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Richmond Fontaine is tagged as: alt-country, americana, singer-songwriter, indie, folk

Richmond Fontaine is a four-piece alt country band based in Portland, OR.
The band was formed in 1994 by guitarist / lead vocalist Willy Vlautin and bass player Dave Harding at the Portland Meadows horse race track. Known for Vlautin’s incredibly rich and evocative lyrics, several of Richmond Fontaine’s songs relate to horse racing specifically and gambling generally. This is largely an artifact of Vlautin’s upbringing in Reno, Nevada, a place that is heavily referenced in his lyrics, along with Portland, the U.S. Western states in general and occasionally Mexico. Vlautin is also an acclaimed novelist, having written two respected books, The Motel Life and Northline. As a fiction writer, he is often compared to Raymond Carver and Charles Bukowski while his lyrical style is inspired by the narrative style of Australian artist Paul Kelly. Musically, Richmond Fontaine have cited influences such as Gram Parsons, X (U.S. band), Green on Red and Dave Alvin and they are often regarded as part of the rock alt.country movement that includes bands such as Drive-By Truckers, Slobberbone, Grand Champeen, The Damnations and others.
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Top 10 Richmond Fontaine Songs
We Used to Think the Freeway Sounded Like a River
Post To Wire
Capsized
I Fell Into Painting Houses In Phoenix, Arizona
Let Me Dream of the High Country
Barely Losing
The Girl on the Logging Road
Lost in the Trees
Westward Ho
El Tiradito
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Top 10 Richmond Fontaine Albums
Thirteen Cities
Post To Wire
We Used to Think the Freeway Sounded Like a River
The High Country
Postcard from Portland: Live at Dante's
Live at the Doug Fir Lounge
Winnemucca
The Fitzgerald
Obliteration By Time
Lost in the Trees
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