Graphic by: Alice McKelvey
Hey guys! I’m Alice, and each week I’ll be sharing with you a new playlist of music I think you should listen to. I’ll keep my Spotify updated and posted on thedmonline.com weekly.
I’ve always been told our state’s culture is so rich because there’s nothing much else to do, so we focus on the arts and music instead and find beauty in the red dirt, looming pines and dirty Mississippi water.
This week’s playlist is all about Mississippi music—and not just your traditional country music so many
people assume our state is famous for (looking at you, Jimmie Rodgers). This playlist has everything from the quiet, folksy Water Liars, the sludge-rock of Dead Gaze and Bass Drum of Death and the indie-rock of Nossiens, from Hattiesburg and the Oxford/Jackson-based Colour Revolt among many others. Who knew our state was so talented?
This playlist starts off fairly slow and acoustic with Water Liars, Andrew Bryant and El Obo, but progresses into heavier styles with Colour Revolt, Dead Gaze, Bass Drum of Death, Dream Cult and Unwed Teenage Mothers. And don’t worry; we’ve made sure to put in some Dent May and Young Buffalo, too. For those of you who are blues fans, we’ve covered Junior Kimbrough, Leo “Bud” Welch and Cedric Burnside, too.
This playlist by no means features every Mississippi band—if it did, you’d be listening for years before you reached the end. But these are definitely some notable ones and features some bands that I truly love.
I think what I love most about this playlist is the camaraderie between most of these bands. It’s a small world, but I think Mississippi is just a little bit smaller. I have the honor of knowing most of the members of the bands on this playlist, and they’re some fine folks.
Give this playlist a listen if you want your mind to be blown by our homegrown talent.
