The Gougers

A Long Day for the Weathervane

Formerly the Sidehill Gougers, this local quartet lost part of their name, but it’s blossomed, unexpectedly, into a band. The Gougers’ third effort following an EP and LP, A Long Day for the Weathervane spins with a newfound depth and electricity flowing through their alt.country. A lot of the credit belongs to producer Keith Gattis and some A-list local sidemen, including Brad Rice, Bukka Allen, Taras Prodaniuk, Ken Coomer, and Brian Standefer. Bandleaders and vocalists Shane Walker and Jamie Wilson, who wrote the songs, deserve the lion’s share of kudos, however, recalling Gram and Emmylou or Ryan Adams on tunes as free and easy as “Dedend” and as achingly gorgeous as “Riding in a Lincoln Continental With Sylvia Plath.”
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This article appears in January 11 • 2008.

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