The Long Ryders

Playing country rock with an energetic approach that acknowledges the influence of psychedelia, garage rock, and electric folk, the Long Ryders were a vitally important precursor to the alt-country movement of the 1980s and '90s, and after reuniting decades later, prove they still have the fire. Emerging from Los Angeles' paisley underground scene in the '80s, the group became stars in the U.K. with the success of 1984's Native Sons and 1985's State of Our Union, while earning a sizable cult following in the United States and making their mark on college radio. The group split...