Flop Eared Mule A Country Music Death Beast and Worker in the Dylan Industrial Complex | Sydney, Australia | Est. 2004

Let's Just Stay Here - Carolyn Mark and N.Q Arbuckle - released in January 2009 but only discovered by me in December in the few weeks I've had it has rapidly climbed into my Most Played list. Carolyn Mark is a Canadian country-folk singer and N.Q Arbuckle is a Canadian country band, neither of whom I'd heard of but who are apparently well established in the (alt) country circuit of the far north. The gruff twang lead vocals of N.Q Arbuckle come courtesy of Neville Quinlan and Mark was formally in an outfit with Neko Case and indeed before I knew that fact that's who she sort of reminded me of. The songs really are uncommonly good, full of winning little details and fun dashes of wry humour. Must have!