Weight

One of the most promising groups on the new millennium's alt-country scene, the Weight were founded by singer and composer Joseph Plunket, a veteran of the Atlanta, GA, punk rock scene who around the turn of the century began writing material that reflected his love of country music and his respect for songwriters such as Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen. Plunket started playing his new material live with a revolving cast of musicians, and after recording an EP, Ghost Town, under the group name the Love God Murder for the local Stickfigure label, Plunket changed the group's na...