This week we talk to country singer Chris Canterbury (new album Quaalude Lullabies out now!) about one of his major musical influences, the late great Townes Van Zandt! In addition to adding the storytelling classic "Pancho & Lefty" to our Ultimate Country Playlist, we discuss Van Zandt's growing legacy, using sparse production to best serve a song, and the power and attraction of sad songs.Get bonus episodes, blog posts, and more by supporting us on Patreon HERE! (The more patrons we have, the more bonus episodes we release! Thanks for your support!)Chris Canterbury, our first-non comedian guest, is a singer-songwriter in Nashville by way of his native Louisiana. Canterbury's new album is Quaalude Lullabies, a nine track collection of mostly sad songs that offers on-the-nose lyrical phrasing, subtlety loose production, and an honest insight into razor-edge topics like addiction, depression, and loneliness. Danny and Tyler both highly recommend this new album!We also have some recommendations for Townes Van Zandt songs, for anyone who is new to Townes and would like a place to start:

• Rex’s Blues
• To Live is To Fly
• Loretta
• Waitin’ Around to Die
• Dead Flowers
• Two Hands
• I’ll Be Here in the Morning
• If I Needed You

Follow the link below to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist on Spotify, now including "Pancho & Lefty"!https://tinyurl.com/takethispodplaylist And on TIDAL!https://t.co/MHEvOz2DOA

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