If you caught their show at Dauphin Countryfest last year then you understand the appeal behind new country supergroup Midland. Perhaps some of that appeal comes from what they deem as their “guiding light”, none other than Dwight Yoakam. 34 years after the rlease of Dwight’s debut album Midland pays homage to their hero.
On Friday (May 29), the country trio announced the release of a five-song EP packed with their most well-loved songs done acoustically. And they’ve named it Guitars, Couches, Etc., Etc. as a tribute to Yoakam’s similarly titled debut Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.
“The title is a bit tongue in cheek with reference to a seminal album that largely influenced this band cut against the strange reality that we’ve all found ourselves living these last few months,” the band’s frontman Mark Wystrach said in a press release. “It was medicinal to pick these songs back up and re-interpret them in a new way both recording wise and in the arrangements and colorings. We hope you enjoy these new iterations as much as we did making ’em.”
Even their name is a Yoakamism, it comes from a deep cut off his 13th album, Population Me from 2003, titled Fair to Midland.
