{"id":18747,"date":"2026-07-06T01:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T00:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roglacup.com\/klaus62\/?p=18747"},"modified":"2026-06-23T09:26:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T08:26:40","slug":"morning-song-lera-lynn-lately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roglacup.com\/klaus62\/2026\/07\/06\/morning-song-lera-lynn-lately\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning song #Lera Lynn #Lately"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How did you come across T Bone Burnett\u2019s radar, and what led to such a powerful place on what I thought was a great series? I know a lot of people bashed the second season of True Detective<\/em>, but I loved it. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You know, it\u2019s so funny, I keep hearing people say exactly what you just said. I think the whiners just whine louder, or something. I\u2019ve heard more people say they liked it than say they didn\u2019t like it. My manager worked with T Bone when he was doing the Raising Sand<\/em> record with Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, she helped coordinate the release of that, and they developed a professional relationship. She just stayed in touch with him, and had been sending him my music, and he heard the title track of an EP I released last March called Lying in the Sun<\/em>. He wanted to have lunch in Nashville to discuss the possibility of using that song in True Detective<\/em>, which I was very excited about. We met up, obviously I was pretty nervous, I didn\u2019t know what to expect. But he was an easy-going, fascinating guy, lots of ideas, lots of knowledge of lots of things. He told us a little bit about the show and asked if I\u2019d be interested in possibly collaborating with him, or writing some for the show. Of course, I said, \u201chell, yeah.\u201d So, he flew me out to Los Angeles a bit after that, and we wrote and recorded four songs in two days. He played those songs for the writer of the show, Nic Pizzolatto, who was very hands-on with everything to do with the show. I was really impressed with how present he was, making every decision and overseeing everything. The producer was also there, and they loved the music that we had done, and T Bone said, \u201cWhat do you think about having her play the songs in the show?\u201d And they said, \u201cHmmm, we\u2019re going to have to give her a third eye or something, but OK.\u201d And the rest is history, kind of like a dream. It was really fast, and fascinating to see how the whole thing works, and to see the level of talent and skill involved with everyone that\u2019s on the set, the actors and everyone behind the cameras. It was really a very interesting experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you really play dive bars with no one in them but damaged detectives and gangsters?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Laughs) I play dive bars, I don\u2019t know if they\u2019re the cool dive bars where damaged detectives and gangsters hang out. I\u2019ve done my fair share of that, for sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every scene you were in was pivotal, and the music really contributed to that. Also, it was a very plum spot for the song \u201cLately\u201d in the final scene \u2014 that was very powerful. What did you think when you first saw the ending?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I thought it was beautiful. I knew nothing about the final script; I watched it just like everyone else did. I thought it was really beautiful and, yeah, what a great use of the music, I feel very lucky for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How has being part of this changed your life?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most obvious and significant change I\u2019ve noticed just right off the bat is record sales, and just interacting more with fans. People are become more aware of my music outside of the show, as well. The tour coming up will be the first big tour I\u2019ve done since the show; we\u2019ve been doing small runs here and there, and one-offs, and ticket sales have increased. That\u2019s been really great, to show up to a town I haven\u2019t played in a few years and there\u2019s a bunch of people there waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People beyond the detective and gangsters.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Laughs) Yeah. Although I guess we wouldn\u2019t really know, would we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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