Although the crop of indie-rock Appalachiana is as rife with charlatans as any clique, Palace frontman Will Oldham is, more or less, the real thing. With his roots firmly planted in the bluegrass country of Kentucky (okay, he’s from a tony Louisville family, but at least he ain’t no Yankee or Golden State interloper) and a preternatural command of trad-folk source material, Oldham doesn’t just unplug, he tunes out the last several decades entirely, tapping into a sound (and vision) that harks back to the troubadours of another century. — Trouser Press
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‘Ohio River Boat Song’ (1992)
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In his early life, Oldham trained as an actor; as a teenager, he played the role of a preacher in Matewan — John Sayles’ 1987 drama about a coal miners’ strike in 1920s West Virginia, which also featured James Earl Jones and Chris Cooper — and he still takes the occasional role. But it’s his way with words and his otherworldly voice, which can sound simultaneously youthful and ancient, that have gradually won him a fiercely devoted fan base, which includes everyone from Björk, who took him on tour in 2003, to Rick Rubin, who arranged for [Johnny] Cash himself to cover one of his songs. — Rolling Stone
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‘Idle Hands Are The Devil’s Playthings’ (1993)
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‘I Am A Cinematographer’ (1994)
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WHO’S TALKING TO WHO?
Jimmy Kimmel: Mark Wahlberg, Hunter Biden, the Wallflowers
Jimmy Fallon: Carey Mulligan, Caleb McLaughlin, Lil Tjay featuring 6LACK
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Cheap Trick ‘Southern Girls’ (1977)
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