come anticipate Miranda Lambert's new double album The Weight of These Wings

Is he playing in some house band in Dallas?
Is he breaking horses in San Anton?
Is he all alone in the neon light?
I wish I was in his arms tonight

Is he praying for rain out in West Texas?
Is he lost in the Marfa lights?
Is he out there looking for me
Wishing I was in his arms tonight

perfect lyrics

These three wrote "Tin Man" together, btw

oh wow, excellent to know

and more importantly they wrote “tequila does”

“in his arms” is exactly the kind of simplicity that i think is really hard to get right & she just fkn nails it like it came to her all in a dream or something

she does it a lot & it never stops being impressive

<3 miranda! so much!

new song is great

"use my heart" once again casually destroying me today

New Marfa Tapes single up on streaming platforms. "Tin Man."

Also here's the vinyl preorder link, fyi
https://store.mirandalambert.com/collections/the-marfa-tapes/products/the-marfa-tapes-vinyl

3rd single out

https://open.spotify.com/track/3u0MjJXsTyTJnpK9H7LeKA?si=b8bc8bd44c694100

Another song, "Anchor":

https://ml.lnk.to/themarfatapes

“Homegrown Tomatoes” off the Marfa album is the funniest thing, I love it so much

whole album is an excellent mood, really feels like you are sitting right next to them

yesss

I wondered if Homegrown Tomatoes was going to be a cover of Guy Clark's tune but instead it's just a fun reference to him in the chorus.

FYI, they're live streaming the Marfa Tapes film on Facebook rn. It will be available for 24 hours.

very nice rainy day album

VegemiteGrrl spot on. This feels really special. Listened to it a bunch this weekend and caught most of the film. The lead singles were nice, but you put this on and it's a whole vibe. Intimate and awfully rough around the edges, but also somehow manages to sound like more than a demos or an acoustics collection. I love the mix of traditional and contemporary country tunes, and the track order/pacing is superb.

Loving everything I've heard so far

I was wary of falling in love with the idea of the album, but I think it really stands up as a nice collection of songs. With its own outtakes included. “In His Arms” is on my song of the year list.

i didnt realize how badly i want to get messy drunk around a campfire til i listened to this album like ten times over the weekend

Homegrown tomatoes crosses over to cheesiness in a way that Guy Clark does for me as well. enjoying the album though

the "Semi-Charmed Life" hook tho

I like the way Miranda references Jolene to show who's the boss to Geraldine

the "Semi-Charmed Life" hook tho

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yeah, this won me over

Anchor sounds like an uncle Tupelo song. I love it

it’s really good; it’s so tender but so painful

xp otm

I sing the chorus of “I don’t like it” in my head about a dozen times day

it's a whole vibe. Intimate and awfully rough around the edges, but also somehow manages to sound like more than a demos or an acoustics collection

Yeah, it's remarkable... I can't think of another album with this particular feel (although I'm sure they're out there).

they don't really sound alike but the conceit reminded me of cowboy junkies trinity session

"She's a little instigator" is a great line.

Miranda sounds a little embarrassed (for good reason) when one of the guys shouts "Ándale!" when she finishes singing "Tequila Does."

Lambert is quietly putting together one of the all-time great singer/songwriter careers

she's already the best working singer-songwriter

she's inarguably top five or so

i never knew much of her backstory except that she was on Nashville Star

Miranda was on the new episode of that Dave Grohl show on Paramount Plus “Cradle to the Stage” with her parents & her parents are something else! throwing in with her completely, her Dad taught her to play guitar, toured with her for her first 4 years, her Mom was her first manager … and they were private investigators, not like they were raking in huge cash to start with… it was pretty amazing to see all the hard work they all collectively put into her career (her included).. just laid out like that. Really moving.

it all comes out in the wash!

oh yeah, her parents are characters. Worked for Paula Jones's lawyers. Lots of weird and fun anecdotes in this article:

https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a43217/miranda-lambert-parents-private-detectives/

"Anchor" is such a great song. Does anyone know which of those two dudes (Ingram or Randall) is the singer (and presumably "main" songwriter)?

pretty sure it’s Ingram, if i recall correctly from the video

Thanks, I'll check out some of his other stuff...

On August 26, 2009, Ingram set a Guinness record for the most radio interviews in one day, when he was interviewed 215 times.

!!

crikey

there are 1440 minutes in a day

without sleeping, eating, or using the bathroom, every interview would have to last no more than 6 and a half minutes, not taking into account interview changeovers

calling bullshit on this bit of trivia

is there a reason not to allow for even shorter spots? like just a couple of minutes? since it’s radio there could be a lot of quick hits imo

Do you buy this trivia?:

This is also where he met famous country music artist Taylor Swift. Jack stated they were developing a relationship though she wasn't interested.

I didn’t know they did a Tiny Desk thing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKK5FV6zPkY

they also did the first episode of this CMT network show "Campfire Sessions"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8RCYBvByyQ
http://www.cmt.com/shows/cmt-campfire-sessions

Dang that Tiny Desk is good!

this is the best album of all time

I was listening to the first Pistol Annies yesterday and thinking the same thing. Her longevity and versatility is a gift.

Acquaintances on a music-loving message board I frequent expressed genuine shock when this album appeared on the RS list. They still hold fast to CEG.

Love Crazy Ex-Girlfriend but for me this is pretty obviously the best Miranda album. Albeit I mostly mean the first disc when I say that.