Loudon Wainwright III was making music back when his son Rufus was still nursing, as evidenced by the fact that this very scenario provided inspiration for Loudon's memorable 1975 tune cleverly titled "Rufus is a Tit Man." Fast-forward about thirty years and, as his son's star continues to rise in the music world, Dad is still making a pretty strong case for his own presence in the scope of popular culture. His latest project is the soundtrack to Judd Apatow's new flick Knocked Up. The collection has gotten seemingly unanimous rave reviews, and from what I've heard so far, those reactions are 100 percent justified. These songs sound amazingly fresh and heartfelt, with just the right amount of Wainwright's trademark humor, and in my own humble opinion, most of them are better than anything I've heard from Rufus in a while. And as if that weren't impressive enough, Wainwright also has an acting role in the movie itself, as a character called Dr. Howard. I suppose that shouldn't be terribly surprising though since he has a fair amount of acting experience (Elizabethtown, Big Fish, etc.) and he's even taken roles in a few of Apatow's previous endeavors (40 Year Old Virgin and the TV series Undeclared). Check out a couple of the new songs posted below.
Loudon Wainwright III - "Grey in L.A." mp3
Loudon Wainwright III - "Daughter" mp3
P.S. this is going to have to act as my Father's Day post (hence all the father-son references), since I'll be on vacation for the next few days. Rock on.
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