Very Old Morris Kick Dust Across The Dial On "Boogedy Boogedy Boogedy Shoop"
Written By: Big C
Some records walk through the saloon door; Boogedy Boogedy Boogedy Shoop arrives with dust on its boots and a mariachi band hiding around the corner. Very Old Morris, the solo project of Jerid Reed Morris of The Texases, uses country music as a starting line instead of a fence. The fiddle and pedal steel do not simply decorate the songs; they answer the vocal lines like sections trading phrases across a field. Guitars provide the weight, but the smaller timbres keep the music from becoming square. Recorded at Jett Bass Studios in Windcrest, Texas, members of Rose Windows join the ride, while Jordan Bryant gives the harmonies extra grain and lift. The result can sound weathered one moment and happily unhinged the next.
The album’s best surprises come from how deliberately Morris controls the detours. Howdy Arabia and Ladies’ Darts Night lean into character, while Long Oval leaves more room around the edges. His version of Sixteen, Maybe Less respects the hush of Iron & Wine and Calexico, but the cover of Thirty-Three is the sharper left turn: a banjo-led two-step that opens into a mariachi payoff. Give the full album a spin and listen for how often the next sound arrives from somewhere you were not watching. Listen to "Boogedy Boogedy Boogedy Shoop" and follow Very Old Morris on Instagram, YouTube, and Bandcamp.
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