At the opposite end of the Americana map from Texas is Minnesota, with its Bob Dylans, its Paul Westerbergs, its Jayhawks, and its Golden Smogs; it’s always been a hotbed of rootsy American music. Minneapolis even boasts a decent local alt country blog: sharkbitten.
The brand-spankin’ newest thing out of the frozen blue north, “The Soundtrack To My Minneapolis,” from Joshua Stuckey or “Stook,” as he’s known, displays lots of influences from all the above mentioned artists (and more). The results are one of the best new discs of the year so far.