I have a strong affinity for what my wife lovingly calls “sad bastard music”. The Civil Wars are no exception. This hauntingly gorgeous duo is described on their website as:

In some ways, music doesn’t get much more modest or minimalist than it is in the hands of The Civil Wars, a duo comprised of California-to-Nashville transplant Joy Williams and her Alabaman partner, John Paul White. They travel without a backup band, and on their first full-length album, Barton Hollow, the bare-bones live arrangements that fans hear on the road are fleshed out with just the barest of acoustic accoutrements. Each song is an intimate conversation, and no third wheels or dinner-party chatter are going to interrupt that gorgeous, haunting hush.

I just can’t get over how great these two are…

Go buy their album now. It’s on sale for the rest of March from AmazonMP3 for 5 bucks.