One of my favorite all-time songwriters is Lowell George, the guitar god who put together Little Feat:
Lowell was the living embodification of his music: druggy, fat, laid back, and greasy. And fucking awesome. Little Feat’s apogee, in my opinion, is the live album Waiting for Columbus. I never get tired of listening to “Fat Man in the Bathtub”…
Little Feat – Fat Man in the Bathtub (live)
Or “20 Million Things,” from Lowell’s solo album, Thanks I’ll Eat It Here…
Lowell George – 20 Million Things
Anyway, a few years back, the butt-metal enthusiasts at CMC Records decided for some reason that it would be cool if they put together a Lowell George tribute album. I actually think they may have just licensed it from another company, but the point is, it was a strange release from a label that was known for releasing new albums from bands like Warrant and Slaughter. The tribute album dropped like a stone. I think most Little Feat fans probably didn’t even know about it. But it had some really cool songs on it, one of which was a lovely old Feat tune sung by Lowell’s daughter, Inara George:
This is all an extremely roundabout way of telling you that Inara’s debut album, All Rise, comes out tomorrow, and I’m excited to hear it. You can stream it here:
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