2012 Music Top

Position: 100 out of 100

Artist: Truckstop Coffee

Song: Laredo Skies

Album: For Dear Life (2010)

Deezer link: http://www.deezer.com/track/8333466 
Alternate video link: http://www.vplay.ro/watch/hsfkg86i/

I happen to be subscribed to a wonderful podcast that enables me all kinds of musical discoveries. That podcast is called South Australian Roots And Blues (iTunes Subscribe) and it features a collection of blues, rock and roots music mixing in new releases with true classics. The podcast feed updates about two or three times a month with a new show. 

In one of the episodes I discovered this particular song. I'm a sucker for a good Americana tune and this one just fits the bill. The imagery in the lyrics is pretty well described, though not having any over the top remarks from the "let's be fancy with words" bag of tricks that so many nowadays performers seem to delve into once too often. I also, especially, like the moment when the guitar takes over for what turns out to be a decent and anchoring solo after the obsessively repeated chorus through the mid point of the song.

All in all this song has the makings of a timeless classic and has put Truckstop Coffee on my radar.