John Moreland & The Dust Bowl Souls
John Robert Moreland (born June 22, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter … Read Full Bio ↴John Robert Moreland (born June 22, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Early Life
Moreland was born in Longview, Texas, the son of Robert Lloyd Moreland, an engineer, and Connie May Moreland (née Brandon), a school librarian. Moreland's father worked for Sunoco as an electrical engineer, and because of this job the family moved a lot. His was a conservative Southern Baptist family. When he was a baby they moved to Northern Kentucky, across the river from Cincinnati, Ohio. Moreland credits his love for Cincinnati Reds to this time in Kentucky.
When Moreland was 10 years old Moreland's family moved from Boone County, Kentucky to Tulsa, Oklahoma and, with the help of his father, he started playing the guitar. When he was 12 or 13 he started playing with a child he went to church with who wrote songs and inspired him to start writing songs.
Career
Moreland played in his first show when he was 13 or 14 years old. In the early 2000s during high school, Moreland played in local punk and hardcore bands, including local metalcore Oklahoma band, Thirty Called Arson.
Moreland put together the Black Gold Band in 2005, and released Endless Oklahoma Sky on Oklahoma City label Little Mafia Records in 2008. In 2009, he recorded the follow-up Things I Can't Control at Armstrong Recording in Tulsa with producer and musician Stephen Egerton (Descendents, All).
Largely self-performed and self-produced, Moreland produces music that is influenced by his Oklahoma roots, music that is "gloriously and joyfully heartbreaking." Moreland has released a constant stream of records (in 2011 he released two full length albums and two EPs), saying "I write a lot of songs. And I guess I feel like your most recent release kind of represents you." Moreland has cited Steve Earle as his "gateway" to folk music. He switched genres from hardcore to folk when he heard Earle's song "Rich Man's War". His father was also a big Earle fan. Other influences were Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt.
Moreland runs his own mail order business and ships his own records (packing the records, taking them to the post office himself) because all of his favorite labels (Ebullition Records, Level Plane Records, Dischord Records) used that method.
In 2015, Moreland released High on Tulsa Heat, his third full-length solo record release. It was produced by Moreland and features Jesse Aycock, John Calvin Abney, Chris Foster, Jared Tyler, and Kierston White. The album was recorded quickly and informally over the course of a few days in July 2014. Moreland used his parents' home in Bixby, Oklahoma, as a studio while they were out of town on vacation. A video of the song "Cherokee" was conceived and shot by Joey Kneiser, and features bass player Bingham Barnes. Both are from the band Glossary. Moreland said the song was inspired by a dream.
Moreland participates in the Folk Alliance International Conference, a non-profit folk music conference that is held annually in Kansas City, Kansas.[18] He participated in fellow singer-songwriter Jason Isbell's 2013 national tour.
In 2017, Moreland released his seventh album, Big Bad Luv, on 4AD. The title is a nod to the book by that name by Larry Brown. The record is the first where Moreland recorded with a full band. Musicians from the bands Dawes (Griffin and Taylor Goldsmith) and Shovels And Rope (Carrie Ann Hearst and Michael Trent) contributed vocals.
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Early Life
Moreland was born in Longview, Texas, the son of Robert Lloyd Moreland, an engineer, and Connie May Moreland (née Brandon), a school librarian. Moreland's father worked for Sunoco as an electrical engineer, and because of this job the family moved a lot. His was a conservative Southern Baptist family. When he was a baby they moved to Northern Kentucky, across the river from Cincinnati, Ohio. Moreland credits his love for Cincinnati Reds to this time in Kentucky.
When Moreland was 10 years old Moreland's family moved from Boone County, Kentucky to Tulsa, Oklahoma and, with the help of his father, he started playing the guitar. When he was 12 or 13 he started playing with a child he went to church with who wrote songs and inspired him to start writing songs.
Career
Moreland played in his first show when he was 13 or 14 years old. In the early 2000s during high school, Moreland played in local punk and hardcore bands, including local metalcore Oklahoma band, Thirty Called Arson.
Moreland put together the Black Gold Band in 2005, and released Endless Oklahoma Sky on Oklahoma City label Little Mafia Records in 2008. In 2009, he recorded the follow-up Things I Can't Control at Armstrong Recording in Tulsa with producer and musician Stephen Egerton (Descendents, All).
Largely self-performed and self-produced, Moreland produces music that is influenced by his Oklahoma roots, music that is "gloriously and joyfully heartbreaking." Moreland has released a constant stream of records (in 2011 he released two full length albums and two EPs), saying "I write a lot of songs. And I guess I feel like your most recent release kind of represents you." Moreland has cited Steve Earle as his "gateway" to folk music. He switched genres from hardcore to folk when he heard Earle's song "Rich Man's War". His father was also a big Earle fan. Other influences were Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt.
Moreland runs his own mail order business and ships his own records (packing the records, taking them to the post office himself) because all of his favorite labels (Ebullition Records, Level Plane Records, Dischord Records) used that method.
In 2015, Moreland released High on Tulsa Heat, his third full-length solo record release. It was produced by Moreland and features Jesse Aycock, John Calvin Abney, Chris Foster, Jared Tyler, and Kierston White. The album was recorded quickly and informally over the course of a few days in July 2014. Moreland used his parents' home in Bixby, Oklahoma, as a studio while they were out of town on vacation. A video of the song "Cherokee" was conceived and shot by Joey Kneiser, and features bass player Bingham Barnes. Both are from the band Glossary. Moreland said the song was inspired by a dream.
