WANTED: dreamy and lonesome roadhouse-ish tunes with lots of reverb, lyrics and wanderlust angst...

making a mix, and here's what i got so far:

I'm Deranged - David Bowie (doesn't really fit the aural description, but works for other reasons)
Last Train to Satansville - Swervedriver
Stoney Lonesome - Yawning Man
Dub Driving - Angelo Badalamenti
Duel Overhead Cam - Starflyer 59
Snake Mountain Blues - The Walkabouts
Untitled - Social Distortion
Dust to Dust - Chromatics
When the Sun Hits - Slowdive

i want a sound image of abandoned phillips gas stations, $30 motels with burnt out signs, long stretches of nothing except rocks and brush, sad casino lights in the distance...

I think this'll fit the bill nicely:

i'd have to say i like that dwight yoakam song surprisingly a lot

i love that bendy, fender-y, guitar

love it so much

mmm

A great song is a great song.
Here's another. Not "roadhouse" so much, but it is lonely. Should work:

hmm that's kind of like a hanging out at the park by yourself sort of thing

Got a buddy with this web site, could you use anything from it?

http://lostamerica.com/

whoa i've seen that stuff before

that's your buddy?

I'll take a d/l link when all is said and done, plskthx

Yeah, he used to post over in another music forum. We like some of the same bands, so we've been to see a couple of live shows together.

Ok, acquaintance.

This (I think) is the right sound...

The Sadies - Cut Corners
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VivRetb7rZ0

Also probably super obvious but Pixies, Havalina or Silver.

notthatyouneedlinksbut

awesome...need to catch up with this thread today. thanks guys!

the gar clique needs to post in here

Last Train to Satansville doesn't seem to quite jibe with the aesthetic you're looking for. At least not in my head.

You looking for more Twin Peaks-ish vibe?

Maybe not roadhouse enough, but certainly Twin Peaks-ish:

kind of the bridge between all that. that zone between driving fast on a deserted I-10 (Last Train to Satansville) and sunset over the sierra nevadas (the sadies).

americana mysterioso

or something

really digging the sadies track, btw

sweet spot

This one

point goes to todd!

dig it

Always thought that song would be great on the right movie soundtrack.
Although, Wes Anderson (of course) already has used a great BF song (perfectly, of course) on the soundtrack to one of his flicks (The Fantastic Mr. Fox).

Your description brought up that file out of my head.

Squirrgify

some more visual aids

SET HIPSTAMATIC TO "70'S" AND FLOOR IT