Note: The band’s name is taken from the title of the 1992 Cormac McCarthy novel about the brutal area near the Texas-Mexico border in the mid 1800s.
Also Note: Blood Meridian singer/songwriter Matthew Camirand has also been a member of the Vancouver-based bands: The Black Halos, Black Mountain and The Pink Mountaintops.
Sound: Blues and country rock with a blasé, indie vibe that paints a murderous, Wild West landscape full of scandalous and death-ridden love songs.
Playlist Partners: Bright Eyes, The White Stripes, Nirvana unplugged, The Modern Lovers
Heavy Rotation tracks: “Your Boyfriend’s Blues“; “Most Days“; “Soldiers of Christ“; “Work Hard, For What?“
Medium Rotation tracks: “Try For You“; “Get Someplace Else“; “Kick Up the Dust“
Recommended: Kick Up the Dust is a landmark album for fans of dark lyricists. With an ever-changing variety of styles, Blood Meridian delivers the hard-to-swallow message without getting too brooding and while keeping you humming along the whole time.
Grade: A- (Strong chance of making my Top 10 Albums of 2006)

(As posted 8/21/06 on davepowersmusic.com)
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