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Next there are the semilegit crossovers between country and rock or folk--Wilco, the Old 97's, Son Volt, Iris DeMent--who adorn themselves in the trappings of country but use a studied, shambling rawness to appeal to rock fans.
I miss the rawness that Gillian Armstrong brought to another mother-daughter story, High Tide (1987).