{"id":1074,"date":"2016-11-01T11:11:37","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T15:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/?p=1074"},"modified":"2016-11-08T22:38:44","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T03:38:44","slug":"will-johnsons-shares-nervousness-fangs-grammy-contention-for-inclined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/2016\/11\/01\/will-johnsons-shares-nervousness-fangs-grammy-contention-for-inclined\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Johnson&#8217;s Shares &#8220;Nervousness Fangs,&#8221; GRAMMY Contention for &#8220;Inclined&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most people probably know <a href=\"http:\/\/www.will-johnson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Will Johnson<\/a> from one of his bands or projects. He fronted Centro-Matic, which called it quits in 2014, and South San Gabriel, which produced the haunting album Welcome, Convalescence, a personal favorite. As a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, he\u2019s a perfect collaborator, and was a central part of the Woody Guthrie-inspired New Multitudes along with Jim James, Jay Farrar, and Anders Parker. That particular group put on an absolutely magical live show, and I\u2019m hoping it happens again somewhere down the road. Some might even recognize him from his time in the drummer\u2019s throne with Monsters of Folk (Jim James, Conor Oberst, M. Ward and Mike Mogis).  <\/p>\n<p>Johnson is currently at work on a new album, and just released a possible preview, a stripped-down beauty called \u201cNervousness Fangs.\u201d The man can do a lot with one acoustic guitar and a harmony vocal.  <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/289143685&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While we\u2019re waiting for the new album, we can also enjoy the single he released in April for Records Store Day, \u201cInclined.\u201d Johnson is up for a possible GRAMMY nomination for Best American Roots Performance. And check his touring schedule. He\u2019s got a few dates left this year opening up for Bob Mould and Jason Isbell. On a side note, check out Isbell\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YFnKRAsjYNk\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cTo A Band That I Loved,\u201d which he wrote as a eulogy for Johnson\u2019s Centro-Matic<\/a> and included on <em>Something More Than Free<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/289916313&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most people probably know Will Johnson from one of his bands or projects. 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