Translation: J has become a bit of a connoisseur's favorite in the roots/americana world." "J har blivit lite av en konnassi¶rsfavorit i roots/americanavarlden." Lira, Swedish Music Magazine.
Hard Boiled, sometimes dark humorous stories delivered with a voice that clearly have lived through them." Lennart Persson, Rootsy Shogren is getting press across a wide field: As a favorite AppliedPhilosophy, Shogren has served as the King of Sweden's special professor on environmental science and as amember of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore in 2007. But what's more striking is Shogren's daytime gig. It's not hard to imagine Shogren, who splits his time between Centennial Wyoming and Stockholm Sweden,as someone at home in the wilds. "I chose the title Bird Bones & Muscle to illustrate a notion offragility living next to strength - how fragile and strong a person can be when lost in the wilderness within."Shogren's previous releases have left their imprint as well, having risen into the top-40 on the FreeformAmerican Roots, Euro-Americana, and Folk-DJ charts.
Yet it's his lyrics thatleave the most indelible impression. If there is one thing that can be said of Shogren's music - aided and abetted here by Jalan Crossland (banjo/guitar), Andy Phreaner (drums/percussion), Shaun Kelley (bass), Mandy Bohlender (Vox) and Dan Tinker (Vox) - it's his ability to summon different times, different places, different waypoints in the American experience. John, Buck Owens to Tom Waits, Shogren shrugs and simply explains, "No veneer Just a coat of varnish to keep out the weather."
But instead of ghosting over sepia-toned museum pieces, Shogren's music radiates a gritty immediacy, a stick-to-your-ribs soul that comes from a close understanding of the nooks and crannies of "weird old America." Recalling everything from Dylan to Dr. Munchies For Your Bass: Da Return album for sale On his new album, Bird Bones & Muscle, J Shogren describes his music as "pulp Americana" - a singular conjuring of gut-bucket blues, deep-fried southern jive, Holy Ghost revival, polka night at the Grange, she-done-me-wrong hillbilly boogie with backwater bayou bump and swing.
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