Lambchop, "My Blue Wave"

“Comfort in the smallest of gestures”

Is Lampchop the best band of the last 25 years? That’s a stupid question, one that only guys ask, because ranking something so subjective — so impossible to determine — is an act of such idiocy that no woman would ever even think about doing it. It’s a declaration of hubris and an act of irrelevance all wrapped up in one. So yes, I have to say that Lambchop is indeed the best band of the last 25 years. And guess what?

Just in time for its 15th anniversary, Lambchop’s 2002 album Is a Woman will be available on vinyl in North America for the first time on March 3…. To those who embraced its predecessor, 2000’s Nixon — whose luscious country soul grooves provided the sprawling Nashville collective with a significant breakthrough — the deceptively gentle Is a Woman administered a quiet but compelling shock. The album’s remarkable “My Blue Wave,” where Kurt Wagner depicts a world of helpless tragedy in which comfort can nonetheless be found in the smallest of gestures, exemplifies the true spirit of this record.

For some reason I feel like this is something we could all benefit from at this moment? Enjoy.