As an American roots musician and songwriter, St. Louis-based Pokey LaFarge has impeccable credentials. The Bloomington, Illinois-born LaFarge even earned his nickname honestly. As a child, his mother would tell him to hurry up. His banjo-playing grandfather gave him his first guitar and a tenor banjo. Growing up, LaFarge was very interested in history and the classics of American literature. He got into country blues artists like Skip James and Sleepy John Estes, as well as Jimmie Rodgers and bluegrass originator Bill Monroe. Pokey hitchhiked around the country, busking to get further down the road. He began releasing solo albums in 2006, and in time gathered a band. The new record, Manic Revelations, features songs from Pokey LaFarge that manage to simultaneously sound comtemporary and old-timey.
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Here are the Top 30 releases played on Studio One Tracks for the week ending June 11, 2017:
1 Gorillaz- Humanz
2 The Mountain Goats- Goths
3 Benjamin Booker- Witness
4 Boss Hog- Brood X
5 Pokey LaFarge- Manic Revelations
6 Kevin Morby- City Music
7 Land Of Talk- Life After Youth
8 Chastity Belt- I Used To Spend So Much Time Alone
9 alt-J- Relaxer
10 Hoops- Routines
11 Mac DeMarco- This Old Dog
12 Wavves- You're Welcome
13 Dan Auerbach- Waiting On A Song
14 Chuck Berry- Chuck
15 Girlpool- Powerplant
16 Thurston Moore- Rock N Roll Consciousness
17 Day Wave- The Days We Had
18 Ani Difranco- Binary
19 Daniel Romano- Modern Pressure
20 White Reaper- The World's Best American Band
21 Nick Hakim- Green Twins
22 Peter Himmelman- There Is No Calamity
23 Sylvan Esso- What Now
24 Woods- Love Is Love
25 Walrus- Family Hangover
26 Elf Power- Twitching In Time
27 Future Islands- The Far Field
28 Hazel English- Just Give In/Never Going Home
29 Perfume Genius- No Shape
30 Jade Jackson- Gilded