B.B. Palmer’s Cosmic Country on Display with “Simulation Theory” (premiere)
B.B. Palmer’s new song answers the long-standing question, “What might have happened if Charlie Louvin read the Bhagavad Gita while tripping?”
Alabama’s B.B. Palmer creates music steeped in American country music while keeping an eye on contemporary events. You can hear this on the latest Palmer opus,
Krishna Country, a record that bridges the distance between Ravi Shankar and Tom T. Hall with remarkable aplomb.
The latest single, “Simulation Theory” has sounds that harken back to the saturated colors and wide collars of Nashville during the 1960s and 1970s and lyrics that tap into the growing anxieties and conspiracies of the day, replete with references to lizard people, false flags and the nagging question of whether we are, in fact, living in a computer simulation. The lyrics are ripped from today’s virtual headlines but, like those headlines, it’s an important document of a mo
Alabama-based cosmic country outfit
B.B. Palmer have shared their new single Many Worlds Theory at Glide Magazine; ahead of a full streaming release of the single marked for March 5th. This marks the first single from the in-progress collection of songs to be known as
Krishna Country.
Hailing from the heart of railroad country in Opelika, Alabama, B.B. Palmer have made a name for themselves over the past several years, honing a sound steeped in the traditions of American country music.
The band’s latest offering,
Krishna Country, sees the group approaching their craft with a much more expansive worldview folding traditional Indian sounds into their work and creating a further-mesmerizing brand of ethereal roots music. On paper, it might seem an unexpected or jolting shift in direction, but for B.B. Palmer it’s simply the next step forward in their collective journey.