Nostalgia seems to be the primary sustenance for trends in the last decade. Or it seems to me anyway. Fashion even from the corners of the 20's has found it's way back into people's wardrobes and spread across magazines. Increasingly, vintage has become the new thing to have, a hunger has been established where having that atypical unique addition has become a hunt for many fashionistas and trend followers alike. It has now become the in thing to shop in a charity shop to discover such a treasure, especially for £1.50. It seems in times when hands are less likely to part with money without a pressing thought like we used to, most are turning to artifacts and trends from years past to keep things simple and less constraining.
This isn't just in terms of fashion or what we buy; but also in terms of music.The Big Easy Express, a film by Emmett Malloyfollows three bands across a momentous tour on a vintage train across America last April. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Mumford and Sons as well as Old Crow Medicine Show joined together to give audiences in 6 cities from San Francisco to New Orleans whilst trailing the length of the country's rail system. The film documents what one of the musicians calls 'a tour of dreams', showing the endless music, jubilance and happiness that goes with it. The film is currently showcasing at the SXSW festival in Austin,Tx, and it should hopefully be later released independently. But Big Easy Express is just one example of
musicians I've seen who have produced albums that have style of a nostalgic sense, reverting back to the straightforward, simplistic but feel good vibe without any embellishments or any attempt to be more complicated than it is. This tour just goes along with that.
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