Carl Broemel
Joe Pug Revisits Debut EP With Killers, My Morning Jacket Members
Singer/songwriter Joe Pug has re-recorded his beloved, largely solo acoustic 2008 debut Nation of Heat with a full band, featuring contributions from The Killers’ Brandon Flowers, My Morning Jacket guitarist Carl Broemel, Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit keyboardist Derry deBorja and singer/songwriter Courtney Hartman. Nation of Heat | Revisited is due July 22 on Nation of Heat Records. Steve Earle penned the liner notes for the new edition of the album, the original version of which was self-released by Pug and turned him into a DIY favorite in the modern singer/songwriter scene. “It’s how I would’ve wanted the record to sound in the first place if I’d had the money and the ability to do it this way,” says Pug of Nation of Heat, which has racked up more than 20 million streams on Spotify. “B...
