Lac La Belle's lyrics & chords

Lac La Belle is an acoustic duo that juxtaposes the early decades of recorded rural American music with decaying Rustbelt aesthetic. A tradition is re-imagined- or maybe just resumed- in the ‘future-rustic’ swirl of accordion, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, resonator guitar, and harmonizing vocals. The instrumentation echos another era, but is employed for a music of now. Their first release (with then bassist Joel Peterson) in 2009 was recorded by Jim Diamond (The White Stripes, Detroit Cobras, The Dirt Bombs), and cut entirely live in the stu...read more