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Dallas four-piece Old 97's is a pioneer ofthe alt-country movement. Years of hard work has earnedthem respect and veneration, yet they still retain theraucous energy, deceptive cleverness, and knockabout spiritthat first distinguished them from the pack. This attitude continues on their 11th studio album,Graveyard Whistling, out today.
Today the band released its music video for rollickingsingle "Good with God". Directed by Lee Kirk, the video isa parody of MTV's '120 Minutes' featuring an interview andlive-tracked performance with Fred Armisen (Portlandia, Late Night With Seth Meyers) andJenna Fischer (The Office). "Good with God" has also been a breakout at radio and is inside the top 20 on the AAA Chart.
"Lee Kirk and his team had written a great script andarranged for what would have been a very cool video when wediscovered at the last minute that our drummer would not beable to take part in the filming," explained lead singerand songwriter Rhett Miller. "Thank god that Fred Armisenis a world-class drummer in addition to being literally thefunniest man on the planet. What we wound up with wasunexpected and amazing. This video could have been an hourlong given all of the hilarious improv that Jenna and Freddid."