Cosmic Country, Part 2 (Episode 48)

Perhaps it’s a fool’s errand to try to define what Cosmic Country
is. Like numbering all the stars in the heavens or counting bubbles
in your beer. We are those fools though. In the starry fringes of
country and western music resides a sound that is powerful, dreamy,
and utterly nebulous. And so in trying to wade through this style,
it is important to recognize these waters were muddy to begin with
and intentionally so. Today, the second part of our history of
Cosmic Country. Most of us know Cosmic Country when we hear it.
It’s more a substance than a sound. Country music infected with
soul, RnB, rock, and psychedelia. Dropping acid in the honkytonk.
Swirls of static from AM radio while driving at high speeds down a
desert highway. Country gospel delivered from somewhere in the
atmosphere. In this episode, we focus on what happened to Cosmic
Country from the 80s until today, and where might it be headed?
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