102: Lou Lewis of Rattlesnake Milk

Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1028587/fa...) On Episode 102, I am joined by Lou Lewis, the lead vocalist and lyricist of rollicking country-punk outfit Rattlesnake Milk. Lewis and company are largely informed by the flatlands of West Texas on their second album, a 10-tracked self-titled full-length that they released earlier this Spring. Through this string of character-driven narratives and truck driver country highway rollers, Lewis captures a gritty, dust-blown bunch of Flatlanders who are working the land--and being worked by the harsh land themselves. During this episode, we talk about those who influence & inspired Lewis's writing, farming in the South Plains, cultivating their sound, Mid-2000s era Lubbock music, contemporaries like Daniel Fluitt of Thrift Store Cowboys & Red Shahan, and discovering songwriters like Joe Ely, Butch Hancock, and Townes Van Zandt and their impact. This episode's presenting partner is  The Blue Light Live (https://www.bluelightlubbock.com/) and Wicker's Mesquite Smoked Jalapeno Jelly (https://wickerstx.com/) . New Slang Patreon (  / thomasdmooney  ) New Slang Twitter (  / _newslang  ) New Slang Instagram (  / _newslang  ) New Slang Facebook (  / newslanglubbock  ) New Slang Merch Store (https://newslangpodcast.bigcartel.com/) The Neon Eon Podcast (https://theneoneon.buzzsprout.com/) The Neon Eon Merch Store (https://theneoneon.bigcartel.com/) Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/ThomasMooney)