Jon Langford and His Sadies

• Mayors of the Moon [Bloodshot, 2003] A-

See Also:

• Richard Buckner & Jon Langford
• John Doe and the Sadies
• KatJonBand [Jon Langford & Kat Ex]
• Jon Langford's Four Lost Souls
• Jon Langford
• Jonboy Langford and the Pine Valley Cosmonauts
• Jon Langford & Skull Orchard
• The Sadies
• merge all

Consumer Guide Reviews:

Mayors of the Moon [Bloodshot, 2003]
Right, he's got all those other albums--Pine Valley Cosmonauts, Mekons of course, Waco Brothers. But there he was just the compere, or had to share the writing with his mates. This isn't enough when you have a calling to pursue, a family to support, a world to curse and mourn--when nothing can shut you up. Lyrics that despair of politics, find true pain in true love, unhinge from terra firma, and gripe about the road are delivered with country plainness, glimmers of spirituality, plenty of rolled r's, and the sense that by singing reality you can make it mean something, at least while you're at it. Not "Before they stop me"; more like "As long as I still can." A-