@RuralMurder told me about A.A. Bondy a few years ago. It was around the time A.A. Bondy was working on his second album “When the Devil’s on the Loose”. I listened to the first album “American Hearts” and I was absolutely blown away. Americana, folk, and old-style country all mix together with A.A. Bondy’s gravelly yet soothing vocals.
All three A.A. Bondy albums are great. My personal favorite is “When the Devil’s on the Loose” followed closely by “American Hearts”. You can get all of them on iTunes. “American Hearts” in particular is interesting because it was recorded in a barn near A.A. Bondy’s home in the Catskill mountains of Palenville, New York.
Here’s a track from “American Hearts” called “Black Rain.” The lyrics are fabulous. I’ve posted them below.
Black rain, black rain
Don’t fall on me
Can’t you see I’m doin’ my best
Black rain, black rain
Don’t fall on me
When I lay to take my rest
And love, it don’t die
It just goes from girl to girl
Town to town, rose to rose
All around the world
Like a ghost upon a breeze
In a land of elegies
Black rain, black rain
Don’t catch me low
And cover the sinner sun
Black rain, black rain
Where can I go
When you leave me nowhere to run
And love, it don’t die
It just goes from girl to girl
Town to town, rose to rose
All around the world
Like a ghost upon a breeze
In a land of elegies