Bobbie Gentry had one huge hit song, and it was a good one. The atmospheric and mysterious "Ode To Billie Joe" is fondly remembered to this day. Gentry's follow-up to that song (and accompanying full-length LP) was her 1968 album The Delta Sweete, which expanded on "Ode" themes of Southern life and culture. Fifty years later, The Delta Sweete had largely been forgotten. Crate diving indie bands like upstate New York's Mercury Rev don't forget, however, and the group have recorded a brand new version of Gentry's song cycle. Mercury Rev are joined by a roster of twelve women who sing lead vocals on each of the album's tracks- plus a bonus rendition of "Ode To Billie Joe" as icing on this "sweete" cake.
Here are the Top 30 new album releases played on Studio One Tracks for the week ending March 17, 2019:
1 Cass McCombs- Tip Of The Sphere
2 Julia Jacklin- Crushing
3 Better Oblivion Community Center- Better Oblivion Community Center
4 Mercury Rev- Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited
5 Telekinesis- Effluxion
6 Girlpool- What Chaos Is Imaginary
7 Mavis Staples- Live In London
8 Hayes Carll- What It Is
9 Tedeschi Trucks Band- Signs
10 Deerhunter- Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?
11 Beirut- Gallipoli
12 Sharon Van Etten- Remind Me Tomorrow
13 Maggie Rogers- Heard It In A Past Life
14 Steve Gunn- The Unseen In Between
15 Susto- Ever Since I Lost My Mind
16 Ladytron- Ladytron
17 Durand Jones & The Indications- American Love Call
18 The Dip- The Dip Delivers
19 boygenius- boygenius (EP)
20 Toro Y Moi- Outer Peace
21 Anemone- Beat My Distance
22 Jessica Pratt- Quiet Signs
23 Homeshake- Helium
24 Claypool Lennon Delirium- South Of Reality
25 James Blake- Assume Form
26 Meat Puppets- Dusty Notes
27 Martin Frawley- Undone At 31
28 Chain Wallet- No Ritual
29 And The Kids- When This Life Is Over
30 Sneaks- Highway Hypnosis
