My Top 1000 Songs #929: Sister Rose

[I've been writing up my Top 1000 songs on a daily basis--you can see them all in descending order by hitting the All My Favorite Songs tag.]

Look, it's a pretty good song. "Sister Rose," like the balance of Beachwood Sparks' 2000 self-titled debut LP, blends Gram Parsons-styled cosmic Americana with laid back what-if-the-Eagles-didn't-suck SoCal vibes and Beach Boys sunshine and just a smattering of psychedelia. But is it truly great? Hard for me to say. But for about a quarter century, there have been albums coming out that seem like they're trying to sound just like this, and it feels like I'm often saying, "Hey, this new record reminds me of Beachwood Sparks," which generally means something like "Sister Rose." And for this not-exactly-world-renowned relatively short-lived indie country rock band to have defined its own genre, well, that's awfully cool.

Live 2008: