Glad you like it it’s hard to define it with one genre. It does sound great in cans was how I was listening to it. Its on my list to buy for my next Bandcamp bonanza.
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Various Artists
True Detective(2015)
- Henry Burnett Roseanne Cash Lera Lynn
Leonard Cohen
Lera Lynn
John Paul White
Bob Dylan
Bonnie ‘Prine’ Billy
Nick Cave/Warren Ellis
Cassandra Williams
And more
This is a solid set of mostly ‘dark’ Americana & barroom tracks from the tv series that I don’t recall at all. Sometimes it’s just ‘nice’ to have a pre-made mix ready to go!
After playing True Detective I gravitated to Lera, given there are 5 of her tracks on it.
True Detective may have raised Lera Lynn’s profile but it did her no favors. She was shackled to a stage in a gloomy room, singing dirges to an audience consisting of Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn, a barroom purgatory that suggested Lynn only existed in a sludgy solitude. (allmusic)
The above review is taken from her follow up album Resistor. However, I thought it apt here. I feel this is a better album than Resistor also & the pick of the 3 I have. Clearly, not well enough known for allmusic to have a review of this album.
For fans of perhaps Cowboy Junkies, Gillian Welch (no sublime David Rawlings acoustics), Lucinda William (not as ‘rocky’) etc. She seems to tread the line across a number of genres, without settling firmly in any.
Lera Lynn
The Avenues(2014)
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Hi Nostro,
yes, we both have a lot of overlap in taste.
I’ve seen all of the members of CAN live several times, but unfortunately never as a complete CAN, but with other bands and projects.
Jaki Liebezeit was the most magical drummer for me.
Damo Suzuki also played a half-hour version of Halleluwah at the concerts with Jaki Liebezeit on drums. Those were magical moments for me.
The craziest thing was probably a video performance with Holger Czukay, completely wacky.
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If I think of drummers he is likely the first that comes into my mind. I spent years transfixed to his rhythmical drumming style in my teens-early 20’s & Can generally. And usually, the drums are not what I focus on, so much so, that I think so many albums can do without them altogether; just hitting the high hats endlessly for no reason. 
You are very lucky to have seen all members (Malcolm Mooney?) play live. Alas, out here I’ve never had the opportunity. However, I do think Jaki toured and roughly 12 or so years again Malcolm did some solo tours.
For such a diverse set of individuals & highly talented musicians, their diversity & groundbreaking albums are particularly unique - they’ve influenced so many!
Edit:
Thank you - I don’t own that book even though I know it. Funnily enough, I think I have a closer affinity to Julian’s music ‘journalism’ than the bulk of his music (even though I do like a fair slab of his music).
Cheers for this, I had forgotten it. I used to have the vinyl back in the day…
You’re welcome Chris. She’s good, isn’t she?
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One of my favourite composers and favourite artists. Released yesterday and will get lots of playing here. 
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you do right 
I saw everyone except Malcolm Mooney.
Czukay, Karoli and Irmin Schmidt only once, but Jaki Liebezeit more often with Damo Suzuki Band, Club off chaos and once with Burnt Friedman (they lived in the same house in Cologne)
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Superb, absolutely superb. The link also led me to Long John Baldry so lots ot catching up to do.
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I’m inclined to agree, you’ve probably heard this, it’s a bit of a favourite here and listening now:
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Sounds up my street, I never really got passed ep2 of the 2nd season of True Detective.
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You are absolutely right. 
In 1960, the saxophonist Ornette Coleman, considered by all the critics and the vast majority of jazz lovers as an avant-garde musician producing an arduous, unpleasant, hermetic music, etc., records with a double quartet (a quite exceptional formation) a 36’23"" work entitled Free Jazz.
I believe that in the excerpt I posted from BandCamp, they just consider the ESP label.
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I did notice within the past 6 weeks or so that somebody posted a Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy album.
This album seems to fit in nicely with my above posts, albeit slightly veering from ‘Americana’, unusually so for Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy.
Due to the large discography, I feel this album often gets overlooked.
(Ignore my tag, this is not really alt country at all, it just fits with my other tags of theirs).
To me this album feels like a Summer breeze; it’s gentle and relieving. No dark country here, instead we get uplifting harmonies akin to those of CSN to accompany carefully crafted mostly acoustic music.
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & The Cairo Gang
The Wonder Show Of The World (2010)
And because Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and Matt Sweeney announced a 4 show Californian ‘tour’ to support their upcoming album to be released in June. Here is:
My Blue Suit (March '23 2021)
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Thought I’d check out her earlier stuff with the band Quilt. I’m listening to their most recent album. A decent psych folk sound - liberal sprinklings of Buffalo Springfield.
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Will try that out later today. It’s household jobs day today so not much time for listening.
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