Undoubtedly the biggest assembly of dark roots artists on one album; Rodentia: The Best of Dark Roots Music features 34 Tracks on two discs featuring the best dark roots music the world has to offer. Established mainstays in the genre such as O’death, Reverend Glasseye, Those Poor Bastards, Botanica, and Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys can all be found alongside emerging artists such as Uncle Sinner and Oldboy. Carefully arranged for the listener to explore the variety of [Read More...]
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For those unfamiliar with the genre of “gothic americana” this is the perfect starting point. Imagine Nick Cave or Tom Waits playing banjos; dark lyrics and darker music with a rustic backdrop. Finding new artist is the best part fo this album. Sleepy Eyes Nelson, Uncle Sinner, The Dad Horse Experience, and Oldboy are a few bands that were unreleased before being on the album. If you like any artist on this album, pick it up and you are going to find 33 more that you love!
This is the most definitive collection of gothic-americana/dark-folk/alt-country music I’ve ever found. It has just about every great band within the genre, with only a few noticeable absences (Will Whitmore, Slim Cessna, Woven Hand)
The first cd starts with a dark, foreboding song from one of my favorites, Strawfoot, which sets an ominous tone for the rest of the CD.
Some of the other standout tracks for me were Adelita by O’ Death, Plague of Frogs by Creech Holler, Graveyard Polka by Damn Laser Vampires and Dark Horse by Tarantella.
Really, there’s not a bad song on the track, from Reverend Glasseye and the Monads to the Scarring Party and Walter Sickert.
I mean, really. All the heavy hitters of this burgeoning scene are here.
If you aren’t already a devoted apostle of the goth-am sound, this is the perfect primer for you, and if you are a fan, this is the most definitive piece you could ever hope to add to your collection.