Kevn Kinney‘s music has always been lurking in the cobwebbed corners of your mind, even if you weren’t aware of it. After making the big move from Milwaukee to Atlanta back in the ’80s, he happened to be close to Athens, Ga., the birthplace of R.E.M., when that band was really catching fire. He caught the always-open ear of Peter Buck, who produced some material by Kinney’s band, Drivin N Cryin, which would latch onto a support slot for an R.E.M. tour. Fast forward to the new millennium, and Kinney has moved to Brooklyn, where he’s cut a fine solo record, A Good Country Mile, with Anton Fier and the Golden Palominos. The new disc somehow manages to fit Bob Dylan, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Van Morrison under the same tiny leopard-skin pill-box hat. Kinney will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with him.
Kinney: Todd Snider is the real deal. I’ve seen a lot of singer/songwriters in my day
but never one quite like Todd …
When he walks out onstage with that hat and bare feet …
he looks no different than if he’s getting me a beer from the fridge … he can
really get to me …
make me laugh, make me cry, make me think … he’s a true storyteller more
in common with Will Rogers than Townes
on most days … in my opinion of course … he’s one of those guys that you
can’t wait till the whole world hears about …
personally, cause i’m getting sick of saying yeah man … do you know of
Todd Snider? Oh really … Well I’ll send you a copy!!
Video after the jump.
