Blog: State Magazine

Since the release of the brilliant Post to Wire in 2004 and subsequent masterpiece The Fitzgerald in 2005 Richmond Fontaine have immersed us in a world of gambling, whiskey, cheap motels and cheaper women. They disgruntled a few fans with their move from punk-rock to alt-country but our lives have been the richer for it. Sure, many of us can relate to Steven Morrissey's lovelorn fables, Alex Turner's observations or even Thom Yorke's paranoid mutterings but how many of can really relate to tales of being down and out in Reno? For those of [...]