Ahh Thanksgiving, that wonderful time of year. Whether going to your home or off to a relative's, the holiday for most almost always involves coming together with family both close and distant. Depending on the dynamics of one's family, this holiday can bring many ups and downs. Often spending time with the extended fam carries with it the baggage that almost any family has within it, and the joy found in seeing relatives not seen in a while more times than not is coupled with the difficulties in coping with these complicated familial and generation dynamics. This is the theme that the Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood explores in "The Thanksgiving Filter" off of this year's excellent Go-Go Boots. In line with many great country songs and particularly the characters in the Truckers' universe, nothing helps this problem better than a nice stiff drink; the titular "filter" that helps Hood's character get through the holiday. The aforementioned juxtaposition is portrayed perfectly in the tonally dark verses and the cathartic and conflicted joy of the chorus (with lines like "I sure wish I had smoked me a joint" serving as a great irreverent lead in). Despite the seemingly jaded content, the Truckers deliver this in a fun and relatable way and it serves as the perfect companion piece to the unique experience that is the holiday season. Happy Thanksgiving.
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