As was the case with Diamond Rugs’ 2012 self-titled debut record, much of the band’s sophomore album, Cosmetics, formed and grew in the studio. That’s an impressive feat, considering that Diamond Rugs is something of a weekender project for members of no fewer than five bands, all of whom keep moderate-to-ridiculous recording and touring schedules anyway: John McCauley and Robbie Crowell (both Deer Tick), Ian St. Pé (Black Lips), T. Hardy Morris (Dead Confederate), Bryan Dufresne (Six Finger Satellite) and the legendary Steve Berlin (Los Lobos, Blasters and about six dozen other outfits). The boys in the band will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our recent feature on them.
St. Pe: Hot chicken is very much a part of the Nashville fabric. Prince’s and Bolton’s are the originators, and true to Nashville. However, a lot of Nashville residents, including myself (and fellow bandmates John and Robbie), are part of the ever growing “new kid in town.” And god damn, this new kid called Hattie B’s is doing it right. So right that I’ll wait in a long line for it … And I hate line. And it’s so good!
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