RODRIGUEZ! Reissue from LITA
You just have to check out the reissue from Light In The Attic - Rodriguez’s Cold Fact. Rodriguez was a psych-folk singer in the late-60s, who attempted to “blend the sounds of Dylan with the intensity of the Motown sound.” Rodriguez is sage - a voice of our age even though he may be an echo of the recent past. Indeed, his music is timeless, interesting, and moving. The lyrics are sarcastic, witty, bitter and passionate. This album covers the gamut of the human experience - pain, work, love, sex, greed, doubt, and desire. This record can be played as background music to a dinner party, something to listen to while making love, or as a sing-along in the car! Variety truly is the spice of life.
Rodriguez never really caught on the first time around, but nearly 30 years later, LITA has reissued this fabulous album with timeless themes and sounds that have been lost to the digital age. As usual, this will most likely be a limited release, so don’t wait or it will be sold out.
The write-ups in UNCUT, MOJO, and The Guardian heap ample praise, information and insight, so if you didn’t know about Rodriguez or hear this the first time around (which I didn’t either), you should totally get it now. I love, love, LOVE this album.
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