Shovels & Rope release surprise covers disc
"Busted Jukebox Volume 1" will be out on Friday on Dualtone Records as a set of covers done by the pair with friends including Shakey Graves and Milk Carton Kids.
Shovels & Rope are husband-and-wife Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst from Charleston, S.C. They have released three albums since 2008, including last year's "Swimmin' Time."
The 10-songs are divided into "A" and "B" side listings.
Songs are:
A1. Unknown Legend - with Shakey Graves
A2. Bullet Belt - with Butch Walker
A3. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding - with Lucius
A4. Patience - with Milk Carton Kids
A5. Boys Can Never Tell - with J Roddy Walston
B1. Nothing Takes The Place Of You - with JD McPherson
B2. Last - with Caroline Rose
B3. Strangers - with Inlaws
B4. Perfect Day - with Preservation Hall Jazz Band
B5. Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight - Shovels & Rope
More news for Shovels & Rope
- 02/18/22: McCoury, Stringdusters, Shovel & Rope are out today
- 10/19/21: Shovels & Rope announce "Manticore"
- 02/05/21: Shovels & Rope return to childhood
- 01/27/21: Shovels & Rope bust the "Jukebox" (or is it "Juicebox"?)
- 06/18/14: Shovels & Rope announce soph CD
- 05/05/14: Shovels & Rope opts for time
- 10/18/13: The Lumineers, Shovels & Rope play ACL
CD reviews for Shovels & Rope
Shovels & Rope, the husband/wife duo group of Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst, gives us a pained collection of songs with "Manticore." The title was inspired by the Strength Tarot card, which represents mastering raw emotions in order to bring calm to yourself or a situation. And because this album was recorded during a pandemic – where we all needed to try our best to master raw emotions – it's more than a fitting album name.
With that said, though, Shovels & ...
Shovels & Rope have made quite an imprint in wider circles since receiving honors as best new band from the Americana Music Association for their formal debut "O' Be Joyful" in 2013. Not content to rest on those kudos, the duo - multi-instrumentalists Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent, who are husband and wife - showed their determination to move forward beyond the rustic regimen they established early on. Two more albums - "Swimmn' Time" and a covers collection, ...
Leave it to Americana duo Shovels and Rope to release one of the better albums of the second half of 2015! And all with the help of some classic tunes and a bevy of friends to help them out. It ends up being an extremely fun, breezy romp through songs that shouldn't sound as perky as they do. Yet after the initial moments of Neil Young's "Unknown Legend" with Shakey Graves assisting them, the listener gets the sense they've fallen into something well worth repeated listens. ...
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