Sid Griffin- The Journey From Grape to Raisin
Sid Griffin is a leading light of the Americana music scene having been a key part of this musical and cultural revolution since it began. His first professional break was with the Unclaimed in the post-punk L.A. scene circa 1980, a band which inspired all the later acts of the Paisley Underground (Bangles, Rain Parade, Dream Syndicate) and one Little Steven acclaimed publicly on his SiriusXM Underground Garage radio show. Two years later Griffin, a Kentucky native, shifted to performing the roots rock of his youth as a founder of the Long Ryders, a band which played Americana and alt-country tunes long before they were the established musical genres they are today. Currently Griffin and the Long Ryders are on display in Nashville via a sizable portion of the Country Music Hall of Fame's acclaimed Western Edge exhibit alongside Griffin's peers in Lone Justice and his heroes The Byrds. The Journey From Grape To Raisin is Sid's first solo album in a decade. It was recorded in Nashville with his trusted producer Thomm Jutz (Nanci Griffith, Otis Gibbs, Steve Young) and dear friends such as legendary bassist Mark Fain (Ricky Skaggs, Chris Hillman) and session whiz Tammy Rogers (Patty Loveless, Trisha Yearwood). It's eleven songs include ten Griffin originals and one campfire cover of, get ready, the Velvet Underground's Femme Fatale. When asked about the sessions and the album as a whole Griffin smiles and calls The Journey From Grape To Raisin "my career highlight, the best work I am ever likely to do. Heaven forbid I should go but if I did I'd die happy".
Track List
- The Last Ten Seconds of Life
- When I'm Drinking
- Think in Spanish
- Not a Lot of Sande Left in the Glass
- Don't You Leave Me Too Soon
- Femme Fatale
- Want to Be He Man (My Dog Thinks
- Am)
- Song for Okraine No.2
- Permanent Twighlight
- The First of the Gang to Go
- Son Won't You Teachme to Waltz?
- Why
- Play Guitar
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Release Date: 9.27.24
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Sid Griffin is a leading light of the Americana music scene having been a key part of this musical and cultural revolution since it began. His first professional break was with the Unclaimed in the post-punk L.A. scene circa 1980, a band which inspired all the later acts of the Paisley Underground (Bangles, Rain Parade, Dream Syndicate) and one Little Steven acclaimed publicly on his SiriusXM Underground Garage radio show. Two years later Griffin, a Kentucky native, shifted to performing the roots rock of his youth as a founder of the Long Ryders, a band which played Americana and alt-country tunes long before they were the established musical genres they are today. Currently Griffin and the Long Ryders are on display in Nashville via a sizable portion of the Country Music Hall of Fame's acclaimed Western Edge exhibit alongside Griffin's peers in Lone Justice and his heroes The Byrds. The Journey From Grape To Raisin is Sid's first solo album in a decade. It was recorded in Nashville with his trusted producer Thomm Jutz (Nanci Griffith, Otis Gibbs, Steve Young) and dear friends such as legendary bassist Mark Fain (Ricky Skaggs, Chris Hillman) and session whiz Tammy Rogers (Patty Loveless, Trisha Yearwood). It's eleven songs include ten Griffin originals and one campfire cover of, get ready, the Velvet Underground's Femme Fatale. When asked about the sessions and the album as a whole Griffin smiles and calls The Journey From Grape To Raisin "my career highlight, the best work I am ever likely to do. Heaven forbid I should go but if I did I'd die happy".
Track List
- The Last Ten Seconds of Life
- When I'm Drinking
- Think in Spanish
- Not a Lot of Sande Left in the Glass
- Don't You Leave Me Too Soon
- Femme Fatale
- Want to Be He Man (My Dog Thinks
- Am)
- Song for Okraine No.2
- Permanent Twighlight
- The First of the Gang to Go
- Son Won't You Teachme to Waltz?
- Why
- Play Guitar
Shop online 24/7 at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.
> Due to the current limited nature of music titles, ALL CD & Vinyl purchases are limited to ONE copies per customer, per item. If you place multiple orders for multiples of the same title, your subsequent orders will be canceled.