I’d never spent any time seriously listening to the music of Oklahoman John Moreland until I got a copy of his new album Big Bad Luv (4AD), but in some ways I feel like I’ve been listening to him most of my life. His work is shot through with the influence of various deeply American singers, whether Bruce Springsteen or Steve Earle, and his dusky blend of folk, country, and blues—all filtered through a rock sensibility—sounds as familiar as rain falling.…
I’d never spent any time seriously listening to the music of Oklahoman John Moreland until I got a copy of his new album Big Bad Luv (4AD), but in some ways I feel like I’ve been listening to him most of my life. His work is shot through with the influence of various deeply American singers, whether Bruce Springsteen or Steve Earle, and his dusky blend of folk, country, and blues—all filtered through a rock sensibility—sounds as familiar as rain falling.…