Local Customs: Lone Star Lowlands

Various Artists, “Local Customs: Lone Star Lowlands” (Numero Group, 2016; original recordings 1969-74)
The rock-and-roll Schlimanns of Numero here unearth a veritable buried city of sound, an entire community of post-hippie folk/country/rock musicians in Janis Joplin’s hometown of Port Arthur, Texas. And “community” is the operative concept: there’s a gentleness and warmth here, whether in the church-basement-r&b shuffles or the weathered acoustic strums, that’s perfect for making yourself at home with a warm cup of something indoors on a rainy day.
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4/7/19