{"product_id":"mountain-grass-unit-appalachian-smoke","title":"Mountain Grass Unit - Appalachian Smoke","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"aec-product-description\" class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-12\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"aec-desc-label\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aec-desc-review collapse\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMountain Grass Unit stand at the intersection of bluegrass music's past and future. They're leaders of a new generation of songwriters who honor the genre's history while pushing it's boundaries, too - musicians who treat bluegrass not as a tradition, but as a living, breathing language. That language evolves and expands with 'Appalachian Smoke', an album that combines the live-wire energy of the band's concerts with the bold, wide-open exploration of the recording studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\nProduced by six-time Grammy winner Vance Powell, 'Appalachian Smoke' came together during a whirlwind era that found Mountain Grass Unit hitting the highway, transforming their grassroots audience into a national following. For years, they'd squeeze their concerts into the narrow margins of long weekends and summertime breaks. When college graduation spilled the musicians out into the real world in 2025, Mountain Grass Unit committed fully to the road, selling out more than 30 shows that year and winning the International Bluegrass Music Association's Momentum Artist of the Year award.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEven so, nothing could have prepared the guys for 'Appalachian Smoke.' If releases like 'Runnin' From Trouble' and 'Places I've Been' introduced the band's stacked vocal harmonies, expert flat-picking, and curated songwriting - hallmarks of the bluegrass music they'd grown up playing, along with Grateful Dead cuts and rock \u0026amp; roll classics - then 'Appalachian Smoke' proves they're every bit as interested in reinvention as preservation. This isn't your grandfather's bluegrass record; it's an eclectic collection of modern-day American roots music, proudly planted in the 21st century.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"aec-musictabs\" class=\"ui-tabs ui-corner-all ui-widget ui-widget-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mt-1\" role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"ui-tabs-panel ui-corner-bottom ui-widget-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"aec-jukebox\" class=\"tracksonly\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-playlist tracksonly\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e Earthquake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e Homebound Troubadour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e Appalachian Smoke\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e Wait for Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e Window for a Friend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e6\u003c\/span\u003e Darkness Rollin' in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e7\u003c\/span\u003e Forest Mississippi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e8\u003c\/span\u003e Suspicion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e9\u003c\/span\u003e One Last Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e10\u003c\/span\u003e Eagle's Nest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e11\u003c\/span\u003e Take Your Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e12\u003c\/span\u003e Where Steamboats Go to Die\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e13\u003c\/span\u003e Another Sunday Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"First City Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49218912813275,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/1609\/5451\/files\/1_9580ac8c-bb53-42c4-87ba-b4be285118e5.jpg?v=1788452757","url":"https:\/\/firstcityrecordstore.com\/products\/mountain-grass-unit-appalachian-smoke","provider":"First City Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}