Steve Gunn - “Other You”

SXSW 2022 - OEB Score: 7; Popularity Index: 6

Pairs Well With…Hiss Golden Messenger, Kurt Vile, Kevin Morby

Steve Gunn’s alt-country canon is as reliable as they come, soft explorations around the genre while keeping rooted to Americana traditions. In fifteen years, Gunn has racked up twenty-plus albums between studio, live and collaborative efforts, his latest full-length being 2021’s Other You. Natural acoustic picking is augmented with light atmospherics throughout the record, constructing an easy landing for Gunn’s poignant, grounded lyrics. Balancing consistency and branching out, Gunn already has followed up Other You with the Nakama EP, five collaborations with more experimental, psychedelic artists reinterpreting past tracks from his deep catalog. Versus full remixes, these songs rather add something new while still sounding completely organic and within Gunn’s spacious wheelhouse. Steve Gunn showcases on Friday Night at Lucille with Gold-Diggers and Aquarium Drunkard alongside recommended favorites Kiwi Jr. and Ada Lea. (Kevin McStravick)

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