Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments for Lost Buckaroos
Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments for Lost Buckaroos | ||||
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Released | 1999 | |||
Genre | Alternative country, country & western | |||
Label | Bloodshot Records[1] | |||
Producer | Sally Timms, Jon Langford | |||
Sally Timms chronology | ||||
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Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments for Lost Buckaroos (stylized as Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments ... for Lost Buckaroos) is an album by the English musician Sally Timms, released in 1999.[2][3] The album is presented as an ersatz radio program for modern cowboys.[4]
Timms supported the album by touring with Freakwater.[5]
Production
The album contains covers of songs written by Johnny Cash, Jill Sobule, Robbie Fulks, and Jeff Tweedy, among others.[6] Timms cowrote three of the album's songs with fellow Mekon Jon Langford.[7] Many Chicago musicians played on Cowboy Sally, including Tweedy, Tortoise's John Herndon, and members of the Pine Valley Cosmonauts.[8][9] Produced by Timms and Langford, the album was recorded in May 1999, in Chicago.[10][11]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | ![]() ![]() |
Los Angeles Daily News | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 6.0/10[15] |
Spin | 8/10[8] |
Pitchfork thought that "the production isn't the earthiest in the world, but the arrangements are simple and tight: it's mostly pedal steel guitar, fiddle, and occasional banjo-picking over delicate acoustic strumming."[15] Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Avoiding Nashville’s tacky gloss and the neo-traditionalists’ killjoy sobriety, Timms sings old-fashioned country with respect and a dose of deadpan humor."[16] No Depression opined that "one reason the disc is so different from Nashville’s mainstream product is that it has a country and western vibe, which you never hear on country radio, with the exception of the occasional George Strait number."[17] The Chicago Tribune stated that Timms "sings midtempo lullabies that suggest our honky-tonk heroes were all just 'Dreaming Cowboys'—that the wide open spaces of the West were just another metaphor for loneliness that no amount of booze could quench."[18]
The New York Times determined that the album "flawlessly expresses her lonesome sensibility," writing that Timms's "voice, a secretive murmur refined by her native English accent, is the stuff of lullabies."[19] Greil Marcus, in Salon, concluded that "her touch is light, and deceptive; her reserves of depth seem bottomless ... But nothing she's done before suggests the exquisite balance of this disc."[20] Spin noted that "from the Velvet Underground's 'Lonesome Cowboy Bill' to Modest Mouse's 'Cowboy Dan', the best cowboys in rock songs are souls lost in a world they didn't create, and so it is with 'Dreaming Cowboy', which leads off Timms' record with a spate of lovely melancholy."[8] The Los Angeles Daily News thought that Timms's "ethereal, yet precise vocals give every song a warm, mescal-and-honey resonance."[14]
AllMusic wrote that "the warm, silky texture of Timms' voice is nicely matched to the moody country ethic of this album."[12]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dreaming Cowboy" | |
2. | "The Sad Milkman" | |
3. | "Dark Sun" | |
4. | "In Bristol Town One Bright Day" | |
5. | "Sweetheart Waltz" | |
6. | "Snowbird" | |
7. | "Cry Cry Cry" | |
8. | "When the Roses Bloom Again" | |
9. | "Cancion Para Mi Padre" | |
10. | "Rock Me to Sleep" | |
11. | "Seminole Wind" | |
12. | "Drunk By Noon" | |
13. | "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" | |
14. | "Tennessee Waltz" | |
15. | "Long Black Veil" |
References
- ^ Saller, René Spencer. "SALLY TIMMS". Riverfront Times. Archived from the original on 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ "Sally Timms Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ "Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments for Lost Buckaroos (Bloodshot)". www.austinchronicle.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ Morris, Chris (Oct 9, 1999). "Flag Waving". Billboard. 111 (41): 79.
- ^ DeLuca, Dan (24 Sep 1999). "AND THEN THERE'S . . ". The Philadelphia Inquirer. FEATURES WEEKEND. p. 17.
- ^ "Sally Timms Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments…For Lost Buckaroos | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Archived from the original on 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ Margasak, Peter (November 4, 1999). "Sally Timms". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ a b c Milner, Greg (Dec 1999). "Reviews". Spin. 15 (12): 224.
- ^ "Chart Activity". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. December 13, 1999. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ Kielty, Tom (2 Dec 1999). "SALLY TIMMS COWBOY SALLY'S TWILIGHT LAMENTS FOR LOST BUCKAROOS BLOODSHOT". The Boston Globe. Calendar. p. 8.
- ^ Friedman, Michael Shannon (2 Mar 2000). "Respect and whimsy". The Charleston Gazette. p. 1D.
- ^ a b "Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments for Lost Buckaroos - Sally Timms | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". Archived from the original on 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2021-11-06 – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Sally Timms". www.robertchristgau.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ a b Strauss, Bob (14 Jan 2000). "SALLY TIMMS". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L29.
- ^ a b "Sally Timms: Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments for Lost Buckaroos". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ Vincentelli, Elisabeth. "Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments...for Lost Buckaroos". EW.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ "Sally Timms – Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments…For Lost Buckaroos". No Depression. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ Kot, Greg (31 Dec 1999). "LOCAL JOYS". Chicago Tribune. Friday. p. 44.
- ^ Powers, Ann (December 14, 1999). "POP REVIEW; A Sweet, Lonely Sadness, Both Painful and Artful". Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Marcus, Greil (November 1, 1999). "Real Life Rock Top 10". Salon. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.