by Simon Glickman
You may know Mercury Nashville's Tyminski as Dan Tyminski, the respected musician/vocalist hailed for his work in Alison Krauss & Union Station and as the singer of hit "Man of Constant Sorrow" in O Brother, Where Art Thou? A turning point for his career came when he collaborated with Avicii on the roots-EDM hybrid "Hey Brother," which helped sow the seeds for his evocative new project, Southern Gothic. On the set, Tyminski explores compelling themes of sin and salvation and crafts a fascinating amalgam of styles—swamptronica? Call it what you will, but it gets under your skin.
You came from roots music and you’d been in the world for quite a long time but then took this detour.
It was all quite accidental. I’ve always loved all types of music-- rock and roll and country and jazz—I just happen to have grown up playing bluegrass music. But there was always a reward at the end of the journey...
