KORT is Lambchop frontman Kurt Wagner and solo singer/songwriter Cortney Tidwell, and with covers album Invariable Heartache (City Slang), the duo has recorded a sort of love letter to its hometown of Nashville and the city’s musical past. Eleven of the LP’s dozen tracks were originally recorded in the ’60s and ’70s for the Music City-based Chart Records (a label with huge familial ties for Tidwell), and the 12th song was cut by Tidwell’s mom, Connie Eaton, in 1975 for ABC Dunhill. And while the heartfelt Invariable Heartache is certainly ensconced in Nashville’s storied musical history, it’s a thoroughly modern statement by two of the town’s brightest hopes for Music City’s future being as fertile as its past. Wagner and Tidwell will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our new Q&A with them.
Wagner: Let me preface this by saying that cigarettes suck, suck, suck. There is no good reason on earth to be involved with them. Yet, sadly, I am hopelessly involved. Heartbreaking, both literally and figuratively. I am addicted to this brand, and although I don’t think it was this poster from ‘72 that got me going, it probably didn’t hurt either. What does hurt is that I can’t seem to quit, and that makes for heartache on a daily basis. Kids, adults, surfers, this is for real. Don’t bother, don’t inhale, don’t do these. There you go. Coffee on the other hand—note the cup in her hand—is terrific.
Video after the jump.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5qAK3PXh2k
