Trusty Spot Blogs by The Old Man

Artist: Ryan Pollie      Album: ‘Stars’ One of the best parts of my job at Trusty Spot Records & Tees is recommending artists and records to customers they might not know about. It’s amazing how many great records exist in the world that simply aren’t heard by enough people. I’ve always been thrilled to hear new records, and I’m constantly on the hunt to give my ears something they haven’t experienced yet. So, I’ve decided to share some of my favorite finds on our site. Keep in mind I’m not a music reviewer. I’m a guy in a record store,...

Bob, I have a record store in Indiana. Somehow, as a life long music fan and musician I had never heard your music. A couple days ago I bought a box of old records from a gentleman who was cleaning out an apartment where the sole resident had passed away, and I found your record 'Midwest Farm Disaster' in a box mixed in with a bunch of old Zappa records and some other psych-rock stuff. The cover made me curious. I closed down the shop, cleaned up the record, and put it on my turntable. My first thought was 'who...

"Can you feel the rings of Saturn on your finger?
Can you taste the ghosts who shed their creaking hosts?
But seas forever boil, trees will turn to soil."

-Mark Linkous, ‘Sea of Teeth’