Real Live Tigers Austin, Texas
Letters read aloud over AM radio, quiet guitar through motel room walls, loud electric guitar in summer basements, gravel
parking lots in the rain, train sounds.
Real Live Tigers has had many line-ups since 2004. The project was started by Tony Presley and is often him solo, either on classical guitar or electric, but has been as many as 8 people crammed together on a tiny stage.
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Bury Me Into the Mtn
by eleanor murray
This is an elegantly beautiful album with a timeless folk feeling. Subtle melodies that stick with you and strong, clear images. This is an album I return to over and over.
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These songs are part of a tradition, a long stream of Texas blues, folk, and country. There are echoes of the great blues guitarists, but also a beautiful simplicity at the root of country and psych.
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Red River
by Knife in the Water
I was 20 when I first heard this LP and realized there was much cooler, darker, weirder bands out there. This album is thick with Texas tension, dark thoughts, and heartbreaking lyrics.
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supported by 4 fans who also own “Elk's blood”
album really takes me back to heartless evenings, longing to be held by arms that didn't want me. As we would dance by prince bay fires, kissing strangers and walling long distances. she kissed me, to then regret it. told him I couldn't hold it in. let him feel the emptiness that I held so firm
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supported by 4 fans who also own “Elk's blood”
the duet in this song makes me cry damn near every time
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Introspective pop songs with transcendent melodies offer a joyful meditation on staying present in a world that often moves too fast.
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