CMT Blog: Tennessee Pusher

If there's one thing about performance-based music videos that makes me like them more than concept videos, it's that you feel more connected to a band after you've seen one. Some of my favorites come from Old Crow Medicine Show (especially when they blow the doors off the Station Inn on "Tell It to Me"). Their newest is "Caroline," from Tennessee Pusher, and with it we see the band commanding a stage with nothing more than instruments and a healthy dose of personality. But who needs video screens when you've got a banjo player doing Bruce-Springsteen-Super-Bowl knee slides? And check out how much the crowd is loving it -- that doesn't look like a casted audience.

I'm a big fan of Lee Ann Womack, as well as Old Crow Medicine Show, so naturally I've been eager to hear what they've been up to. The good news is, they both have new albums coming out in the next few months, and even better, both albums are solid. You just have to put your pre-conceived notions aside for a little bit. Let me explain ...

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