Moreland participates in the Folk Alliance International Conference, a non-profit folk music conference that is held annually in Kansas City, Kansas.[18] He participated in fellow singer-songwriter Jason Isbell's 2013 national tour.
In 2017, Moreland released his seventh album, Big Bad Luv, on 4AD. The title is a nod to the book by that name by Larry Brown. The record is the first where Moreland recorded with a full band. Musicians from the bands Dawes (Griffin and Taylor Goldsmith) and Shovels And Rope (Carrie Ann Hearst and Michael Trent) contributed vocals.
Read more here. Wikipedia: John Moreland
Website: John Moreland
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Gods I guess by now I'm supposed to be a man They…
Hang Me in the Tulsa County Stars Hang me in the Tulsa County stars Hang me in the…
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100 Pages of Lies Left off the square upstairs on the south side You could…
3 I've been living with a curse Combing through the pages of…
A Though is Just a Passing Train Looking at a night sky all sewn up with stars Looking…
Ain't We Gold Whirlwind dancing like a snake in the sky Whirlwind dancing …
Amen, So Be It So your heart is not a souvenir Singing from behind a…
American Flags in Black & White You lived a life of pride You lived a life of…
Ancient Youth Stuck all night with a bad view Stone cold by the…
Avalon Small town blues Sunday afternoon Smells like sadness and pe…
Birds In The Ceiling The night is sinking, and I'm in need of a…
Blacklist I started up the engine and headed for the place…
Blues & Kudzu I told myself I'm gonna come through I can't see nothing…
Break My Heart Sweetly I swore the days were over Courtin' empty dreams I worshippe…
Catching Up Now trouble comes and goes Ain't nothing new I suppose Weigh…
Cheap Idols Dressed in Expensive Garbage Brother come out of your slumber Before the devil knows your…
Cherokee I guess I got a taste for poison I've given up…
Claim Your Prize All the low down summer, there was nothing there to…
Cleveland County Blues My baby is a tornado in the endless Oklahoma sky Spinng…
Dim Little Light Nothing new to know about, nothing new to see What I…
Don't Come Around Don't come around, girl you can't help me now I wouldn't…
Don't Miss It Much You cut your teeth in a cotton field Your soul was…
East October Looking backwards, all my pictures Look like send-ups of sto…
Every Kind of Wrong You're talking with your mouth full of fury And finding ghos…
Generational Dust You don't know who to trust, generational dust Fight it if…
God's Medicine I guess by now I'm supposed to be a man…
Gods Medicine I guess by now I'm supposed to be a man They…
Good Book They say John was the Revelator You know I don't know…
Gospel I wanna make it out alive and never think about…
Hang Me in the Tulsa Country Stars Hang me in the Tulsa County stars Hang me in the…
Hang Me in the Tulsa County Stars Hang me in the tulsa county stars Hang me in the…
Harder Dreams All the Gods are watching, wars on television Placing their …
Heart's Too Heavy Well these angels in my eardrums they can't tell bad…
Hearts & Flowers I bet my life you′ve heard this all before And I…
Heaven We send our love to the sky We ask forgiveness and…
High on Tulsa Heat Bless my sole Baby get ready I don't want to waste your…
I Always Let You Burn Me to the Ground One, two, three We never talked about survival I don't know…
I Need You to Tell Me Who I Am I'm staring at the sky with a lump inside my…
In Times Between I know you ain't afraid, I know it ain't no…
It Don't Suit Me Well we haven′t got all night Come on and raise a…
Learning How to Tell Myself the Truth Congratulations on your book Your sharp tongued wit had me s…
Let Me Be Understood One, two One, two, three Well, mama's little martyr woke up…
Lies I Chose to Believe Well I've gone and lost my faith in photographs Cursed those…
Lion's Den The storms were over, but the party kept raging The smoke…
Losing Sleep Tonight Tie your hands to riot Speak up to be quiet Make a…
Neon Middle June Deep in the city wild, stray dogs in the sky Drawing…
No Glory In Regret Did you hear the devil laughing From the ambulance passing O…
Nobody Gives A Damn About Songs Anymore I can't remember when I've felt this lost I took a…
Oh Julia Julia, do you remember How the church bells rang Oh your Sun…
Old Wounds I wanna fall asleep forever I wanna learn to disappear Can y…
Pacin' I've been walkin' back and forth Hopin' you'd show up at…
Sad Baptist Rain Well, baby, lay down your price[?]-break poems While I sit a…
Sallisaw Blue One two, one go Arkansas River, Sallisaw Blues This town nev…
Slow Down Easy Slow down easy, I've been hauling a heavy soul And don't…
Terrestrial I was frozen and fumbling for the true thing to…
Ugly Faces You're seeing ugly faces in your dreams Let me know what…
When My Fever Breaks Star-crossed eyes and cross-eyed stars No use hiding age old…
White Flag Have your trophies turned to rust Left you here to wonder…
You Don't Care Enough for Me to Cry Come down from your mountain Oh, I miss your holy shoutin' T…
Your Spell Well you know I used to love you, but now…