Welding Burns
Here's a guy you may know... but didn't know it. He has a resume that runs from hanging drywall to the opening act for Alison Krauss and Union Station. In 2001 Picott co-wrote "Broke Down" which his childhood friend Slaid Cleaves recorded and made the most played song in Americana radio. The song grabbed Austin City Music Awards "Song of the Year" honors and ended up on the Brian Koppelman film "Solitary Man" starring Michael Douglas.
This is Picott's sixth album and it's packed full of songs of hard labor and leftover pain. "Rust Belt Fields" is the perfect example. The song paints the emotional leftovers of the raw and brutal core realities of business and the inability to return the same dedication as those whose hands built it.
This guy is a great songwriter and presents his craft extremely well. If you're into the Americana sound that's a bit rough around the edges and brutal at it's core then this is a great album for you.
Buy the album at Village Records
Rod Picott's website
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