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Underpinned by lead singer and songwriter Willy Vlautin's lyrics, Richmond Fontaine songs often evoke imagery of Reno, Nevada, Portland, the Western United States, and Mexico, while telling stories in a style that critics have compared to Raymond Carver. [1] [2] [3] The group has cited influences such as Gram Parsons, X, [4] Green on Red [5 ...
Numerous references to Richmond Fontaine songs later appeared in Vlautin's prose work. His novel Northline is named after a song from their Winnemucca album, and the protagonist is named for "Allison Johnson", the title of a song on Post to Wire. Both his lyrics and fiction feature Reno's Fitzgerald Hotel as a recurring location.
The songs on Colfax, which was released in June 2014, combined Vlautin's admired lyrics about characters from America's hinterland and their everyday struggles, with Boone's vocals, the emotion of which wrings out the pain of the characters.
There are a few decent songs on Time, but there’s also a 7-minute Mick Fleetwood spoken word piece, “These Strange Times,” that closes the album on an indulgent note. “Even the legendary ...
Playing for the first time on an album with guitarist Slim Dunlap, who replaced the increasingly unstable Bob Stinson in 1987, the group retains its world-weary grit while painting tuneful and ...
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Also, the alt-country band Richmond Fontaine have a tribute song to the band, called "The Gits". Punk rock band 7 Year Bitch, who were good friends and briefly label mates of The Gits, named their 1994 album ¡Viva Zapata! in tribute to Mia Zapata. The album cover also featured a painting by artist Scott Musgrove featuring Zapata wearing bullet ...
In 1985, Buffett released Songs You Know by Heart, a compilation of his ‘70s hits which would eventually go seven times platinum, by far his best-selling release. Sadly, his new music didn’t ...