I've said many times before that the main reason I do Cool Song Of The Day is to discover and recommend new music, and to reject that old cliché that nobody makes good music anymore.
But, what happens when you come across an artist that is new, but sounds old. Like, his records could be played on the radio in the old days. Deep in the old days.
Meet Billy Strings. And say hello to the Bluegrass Revival.
Wikipedia: Billy Strings
But it's certainly more than his deep connection with this uniquely American form of music. Strings is an accomplished songwriter, a powerful performer and a damn near virtuoso on the guitar.
Music with substance and soul, grit and complexity, unique and also universal. And, hell, ain't that the very definition of cool.
