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Dec. 13th, 2019 09:32 am
Fuck Yeah Friday!
In the interest of curtailing some anxiety and depression, I've decided to start doing a weekly "Fuck Yeah Friday" post where I talk about something I'm just happy to know exists in the world at the same time as I do.
My feature this week is musician Joe Pug, who has a sort of rustic Americana/blues meets Bob Dylan but with a richer, deeper voice about him. His 2009 EP Nation of Heat is one of my favorite albums and I listen to it a lot. Many of its tracks feature on various character or mood playlists that I've built over the years, but the one I listen to most is Hymn #101. When I sat down to write this little spotlight I was all prepared to laud it as my absolute favorite off the album, but I'm finding as I listen back through that such a claim wouldn't be entirely accurate. I'm going to kick off with that track, anyway, since it was the track that originally introduced me to Joe Pug, but believe me when I say that there are plenty of songs among the modest seven included on Nation of Heat that are worthy of favor.
The whole album is excellent, as mentioned, and one of my favorite things about it is the lyrics. In Hymn #101, I'm particularly fond of "And I've come to be untroubled in my seeking. And I've come to see that nothing is for naught. I've come to reach out blind, to reach forward and behind, for the more I seek, the more I'm sought." though there's plenty in that song to chew on and more in the other tracks besides.
I've included links to the rest of the album below for anyone who wants to poke around in it (with stars next to my other faves), and if y'all have things that you're particularly excited about this fine fine Friday, I welcome you to share them in the comments, too!
I hope someone out there enjoys it, at least!
My feature this week is musician Joe Pug, who has a sort of rustic Americana/blues meets Bob Dylan but with a richer, deeper voice about him. His 2009 EP Nation of Heat is one of my favorite albums and I listen to it a lot. Many of its tracks feature on various character or mood playlists that I've built over the years, but the one I listen to most is Hymn #101. When I sat down to write this little spotlight I was all prepared to laud it as my absolute favorite off the album, but I'm finding as I listen back through that such a claim wouldn't be entirely accurate. I'm going to kick off with that track, anyway, since it was the track that originally introduced me to Joe Pug, but believe me when I say that there are plenty of songs among the modest seven included on Nation of Heat that are worthy of favor.
The whole album is excellent, as mentioned, and one of my favorite things about it is the lyrics. In Hymn #101, I'm particularly fond of "And I've come to be untroubled in my seeking. And I've come to see that nothing is for naught. I've come to reach out blind, to reach forward and behind, for the more I seek, the more I'm sought." though there's plenty in that song to chew on and more in the other tracks besides.
I've included links to the rest of the album below for anyone who wants to poke around in it (with stars next to my other faves), and if y'all have things that you're particularly excited about this fine fine Friday, I welcome you to share them in the comments, too!
NATION OF HEAT
1. Hymn #101*
2. Call It What You Will
3. Nobody's Man
4. Hymn #35*
5. I Do My Father's Drugs*
6. Speak Plainly Diana
7. Nation of Heat*
I hope someone out there enjoys it, at least!
