That's How I Got To Memphis [IPU118]

Does a 7-inch still make waves in today’s ocean of downloads and digipacks and not just fly under the radar? The single "How I Got to Memphis"--that features Karl Blau's salty-sweet voice over the lush, visceral arrangements of Mount Analog--aims to prove POSITIVE by firing this flaming arrow of a 45 across the bow of listenership not for vinyl collectors only. No, this isn't about illuminating the unknown or any creation of dominion, but it's about merging worlds. Early 70's Nashville country intertwines with Northwest indie. Also, whole aesthetic worlds melding: Tucker Martine's larger than life sound with the never-heard-before-without-tape-hiss delivery of Karl Blau. In this recording, record producer Tucker Martine (the Decemberists, Laura Veirs, Sufjan Stevens, Mudhoney), and his talented cast of Mount Analog--Steve Moore (Earth, Sunn0))))), Jon Hyde, Laura Veirs and Bruce Wirth pay tribute to Nashville style in its classic country aesthetic circa 1972. With Martine having grown