band, led by Eric Earley, dubbed by Paste as the Tom Petty of the Northwest. Earleys songs read like stories you couldve sworn youve heard before, and his bands straightforward and every so slightly anthemic landscapes make for nearly universal likability a real feat in these days of niche tastes and fragmented genres.
with photos taken in the same locale (Third Man Records’ onsite Blue Room) and manufactured at the same pressing plant (United Record Pressing)
As the brainchild of Jack White
not to mention appearances on the Today Show and Inside Edition
The 12-inch single of Jack White's "Sixteen Saltines" comes complete with a playable etching on the b-side (designed by George Ingram)
showcases a fuller sound more in line with ranchera singers like Vicente Fernandez and Jorge Negrete than the thinner vocal tradition of conjunto style
describing his Third Man Records debut album DEAR LIFE
and the pure drum work by Damian Lang (Two Star Tabernacle) making for a line-up of pure perfection
Femme Fatale
"Broken Boy Soldiers" is the home for such canonical classics as "Blue Veins"
taking in tunes originally performed by Ray Price and Dolly Parton/Porter Wagoner
now their third live document of their moving and affective show
That Christopher King was able to collect and contain them for us is an extraordinary gift
