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Chicago alt-country eccentrics Souled American play their first shows in 13 years behind two overdue reissues
Chicago Reader: Chicago country eccentrics Souled American were ahead of the curve when it came to reimagining country music...
Where to start with country music weirdos Souled American? The end
The NPR Music Review: There are cult bands and then there's Souled American. In 1988, the Illinois group arguably invented "alternative country" with the album Fe...
Country/Reggae Legends Souled American Are Ready To Blow Minds Again
Bandcamp Daily: Souled American ambled onto the late ‘80s Chicago scene as the first—and easily the most artistically successful—country and reggae hybrid to roll down the pike...
Early Alt-Country/Slowcore Band Souled American Re-Release Their Studio Album Catalog
Under The Radar: Though there is nothing overtly patriotic about the six late ’80s/early ’90s albums of Chicago’s Souled American, the band chose 2023’s Flag Day to re-release their back catalog via Bandcamp.
Spare Songs from a Diminished Land
The Believer: My CDs are kept on a shelf. When I think, “I would like to listen to some music,” I go to that shelf and examine them, consider them. I look at the spines and think, “I could listen to that… or that.
Souled American – Honing the art of self-cultivation
No Depression: Think of Loretta Lynn traveling the South, pleading with DJs to spin her first record, sleeping in her car every night and babying her one good dress...
Eric D. Johnson on Souled American – Frozen
Raven Sings The Blues: A long running favorite around here, I feel like there may be a Fruit Bats album that’s been there to help in quite a few prominent turns in my life.
Listening Post: Souled American
Dusted: Souled American arose in the context of the roots-influenced alternative rock scene of the mid to late 1980s that included “cowpunk” bands...