Sellout's Steal of the Week: Victoria Williams

What can you say about Victoria Williams? Slightly nuts, extremely gifted, somewhere between Neil Young and Billie Holiday with more than a little Tom Waits thrown in? Close enough.

Had a hard time picking a song for this one... Thought about the heartbreaking "Century Plant" from Loose, or "Boogieman" from Swing the Statue. But here's a chance to plug another favorite Shreveport musician made good (Vic is homegirl too), drummer extraordinaire Brian Blade...

I saw them play this on Conan or Letterman or the like when the record came out, and it was obvious she was having a ball playing with Brian. Los Boondogs had a similar experience when he sat in with the band a few years back. He knew the songs better than we did and he'd never heard them. Frighteningly talented guy. Word is he's completed another solo record--this time as a singer-songwriter-- with Tucker Martine. Can't wait.

Anyhoo... here's Victoria Williams from Musings of a Creekdipper, with Brian Blade on drums:

Victoria Williams | Train Song (Demise of the Caboose)
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