Shovels & Rope
South Carolina husband-and-wife duo Shovels & Rope channel country, folk, bluegrass, Americana, and blues through a nervy punk/indie rock prism. They found commercial success with the albums O' Be Joyful (2012) and Swimmin' Time (2014), both of which cracked the Billboard 200. In addition to acclaimed studio LPs like Little Seeds (2016), By Blood (2019), and Something Is Working Up Above My Head (2024), the pair have released multiple volumes of their popular Busted Jukebox covers series, which has seen them collaborate with a wide array of artists like Brandi Carlile, the Milk Carton Kids, M. Ward, Rhett Miller, Sharon Van Etten, and others.
Shovels & Rope consists of married singer/songwriters Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst. Like Trent, who also played with the indie rock band the Films, Hearst had spent the years prior pursuing a solo career, utilizing her raw yet melodious and expressive voice to deliver a handful of albums, one of which landed a single, "Hell's Bells," in the 2010 season of True Blood. Inspired by the likes of Woody Guthrie, Elvis Costello, Bob Dylan, the Cramps, and the soulful harmonies of Johnny Cash and June Carter, the pair provided tour support for like-minded artists such as Justin Townes Earle, Hayes Carll, and the Felice Brothers before heading into the studio to lay down the tracks for their debut. The resulting O' Be Joyful, which channeled country, bluegrass, and blues through a nervy indie rock prism, was released in 2012. The album fared well with critics and roots music fans, and at the 2013 Americana Music Honors & Awards, Shovels & Rope were named Best Emerging Artist.
The duo's second album, Swimmin' Time, was released in August 2014. That year also saw the debut of a documentary about them, The Ballad of Shovels & Rope, which won the Tennessee Spirit Award at the Nashville Film Festival. In November 2015, Shovels & Rope released Busted Jukebox, Vol. 1, in which the pair covered songs by their favorite artists in collaboration with like-minded musicians including Shakey Graves, the Milk Carton Kids, JD McPherson, Butch Walker, and others. Shovels & Rope signed with noted indie label New West Records for the release of their fifth album, 2016's Little Seeds. Busted Jukebox, Vol. 2, featuring Brandi Carlile and Rhett Miller, among others, appeared in December 2017.
Shovels & Rope returned with By Blood, their fourth album of original material, in April 2019, and two years later they unveiled a third Busted Jukebox installment that featured collaborations with Sharon Van Etten, M. Ward, and Secret Sisters.
Shovels & Rope delivered Manticore, their fifth proper studio album, in February 2022. Manticore consisted of songs written before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the duo used the extra time allotted by the quarantines to expand and detail the album's instrumental arrangements. Two years later, they returned with Something Is Working Up Above My Head, a road-tested set of character studies like "Colorado River" and "Love from a Dog" that capture their live performances' bracing, folk-punk energy.
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34 álbum(es) • Ordenado por Mejores ventas
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Little Seeds
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por New West Records el 7/10/2016
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Busted Jukebox, Vol. 2
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por New West Records el 8/12/2017
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Shovels & Rope
Country - Editado por Shovels & Rope el 1/01/2008
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Little Seeds
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por New West Records el 7/10/2016
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Something Is Working Up Above My Head
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Dualtone Music Group el 6/09/2024
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O' Be Joyful
Folk - Editado por Dualtone Music Group el 31/07/2012
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Busted Jukebox, Vol. 2
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por New West Records el 8/12/2017
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Busted Jukebox, Vol. 3
Folk - Editado por Dualtone Music Group el 5/02/2021
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Busted Jukebox: Volume 1
Folk - Editado por Dualtone Music Group el 4/12/2015
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Swimmin' Time
Folk - Editado por Dualtone Music Group el 26/08/2014
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Manticore
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Dualtone Music Group el 18/02/2022
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By Blood (Deluxe Edition)
Folk - Editado por Dualtone Music Group el 28/08/2020
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Gotta Get Out of Here (from ‘Let’s Go Dancing’ the songs of Kevn Kinney)
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Tasty Goody Records el 12/01/2024
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Little Seeds (Deluxe Version)
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por New West Records el 7/10/2016
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By Blood
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Dualtone Music Group el 12/04/2019
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O' Be Joyful (10th Anniversary Edition)
Folk - Editado por Dualtone Music Group el 29/07/2022
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I Know
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por New West Records el 24/06/2016
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Swimmin' Time [Deluxe Edition]
Folk - Editado por Dualtone Music Group el 22/08/2014
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Colorado River
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Dualtone Music Group el 4/06/2024
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Piranhanana
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Dualtone Music Group el 17/07/2024
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I'd Be Lying / Two Wolves
Alternativa & Indie - Editado por Dualtone Music Group el 14/08/2024
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