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Dark Americana / Southern Gothic recommendations
Scandanavian War Machine:
i second the recommendation for O' Death
Calaveth:
For what you're looking for, the Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album to start with should probably be From Her to Eternity - just ignore the In the Ghetto cover - or possibly Your Funeral...My Trial. Dramatic, theatralic stuff. Tender Prey also fit the bill.
arkansawyer:
I've been on this hunt for several years myself. I'd recommend Freakwater, The Handsome Family, The Roe Family Singers, Gillian Welch (her first couple albums anyway), Jim White's "Wrong Eyed Jesus", Johnny Dowd's early records, Blanche's "If We Can't Trust the Doctors", Adult Rodeo, Sons of Perdition, Baptist Generals, Trailer Bride, The Builders & the Butchers, early Iron & Wine (first two), Sean Garrison's "Saved By the Great Yellow Bird", Those Poor Bastards.
Also check out the amazing film "Searching for the Wrong Eyed Jesus". It's basically all about the soul of the South framed around the musical genre you've brought up.
Also, to self promote a bit, my own band: http://www.thevictormourning.com
We should have an EP out by the end of the year, and are very much in the vein you describe.
arkansawyer:
Oh, yeah, and you asked for some of the "forefathers".
Buffy Sainte-Marie (especially "Cod'ine), Townes Van Zandt, Ralph Stanley, Dylan's "Ballad of Hollis Brown" and "One More Cup of Coffee", Richard & Mimi Farina "Bold Marauder" and "Blood Red Roses".
And check out this compilation:
http://www.peopletakewarning.com/
And one more modern one: Alasdair Roberts "No Earthly Man", sheer piece of genius. His version of "The Cruel Mother" nails me to the wall every time.
Jeez, I could go on like this all night. Heh.
Jackie Blue:
Here is apparently the only music video that Rex have, from their third album. Their first album, which is self-titled, is the best imo. It's on Southern records and their drummer was Doug Scharin, who was also in Codeine, June of 44, and later formed the awesome dub-post-jazz-rock band HiM.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdAuo6sgsFg
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