Five years ago, the local music scene was well served by plaid shirts and Western heels, popper stud denim and the elegant twang of a Fender Telecaster. Active bands included The Delawares, Jackson Cage, Captain Kennedy and Ten Gallon Hat & The Big Salute. The latter included Kris Telford and his was very much part of that simpatico gang. He was a graphic designer and a photographer, but he plainly had a weakness for the whispering pines and the hickory wind. Now he has returned with a new act, Our Native Devils, and a tune on Bandcamp called ‘She’s My Devil’. His muse has a menacing tattoo and a penchant for hard liquor. His soul is fried and the six gun is parked with intent. I wouldn’t mess with her.
The Jam – Beat Surrender (Polydor)
The Talks – Can Stand The Rain (AOO)
The National – Demons (4ad)
Roxy Music – Street Life (Virgin)
Charles Bradley – Where Do We Go From Here (Daptone)
Carbon / Silicon – Big Surprise (white)
The Electric Soft Parade – Brother You Must Walk (Helium)
Betty Everett – Killer Diller (Proper)
James Blake – Our Love Comes Back (Polydor)
Protex – Strange Obsessions (white)
!!! – One Girl, One Boy (Warp)
Our Native Devils – She’s My Devil (white)
Dwight Yoakam – Suspicious Minds (Reprise)
Josh Rouse – A Lot Like Magic (Yep Roc) 4
Fine Young Cannibals –Blue (London)
Anderson – Hallowed Head (AS)
Billy Bass – I Need Your Love So Bad (Philly Soul)
Fossil Collective – Brother (Dirty Hit)
Green On Red – We Shall Overcome (Restless)
Charles Bradley – Cryin’ In The Chapel (Daptone)
James Blake – To The Last (Polydor)
John Fullbright – Forgotten Flowers (Blue Dirt)
Anthony Toner – The Only Only Child In The World (Dozens of Cousins)
Coco Rosie – After The Afterlife (City Slang)
Ruth Moody – Dancing In The Dark (True North)