Where lies the boundary between meaning and sentiment? Between memory and nostalgia? America and Americana? What is and what was? Does it move?--Donovon Hohn; A Romance of RustPart travelogue; part cultural criticism; part music appreciation; It Still Moves does for todays avant folk scene what Greil Marcus did for Dylan and The Basement Tapes. Amanda Petrusich outlines the sounds of the new; weird Americamdash;honoring the rich tradition of gospel; bluegrass; country; folk; and rock that feeds it; while simultaneously exploring the American character as personified in all of these genres historically. Through interviews; road stories; geographical and sociological interpretations; and detailed music criticism; Petrusich traces the rise of Americana music from its gospel origins through its new and compelling incarnations (as evidenced in bands and artists from Elvis to Iron and Wine; the Carter Family to Animal Collective; Johnny Cash to Will Oldham) and explores how the genre is adapting to the twenty-first century. Ultimately the book is an examination of all things American: guitars; cars; kids; motion; passion; enterprise; and change; in a fervent attempt to reconcile the American past with the American present; using only dusty records and highway maps as guides.
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