John Moreland Big Bad Luv 2/8/2019

John Moreland Big Bad Luv 2/8/2019Big Bad Luv is the fourth solo LP from Americana artist John Moreland, a rusty voiced troubadour from Oklahoma whose career has been picking up steam since bursting onto the scene with a trio of releases in 2011. Initially emerging out of Tulsa's punk and hardcore scene, Moreland shifted toward alt country in the mid 2000s and made his name backed first by the Black Gold Band then by his second group, the Dust Bowl Souls, before eventually going solo.

Four of the songs here

the four men who make up Weezer serve up a third offering

Gone are the big beats and glossy production that resulted in tracks like "Summertime Sadness

Age Genre: Rap

1000 Forms of Fear

and left-of-the-dial pop into a heady

Personnel: Mariah Carey (vocals

Released: 02/04/2014

LP: 180-GRAM VINYL

Includes liner notes by Phyllis Pollack

revealing more refined songwriting sensibilities courtesy of Billy Corgan

Brother Genre: Indie & Alternative