Greg Brown - Freak Flag

Greg Brown - As straight, true and long-running as a deserted prairie highway, the prolific songwriter has practically invented the alt-folk and Americana genre over three decades and two dozen albums...known for his gruff, leathery baritone and stinging blues-inflected guitar, Brown is also husband to Iris Dement and father to Pieta Brown -- each of whom contribute a song to his first album in four years // Release: Freak Flag (May 10, Yep Roc) // Sounds like: longtime collaborator Bo Ramsey's production captures a sound that puts Brown's voice front and center, surrounded by a stark alt-country and blues backing... legendary guitarist Richard Bennett haunts the album like a dark, vivid dream // Quote: "I wasn't sure for a while that I would do any more recording. I had done a fair amount, and the business is in a shambles. But I thought well, hey--maybe it would be good to put another one out--tender songs for these harsh times." // What we like: Mark Knopfler's eerie fret shadings on the atmospheric "Flat Stuff"...the easy shamble of the biographical title track...daughter Pieta's shimmering "Remember the Sun"...

Greg Brown - "Freak Flag" (from the album Freak Flag)

Greg Brown - Freak Flag Album Sampler ("Flat Stuff", "Someday House", "Remember the Sun")