I know I should be writing about how Iris DeMent is incredibly talented and how she’s one of the most compelling voices in country/folk music today, but what I want to discuss is how she’s the youngest of 14 children. I’m fascinated by that. It seems so unnatural – although I guess it’s likely the opposite.
Here’s my favorite song off of her first album, “Our Town.” I’d like to think that “nothing good ever lasts” is untrue, but I suspect she may have been on to something there. And on that atypical pessimistic note, download this beauty here.
