For one reason or another, Jerry David DeCicca has been on his knees since he was born. Crawling, praying, begging, looking for cheap records. He lost the best years of his life lurking and sort-of wo...

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"When I see a song with less than a thousand streams, I'm like, ‘This is going to be a good record.’”

Deep thoughts and a serious health scare. If this album’s title seems rather obscure, it turns out to be well-chosen. Feeling in good shape prolific singer/songwriter Jerry David DeCicca took only a couple of weeks to write these songs for his sixth solo album. Apart from listening to a lot of Don Williams, Lee Dorsey, and Bruce Cockburn while writing, DeCicca admits that the album lacked any evident theme.

For a songwriter as subtle and acute as DeCicca, matters of the heart, with all their small yet crucial failures and steady, hidden, unsuspected erosions, will always remain at the forefront.

Recording with legendary pedal steel player B.J. Cole, DeCicca created an album that uncannily foretold his upcoming heart surgery. 'Cardiac Country' captures both the anxiety of facing mortality and the renewed appreciation for life that followed.

Our monthly round-up of folk, bluegrass, roots rock, Americana, and all things country-ish.

Our monthly round-up of folk, bluegrass, roots rock, Americana, and all things country-ish.