Wolf Tones
The Land Between
The Trial
As far as I'm concerned, this is the most underrated band going today. As in, I think they kick a tremendous amount of ass, but no one seems to have heard of them. But, you've probably listened to them before—they're the backing band for Neko Case, or at least they used to be. They've got a legitimately unique sound. I guess you could say that they fit loosely into whatever is left of alt-country, but it's really more surf-country—or something like that. Like if Dick Dale had scored a Sergio Leone film. Still, it ranges a decent bit—from sweeping instrumentals to more desolate pieces where you can almost hear a tumbleweed passing through. Then there's a lot of CS&N or Byrds influence—of the legit and non-sucky sort, Blitzen Trapper, you self-important, hippie-chic, blowhards. Anyway, I'm a fan.
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