Is there no pity for the lonely ladies of the American Murder Ballad? Buried in unmarked graves, their ghosts have been called out to in song for more than two centuries. No face, no form, only lonely names – Polly, Sally, Maggie, Eleanor.
They classify themselves Southern Horrorbilly and/or Darkgrass. I have no idea what either of those terms mean. Personally, I would describe their sound as a darker version of Old Crow Medicine Show…. a much much darker version. Like, OCMS meets Those Poor Bastards. These are dark blue grassy songs for the dark humored. Call em’ love songs for the recently deceased.
I hope 2007 sees another Pine Box Boys released but I imagine there is a hill somewhere in Arkansas that may be running out of graves.
Pine Box Boys – Just a Crush (the wifes review of this track: “That song is just creepy.”)
Pine Box Boys – Arkansas Killing Time
Pine Box Boys – I Had To Cut Her
Pine Box Boys Official Site, Pine Box Boys on myspace, Buy Pine Box Boys’ CD’s
2 Responses to “Introducing: The Pine Box Boys”
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I have to say before I even met the Pine Box Boys, my brother gave me a CD to check out. Which he had done in the past and there were some good ones every now and then but nothing like this band from California. I now own Arkansas Killing Time, the Promotional Demo, Stab, and Hottin’& Hollerin’ with the pine box boys vol.2 Live at Thee Parkside limited edition #357 signed by all the guys. And I would have to say that “Just a Crush” is my personal Fav. With my brother booking the band it ensures that they will be back to TN and you will find TN JED in the front row !!!!!
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[...] SH*T! The Pine Box Boys are playing Dave’s! At which point I did the happy dance. Last year when I wrote about the band I described them like this: They classify themselves Southern Horrorbilly and/or Darkgrass. I have [...]