Weird Tales

Landing in 1998 Golden Smog's second album distilled all the promise of the debut "Down by the Old Mainstream" into a cogent musical collaboration taken way beyond the initial excitement of collaborating with friends and co- workers on the American music scene. Featuring, in no particular order, Dan Murphy, Gary Louris, Jeff Tweedy, Kraig Johnson, Jody Stephens and Marc Perlman along with Jessy Greene and her violin. There's a wealth of material that really explores the boundaries of the genre of so called americana without ever trying to break the mould in the way perhaps Tweedy's 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot' did.

In every sense of the word this is a classic album that needs revisiting or, if you are in the wonderful position of not hearing before, investigating wholeheartedly and then treasuring. Great artwork too!